Make a shoe with beads!

Want to make this little beauty over here on the left? Its purely done with beads and its not to be used in reality. Its actually only like an Ornament. Bead Shoes really can't be worn, haha if you want try, but don't blame me if they break suddenly =P

(There's a bunch of pictures of what i made at the end of the tutorial)

You can make heels, slippers, shoes, court shoes, flats any type you wish! But really i only made one shoe, because it was tough when beads were pasting on my fingers and wouldn't get off >.<

Oh and before i have posted a tutorial on how to make Table Mats with beads, check that out too, if you don't find the tutorial, search in the search tab just before my picture int he sidebar. This is something related 'coz its also done with beads! Don't get confused, i'm giving an idea to do with beads..try different stuff out, maybe you'll come up with something new too! (:

REMEMBER THERE's A VIDEO AT THE END with all the steps.. ;)


What to get :
1) Beads of any colors you choose depending on what you really want it to be like.

2) Multibond & a brush/ stick to apply it with. SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT PASTES VERY WELL.

3) Depending on what you're making..decorations for them. I used some dry magenta petals bought from the store, a bow made with lace and ribbon of a goldish cream color, and a gold strap for the shoe cut from a slipper i don't use.

4) Cardboard & a black leather like paper. I got mine together cut out from a file book which my dad had. The point of this is, to make the top layer of the shoe look prettier and so when someone where's the bead shoe, they keep their leg on that black leather like paper+ cardboard. Its almost like what you see in shoes.

That's all!
Now let's try it..




How to start :

1) Start off by getting your beads and creating a base structure for your shoe. I will show you how to make the picture i have uploaded at the top. So your gonna have to have a base structure first for the front part of the shoe, which is a bump. Paste them with Multibond. So make a base for that. Like this,

Although i have actually done only that front part, it was because i thought i was going to make a heel, but hen while i was pasting the blue beads...i lost my focus and my thoughts wandered off while i was pasting them. Soo it became a flat =/ =P Anyhow you ca always make a full base if you think that's quite comfortable which i think would be a good idea rather than making that base after. (:

The beads should be in order and NOT pasted all over like the blue ones at the back -_- (They pasted accidently and dried and i got annoyed with it so yeah. Try to be very patient 'coz i'm not patient. =P )

2) Next Lift a bead layer more each time to take it higher like this,

WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE TUTORIAL TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF HOW I GLUED THE BEADS UP AS LAYERS. (:

And after that keep lifting a layer at a time using Multibond till you reach a level where you think you should bend the curve for the front.

3) This is the hardest part. When you come to the bend, start curving your beads and lessening them when you're arriving to the top. You will have to curve this bend so there will be space inside for you to put your toe in. Meaning that part will be empty. So apply some Multibond on the bead, tiny little bit and then paste a bead and go on like before. Remember they won't fall off because the glue i told you to use dries like in 1 second, trust me. So you don't even have to hold it so much but just Incase since it tends to fall down abit 'coz of the weight....lift it with your hand at times just so Incase it won't tumble down.

Make sure to get a proper bend just like you get in a shoe.

Be patient, beads always will paste in your hands..so let it dry abit and then try pasting again.

MORE IMAGES IN THE SLIDESHOW IN THE VIDEO! (:

4)  Curve the bend you made to the base. Use the beads and paste them curving layer by layer to the shoe size and design. Its not really hard now at all but more like pasting bricks to build a wall, but make this wall alot thick because its a shoe not a wall =P

Use any colors you want, use your head and curve the beads with the colors you want slowly, don't mess it up!

5) Use the cardboard and black leather like paper you got now. Cut the cardboard in the size of the shoe inside. Like this, & then put a black paper on top of it and glue everything and glue it onto the shoe and hold it till it stick and pastes properly. The bend and the inside of the front shoe should be covered too. In the end it'll look like this =D

I didn't get a chance to take a picture after i put this big part inside. But all you have to do is paste that! (: inside. And then that's done!

6)  That's all for the shoe making! =D Its not easy as the steps look i know, but this was my faviourite part. Don't mind if the shoe comes, one part small and one part big or whatever. Where there's lace and ribbons..there's always a cover up! ;)

Oh and in this step get the strap you got for this and paste it inbetween the cardboard and the beads so it won't show it's actually pasted ;) My gold strap was very tough so it didn't move at all...you should use one like that!

Use various cute things you can paste, such as ribbons, laces, more colorful beads, glitter..etc. (:
Here's my version :

Enjoy this video... ;) Its got all the steps and if its not clear, make it wide from the corner button.. ;) Its shown in different angles ;)

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Hope it came out right for you! Good luck!
Enjoy! xx

Kavi Sam.

Make your own Lolipops with Melted Crayons!

Ever wanted to fake some lollipops?  And yes i know i'v done on fake milkshakes and all, but this is way cooler  =D You've gotta try this to know how awesome it is.

Now with Melting Crayons you can do lots more, i'm sure if you search them you'd get a lot of creative results! And this was my idea of it (i don't know, maybe someone else has done it too =P )

Crayons melt because they're made of wax. So it dries very soon too just like candle wax.

So let's get on with it! ;)



What you need :
1) Crayons (lots of the cheap ones of your fave colours)
2) Matches & Candles
3) Toothpicks

4) An egg box or whatever you can make the shape for the Lolipops from.. =D You can even use a pan? depending on what you really want (say your baking pies)

5) Tracing Paper or Oil Paper (Optional)
6) Small Knife



Now to start :

1) Begin with getting your Oil paper and the box of structure your going to make it in. Put a small Oil Paper layer in it. This is to make sure the Melted Wax doesn't absorb to the structure box. In my case, the egg box! Note it says its optional. ;)

I got the egg box because eggs are round and obviously they have to sit in a oval shape until they get home safe =P So in my case when you melt the Crayons into it, you will have a great half circled shape.

2) Slowly melt your faviourite colors of Crayon into the Oil Paper. If you don't have Oil Paper its fine, Just melt it onto it. The color you put in is the base color and it would actually be the flavor of the lollipop.

Its really easy if you'd burn this with a Candle and not a match and also if you're using a candle, you can get a rather cool effect in your lollipop by melting the whole candle till the last two inches (and obviously you fingers will burn so..) keep the candle inside the malted Crayon and melt the rest of it so it blends into the melted ones.
You need a lot of Crayons mind you if you want to get a bigger one.

Also its better to take the Oil Paper off after you have melted the Crayons, otherwise your lollipops will have weird shapes, trust me, it happened. Your gonna have something like this in the end otherwise :

3) Next get a toothpick after your melted Crayons have come to its maximum place of melting and you don't have any space more. Place it right in the middle, bit angled so it doesn't look perfect and hold it on for a lot longer like say fifty seconds? hoping that it will stay, try taking your fingers off of it to see.

4) Once it is done too wait like half an hour till it dries, and trust me its wax so it will. ;) Then crop it out with a knife. If there are bumps and all, its alright just cut it out avoiding the bump, yo can always make it perfect once you take it out 'coz to dry actually overall it should take one hour at least.


5) Next Fix the errors. If there are bumps and its too dried to make it with your fingers, burn it a little and it will melt. Use something to poke it and fix it.

6) Decorate if you want any toppings like chocolate nuts or whatever? I don't know.. depending on what you like.

7) Burn a delicious topping! As you can see in the below picture i have put red into my yellowish one. All i did was, i told someone to hole the lollipop for me, and i burnt a crayon fro top so it just falls down like a topping.

8) Make it shine abit? I have put some hair cream for the time being to give it a small shine. Its fake afterall, but really in reality it doesn't shine this much =D

Easy as that!
Try it if you like it. ;)
Enjoy! xx

Kavi Sam.

Ear Cuff Chains!

Was looking forward to put this project since i kinda experimented it and i think it looks great! =P (I think) If you think it looks alright, try it out. BTW the chain i got has bigger rings..better take a smaller ring sized one so it looks prettier and doesn't look cheap.

All you need :

1) Connected Jump Rings from a chain..or you can connect them on your own if you wish. My one came like this.

2) Earrings of your choice. I got like you know different pairs.. It doesn't really matter what you get anyway. In the photos, i've used different types of them.. so whatever =D  However so, you need those stuff that you tighten the earring from the back? thats stuff..Just one is actually enough, like you can repeat using that if you don't want to use a separate one for each. I'm sure most of the studs come with those. Thats some i tried on..

3) That's it. Oh and perhaps a scissor to separate? the jump rings.

Start :

1) Start with getting the chain.. and separating the jump rings with a scissor to a limit you want it. Meaning the part that you want to be hanging? that. This was my size.

2) Put your earring to your ear and BEFORE closing it with the back part, put in the last jump ring of the chain. The close it tightly onto your ear.

3) Get another earring, perhaps a different one like a smaller version? A stone mayb..? And do the same step you did in step 2. 

That's it! This i think would look the same as the ear cuff chains you get in the store, except its like a temporary thingy..but no one would even know! That is i recommend you use a smaller jump ring than in my chain.

OH AND ALSO! 

This actually can be done only if you got a cartilage piercing.. I really have no idea how to do it if you don't have one.. but i watched this video on youtube? and it says about this fake jump ring how to make it and stuff.. you could watch it on this link but i never got how she managed to tighten it onto her ear without injuring her ear.. :S

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkp5xfelSsw&feature=relmfu (but i secretly think she has a cartilage piercing) =P

  

xx

With Love,

Kavi Sam.

Splatter Nail Art!

Get :

1) Nail Polish Base color. (Can be anything you wish..Aiming for Emo? Go for Black. Aiming for Funky? Go for White. Aiming for normal? Go for a newspaper color. (: )

2) Nail Polish Brush or any brush.. to splatter them.

3) Some Cellotape.

4) Water.

Start : 

1) Get Cellotape and rap it all around each of your fingers so there will be no other nail polish around for you to take off.

2) Get the most brightest colors, no matter what your theme is.. (because then it shows more) & splatter them with the brush..

I recommend you do it on a plate or something 'coz it will be messy. :D

Oh and the second picture hasn't used water at all, that's why it looks sticky.. Use water and dot the drops which are wierd.

3) Wait till it dries!

That's it!

Enjoy!

xx

Kavi Sam.