Wooden Candlesticks in Bold Colours

Wooden candlesticks painted in bold colours using craft paint.

Decorated plastic eggs with Babushka faces

Bright colours and babushka theme; a hit for Easter.

1. Draw a circle with a waterproof black Edding marker pen that writes on plastic. See the pattern sheet.

2. Paint the egg with acrylic paint. Do not paint the face and let the paint dry.

3. Use the end of a brush handle to make gold dots.

4. Pierce a hole in the other end of the egg with a sharp pair of scissors. Use a piece of bonsai-wire as a needle when you thread the mercerised embroidery yarn through the beads and the egg. Start by making a tassel, then pull on beads and bead caps in the desired order.

5. Finish with a bead cap and beads and thread the mercerised embroidery yarn through the egg and tie a knot.

DIY Hex Nut Accessories

Bracelet Materials:

- suede cord (18 inches)

- 14 small hex nuts

Necklace Materials:

- gold chain (18 inches)

- 6 medium hex nuts

- gold wire (26 gauge)

First, the bracelet. You’ve likely seen something similar to this all over Pinterest, so we had to try our hand at creating our own version of what is quickly becoming a crafty classic.

Tie a knot at the top and braid as you would any braided bracelet. After about 2 inches, start sliding hex nuts onto the outer edges of each braid step. Repeat until you’re through all your hex nuts.

Create a looped knot at the end to act as your clasp.

And you’re done! Next, the necklace.

Lay out your hex nuts in a design you like. We went with a simple triangle or pyramid shape.

Start with two hex nuts and use wire to wrap around and connect them.

Continue all the way around your shape.

Use that same wire to connect each end of the chain to the pendant you’ve made.

Boom! You’ve got a brand new pendant.