What I am loving now... All things Etsy!

It's not secret that I LOVE Etsy!! Etsy is a place were artist/ handmade/ suppliers can sell their work and you can buy some really AWESOME pieces! :)  I recommend this site to everyone and anyone!
So, here are some of my favorites! <3
Organic V Bib Statement Necklace


Empyrean Agate


Blue Maxi Floral Beach Dress


Pretty sure I need one of these... But the price tag, not so much! :(
041 Silk Organza Dahlia


Ruffle Me Pink Eco Friendly Cuff!  this is style at I price I can deal with! :)

Those are just a few of my favorite etsy finds! What are your favorite shops or items??xo Meg

Message in a Bottle Necklace {Tutorial}

Today I am going to share a really simple and quick necklace tutorial... This idea came to me when I was at Hobby Lobby with my Mom...

The total cost of this necklace was less that $2. Why? Well, I was able to use two 40% off coupons (one per person, per day)!!  The total cost would have been just over $3 w/ tax.. There are many things that you could fill the bottle with but, I chose to do a classic take on this (the classic message in a bottle either had a map or script in it), but since you get two per package I did one out of fabric and one out of dyed rice.  You could easily fill them with sand, paper, fabric, beads, etc.

This necklace (the fabric one) took me five minutes to make and I recommend listening to this song
while making one.... get it!? ;)
Here's what you need:

One necklace chain, any size... mine was reg. $1.47
Glass bottle w/ cork... (they have different shapes too) reg. $1.47
One double or single jump ring... I used a double jump ring on both as I had them on hand. If you don't have them Hobby Lobby will, or Joann's.
Jewelry pliers
Whatever you wish to fill you bottle with: I used fabric and rice.
Headpin or pencil/pen
Gather your supplies and let's get started! :)

Not shown in the photo, jewelry pliers, jump ring(s), and fabric or rice.

Take your fabric and cut to size... I am using burlap that I stamped with fancy script.

 Trim any fabric "hairs".  Roll up tightly as it will need to fit into the small opening!

 Stuff into bottle... to get the last part in I used a headpin but, a pencil or pen would have worked too!

 Take your pliers and jump ring and attach to the headpin at the top of the cork.  If you have a thin chain you might be able to skip this step.

 Below, the jump ring has been attached to the cork.  Now take the cork and seal the bottle, making sure to seal it very tightly!!

 Slide the bottle onto you chain and you're done!!  But wait there's more! keep scrolling... :)

Want to do something different?? What about adding rice to the other bottle?

First I dyed the rice using a Tee Juice Marker (purple was the color used)... I set it on a paper towel and just started stamping.

 Stamping shown below.

 After the rice has been dyed and has dried, put it into the bottle and follow the same steps as above to attach the jump ring.

 I didn't use half as much of the rice as I dyed so I has some left over... they don't hold much, so be sure to consider this when choosing what to put into the bottle.

 and TA-DA! You now have TWO bottles that you can switch out on one chain! It's like a two in one deal! ;)

xo

Meg

What I wore Outfit Post! Upcycled and Fab!

 This time we will start at the bottom and work our way to the top:

Shoes~~Upcycled News Paper shoes

Jeans~~ Ohh La La

Shirt~~Upcycled, tutorial found here

Cardigan~~ Croft&Barrow

Accessories:

Copper Indian cuff~~Purchased from Wall Drug in SD

Vintage Lace cuff~~World Shaking Designs

 This outfit could be worn many different ways but with the cardigan this is my favorite! :)

 But,  then again it's summer so it's too hot to wear anything but a thin cardi... solution! Wear some great accessories!

 Hmm.. too cold you say?  Why not try some rockin' armwarmers (tutorial here)

 Is that better?? Good, I thought so! ;P

xo

Meg

Upcycled Statement T-Shirt

This is my first DIY post! Yea me!!!  I am soooo excited about the way this shirt turned out!! I took a really basic shirt (plain white Tee) and added a painted shimmy flower from OLD velvet shirt to the top... You could use any shirt with any design, or color.  I was sifting though an old clothing box in my craft room when I found the velvet shirt.  I used to wear this shirt when I was ten... ahhh, good times we had! haha 

 

Ready for the tutorial??

 

Basic shirt~ I used a white men's Hane's T-Shirt (men's are better, trust me on this one)

And another shirt with a cool image or "feature" to it. (Upcycled velvet shirt)

 

Sewing machine, pins, thread, etc... Or you could hand sew it on?

 

Sorry I don't have any step by steps photos but the process is very basic and easy so it doesn't take much. Seriously! I was done in 20 minutes, most was spent on the cutting part as I had to cut around each petal..

Before:

Notice how the flower shimmers a beautiful blue black! 


1) Lay out your white shirt and center the velvet flower, pin it to the shirt making sure to not catch the back of the shirt.

2)Now sew an 1/8" in all the way around the "feature" making sure to overlap and backstitch from where you started! 3) Cut threads!Now your FINISHED!! :)  Enjoy you fabulous statement shirt!! Look at the different ways you can wear it! Now.... wouldn't a shirt with a giant face on it be great for this?? Hmmmthrifting! ;)

Any questions? Contact me at unbullievabledesigns@gmail.com!

xo

Meg

Welcome!

Hey everyone! What do you think of my new internet hot spot? ;) I can't wait to show you what's been brewing!!

I have been working hard and long on this! 

But for now take a look at this awesome photo!

Enjoy!

Meg