Make it: Bias Bracelets 3 Ways

I have a cute summery DIY for you today using one my favourite trimmings right now, Bias Binding. If you read my post in May about how to use it you will have seen how to apply it to sewing projects to get a professional finish, but some of the bias we have at Sew Crafty is pretty enough to use on its own. I thought I would show you three ways to use it to make some cute, summer holiday friendly accessories.

Friday Favourite: Celebrating Friendship

This week has been very sentimental for us here at Live it. Love it. Make it. with H and I celebrating our fifteen years of friendship. Looking back over the happy and sad times we have spent together has made me feel so lucky. Friends deserve to be celebrated so I have dedicated this weeks Friday Favourites to friendship.

1. Book yourself and your friend onto a workshop, its a great way to spend some quality time together and create a little something to gift to each-other at the end of the class.

2. Create a personalised embroidery, you could use their favourite colours and their name or initial. 

3.I love this Personalised cake tin from Not on the High Street, great if your buddy likes baking.

4. This Friendship Poem print is a sweet little keepsake, this one is from Not on the High Street, or you could create your own.

5. Order your friend a little crafty kit, we love the range from Check My box, order one for yourself and you have handmade friendship jewellery.

6. Get your bestie a magazine subscription to her favourite title, a lot of the publishers do great deals like £5 for your first three issues. 

7. You don't have to spend lots of money to show your friendship, how about just buying a cute card and writing a heartfelt note inside. I love this Random Card from Not on the High Street.

8. Another idea that doesn't cost a lot of money is a handmade coupon book, H made me this one for Christmas last year.  It had cute little vouchers in it that entitled me to things like a cinema trip, a wardrobe de-clutter and a picnic.

9. There are loads of crafty/beauty/cake box monthly subscriptions around at the moment, why not sign your friend up for a trial offer. 

10. I love the sentiment that accompanies these pretty knot Friendship earrings.

11. Why not do what we did and treat each-other to afternoon tea, we had such a lovely time chatting, catching up and eating cake!

I hope that has given you some ideas on how to spoil your best friends. They really are worth spoiling you know.  I am so lucky to have some very special friends in my life and I know H would say the same.  It really is a bond worth celebrating.

Have a lovely weekend.

Sammy xxx

Link for the week: Friendship bracelets

photo courtesy of http://www.ohsoprettythediaries.com

This month is a pretty special time for Sammy and I as we have known each other for 15 years!  

I know ... but more of that later in the week.

I saw this tutorial for friendship bracelets on one of the blogs we follow on Bloglovin 'Oh so Pretty' and so I thought it appropriate to share.

http://www.ohsoprettythediaries.com/2013/07/the-diy-beaded-friendship-bracelets.html

What I love about these bracelets is that you can use cord - so no allergic reactions to metal for me - and whatever beads you have laying around and so it's so simple to make.  I also love the clasp that means you can easily do up/undo without having to have a clasp - which is always a bit difficult for me.

Friendship bracelets have been around so long and there are so many different types out there, but it's always nice to share the love with your friends by making them something so why not make one for their birthday or even have a think about Christmas presents - I know I just dropped the C word!

If you have a go, do let us know in the comments below.  Or if you have a way you do your friendship bracelets, let us know that too, so we can have a go!

Share the love with your friends.

H