DIY indigo dye tea towels

You'll need: Rit powdered dye, bleach, a bucket, and rubber gloves
I've said many times before after making a craft that I loved the way it turned out, but seriously these tea towels I looved the way they turned out. Love love love them. Lately I have been seriously attempting to take into account my age when making crafts. I ask myself, "Is this something that is going to have to one day go into your child's room or into your own personal craft room?" or "will your boyfriend literally hate this?" My new goal is, if I answer yes to any of these questions, to avoid it (unless it is AWESOME). I have been trying to make sure that the things I make are going to be the things I want to have in my future adult home and not things I will just take down to the local thrift store in a a few months. With this new thinking for crafts I have been considering the purpose, color scheme, and overall taste level of the crafts I want to do. These tea towels fit exactly into these restrictions.
While I can't claim that these are true indigo dyed tea towels, they did remind me of the general look and feel that indigo dyed items have and they were really easy! I followed the directions on our Rit dye and gave my tea towels an initial soak, make sure to save a little of the powder!! Once they were the shade of blue I wanted I rinsed them and hung them up to dry on our clothes line. When they had dried just slightly I laid them out on our back patio and sprinkled the remaining powder from the dye and a little bit of bleach and hung them back up. After a rinse and a wash, they turned out pretty cool! 
I would also like to note that all items in this craft were thrifted! We found the tea towels down at our local thrift store for 25 cents a piece and the Rit dye at our discount grocery store for only like a dollar. All hail the power of thrifting, eh?
-a clover & a bee
Find the tutorial for the honeycomb espresso mug here.

You'll need: Rit powdered dye, bleach, a bucket, and rubber gloves
I've said many times before after making a craft that I loved the way it turned out, but seriously these tea towels I looved the way they turned out. Love love love them. Lately I have been seriously attempting to take into account my age when making crafts. I ask myself, "Is this something that is going to have to one day go into your child's room or into your own personal craft room?" or "will your boyfriend literally hate this?" My new goal is, if I answer yes to any of these questions, to avoid it (unless it is AWESOME). I have been trying to make sure that the things I make are going to be the things I want to have in my future adult home and not things I will just take down to the local thrift store in a a few months. With this new thinking for crafts I have been considering the purpose, color scheme, and overall taste level of the crafts I want to do. These tea towels fit exactly into these restrictions.
While I can't claim that these are true indigo dyed tea towels, they did remind me of the general look and feel that indigo dyed items have and they were really easy! I followed the directions on our Rit dye and gave my tea towels an initial soak, make sure to save a little of the powder!! Once they were the shade of blue I wanted I rinsed them and hung them up to dry on our clothes line. When they had dried just slightly I laid them out on our back patio and sprinkled the remaining powder from the dye and a little bit of bleach and hung them back up. After a rinse and a wash, they turned out pretty cool! 
I would also like to note that all items in this craft were thrifted! We found the tea towels down at our local thrift store for 25 cents a piece and the Rit dye at our discount grocery store for only like a dollar. All hail the power of thrifting, eh?
-a clover & a bee
Find the tutorial for the honeycomb espresso mug here.

DIY macrame dream catcher

You'll need: One embroidery hoop,embroidery floss, white yarn, hemp, scissors, & wood veneer feathers This dream catcher turned out to be super fun and actually really easy. First I followed the instructions found on this website for creating the weaving inside the hoop. I only used one piece of my embroidery hoop so that hopefully I can do another craft with the other piece! I added the pink in the middle to add a pop of color (and because I ran out of white.... as I say in my art classroom "turn a boo boo into something!"). Once my dream catcher was completed, I wrapped hemp around the outside of the hoop to cover up all of the wood. I used a thicker grade of hemp for this section, though you could use thinner hemp. I left a section on the bottom to tie on my yarn.  When creating the macrame section of my dream catcher I tied on a few pieces of hemp and a few pieces of different colored embroidery floss-pink, hot pink, and yellow- to add some variety. I then filled the remaining space with long strips of white yarn. I then tied knots to create a macrame effect. I started with a knot in the middle and then did the two furthest outside knots so that I would have a guide for where my other knots should go. I did two layers (this also prevents tangling!!). Once I was finished I added some wood veneer feathers to the bottom for a finishing touch! I just loved the way it turned out. It looks really nice hanging in my bedroom. Plus while I was working on it Erin and I couldn't help but run around the house singing "Mac-ra-uh-uh-uh-uh-may" like how they pronounce Macklemore in his song Can't Hold Us. We love Macklemore. Have you made a dream catcher lately? Perhaps had any crazy dreams? -a clover & a bee

You'll need: One embroidery hoop,embroidery floss, white yarn, hemp, scissors, & wood veneer feathers This dream catcher turned out to be super fun and actually really easy. First I followed the instructions found on this website for creating the weaving inside the hoop. I only used one piece of my embroidery hoop so that hopefully I can do another craft with the other piece! I added the pink in the middle to add a pop of color (and because I ran out of white.... as I say in my art classroom "turn a boo boo into something!"). Once my dream catcher was completed, I wrapped hemp around the outside of the hoop to cover up all of the wood. I used a thicker grade of hemp for this section, though you could use thinner hemp. I left a section on the bottom to tie on my yarn.  When creating the macrame section of my dream catcher I tied on a few pieces of hemp and a few pieces of different colored embroidery floss-pink, hot pink, and yellow- to add some variety. I then filled the remaining space with long strips of white yarn. I then tied knots to create a macrame effect. I started with a knot in the middle and then did the two furthest outside knots so that I would have a guide for where my other knots should go. I did two layers (this also prevents tangling!!). Once I was finished I added some wood veneer feathers to the bottom for a finishing touch! I just loved the way it turned out. It looks really nice hanging in my bedroom. Plus while I was working on it Erin and I couldn't help but run around the house singing "Mac-ra-uh-uh-uh-uh-may" like how they pronounce Macklemore in his song Can't Hold Us. We love Macklemore. Have you made a dream catcher lately? Perhaps had any crazy dreams? -a clover & a bee