DIY Googly Eye-Phone Case

 

I love my phone, and I love to dress it in new cases. I stumbled across some iPhone 4 cases at my local dollar store and couldn't pass them up. And I'm glad I didn't because this was so fun to make!

Step 1. Thoroughly clean off your phone case with rubbing alcohol.

Step 2. Organize the googly eyes by size.

Step 3. Evenly spread some super glue on the back of your case using an old paint brush.

Note: Super glue is not your friend, and will destroy your paintbrush from future use.

Step 4. Begin to place the googly eyes on the case. While the glue is still wet you can sort of slide the eyes around to position them to your liking. Start with you biggest eyes, and then fill in the spaces using the smaller ones. The tweezers will come in handy for placing the smaller eyes.

Step 5. When you're all done, let the case dry for 24 hours, then snap it on and you're all set!

DIY Elastic Ribbon Hair Ties

These Anthropologie-inspired homemade hair ties are perfect for summer. Unlike most hair ties, these don't crease or tug on your hair.

Note: I picked up my elastic ribbon from my local Michael's craft store. They only carry a few colors, so you can also buy ribbon here and here.

Step 1. Cut an 8 inch long piece of the ribbon.

Step 2. Apply clear nail polish to both ends to keep from fraying, and wait for it to dry

 Step 3. Tie a standard double-knot and you're done!

Decorative Way To Wrap a CD

This way to wrap a mix tape is 10X more cute than any plastic CD case, and here's how you can make it too!

Step 1. Lay construction paper (10X8) down, landscape wise.

Step 2: Place CD in right upper-hand corner.

Step 3. Fold bottom of paper up enough so that it's past half way, yet the CD still has paper above it.

Step 4. Fold down the middle, in half, so it resembles a book.

 (This is what it'll look like when folded closed.)

 Step 5. Staple the edge of the paper closed, so that the CD wont roll out.

 Step 6. Write a little message on the inside flap, would be perfect for a birthday card/present too!

Step 7. Fold closed and wrap with a festive ribbon. 

Teacher Gift: Dry Erase Markers with Eraser!

Dry-erase markers, pom-poms, and hot glue is all you need to make an easy & practical gift for a teacher. The pom-pom end serves as an eraser, perfect if you only need to erase something small. Also a great way to prevent erasing with one's finger. 

Teachers will love this! 

Daile Lele DIY's That Make Great Homemade Gifts!

  

     

   

DIY~ TOMS Flag Wallet

Things You'll Need:

• Toms flag
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Sewing Machine (or needle and thread)
• Pins

Estimated Time To Make: under 45 minutes

Step 1.  Take your toms flag, and measure vertical lines about 3/4" from the T and the S, and cut. 

Step 2. Take one of the side strips, and flip upside down. Fold flap over about 1/3".

Step 3. Tack the side strip flapped over to the Toms Flag, just about 1/3" below the white, so it looks like this. (click on image to enlarge)

Step 4. Lay the flag down, so that the tacked fabric covers "Toms", sew the flapped part down with a horizontal stitch, to create a credit card pocket. Note: if using a sewing machine, you may want to remove the pins before feeding through your sewing machine, however I personally didn't have to.

Step 5. Flip credit card pocket over, so that it doesn't cover "Toms". Fold fabric right below credit card pocket, so that it looks like this.

Step 6. Turn inside out, and sew along seams. So it'll looks like this.

Side 1:

Side 2:

Step 7. Turn back right side in. 

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DIY Ombré Nails

Things You'll Need:

• 2 different colors of nail polish
• Makeup sponge
• Clear top coat nail polish 

Estimated Time: half an hour

Step 1. Paint nails a base coat, with one of your 2 colors. (Lighter color works best)

Step 2. Using a makeup sponge, add a small stripe of both colors. Use the darker color at the tip of the sponge, and the base coat color above it.

Step 3. Dab sponge on each nail individually and repeatedly until you like the fade effect. Apply more nail polish to sponge for every nail. Be careful not to apply too much nail polish to the sponge.

Step 4. Let nails dry, and add a clear top coat. 

DIY~ The Daile Lele Dangling Scarf

Things You'll Need:

• An old t shirt 
• Scissors 
• (Optional: paint or dye)

Estimated Time To Make: half an hour

Step 1. Cut a t-shirt straight across below the arms.

(Optional: since I was dealing with a plain white t-shirt, I had some fun playing with fabric dye, and glitter paint. To create the glitter circles, I dipped the end of a toilet paper roll into a puddle of the glitter paint, and stamped on the fabric.)

Step 2. Cut fringe about .5 inch thick, and 5 inches long 

(you can play with lengths for a different outcome.)