Pony Bead Frog Keychains

These Pony Bead Frog Keychains are an frog-ettable craft for kids of all ages to make this summer!

Are the kids looking for a creative summer activity? These pony bead frog keychains are a fun and simple project that only takes about 5 minutes! You can even change the color scheme to make different kinds of frogs. This is a great activity for summer camps or rainy afternoons that will keep kids of all ages busy. Once you get the hang of making your own colorful beaded frog keychains, you can share your creations as gifts or even start your own little business and sell them to everyone you know!

Kandi Star Keychains

Kids of all ages can learn to create colorful pony bead Kandi Star Keychains with this easy tutorial!

Looking for a creative summer activity? These Kandi Star Keychains are a fun and simple project that only take about 5 minutes! This is a great activity to do during summer camps, rainy afternoons, or just for fun to keep kids of ALL ages busy. Once you get the hang of making your own colorful beaded kandi star keychains, you can share your creations as gifts or even start your own little business and sell them to everyone you know!

Pony Bead Axolotls

These Pony Bead Axolotls are "alotl" fun for kids of all ages to make this summer!

Are the kids looking for a creative summer activity? These pony bead axolotls are a fun and simple project that only takes about 15 minutes! This is a great activity for kids of all ages to do during summer camps or rainy afternoons to keep busy. Once you get the hang of making your own colorful beaded axolotls, you can share your creations as gifts or even start your own little business and sell them to everyone you know!

Valentine Heishi Bracelet Set

Valentine Heishi Bracelets are a fun way to create custom arm candy this Valentine's Day!

Heishi bracelets are all the rage right now, and how cute is this set I made for Valentine's Day?! My daughter loves putting sets together with all kinds of themes, and sharing them with friends. They are so simple for kids of all ages to make, and you can easily make a set to brighten up your Valentine fashion, or you can package them up with my FREE printable label to hand them out as a kit for a Valentine party favor!

Beaded Lizard Earrings

This colorful pair of Beaded Lizard Earrings are a miniature version of the popular camp craft!

Remember the adorable color-changing beaded lizards I shared a while back? Well, turns out I couldn't stop making them. However, I ran out of pony beads, so I whipped out my seed bead collection and wondered if I could make miniature ones. After I finished the first one, I realized it was the perfect size for an earring and couldn't wait to let you know all about it! These Beaded Lizard Earrings are so fun and easy to make, and are certainly an accessory that everyone will be complimenting you on. Of course, they also make a fantastic gift!

Color-Changing Beaded Lizard Keychains

Spend the summer making Beaded Lizard Keychains that magically change color in the sunlight!

Looking for a creative summer activity? These beaded lizards are a fun and simple project that only takes about 5 minutes - and they change color in the sun! This is a great activity to do during summer camps or rainy afternoons that will keep kids of all ages busy. Once you get the hang of making your own colorful beaded lizard keychains, you can share your creations as gifts or even start your own little business and sell them to everyone you know!

Rainbow Arrow Kandi Cuff Bracelet

Use colorful pony beads to make your own Rainbow Arrow Kandi Cuff Bracelet!

There are so many things you can create with pony beads, but one of my daughter's favorite is making bracelets. This Rainbow Arrow Kandi Cuff Bracelet is a colorful and simple project that kids of all ages (especially teens) can make, and it's so cute! In case you're wondering (I did), kandi cuffs/bracelets are basically friendship bracelets made with pony beads that are popular in the rave community, and get the name "kandi" because the beads look like candy. There are a lot of fun kandi cuff patterns out there, and we're excited to make a whole collection to wear and share with friends this summer!

Football Heishi Bracelet Set

Celebrate football season in style with a Heishi Bracelet Set representing your favorite team!

Football season is here, and what better way to represent your favorite team than with a custom-made Football Heishi Bracelet Set?! They are so easy for kids of all ages to make, and teens especially love making these right now! Bracelets would also be a unique gift idea for fellow football fans, coaches, and football players (and football moms) that you know.

DIY Beaded Wind Chime

Make your yard a lot more colorful with a DIY Beaded Wind Chime!

Summer is coming up, which means now is a great time to think about activities to keep the kids busy! Whether you're creating at home, summer camp, or in the classroom, these DIY Beaded Wind Chimes are a fun and easy project for kids. The handmade wind chimes are a colorful addition to hang in your garden, porch, or anywhere that has a light breeze to help the chimes come to life. This would also be a fun activity for a summer party!

Grinch Heishi Bracelet Set

Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store... maybe Christmas, perhaps... is a handmade set of festive Grinch-themed Christmas Heishi Bracelets!

The Grinch is one of my favorite Christmas movies, so what better way to pay homage to one of the holiday greats than with an adorable Grinch-themed Heishi Bracelet Set?! These stackable bracelets are a simple craft for kids of all ages to make, and add a fun pop of color to your holiday fashion. You can also package up the supplies into a kits to share as gifts or holiday party favors!

Christmas Heishi Bracelet Set

Create a festive set of custom Christmas Heishi Bracelets to wear all season long!

Heishi bracelets are all the rage right now, I love this Holly Jolly set I made for Christmas! They are so simple for kids of all ages to make, and are sure to brighten up your holiday fashion. Not only are these stackable bracelet sets simple to put together for yourself, but you can package the supplies up into a kit with my free printable label to share as gifts or holiday party favors!

Halloween Heishi Bracelet Set

Create a set of custom Halloween Heishi Bracelets at your next Halloween party!

Heishi bracelets are all the rage right now, and how cute is this set I made for Halloween?! My daughter loves putting sets together with all kinds of themes, and sharing them with friends. They are so simple for kids of all ages to make, and you can easily make a set to brighten up your Halloween fashion, or you can package them up with my free printable label to hand them out as a kit for a Halloween party favor!

Heishi Teacher Bracelet Set

Surprise your favorite teacher with a set of custom Heishi Teacher Bracelets!

Teachers are always working hard to make sure that students are learning and having fun. To show our appreciation, I made a custom set of bracelets for one of our favorite teachers to wear on back to school night. The bracelets are made with Heishi beads, which are small disc-shaped beads made of polymer clay (or sometimes shells or stones). These are so fun and easy to make - even the kids can help! I can't wait to show you how to make this unique and custom gift for your favorite teachers, and hope you feel inspired to try some out for yourself.

Rainbow Beaded Friendship Bracelet

Use easy macrame knots to make a colorful rainbow beaded friendship bracelet!

I've been wanting to learn macrame for quite a while now, and decided that making a macrame bracelet would be the perfect project to start with! This Rainbow Beaded Friendship Bracelet is made with colorful rainbow hemp cord from Hemptique, and is so easy to craft with. This is such a fun bracelet for teens to make to share with friends, or for you to make for yourself to add a pop of color to your wardrobe. It can be made to fit any wrist size, and is even adjustable once you put it on your wrist or ankle.

Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood Necklace

This post is sponsored by the Disney Book Group. As always, I only share things that I use myself and truly recommend! #PercyJacksonandtheOlympians

This summer, our goal this summer is to read through the entire Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. We've been using our Percy Jackson bookmarks and are just starting on the third book, The Titan's Curse. While reading, we were inspired to make a Percy Jackson-inspired Camp Half-Blood Necklace. It's such a fun book-inspired project and we're sharing the tutorial (and free printable  templates) so you can make one for yourself!

DIY Stuffed Animal Collar

Kids will love making their stuffed animal pets a custom collar in a few easy steps!

Spirit Riding Free Bottle Cap Necklace

Tweens everywhere will love making their own Spirit Riding Free Bottle Cap Necklace!

Season 6 of Spirit Riding Free is headed to Netflix on August 17th, and we can't wait! My daughter loves our "girls-only days" and asked if the two of us could spend some time together catching up on episodes of Spirit Riding Free to get ready for the new season. Since I love the series as well, I enthusiastically made plans for our own wild adventure including printable Spirit Riding Free activity pages, a DIY bottle cap necklace, and some delicious homemade Caramel Popcorn to share!

Monster High Bottle Cap Necklace

"Ghouls" everywhere will have fun making their own Monster High Bottle Cap Necklace!

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Have a Monster High fan in your life? These Monster High Bottle Cap Necklaces are GORE-geous and surprisingly simple to make. My daughter can't wait to show off these latest jewelry creations and I'm excited to share how you can create some Monster High jewelry for yourself!

To make a creepy-cool Monster High Bottle Cap Necklace, you'll need:
Elastic Cord
Beads - we used solid and striped gumball beads, flower beads, faceted beads, and silver spacer beads
Binder Clips
Bottle Cap Pendants
Epoxy Stickers
Free Printable Monster High Bottle Cap Images
1" Circle Punch
Super Glue

Cut two pieces of elastic cord about 9" long and tie the ends together on one side. Doubling the elastic cord will make the necklace stronger, and tying them together will keep them from slipping apart. Place a binder clip over the knot.

Thread the beads on in any pattern you'd like. As you string the beads, make sure to place the bottle cap pendant in the center.

Carefully remove the binder clip and tie the ends of the elastic cord together. Tie in multiple knots. Hold the elastic on both sides of the knot and pull tight. Add a drop of super glue over the knot and keep holding until the glue dries (doesn't take too long). This will help prevent the knot from coming undone and the beads falling all over the floor around you! (...ask me how I know)

Add some super glue or clear, strong craft glue (E6000 and Beacon are my faves) to the center of the bottle cap pendant. You don't need very much.

Print out the 5"x7" Free Printable Monster High Bottle Cap Images on photo paper. Choose which image you want to use and cut it out with a 1" circle punch. My daughter's first choice was a hot pink Frankie-inspired heart!

Carefully place an epoxy sticker over the design. Be careful not to touch the back of the epoxy sticker or touch the image too much. You'll be able to see your fingerprint on the finished product!

Use a popsicle stick or something with an edge to rub the back of the image to help get the air bubbles out. Press the epoxy image into the bottle cap. Let it dry for a few hours.

Trim the tied ends of the elastic cord about 1/2" away from the knot. Now you can put the necklace on to show off your inner Monster High fashionista!

This is another necklace my daughter made using the Monster High Skullette image. She wears it all the time and is so proud of putting the entire thing together herself. We have always enjoyed making chunky bead bottle cap necklaces, and are looking forward to showing you how we made more at her Monster High Birthday Party!

Who is your favorite Monster High character?

DIY Lalaloopsy Jewelry

Have a Lalaloopsy fan in your life? These necklaces are SEW adorable and surprisingly simple to make. My daughter can't wait to show off these latest jewelry creations and I'm excited to share how you can create some Lalaloopsy jewelry for yourself!

Holly Jolly Christmas Necklace

Fizzy Pops provided me with the materials used in this post. All opinions are my own.

I can't believe Christmas is just a few weeks away! If you're looking for some gift ideas for the fashionistas and jewelry-makers in your life, Fizzy Pops DIY Kits are should be at the top of your list. We love creating chunky jewelry, and I hope that we can inspire you to create some, too!