NuMe Wand Tutorial

For Christmas this year, I got a NuMe curling wand and today I will show you how to use it! Before the first time I used it, I looked at a bunch of tutorials, so by the time I got it out to try, I knew exactly what to do. That is why I decided to post my own tutorial. For clearer, larger photo, visit my Facebook page.

The exact wand I use is called The Classic Wand 25mm by NuMe. This one is a good one for beginners because all it has is an on/off switch. Also, it is coated in tourmaline, so it is better for keeping your hair healthy.

To start, I plugged the curling iron in and let it heat up. While it was heating up, I sectioned off my hair from the ear up and clipped it on top of my head. Then, I divided my hair that I left down into thirds, but if you have really thick hair you should probably do more. After that, put on your heat protectant glove that comes with the curling wands onto your dominant hand. 

Now, pick up the wand with your dominant hand and hold it upside down. Use your non dominant hand with the glove to take one piece of hair that we divided and wrap it around the wand, away from your face. Hold it there for about 10 seconds, then release. When doing the other side of your hair, you can switch the glove and hold the wand with the opposite hand, but I just kept it the way I did it on the other side, except I held my hands on the other side of my head. While curling the hair in the back of my head, you can hold the wand behind your head, but to be more careful so you don't burn yourself, I slightly turned my head, held the wand to one side, and pulled the hair over that way. I did this all in front of a mirror also. After that, you will put your wand down, take off your glove, and section the next layer of your hair. I sectioned it off by my temples, so I only had one more layer after that.i divided each layer into three sections, so I had 9 in total. After I clipped that back up, I repeated the other steps above on how to curl it. 

That is all to it! If you'd like to see the tutorial for the skirt I'm wearing, click here.

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Christmas Wreath

Today's blog post is a really cute and inexpensive  homemade wreath. All you need is some Christmas ornaments (I used plastic ones from the Dollar Tree), a hot glue gun, some holiday ribbon (also from the dollar tree), and a plain wreath. In this tutorial, we used a green wreath with nothing o it that looks like a real wreath (which you can get from Target or a craft store) but last year I made one using the same method out of a silver wreath from a different material.
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To start, get out your ornaments and take off all of the hooks and ties that would've held it on the tree. Now, take your glue gun and plug it in and wait until it gets REALLY hot! It won't work of the glue gun isn't hot enough, and some glue guns don't even heat up to that temperature so be careful, but touch around the tip area (like on the side of the glue gun) to see if its's hot. Now, position your ornaments in the order you like, and be sure to leave a space for the bow, if you decide to do a bow. 

When the glue gun is ready, pick up the ornaments one at a time, and glue on the part where the hook would connect. Then place it deep into the wreath and hold it for a few seconds. Then, move some of the wreath and glue around the ornament to keep it held strong. Be aggressive with your glue and don't be afraid to use a ton. Do that on all of your ornaments. 

Now, I'd you are not putting a bow on, you're finished. If you are, you can either buy a bow made specifically for a wreath (sold at the same places you bought your wreath) or buy some thick ribbon and make your own. If you are making your own, fold your ribbon in the shape that you want it to be, make sure it's the right size, then cut on a diagonal. Tie your bow, then put a bunch of glue on the back middle of the ribbon and stick it in place. Again, glue around it, and maybe even glue the loop parts and the tails of the bow to the wreath. 

That's all to your Christmas wreath! We put ours on the back of our jeep by connecting it to the tire using zip ties. If you put it on your door, you will need to buy a wreath hook from the same place you bought your wreath. Merry Christmas to all and to all a buenas noches.

Pajama Pants

Today, I will show you how to make very easy Christmas jammie pants, that if you're experienced and calm, you could finish in 15 minutes. Unfortunately, I was not so calm, so it took me like two hours. It's the most wonderful time and the most stressful time of the year to get all of your handmade Christmas gifts ready, but it's possible! To see the pictures clearer, go to my Facebook page. Also, this is pretty similar to my Beginners Sewing Skirt, so if you need help, see if what you need is over there.

First, you will need to have a pair of pants that are the same size as the pants you are making. You will also need, sewing scissors, sewing pins, a safety pin, thread and a bobbin that match your fabric, fabric, 3/4 inch elastic (or whatever size is best for the size of your pants. I was making these for a toddler), and a sewing machine. If you feel rushed or uncertain of sewing, you may need a seam picker as well. I used mine twice!

To start, fold your pants one pant leg over the other, and pull the crotch out so you have a shape like this. Fold your fabric inside out four times and lay the folded pants over the fabric (not on a fold). Most fabrics come folded, so you will need to switch it to the good sides together, then fold it over once, so in total it is four pieces. Pin it, and cut around it leaving room for sewing, so you have four of the same pieces. Now take two of the pieces and lay the side with the design on the inside. Do that for both pieces and use the right ones so it matches up.

Sew from the top to the crotch, and don't forget to backstitch at the beginning and end. Do that for the other part too. Now unfold both pieces and lay them on top of eachother, good side to good side, and sew the sides. That is just a straight stitch on each side, so don't accidentally sew more than you should.

Now sew the inside of the pant legs. Start at the bottom and sew to where it meets up with the other stitches. Next, fold over the top opening about 1 inch (or a tiny bit more than your the thickness of your elastic), pin and sew. Keep about two inches open so there is room to put the elastic through. Take your safety pin and put it in the end of your elastic. Now insert it in the opening we left open, and hold onto the safety pin through the fabric to maneuver it through and out the opening we started from. Safety pin both ends together, and adjust the size by comparing the stretch in the elastic to the original pants. Once you find the right size, pin it like below, and sew both ends of the elastic to eachother. You now can sew that opening closed, or leave it open if you are gifting it to a sewer who can adjust the elastic to the exact size they need it.

Lastly, you will need the hem the leg holes. You can use a hemming foot, or you can fold it over like 3/4 inch and sew both leg holes entirely shut. That is all for your Christmas Pajama Pants! You can make them as a gift, or give them to wear before, during the Christmas season. If you make some, use the hashtag #CreNativity! I will add some pictures of my recipient in them, after Christmas!

Tulle Santa Jar

Today I will show you how to make a Tulle Santa Jar. This one is very similar to my Fall Tulle Pumpkin blog post, I did in October. Again, somethings wrong with the pictures or something, so visit The I in Creativity Facebook page to see them in detail.

 

Before you start, you will need a glass jar, 14 feet of red sparkly tulle, 3/8 thick black ribbon, scissors, a hot glue gun, and gold and white glittery twine or any cute gold string/thin ribbon to put around the lid and to use for the belt buckle. 

First, plug in your hot glue gun to let it heat up, while you cut the black ribbon to fit around the jar, which for me was about 17 inches. Always try to cut the ribbon on a diagonal, so it doesn't fray. Put a dab of glue on the back of the jar, and hold one end of the ribbon there for a few seconds. Then wrap it around the jar, and reach it back to where the dab of glue was. Add another dab of glue and stick that end overlapping where it started. 

Now, cut a small piece of your gold twine and glue the ends together, making a circle. Glue two microscopic dots of glue on each side of the circle and push and hold it in the spot where you want it, which for me was on the front, opposite to the overlapping, but you could put it on that side to cover the overlap if you want to make it two sided or something.

Cut a piece of the gold twine to wrap around the lid, and dab a dot of glue on the back of the lid and wrap it around. Lastly, measure your tulle. Measure out 14 feet of it (which was around half of my roll if you want to make two) and stuff all of it into the jar. 

That is all! I wanted to make it illuminant and use a tea light like I did for my Fall Tulle Pumpkin, but because the light was orange for Halloween, it didn't look Christmasy in the dark. If you can find a white light or red, I would DEFINATELY put it in there. Another option would be to take a string of white  battery powered lights like what we used for our Wire Christmas Tree and wrap it in with the tulle. I think it looks really cute just how it is though! To see my other #CreNativity blog posts of the season, click here!