DIY: Tattoo Shirt Project

This is a small project i set myself to complete. It's called the "Tattoo Shirt Project". What I'm doing here is: instead of tattooing myself and horrify my mom, I would stitch patterns, words, images on my shirt. The motif of the embroideries I use would be something meaningful to me. I would add as much/less to the shirt depending on how I feel. There's no specific criteria to mark the completion to this piece, but I think that aspect would make this shirt even more special. I share with you the first quote added to this plain white shirt.

What you need: 

needle, thread of choice, something you want to stitch on (optional: embroidery hoop)

attach the embroidery hoop...

...and start stitching!

voila!

"Non je ne regrette rien"

The title of a song sang by Edith Piaf, who I love and adore. I love her voice and the lyrics she chirps. 

Although it may seem that stitching on a piece of shirt does not qualify as having equivalent commitment as to getting a tattoo, the effort you put in to complete an embroidery piece requires equivalent commitment in my opinion. 

I'm sorry if you were expecting a full step by step tutorial on how to do embroideries. I just wanted to share about this project I started. I'm sure someone more considerate than I am would had posted something on that on the internet by now. I got better as I went. If you're a beginner like me, don't give up! If you're tired, let it sit for a day or two and come back.

DIY: Raw Crystal Ring

Photo From: http://e-a-r-t-h-s-h-i-n-e.tumblr.com/post/51881259132/today

 I saw the above picture on tumblr and fell in love with the raw crystal ring. I've always wanted a ring like that but couldn't find it in stores in Japan. Theres tons of them selling on Esty here but the transport fees would be pricy for me... So I decided to make them myself. The steps are super easy. (coz you're just glueing stuff together... O:) I hope you enjoy it (:

Materials: 

- Any Raw Crystals that you like (i chose Amethyst)

- Super Glue (Check descriptions if it says it works for metals and natural rocks)

- A Plain Ring in the color of your choice ( I chose gold :D)

Optional: Rubbing Alcohol/Ethanol (to cleanse ant germs or dust off the ring and the raw crystals for better adherence)

*all materials used in this tutorial was purchased in Japan*

Method:
1. Pick one (or as much as you want) raw crystal you want to use
2. Cleanse the crystals and the ring (especially the part where the glue comes in contact)
3. Using Super Glue, stick them together
4. Wait until dry
5. Wear it :D

The Amethyst I bought came in packets like this

Applying super glue to ring. The ring I got had platforms which are perfect to glue the crystals onto. However, I think it would work with a normal plain ring. If you can't find a ring like this, get a plain ring and something round and flat and stick the two together. 

voilà!

I made a normal sized ring and a pinky ring

The pinky ring can be worn as a knuckle ring too :D

Have fun making your own (: