Colorful Lace Earrings Tutorial

A few years ago I had added pictures with only a brief description from my daughter's Bubble Guppies themed party to Pinterest. At the time I could not find any Bubble Guppies themed items at any party stores in our town. For the all the lovely followers on Pinterest who pined and repined the picture and short description of the items construction, I thank you. I was new to Pinterest, and had not built up the courage to blog. Mainly due to the positive response from other moms who used those pictures and brief discription to make their own little one's days special, the courage to put my ideas out in the world slowly grew.

Today I would like to offer my first a full tutorial. It probably isn't the first of its kind, but I change things up in order to find an easy way to get the same result as an inspirational picture. I am loving all things lace these days. I ventured out for a few spools of lace for under $5.00 from the ribbon section of the craft store. I already had tons of acrylic paint left over from the bubble guppies party and from decorating with some awesome friends for my sister's wedding. I tend to add my punch of color in small ways when creating an outfit, I decided to make a few pieces of lace jewelry.

I tried out a few different types of lace, once I picked my favorite designs in the pattern I cut them out.

Since these items won't be laundered, I used acrylic paint, as that is what I had on hand.

After letting the paint dry overnight, I sponged on a bit of fabric stiffener to the painted lace. Although the paint had already stiffened the lace quite a bit.

Once the lace was completely dry, a few hours later. Add the jump rings and ear wires and they are ready to wear, or wrap up and gift.

Supplies you will need:

• Wax Paper
• Scissors
• Lace Ribbon
• Jump Rings
• Ear Wires
• Fabric Stiffener or Mod Podge
• Acrylic Paint
• Sponges or Paint Brushes

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Why Ventured?

I spent way to much time picking the name of this blog. I love the names of the other blogs I follow, they have a main theme depicted by the title, they are clever, and easy to remember. Which is always good for marketing.
I feel like I am into so many different genres at the moment to stick with only one, and knowing me, that will shift again in a few years. Additionally, I am not as clever as some of the bloggers I follow.

Ventured is daring to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant. My steps may seem insignificantly small, but they are steps in my journey. I plan to continue to make up for not doing the things I once deemed intimidating.

• Educate myself, even if questioning things make me uncomfortable, because if I am uncomfortable I am challenging myself. 
• Try new things, even if it is just to do one thing outside of the normal everyday routine. 
• Be authentically you, no matter what others think, you are the only one you will have to answer to, and you are your own harshest critic.

My first new thing today is to start this blog. I hope you enjoy the journey with me. I will share craft tutorials, refinishing projects and family adventures.