One More Winged Key

Remember when I made those awesome Harry Potter inspired winged key necklaces?  Well after I listed one on my Etsy shop it ended up being the first thing I sold. This weekend I was organizing my Etsy box (where I keep my Nerdy Monsters and hair bows that are for sale in my shop) and there it was; another winged key necklace.

Since I have this goal of listing a new product every month in my shop (and I made this goal before knowing I would also be planning my wedding at the same time) I thought it would be okay to consider this necklace a 'new product' since it's been unavailable for so long.

The exact listing is here, but remember, this is the last one I have. If it get's bought quickly, I might make more but it's not in my intimidate shop plans.

I have other nerdy fun things in my shop, so if you have not yet seen it, take a look! Nerdy-Monsters.com
Thank you for supporting Nerdy Monsters! It's a such a fun hobby that maybe one day could be more. Thank you for helping me towards that goal.

If you have a Nerdy Monster or anything else I've made, I would be so grateful if you could take a photo with you showing off what you have and send it to: NerdyMonsters@gmail.com
I'll share it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! (and maybe even Tumblr!)

Harry Potter Inspired Winged Key Necklaces

In the first Harry Potter book Harry, Ron, and Hermione seek out the sorcerer's/philosopher's stone and they have to complete different challenges bellow Hogwarts to do so. Harry's first challenge involved flying on a broom to capture the correct flying key to open the next door. Recently I had the idea to make some cute 'flying key' necklaces for myself and a friend.

Right now those are the only two I've made, but since I am thinking of re-opening my Esty shop I was wondering if this type of jewelry would be good to sell there. If you like them and think I should make some to sell, let me know by leaving a comment. I'm not sure how much they'd cost but not too much!
Thanks for reading.
J.

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DIY: Bracelet Display

I have lots of jewelry, and no real way to organize it all.  I've seen those black velvet jewelry displays for sale at craft stores but I could never justify buying them. Mostly because they just looked too...store like...in my opinion.  Great for product shots, weird for at home organization. However, after searching online, I found a way to make my own for little to no money.  That way, if I end up hating it, it's not a huge loss.

There are various websites that have the same instructions on how to make these and I don't have an exact link but they are relatively easy to make.
All you need is:
1 empty toilet paper roll
1 empty paper towel roll
1 piece of cardboard (mine is cut from a case of beer, heh)
Some fabric to cover it (black works best)
Glue
Tape

First trace around the center side of the paper towel roll with the end of the toilet paper roll. Cut it out and fit the toilet paper roll inside.  Tape it secure. Then tape the other end of the toilet paper roll to the cardboard piece (make sure it's a large enough base, extending as long or close to the width of the paper towel roll.  Then just glue the fabric on.  It does not have to be perfect, I had some trial and error getting mine to cover it all the way.  Once the bracelets are on you can't really see the imperfections.  Again, it's a cheap temporary solution that's not too bad.

Here's what mine looks like without the bracelets on.

When I made this I was not thinking of making a blog post about it so I'm sorry for not having any 'in progress' shots.  If you have any questions feel free to ask, I'll try my best to answer them.

Thanks for reading!
 J.