Friday, February 22, 2013

10 Great Photoshop paper effects tutorials

Source: http://www.ericbieller.com/2011/06/29/great-photoshop-paper-effects-tutorials-peel-bends-creases-folds-polaroid-shadows-and-more/

These tutorials are exactly what I am looking for.

1. Peeling Sticker Effect


Sticker

This is a great tutorial that shows you how to use the warp tool to create a pretty believable sticker effect. This effect is great for web icons.

2. Create a Realistic Page Curl in Photoshop


Page Curl

This one also uses the warp tool. A great technique for creating 3d page curls.

3. Creating Old Polaroids in Photoshop


Polaroid

It’s hard to find a really good polaroid tutorial but this one works pretty well. It actually supplies you with an old polaroid and shows you how to crop and impose your picture on it.

4. DIY Advanced Paper Shadow in Photoshop


Shadow

This one is one of my favorites. This technique is very popular on the web right now and I find myself using it very often. I would even recommend lessening the shadow just a tad and creating just a hint of that raised, 3d effect.

5. A Scrap Of Notebook Paper


Notebook Paper

I really like this tutorial because it shows you how to build the piece of scrap notebook paper completely from scratch and it looks pretty realistic.

6. Creating Paper Folds and Creases


Paper Crease

This one is pretty simple but ends up looking fairly realistic.

7. How to make an awesome grungy paper texture from scratch


Grungy paper

This tutorial teaches you how to create a cool grungy paper effect. I recommend going through the tutorial with the paper texture he provides and then trying it with your own once you get the hang of it.

8. Create a realistic grunge peeling sticker


Grunge Sticker

This tutorial is a bit different from the sticker tutorial at the beginning of this post. This one is grungy and uses more of a crease instead of a bend. Great effect for both web and print.

9. Folding Corners


Page curl

Another really good page curl tutorial that uses more of a crease.

10. Glossy Photos


Glossy photos

Create a stack of glossy photos.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

46 Ideas For DIY Jewelry You'll Actually Want To Wear

(Original Article Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/46-ideas-for-diy-jewelry-youll-actually-want-to-w)

1. The Tiny Tassel Bracelet

The Tiny Tassel Bracelet

2. Painted Bobby Pin Earrings

Painted Bobby Pin Earrings
An awesome way to put that leftover nail polish to good use.

3. The Chevron Bracelet

The Chevron Bracelet
Using string and hexagonal nuts from the hardware store. Get the full directionshere.
Source: whollykao.com

4. The Braided Bead Necklace

The Braided Bead Necklace
Get the full instructions here.
Source: ecabonline.com

5. The Leather Collar Necklace

The Leather Collar Necklace
Source: refinery29.com

6. The Fork Ring

The Fork Ring
Get the full directions here.

7. The Beaded Fringe Necklace

The Beaded Fringe Necklace
Get the directions and pattern here.

8. Easy Wire Hairpins

Easy Wire Hairpins
Click here for more directions.

9. The Washer Necklace

The Washer Necklace
Get the full directions here.
Source: bywilma.com

10. Glitter Rings

Glitter Rings
Source: pippa

11. Polymer Clay Bead Necklaces

Polymer Clay Bead Necklaces
Polymer clay, also called Sculpey, comes in a variety of colors and can be molded and baked. Get the tutorial here.
Here's another stylish necklace tutorial using polymer clay.

12. Celine-Inspired Knot Bracelet

Celine-Inspired Knot Bracelet
Here's another tutorial using Sculpey.

13. The Dainty Knot Ring

The Dainty Knot Ring

14. Neon Rope Cuff Bracelets

Neon Rope Cuff Bracelets

15. The Wire Motif Pendant

The Wire Motif Pendant
Source: vk.com

16. The Wire-Wrapped Rock Ring

The Wire-Wrapped Rock Ring
Get the full directions here.
Source: pippa

17. The Spike Rope Bracelet

The Spike Rope Bracelet
Source: pinterest.com

18. The Geometric Shrinky-Dink Necklace

The Geometric Shrinky-Dink Necklace
Learn how to make shrinky-dink jewelry here.
Also check out this Shrinky Dinks ring.
Source: curbly.com

19. The Knot Chain Bracelet

The Knot Chain Bracelet
More info at I Spy DIY.
Source: ispydiy.com

20. Pretzel Knot Hemp Jewelry

Pretzel Knot Hemp Jewelry
Watch an instructional video.
Source: youtube.com

21. Painted Leather Triangle Earrings

Painted Leather Triangle Earrings
Get the tutorial here.

22. Beaded Safety Pin Bracelets

Beaded Safety Pin Bracelets
The directions are in Spanish so you might want to run it through Google translate.
Here's another variation plus directions in English.
Source: craftbits.com

23. The Ponytail Cuff

The Ponytail Cuff
This easy hair accessory is made from plumbing rings.

24. The Wrapped Cord Friendship Bracelet

The Wrapped Cord Friendship Bracelet
This bracelet is made from embroidery floss and polycord found in a hardware store.

25. The Leather and Chain Arrow Bracelet

The Leather and Chain Arrow Bracelet
Reuse an old belt for this DIY.
Source: bywilma.com

26. Fringe Earrings

Fringe Earrings

27. The Cable Knit Bracelet

The Cable Knit Bracelet
Download the pattern (.pdf) here.
If you're not a knitter, you could just wrap cuffs using the material from an old sweater.

28. DIY Silver Bugle Geometric Necklace

DIY Silver Bugle Geometric Necklace
Get the full tutorial here.
Source: parkandcube.com

29. The Braided Cord Bracelet

The Braided Cord Bracelet
Learn this knot to make a simple bracelet out of cord.
Source: seekyee.com

30. Studded Bracelets

Studded Bracelets
Martha Stewart shows you how to make leather studded jewelry.

31. Rope and Pearl Bracelet

Rope and Pearl Bracelet
Get the full tutorial here.
Source: swellmayde.com

32. The Three Strand Bracelet

The Three Strand Bracelet
This dainty bracelet idea comes from Make It and Fake It.

33. Woven Chain Bracelets

Woven Chain Bracelets
Source: honestlywtf.com
See the tutorial here.
Source: honestlywtf.com

34. The Criss Cross Bead Bracelet

The Criss Cross Bead Bracelet
Source: ispydiy.com

35. Disco Earrings

Disco Earrings
Here is the tutorial for these Chanel copycat earrings.
Source: whowhatwear.com

36. Nautical Rope Bracelets

Nautical Rope Bracelets
Get more directions here.

37. Sculptural Folded Paper Bracelets

Sculptural Folded Paper Bracelets
Download the PDF directions here.

38. An Ombre Wrapped Cuff

An Ombre Wrapped Cuff
Source: loveumadly.com

39. The Gold Lace Slave Bracelet

The Gold Lace Slave Bracelet
See the tutorial here.

40. Painted Leather Bracelets

Painted Leather Bracelets
Get the full tutorial here.

41. T-Shirt Bracelets

T-Shirt Bracelets
Cut strips, braid, and wrap together for chunky bracelets.
Source: pinterest.com
Here's a tutorial on how to turn t-shirts into a nautical bracelet.
Source: brit.co

42. Tassel Earrings

Tassel Earrings
Get the tutorial here.

43. Metallic Twig Bangles

Metallic Twig Bangles
This DIY uses real twigs and spraypaint.

44. The Metallic Hardware Necklace

The Metallic Hardware Necklace
More jewelry made from pipes, by PS I Made This.
Source: psimadethis.com

45. The Spike Ring

The Spike Ring
Get the DIY for this edgy ring here.

46. Spraypainted Rhinestone Necklace

Spraypainted Rhinestone Necklace
Take any old piece of jewelry (one that's tarnished, perhaps?) and spraypaint a crazy color.