An exciting Adventure Time announcement!

Those of you who follow me on instagram probably saw this yesterday, but I am so excited I had to share it with my blog readers too!

A while ago I was asked to contribute to an upcoming Adventure Time Crafts book for Cartoon Network, and the book comes out next Tuesday! Today I got my preview of the book and I am SO excited to share it with you.

There are tons of amazing tutorials by some awesome crafters; The Slivered Blade, Chalkboard Nails, Yummy Pancake and the book itself is created by Chelsea from Love & a Sandwich.
My particular tutorial is for painting your own Treetrunks shoes!

The book is available for preorder on Amazon now, but it's officially out on October 7th.

Chelsea has already posted a free tutorial from the book to make some awesome Adventure Time Finger puppets. Check it out here.

Simple leather (or pleather) crafts

Yesterday at uni we had a whole day of learning different finishes and crafts with leather. We learned some pretty cool effects and tricks are were easy and really fun to do. So I immediately hit pinterest to find a way of sharing these techniques with you guys. Of course you can use pleather or some other kind of material to make these too.

1. Magic braiding

This was one of my favorite techniques I learned yesterday but I wouldn't even begin to know how to explain it to you. Melissa Esplin describes it perfectly in her Magic Braided Leather tutorial. Don't forget to check out Melissa's other posts too, she has a flair for craft and design and updates her blog with great tutorials regularly.

2. The Five Stranded Braid

I didn't learn this technique yesterday, but it's on my list of things to try. I love this effect because it looks strong and decorative at the same time. Design and Form shares a brilliant step by step tutorial on how to achieve this beautiful effect.

3. Leather Wrapped Bracelet

This Leather Wrapped Bracelet tutorial by Lebenslustiger looks a little harder than the others but totally worth it. For anyone wanting Faux leather cord for this, Nature Beads on Etsy has a nice selection.

4. DIY Leather tassels

FACT: Tassels are awesome. They're super simple to do and very effective. You can use them to spruce up presents, stick to shoes and bags, make keyrings and jewellery with. Miss Renaissance.com/ proves just how awesome they can look with her DIY Leather Tassels. Her use of colour and detail makes these tassels look extra special and makes great inspiration for creating your own.

Blogwatch - 27/10/13 - Halloween Crafts

It's Halloween really soon! So this week I'm sharing some of my fav Halloween tutorials from some awesome bloggers I've just discovered. I hope these crafts get you in the Halloween spirit!

I love these black cat nails by Beauty by Arielle. They look really effective and simple to do.

These cute spider cupcakes by HollyDays look too cute to eat. They're perfect for all year round too.

These pom pom spiders by A Pinch of Joy are a fun and easy craft to do. I love the spiders cute googly eyes.

I think these pumpkin balloons by The Celebration Shop are a genius idea.

This Halloween centerpiece by Lil Luna is so simple and striking. A perfect decoration for a Halloween dinner or buffet table.

I want to eat all these adorable spider cookies by Cake Whizz, they look so delicious.

ZOMGZOMBZ make-up tutorial ♥

Halloween is only a week away! And here at ponychops we love any excuse for fancy dress. If your stuck for ideas, why not try our Zombie face makeup tutorial.


All you need is:

• Black eyeliner
• White facepaint 
• Pink eyeshadow
• Green eyeshadow
• Red eyeliner/lipliner
• Vaseline (to help the eyeshadow stick to your face)
• Brushes/sponges

Optional extras:

• False eyelashes
• Fakeblood

Have fun recreating this look ♥


Here are a few pics of us being zombz:

Adorable Bear Nails

Everyone likes a little pampering, especially us at PonyChops.  There is nothing nicer than having pretty nails, and with our easy to follow Bear Nails tutorial you can create adorable nails yourself.

We have used 6 different shades, but feel free to try different variations of colours, any nail varnish brand will do.

Have fun  :)