Felting 101 | Bear Creek Felting. Needle felting starts with these supplies: WoolFelting NeedlesA cushion or pad to work on This is all that is needed to make amazing creations with the art of needle felting. Wool is a magical fiber that has tiny scales that help it to stick together. The felting needles are a special kind of needle that has tiny barbs on the end. The barbs are going in one direction and when the needle is stabbed into the wool the barbs pull the wool in, but not back out again.
The cushion is used as a surface to work on. When you stab the needle into the wool it can go through the wool and into the cushion. Needle felting is begun by rolling up a small amount of wool and stabbing it with the needle. This is the basic’s of needle felting, for more details and answers to your felting questions please scroll down the page. 30 Amazing Plants From Your Garden To Use As Dye - Gardening Know How's Blog. By Nikki Phipps (Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden) In today’s world, we grow edible plants so we can eat healthier, but very few people think of growing plants to dye with.
There has been some evidence that the commercial products used to make vibrant colors in our clothes can be just as dangerous as the commercial chemicals used in growing our food. The solution? Growing your own dyes! Plant dyeing was once the only source of dye available and used for anything from paint and makeup to fabric coloring. History of Dye Plants in Gardens While the art of creating dyes from plants isn’t as commonplace as it once was, it can still be a fun and rewarding activity for gardeners and children alike, especially when used as a teaching tool in the garden. Indigo, for example, has been grown and cultivated for thousands of years specifically for its blue colored dye.
Joe-pye weed is another plant with an interesting past. 30 Plants for the Dye Pot Save Did you find this interesting? Real Life Super Mario Concrete Thwomp! Supplies Needed: Tools: Computer Printer Scissors/X-acto Knife Spray Glue Materials: Paper Poster Board Cardboard Tape I started out by finding a picture of Thwomp that I could use to create a template, a quick online search and I found the perfect one. Once I had a good picture, I decided on a size and the final measurements came out to be 15 5/8" tall x 14" wide x 7 1/2" deep. I printed out a picture of Thwomp in my desired size and began making a cardboard mock up of the mold. I designed the mold as a box, and created pieces to fit inside so that once concrete was poured in they would create the Thwomp face and spikes.
After I created the cardboard mock up and figured out all of the pieces I needed I designed a clean template in illustrator. Once the template was complete I printed it out and taped it together. Then I cut out all of the pieces and was ready to get going to the wood form! Notes: Beaded Spider Tutorial. Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog: Twine Flower Tutorial and Father's Day Card. Chevrons ~ I collect crafty odds and ends including a small roll of rusty wire mesh. I cut a piece into these grungy, masculine chevrons. The gorgeous masculine paper is from the Donna Salazar Antiquities collection 8" x 8" pad. a) Really Reasonable Ribbon Twine or Cording - any kind of thin hemp, jute, or baker's twine will work nicely. (Bonnie offers way too many options to picture!!)
B) Two same size chipboard circles ~ I used 2 inch circles. c) Glue ~ any kind of glue that will hold the two chipboard circles together will work. I used Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive. ** Update ~ White glue like the Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive works better than clear glues which stay somewhat tacky and make pushing the pins in and out more difficult. d) 12 Straight pins ~ Mine have plastic balls on the ends, but any pins you have will work or even small finishing nails if you don't have straight pins. F) A pencil or pen and ruler (not pictured) is needed to draw lines on the top circle. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Lawn Party: Violet Syrup and Cordials | Prospect: The Pantry. May 5, 2013 by 200birdies Another way to eat your lawn… Our so-called lawn is now a meadow of flowers.
Covered with white and blue violets, bugleweed, white and blue ajuga, moscari, and star flowers, dotted with bright yellow dandelions and a few forget-me-nots in damp places, and strewn with the fallen petals of crab apple trees, it is a burst of color simply too pretty to mow. Obviously, by not controlling it, we’ll be making matters worse in a town of manicured green plots. No herbicides or pesticides here, thank you very much. Violets – the flowers and the tender leaves – are not only edible, but are nutritious. The trick with violets is to pick them in late morning, after the dew has dried and before it gets too hot. Violet Syrup Pick violets in late morning after the dew has dried. Like this: Like Loading... Old Fashioned Sweet Violet Syrup for Easter & Mothering Sunday Cakes & Bakes.
DIY Totoro Plushie. DIY ANTI-DUST PLUGS. Okay, so anti-dust plugs. They are everywhere in Korean stationary stores. I have no idea where they came from or who thought of them, but I do know they are super pricey for what they are, averaging $6 for a charm on a plug. I got a whole bag of plugs for like $3 off ebay. What are anti-dust plugs? They are plugs that fit into your headphone jack, apparently made to keep out dust. Then I guess someone thought of gluing something cute on top. To be upfront, I know these are totally unnecessary and frivolous accessories. I made 4 different kinds. one geo Plugs (bought mine here)Geo beads (tutorial here)Glue Put glue on plugsStick to beadLet dry Choose which way you want your beads to lay. cell phone strap (bought mine from Michaels)plugscharms/beadsheadpins Before finishing your loop, attach it to the jumpring from the strap.
You can take any strap and thread it through the plug. Make Your Own Coffee Syrup (Gift Idea) Do you have any coffee lovers on your holiday gift list this year? (If not, feel free to go ahead and put me on your list!) This is a cute little idea for making your own flavored coffee syrups that you can use at home to take your morning cup of joe to the next level. If you are making these as a gift I highly recommend making 2-3 flavors. We made vanilla, raspberry, and caramel flavored syrups. For the vanilla syrup you need: 2 cups water, 2 cups sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (the clear kind is much preferred here). For the raspberry syrup you need: 2 cups water, 2 cups sugar and 1/2 cup fresh raspberries. For the caramel syrup you need: 2 cups water, 2 cups sugar and 1/2 cup caramel (store bought or make your own).
You can add decorative labels or ribbons to these when gifting them. Enjoy! Do you have any coffee lovers on your holiday gift list this year? For the caramel syrup you need: 2 cups water, 2 cups sugar and 1/2 cup caramel (store bought or make your own). Enjoy! Homemade Coffee Syrup. I just whipped up a fresh batch of coffee syrups for our studio. I learned to make them from Emma and tried some new flavors this time.
Honey Simple Syrup: Simply simmer together 1 part honey and 1 part water for 20 minutes or until the honey has completely dissolved into the water. This basically creates a much thinner honey that works better for mixing in coffee drinks. Lavender and Brown Sugar Syrup: simmer 1 part brown sugar and 1 part water with 1 tablespoon lavender buds for 20 minutes or until the sugar has dissolved completely. Strain the buds out when you are pouring the syrup into your bottle. It's so good! You'll need a funnel to add these syrups to bottles and a fine mesh strainer if you are infusing any fresh ingredients.
You can see Emma's simple recipes for vanilla, raspberry and caramel syrups here. In the past, we've gotten a lot of questions about shelf life. Happy syrup making! How to: Hand Paint Yarn. Wooden Gems. Try This: Wooden Gems Today's tutorial will set you back a couple of bucks and ten minutes, and in the end, you'll have a handful of little gemstones ready for whatever projects your imagination can scheme up. Read on for the easy step-by-step and few ideas for how to put these little beauties to use. MATERIALS: wooden rectangles, pencil, fine tip paint brush, craft paints in colors of your choosing, black, and white ONE: Begin by sketching the facet lines as shown. They don't have to be perfect. TWO: Mix up six shades of the color of your choosing using black and white paint.
Just remember that the black paint goes further when mixed than the white. THREE: Use the fine tip brush to carefully paint inside your sketched facet lines. Try out some other colors and use them in all sorts of ways...jewelry, keychains, napkin rings. How to make coin rings. A sneak peak in my shop. Beginner Beading Tutorials: How to Peyote Stitch, Brick Stitch, Square Stitch and More. [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013.
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He “accidentally” ends up on vacation with his psychiatrist, played by Richard Dreyfuss, and ends up driving his doctor completely out of his mind. What does this have to do with today’s post you ask? You see, as strange as this might sound, I hate to mend. WHAT??!!?!!? The Renegade Seamstress hates to mend? Yep, it’s true. It all started because I’m too cheap to go out and buy new jeans for Cooper. It’s really not that horrific, you’ll see…..we’ll do this in baby steps.
First turn your jeans inside out. See, that didn’t hurt. Next, place the jeans over the end of the ironing board and straighten the rip as much as possible so it lies flat. Now iron on a piece of fusible interfacing directly over the rip. There now. Like this: El-cheapo (very) basic active laptop cooler pad. I recently received a used dell inspiron 5100 laptop. now for those of you who dont know - this is the laptop that heats up like there's no tomorrow due to some design flaw (i think i read somewhere there's a class action against dell). anyway free is free so i wouldnt go out an buy a $50 cooler for that!
Instead i decided to spend some time and build one preferably as easily and cheap as possible! Note that you will need some minor electrical experience (if you ever added a light switch or outlet you should be OK) EDIT(dec07): the laptop finally died this week. the hdd is dead by overheating. i may replace it but it's probably a question of time until it dies completely. EDIT(xmas07): i replaced the dead hdd with one i had around and now i'm running the internal fan at high speed all the time to keep it cool. i also got a clearance fanless logitech laptop pad for less than $10 and dremel'd a hole into it to allow air intake for cooling. hopefully it will last longer this time :)
Mad Scientists Light. *Disclaimer* This Project involves Live electrical current and wiring, although it is not too complicated, if you are nervous about such a project i suggest you skip this one, I'm not a professional electrician, and just because i didn't burn my house down and kill myself with this setup doesn't mean it can't happen to you. Please take the proper safety precautions when working with electricity, IT CAN KILL YOU. I'm not responsible if you shock/electrocute yourself, burn your house down, burn out your eye sockets or disrupt the space time continuum. and please do not try to reproduce this project for the purpose of making money, to do so would hurt the original designer Nik Willmore whom inspired this wonderful project.* This is project to show you how to make a much more cost effective version of the tube lamp design to get you by for the meantime.
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