Crepe-Paper Amaryllis. Tutorial showing how to make rope coil vessels and bowls. These rope coil vessels are quite meditative to make.
I found the repetition of the stitches gave me a sense of stillness as I sat in the autumn sun making them. There are various methods of making rope coil bowls and baskets, and the traditional way of stitching is more uniform than I have made mine. In my tutorial the placement of the stitches is random and I love the texture and visual interest that results from this method. Rope coil vessels are very sturdy and you can make them in any size or shape you like. Mine have straight sides (well, handmade, wonky/straight sides!) Click on the link below for the full step by step tutorial. You’ll need: Cotton rope. The cute ‘Craft Keepers’ I have my thread on are my design and are sold at fabric stores. There’s no need to cut the cord – it’s better to leave it on the spool so you aren’t limited by it’s length. Thread the needle with a long length of floss and tie a knot in the end.
Now the centre of the coil is secure you can begin to stitch. Origami envelope in Crafts for home stationery and paper for birthdays, anniversaries or dinners. Do you need to improvise an envelope paper because you have run out of them?
The solution comes from the hand of The Yuppie Lifestyle, with a simple tutorial using a square of paper about 15 cm (5,9 inch.). Cool Pop-up Card. I‘ve been scratching my head trying to come up with a card for my hubby {AKA the non-romantic type}.
I finally decided to make this pixely popup heart card! They are really minimal (which I love) and take about 20 minutes to make (that includes the card, insert and envelope). You can even make some pixely confetti to put inside the card (if you are a big kid like me!). Full instructions and printable templates below! Do it yourself, 3D hand. How to make a paper bow. I've gotten some questions asking how I made the paper bow on the bottom package in this post.
Here's a quick tutorial. I made a template so you can see the parts. Download the free file you need: The PDF template Files for digital cutting machines:The zipped Silhouette .studio file (double click the .zip file after downloading)The .svg fileThe .dxf file If you print the PDF on colored paper and cut out the pieces, you'll have enough parts to make two bows. Anyhow, whether you wing it or use the template, you'll need three parts for each bow: the band in the middle, the loops, and the tails.
Grab the two outer tabs on the "loops" piece, bend them to the center, and glue them down. Layer the loops piece on top of the tails with a dot of glue, then wrap the band around the center and secure it in the back with a little more glue. Lucky Wishing Stars Tutorial. You’ve probably seen these little puffy origami stars before.
They are really quick to make, and you don’t need any special materials to make them. You can buy lucky star pre-cut strips from origami stores, but you can just as easily make your own from medium weight coloured paper, e.g. scrapbooking paper, or even strips cut from magazine pages – as the strips are so narrow, the original text or image won’t be obvious in the finished star. Anti-clockwise from top left: pre-cut strips, paper cutter, scrapbook paper, magazine page. Now on to the tutorial! Little guiding stars. Since the new year has started I’ve been trying to think of ways to be more kind to my self.
Especially when that nasty gremlins try to creep in and stump me. I remembered this origami star video on You Tube and had to get them involved in my plan. I thought it would be fun to make a whole bunch with kind words and “you are….” phrases inside. I made 60 of them, enough to last me the whole year if I open one a week, plus a few extra just in case. I used 12 x 12 inch scrapbook paper and cut 1/2 x 12″ strips, then followed the video HERE*. The cute rabbit packaging _ pictures from ocean603 share - heap Sugar Network. Paper Fortune Cookie Favors by La La Laurie. DIY Roundup - Lace and Doilies. Hi everyone!
Darling Doilies. Last week the weather felt like Spring and it was a tease.
The unfortunate truth is that winter is here to stay a bit longer so I’m forcing myself to enjoy it by picking out some of my most favorite wintry details. Although growing up I associated doilies with Valentine’s Day and grandmothers, I have seen so many beautiful ways in which doilies are used in the wedding and decor world that now it reminds me of delicate lace or snowflakes, a beautiful detail for any wedding! I’m currently working on a garden party bridal shower invitation for a friend and was trying to think of pretty ways to package it. I think some variation of a doily is the way I’m going to go after seeing all these photos! {doily notecards, image by Sean Dagen via Brooklyn Bride} Project doily: star decorations « the happy home.
Page corner bookmarks. This project comes to you at the request of Twitterer @GCcapitalM.
I used to believe that a person could never have too many books, or too many bookmarks. Then I moved into an apartment slightly larger than some people’s closets (and much smaller than many people’s garages) and all these beliefs got turned on their naïeve little heads. But what a person can always look for more of is really cool unique bookmarks. 8 Cute DIY Bookmark Ideas. Bookmarks | 26 comments I don’t really use real bookmarks.
Corner Bookmark Tutorial. Hollow Book Safe The Return of Sherlock Holmes par UnseenCurios. How to make a Hybrid My Favorite Things Mini Album: Design House Digital. I absolutely fell in love with Gennifer Bursett’s Favorite Things collection when I first saw it in the store. I knew I wanted to make a little mini book with these to document our favorite things. Mini Disney - Si les anges avaient des ailes... Un petit cadeau de Noël et un geste pour le recyclage! J'ai fait en sorte que le mini entre dans la boîte et résultat: la boîte a retrouvé une seconde vie! The moments in between. March has been a hang on for dear life sort of month. It usually is - with spring break and three birthdays, there's just really no hope of it being a laidback month. Add in 5 days out of town and teaching a class, and it's fair to say it's been a whirlwind. We celebrated the last of the birthdays yesterday. The last Color Studio lesson went up this morning.
And that brings us right up to.... reveal day! Studio Calico's April kit, Bluegrass Farm, goes up today. If you're just starting your Color Theory Collection, these are my favorite colors for this month - Deja Blue, Clean Slate and Sunny Day. My projects with the Bluegrass Farm scrapbook kit surprised me. Once I started working with Pip, however, that changed. How To: Little Library Card Notebooks « packagery. Let’s learn how to make these little notebooks! They’re perfect for jotting short notes or lists. It’s also a fun way to use up your paper scraps. You will need: - a stapler (make sure it has staples) - scrap paper (graph paper, handwriting paper, etc.) - cardstock (library cards, index cards, old postcards, etc.) - paper trimmer (or scissors, x-acto knife, etc.) - bone folder (or a spoon)optional: - embellishments such as stamps, stickers, labels - corner rounder.
From {panka} with love. Nincs is annál bosszantóbb, mikor egy jó könyv közepette gyorsan csinálni kell valamit, vagy éppen elalszol, és nem tudod, hogy hol tartottál. Paper Roses. Handmade Tissue Paper Flowers and Pompom Garland. You'd think after making hundreds of these for my wedding, I'd be completely sick of them. But I can't help it, I love them so much! I'm a little sad that I didn't save a bouquet of paper flowers from my wedding, but I never thought I'd want to see them again. So I made some for home, only this time as a garland... ...And as bedroom decor... ...And maybe I couldn't resist making just a few little blossoms... Want to make some? How to Make Pom Pom Flowers.
I have a thing for flowers that look like pom poms. Mums, allium, chive blossoms, dahlias – love ‘em! Since fresh flowers aren’t always in the budget, and because I have a brown thumb, I started thinking about what I could do to brighten up our apartment with flowers without actually using flowers. Soon, the idea for some sort of pom pom flower started bouncing around in my head, and this is what I came up with. Paper Flowers. Giant paper flowers from ruche. You may remember the wedding of our lovely D*S contributor Brittany Watson Jepsen. Rolled paper flowers {tutorial} Welcome to flower week – five days of simple and delightful flower projects. How To Make Tissue Paper Pom Poms - StumbleUpon. DIY Giant Crepe Paper Roses. Happy Monday, folks! Giant Paper Rose Flower. If you loved the beautiful DIY wedding this morning and Nata’s gorgeous paper flower bouquets, you are in luck as Nata is sharing how she crafted them with us!
Wire & Paper - StumbleUpon. DIY Paper Flower. DIY storybook paper roses. Water Balloon Luminaries. Paper Starburst Pendant Light. Butterfly Specimen art from Spunky Junky {{tutorial}} Google Map Envelopes. The DIY: MAGAZINE ENVELOPES. Pinterest Challenge: AZ Love / Nail and String Tribute to the Grand Canyon State. Tea Bag Gift Tag Tutorial. DIY: Gift Bags made from Newspaper « alicecorrine. A Little Hut. A Little Hut - Patricia Zapata. Papercraft Inspirations. Tunnel Vision. TravelWees by Larissa Holland. Paper mache boat pattern « ann wood. 52 Weeks Project.
Series 7 - Ornament-ED Finale: Heart House Ornament. Tutorials and templates. DIY Confetti Bowl. Sweetheart Tray. Little Door On The Sound. Geeky DIY Women Shoes. How To Make a Cut Out Monogram to Hang on a Wall or a Front Door. DIY Hand Stamped Swaddle Blankets. DIY Papercut Lamp Video. Paper Art. Highlighting interesting projects involving paper.
Pinned Skin Collages by David Adey. Inspired by Yulia Brodskaya.