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Life Drawing. DIY Portfolio - Custom Folders. The Crochet Crowd. Advanced Ukulele Lessons. Once you’ve got to grips with the tabs in the intermediate section, it’s time to move up to playing some full tunes.

Advanced Ukulele Lessons

Step 1: New Tabs and Techniques Strum blockingFingering and repeatsAdvanced strums and rhythmsHammer-ons and pull-offsSlidesAdvanced repeats, accents and trillsVibrato, grace notes and bendsString bending tips Extra Credit: Harmonics on a ukulele Step 2: Full Tune Tabs Theme tunes to films, games and TV shows provide a great test for your tab playing abilities and give your something instantly recognisable to play for friends and family. Indiana JonesSuper Mario ThemeGodfather ThemeGood the Bad and the UglyThe Office Extra Credit: Get more tab arrangements for more popular instrumentals in the ebooks How to Play National Anthems and How to Play Ukuleles for Peace. Step 3: Make your own arrangements Once you’ve got the hang of other people’s arrangements of tunes, have a go at making your own. PlanetJune by June Gilbank. Don’t miss the launch discount, at the end of this post!

PlanetJune by June Gilbank

Now it’s November, I’m so excited to finally be able to launch my new Christmas patterns that I’ve been developing for the past few months: a perfectly-shaped Gingerbread Man and Girl! Chunky and flat, just like the edible version, my Gingerbread Family are crocheted amigurumi-style (in a continuous spiral) and are almost seamless, so you have minimal sewing to complete them. I can crochet and assemble a complete Gingerbread Man (minus the face and any other embellishments) in less time than it takes to watch a TV episode, so under 45 minutes – how’s that for speedy?! I’m imagining an army of amigurumi gingerbread for sale at Christmas craft fairs etc, and easy seasonal gifts for everyone who appreciates a little handmade whimsy. Lucky Wishing Stars Tutorial. You’ve probably seen these little puffy origami stars before.

Lucky Wishing Stars Tutorial

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! To give you an idea of size, I’ve made stars in 3 different sizes to show you: blue stars (from pre-cut strips): 35cm x 1.25cmpink stars (from a magazine page): 30cm x 1cmgreen stars (scrapbook paper): 15cm x 0.6cm The finished star will be approx 1.5 x the width of your strip, so pick an appropriate size for the size of star you’d like to end up with. For the rest of this tutorial, I will be using a paper strip cut from a magazine page. Carambola Flowers by Carmen Sprung. If you’ve been following me on Flickr for a while, you’ve probably seen this picture of Carambola Flowers before – I folded them ages ago!

Carambola Flowers by Carmen Sprung

But since my Pro account is going to expire in a few days time (and I don’t feel like upgrading it again), a lot of my old photos won’t be displayed anymore. So I decided it would be a good idea to share the very best of them on my blog! These absolutely beautiful origami flowers were designed by Carmen Sprung and I just love them! Each flower is made from a single sheet of paper, not from a square though, but from a pentagon. I would recommend using fairly thick and strong paper (80-90 gsm) to fold them – Tant origami paper will be just the right choice!

Description Video tutorial presented by Sara Adams of HappyFolding.com. Tags: Carmen Sprung, Floral. How to do anything. How to Videos on MonkeySee - Free Instructional Videos. Starting to sew : What Katie Does. I know my blog’s been quite sewing-heavy recently, and I had a couple of comments asking how I got started and if I had any tips on where to begin.

Starting to sew : What Katie Does

It’s kind of a tricky one to answer because sewing has been in my periphery for quite a few years and I can’t really remember what inspired me to start and how I learned, but I’ll try to help! My sewing story I started sewing on my mum’s machine at home in the summer before going off to university (ten years ago, woe). Instructables - DIY How To Make Instructions. Ravelry - a knit and crochet community. DIY & Crafts. Amazing DIY & Crafts Ideas #2. Cupcake pin cushion via (dollarstorecrafts) Magazine rolled up bowl Mosaic Ornaments from CDs Pallet – just stain and take out some slats.

Amazing DIY & Crafts Ideas #2

Write out your favorite song lyrics or favorite chapter of a book. Dipped pinecone placecard holder Painted vases Puzzle shelf Spoon ornaments could ad a unique twist to a Christmas tree.