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Tools review. Saved By Love Creations – Craft Blog. Little Fabric Scrap Earrings. Last year I had the opportunity to travel to Taiwan.

Little Fabric Scrap Earrings

The country is an amazing place to visit, with beautiful temples, fantastic natural landscapes and some of the nicest people I have ever met. In the shopping districts in Taipei, there are hundreds of cool little shops, many filled with trendy, zakka-style handmade jewellery, bags and clothing. In one of these, I saw some tiny little fabric earrings. They were so simple and cute, I still don't know why I didn't pounce on them immediately. The memory of these little earrings has been nagging at me ever since, and today I decided to go ahead and make some of my own. These earrings are a great way to use up little scraps of a favourite fabric you just can't throw away. Made2Style. Make a Shrink-Plastic Ring. How to make 3D paper ball ornaments.

I love 3D paper things. Love. And when I saw a little picture of what appeared to be paper balls in a CB2 catalog, I thought, "I am going to make those. " So the other day while Alex was writing a paper about mysterious things like polymers and flexible films and tactoids, I made a paper ball. Then I proudly announced I had created a tactoid and it was sitting on my desk. He giggled. These are made from 12 slotted flower shapes that fit together to form a sphere. Download the PDF templates here:Large ball (10")– print/cut 12 sheetsMedium ball (5")– print/cut 2 sheetsSmall ball (3")– print/cut 1 sheet Download a Silhouette .studio file here:Small ball (3")– unzip the file; cut 1 sheet. If you want to hang your ornament, you might like to add the string before assembling the ball. Use the slits to join petals together. It might be helpful to think of the first piece as the "north pole," and then add a row of five flowers encircling it.

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Flower-Wrapped Favors - Martha Stewart Party favors. Paper-Cup Flowers - Martha Stewart Materials. Fold and glue miniature baking and candy cups to make flowers, or cut them into leaves.

Paper-Cup Flowers - Martha Stewart Materials

Tools and MaterialsTwo paper cupsFast-drying craft glueSmall gold brad Paper Cup Flowers How-To1. Snip two paper cups in half, as shown. Turn halves inside out. 2. 3. 4. ResourcesTrim: similar gold and white, white braided (No. 900-00161-WT), and gold rickrack (No. 11041) from M&J Trimming. MP_Formula_Guide. Stencil your way to a stylish home - Yahoo! Homes. Ed Roth's stencil designs offer an updated and more personalized alternative to wallpaper.

Stencil your way to a stylish home - Yahoo! Homes

(Photo: Stencil 1) Stencil designer Ed Roth knows how to add punch to just about any space with paint and stencils. Yep, stencils. But banish those thoughts of the country geese or ivy on the walls at your aunt’s house. Instead, think mod patterns, vintage cars, headphones, boom boxes, barn owls and high-heeled shoes. And maybe send a thank-you note to Ed Roth. “It’s addictive once you get started with it,” says Roth, author of several stencil books including “Stencil 101” and “Stencil 101 Decor” from Chronicle Books. Ready to start? (Photo: Stencil 1) It’s not wallpaper -- it’s stenciled It might look like high-end wallpaper behind that cute baby and changing table, but Roth created this look by repeating a pattern. Great design. Straight from designers.