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Tutorial Tuesday: Gilded Lace Crowns. These pretty crowns are great for costumes (Halloween princess, anyone?) , fairy house decorations, and the tiny ones could be cute tree ornaments. They are deceptively easy to make, and could be a fun project to do with little ones. Materials:Lace, modpodge, gold acrylic paint, gold leafing powder.Tools:scissors, paintbrushes, wax paper, optional hair dryer 1) Take your lace and make a crown shape. The laces I used have one flat side. 2) Trim lace to size with a 1/2 inch or more overlap, matching pattern. 3) Paint with gold acrylic paint. 4) Place on wax paper. 5) Coat with ModPodge until well saturated.I recommend you seal with, at least, 3 more coats of Modpodge.Move it around while its really wet, to keep the holes in the lace from becoming windows 6) Enhance the color with gold leafing powderdabbed onto wet Modpodge with dry brush.You can skip this step, but I really think it makes all the difference. 7) Dry completely flat. 9) Place crown on head and have fun storming the castle.
DawnPages -- Skirts. Take two measurements: Your waistline (no cheating!) ____ x3 = ____. Your waistline ____ +4" = ____. Your waist to the floor (or knee, calf, whatever) ____ +4" = ____. For medieval-type skirts most of you will probably be able to use the 54" or 56" width of the fabric as the length (C).
You will need 3 times your waist measurement in yardage (A). To hold the skirt closed you can use large hooks and eyes (size 14 or larger), snaps, or a diaper-sized safety pin (Which I favor because then I can adjust the waist as I need to). You want it to shrink and bleed and do whatever it is going to do before you put work into it. Fold the quarter yard in half, the long way and mark your waist measurement (B) on it. Cut out the waistband piece, being careful to be accurate. From a single layer of interfacing cut a rectangle that is the same size as the waistband.
Layer the pieces with the folded waistband on the bottom and the interfacing on top. From one end mark your actual waist measurement. How to Make Fairy Wings. How to Make a Cape. How-to Paper Mache Mask. Paper mache is a fun and easy way to sculpt just about anything. The best part is that it only takes a little flour and water to get the job done. Make a strong mask that will fit your face perfectly with this complete photo tutorial. What You'll Need: 1/2 a cup of flour 1 cup of water A large bowl A few pages of newspaper or magazine paper Vaseline or aloe lotion Yarn, hemp or string to tie on when finished Once you have all your materials handy, let's get started.
(Need help? Happy Hippity Hop! We're taking a long weekend off here for the Easter break (we're working on a new website with hopes of getting a bit more done with the extra day tucked in there). So we're bidding you farewell early with a few links and this cute little picture tutorial (see more below) sent to our e-mail from the folks at Present&Correct.
Happy wishes for your Easter and Passover break. We're heading over here later to learn how to make some marshmallow peeps! Care to join us? High/low Easter party. Which one do you like? West coast applications close Friday at Renegade. Loving this free (April calendar) desktop wallpaper from the Free People blog. And I saw lots of rabbits hopping around here. Have a fantastic weekend!