Desktop Dreamcatchers We’re always looking for fun ways to decorate our desk spaces at work, and these mini dream catchers do just that! I was inspired to make them after seeing these incredible beauties that our store display team made for our Costa Mesa store: Brigette happened to have some leftover fabric from her reupholstered chair that I was able to cut little pieces of, and it worked perfectly. The only other thing you need are twigs from a twig wreath, which I got at A.C. Using a needle and thread, sew the crochet doily to the twig wreath using each point of the doily, and wrapping the thread around the twigs so you’re simultaneously holding the twigs together as well. For the pieces hanging down from the dream catcher, I used thin strips of fabric and attached them to the twigs with a needle and thread. The result is a very shabby-chic dream catcher, don’t you think? It fits in nicely at Brigette’s desk :) Photos by Julia. Other related posts: Light Bulb Vase DIY, Dreamcatcher DIY
Latest Free eBooks Twig Dreamcatcher I'm back with the how-to to make my little dreamcatcher from yesterday. Ok, here we go! What you'll need to get started: a few pliable twigs/vines to form the dreamcatcher itself4-6 feet of thin strong string- I used embroidery flossa bead (for the "spider" in the dreamcatcher) a page of cardstock or poster board for the "feathers"paint, or colorful decorating medium of choice! Step one: start to form your hoop! Step two: start stitching! You'll start to go around in a circle adding stitches on each "round". Step three: make the feathers! Then I cut out general feather shapes from the board. Step four: The last step is to hang your pretty dream bird feathers from your pretty hoop! Then put a thin line of glue on the back side of the stem, over the string you've already wrapped, and wrap the string once more, down to the end of the feather. Then, cut the remaining string that's now coming off the end of the feather to the length you'd like for it to hang from your dreamcatcher.
Micro-Macrame Micro-Macrame differs from regular Macrame only because the thickness of the materials used is much finer. This includes the beads, pendants, and other decorations. The delicate cords used in Micro-Macrame are usually between 0.5mm and 2mm thick. When making handcrafted jewelry, controlling fine materials can be challenging. You’re basically working with threads instead of cords. This requires you to have more patience, along with skill and knowledge. Be very sure you know how to tie all the Macrame Knots in the pattern, BEFORE trying to make the projects in this section of Free Macrame Patterns. Go to the Learn Macrame section, and practice the decorative knots until you are completely comfortable with them. Don't know what types of cord materials are suitable?
Dreamcatcher Vieilles Je vous ai préparé un petit tuto spécial déco pour s’occuper les doigts ce week end ! Ça vous tente ? Il faut : ▲ 2 tambours à broder de tailles différentes ▲ Du fil de coton DMC de deux couleurs (ici il m’a fallu 1 échevettes de mint et 2 de rose) ▲ Un petit napperon ▲ Une aiguille à canevas ▲ Les plumes à télécharger ici (clic-droit puis « Enregistrer l’image sous » ) Le pas-à-pas : {1} On commence par un nœud sur le plus petit cercle { 2 } On fait une boucle comme sur la photo ( en respectant bien le dessus / dessous !) { 3 } On répète l’opération tout le long du cercle (il faut penser à bien espacer car plus les nœuds sont rapprochés, plus le tissage sera serré !) { 4 } Une fois revenu au début, on va répéter l’opération mais cette fois ci en passant la boucle dans le tissage que nous venons de créer { 5 } Et ainsi de suite ! { 6 } Jusqu’à la fin ! { 7 } On referme, comme pour repriser un tissu { 8 } Afin de cacher le tour en bois, on va enrouler le fil de coton tout le long Tadaaam !
uTorrent Download | Download uTorrent for Windows (Free) Rain Chain We recently featured a DIY rain chain, and since I found out about rain chains, I have been slightly obsessed. Basically, a rain chain is a decorative chain that you can use in place of an unsightly downspout on your home. When it rains, the rain chain makes a pleasing water feature using the rain runoff from your roof. Long popular in Japan, rain chains are beginning to trend here in the USA. I saw a very interesting wire-wrapped rock rain chain, and decided to get a similar look by making my own using dollar store rocks and floral wire. Read on to find out how to make it! [the inspiration chain from Elderberry Street] Project Materials: 2 spools of floral wire, $1 each5-10 coils of thick decorative floral wire, $1 each1 bag of decorative river rocks, $1Paper clips, on handPencil, on handWire cutters, on hand or $1Needle-nosed pliers, on hand or about $3 Total cost: $8 and up Note about Supplies: in the jewelry-making section of your local craft store for about $5. Note about Technique: 1.
Judy's Organic Herbs, Ottawa, Canada - Nourishing Herbal Teas & Infusions Nourishing Herbal Teas & Infusions The Basis of Vibrant Health Nourishing herbal teas and infusions are an inexpensive and good-tasting way to provide a solid basis for your nutritional and health program. They provide a wealth of vitamins and minerals that your body can easily absorb and provide food for the cells of your body. One mug of an overnight infusion provides approximately 300 mg of calcium plus large amounts of numerous other nutrients. Nourishing herbal teas also detoxify and alkalinize the body. The nourishing herbs which are the most valuable for daily use as a food and supplement are: Red Clover Blossoms, Nettle Leaf, Oatstraw, Linden, Comfrey Leaf and Raspberry Leaf. When you drink these teas on a regular basis, you also benefit from the medicinal properties that each herb provides. Oatstraw (Avena sativa) Nettle Leaf (Urtica dioica) Red Clover Blossoms (Trifolium pratense) Comfrey Leaf (Symphytum spp) Linden Raspberry Leaf (Rubus idaeus) See Dried Herbs for prices and sizes.
Beach Wind Chimes I love my wind chimes. I not only have several decorating the inside and outside of our house, but my neighbor across the street has one in her front bucket window, so I blow kisses to it all the time. As much as I love seeing them and love making them, I hate taking photos of them. It is incredibly difficult to do them justice. They are very busy, so the background that I use for them must not be busy, and their triangular outline makes photo composition a challenge. So I had a brilliant idea: take them to the beach! I make my chimes from beads, beach findings collected over the course of months and pottery shards from the glazedOver studio. And here’s another photo which calls for a closer look. Do you see the brown fabric of the bag that my husband was chivalrous enough to hold for me?
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