DIY - FLOWER CROWN. - BLEUBIRD BLOG i love flowers and i love flower crowns even more. i'm going to show you how to make your own in just a few simple steps. perfect for a special occasion, a wedding or if you just want to feel pretty. this project costs around $15, but you can make several crowns so the cost is actually much lower. you can make a few different head pieces for yourself or make one for a friend. here's what you need... you can find all of these materials at your local craft store. i suggest buying high end fabric or silk flowers for a more realistic looking head piece. step one: create a circle that fits comfortably around your head, that is easy to take on and off. i tripled the amount of wire and then wraped a fourth time around to make it extra sturdy. step two: cut your first bloom and place it in the desired direction on the crown. using a small 4 inch piece of wire, wrap the bloom tightly with wire to the circle with pliers.
Un collier dans des chutes de cuir J'ai récupéré des chutes de cuir de différents coloris avec lesquelles j'ai eu envie de faire un collier. Des triangles de différentes tailles qui sont juxtaposés forment un grand motif pour un collier moderne et géométrique tout de suite adopté par ma fille Louise. Découper un premier triangle que l'on pose sur une feuille blanche puis un deuxième que l'on positionne à côté. Poursuivre ensuite la création du motif de façon aléatoire en découpant des triangles de tailles variées et en complétant au fur et à mesure les espaces vides. Sur un morceau de feutrine d'une couleur approchante aux teintes des morceaux de cuir choisis, coller ensuite de l'adhésif double-face dans des dimensions correspondantes ou légèrement supérieures à la dimension du motif. Fixer les morceaux de cuir les uns après les autres sur l'adhésif double face pour transposer le motif préparé sur la feuille. Percer ensuite le motif en deux endroits pour y passer des anneaux afin d'y fixer une chaîne.
Years – Bartholomäus Traubeck A record player that plays slices of wood. Year ring data is translated into music, 2011. Modified turntable, computer, vvvv, camera, acrylic glass, veneer, approx. 90x50x50 cm. A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. Years at Schmiede Hallein, 2011 A limited edition recording of ‘Years’ can be found here. Motor controls + engineering for Years v0.2 (not visible in the video) done by Christoph Freidhöfer.
Teach Me: How to Make Lace Crowns Last week I showed you an easy way to "glitterify." Now I'm going to show you how to make the crown that all the glitter goes on! I know, lace crowns have been all over Pinterest. But none of the tutorials gave the nitty gritty details. So I got my hands dirty, and I'm ready to spill what I learned. Honestly, it was easier to make the crown than it was to get someone to stay still long enough for pictures! Materials Needed: Lace Fabric Stiffener Round container Plastic gloves (optional, but you really should use them. Step one: Wrap the container you plan to use with plastic wrap or wax paper. Step two: Cut the lace to the desired length. 15 inches works for newborn crowns. Step three: pour some of the fabric stiffener into a shallow container. Step four: wrap the lace around the container. Step five: once it's dried, peel the lace off the container. Now you can embellish it! You can paint the stiffened lace with crafter's paint, like I did with the blue crown.
Un nuage autour du cou Voici une nouvelle réalisation faite à partir de plastique fou. La feuille utilisée était blanche et il a juste fallu la découper pour obtenir les différents éléments de ce sautoir. J'ai dessiné un nuage au crayon à papier sur la feuille de plastique fou. La dimension du nuage correspond à la moitié de la feuille. Pour l'étoile, j'ai simplement utilisé un emporte-pièce à biscuits et j'en ai fait le contour. Cloud necklaceThe embellishments of this necklace have been made from shrinky dinks plastic .I used white shrinky dinks plastic. Preheat the oven to 150° . Quickly, the plastic starts to roll and curl. At least, put the pieces together with jump rings and chain.
Understanding composition for beginner photography techniques EmailEmail Composition in Photography Composition is the singular aspect that marks the difference between a good photograph and a bad photograph. With film cameras that feature automatic exposure, preview buttons, automatic focusing, digital backs for medium format, and so forth, the technical process can no longer effectively measure and differentiate the amateur from the professional. Basic Photography Tips – Control of the Film Camera Control over your film camera is the best tip for beginner photography. Composition Rules for Basic Photography Techniques There are various compositional rules that will help you create solid photographs. Rule of Thirds for Film Photography One such rule for film photography is the rule of thirds. Photography Composition Techniques – Diagonals Another rule for composition in photography is diagonals. Comments comments
DIY SPRING FLORAL HEADPIECE 31st March 2014 I have to admit to hair being my last priority when it comes to getting ready. One reason for this is no doubt the crazy humidity in Hong Kong which turns your hair into a Fran Drescher style bouffant within a minute of leaving the house, which leads me to generally adopt the hair-in-a-bun-with-lethal-amounts-of-hairspray situation. Pin It You need: A bunch of florals – Gemma suggests picking a few round full blooms like roses or ranunculus and and a few longer ones and then a few smaller finer flowers as filler. Pin It How to: 1. Pin It 2. Pin It 3. Pin It 4. Pin It 5. Pin It 6. Pin It 7. Pin It What I’ve learnt from Gemma is that floral wire can be used for soooo many fun projects, this is clearly just the beginning. Stay tuned for more floral collaborations with Gemma and I (I love having her in the office because she always leaves so many nice florals!)
Painted Leather Bracelet D.I.Y. I'm so excited to share this D.I.Y. with you today! If you love the look of geometric bracelets this season, this one is for you. Emma and I have a deep love for our local leather store and as a result, have a giant stash of leather scraps. This project is fun to create and a great gift idea! 1-2. . Here's what you need to attach a snap to your bracelet. (can find this in any craft store in the sewing section), a hammer, and a hole punch tool 5. This is Emma's pretty creation. These bracelets make great gifts. INFJ Personality Type and Traits Curious to find out if you're an INFJ? You might be! Find out now by taking one of our popular personality tests below! INFJ - Protecting The Defenseless INFJ types are natural defenders of those who cannot defend themselves. Below, we'll describe how people with INFJ personality types' intuitive nature leads to them to suspicion and why they are unerringly self-confident in their own abilities. Intuitive And Suspicious Because of their refined intuition, INFJ personalities harbor an inherent suspicion about the people in their world. Self-Confidence And Faith People with the INFJ trait can easily absorb, understand, and process complex problems. INFJ Personality And Strengths Their tendency to come to the aid of others, often at the sacrifice of their own pursuits, is consistent with their inherent aversion to interpersonal conflict. Potential Weaknesses INFJ personality types place an inordinate amount of pressure upon themselves.
Summer Flower Crown It's just not summer without a decorative flower crown to wear to any outdoor gatherings or weddings (or just a picnic in the park!). It's a simple process to make your own, keep reading to see how! Fake Flowers (you can use real ones too!) Measure the rope around your head and then double it and tie it in a knot on one side (as pictured above) Start with some of the leaves. Cut a piece of floral wire and twist it around both the stem and onto both strands of the rope Attach a few other leaves and greens in the same manner spaced out along the rope Now we'll do the same thing but with the flowers. Continue until you're satisfied with the look of your floral crown Attach a couple strands of ribbon to each end of the rope with a tight knot. Try the crown on your head and tie the ribbons in the back to hold it in place. Now you've got a gorgeous summer floral crown to wear!
Friendship Bracelets Macraméd friendship bracelets were all the rage when I was growing up in the eighties. All the girls at my school would obsessively make them for one another in a dizzying variety of colors, widths, and patterns. It's amazing, thinking back, that such young girls could make such beautifully intricate accessories. I, of course, tried my hand at making them as well. Fast forward 20 years: Purl Soho started carrying DMC Cotton Embroidery Floss in every conceivable color (including fluorescents! Making friendship bracelets is a surprisingly easy craft, and best of all, in the end you'll have a bunch of cute summer bracelets to give to your pals. Materials Since this is such a free form enterprise the amount of colors of DMC embroidery floss you get is really up to you. Please not that the fluorescent thread is slightly thicker than the regular DMC floss. Beginning To begin, pick out your colors. For patterns use a doubled length of thread cut each color to a length of 72-inches. The Left Knot