101 Simple Handmade Gift Tutorials These simple handmade gift tutorials will make any crafty person’s heart sing with joy! You don’t need special skills or a bunch of time because these can all be done super fast! Simple and cute…that works for me! You are going to love these fabulous tutorials!!! You can make all your gifts for years from this list! If you love creative links, please subscribe to Everything Etsy! Thanks so much for all your tweets, stumbles, Facebook likes and pins on my Sewing Tutorials and Free Printables posts…you are the coolest crafty friends! If you want to be doubly awesome, try doing handmade gifts that are also eco-friendly! Handmade gifts make people feel special, don’t you think? ~Kim
DIY Macrame Bracelet Growing up by the beach in Southern California, the ability to knot a macrame bracelet was practically a right of passage. Although those days are long behind us, we’ve never forgotten the ever-so-simple square knot technique. This time, however, we’re replacing hemp and wooden beads for more updated elements like colorful nylon cord and glossy metal charms. You’ll need: Start by cutting the knotting cord into two 30 inch, two 20 inch and one 10 inch lengths. Center the 30 inch cord under the two middle strands. Pull tightly and slide the knot up to the top. Finish the 2nd half of the square knot by folding the left cord over the middle strands and under the right cord. Pull tightly and repeat the steps – left, right, left, right . . . To finish the knots, thread one of the cords onto a needle and sew up the center of 3-4 knots along the backside. Repeat the same step on the other cord. After sewing up both knotting cords, trim away any excess.
Artmind Tutorial No. 1 - Polymer gift tags by Mitsy of ArtMind Today (well this month), we're in for a treat! Mitsy of the lovely shop and blog ArtMind will be sharing some of her fabulous tutorials with us. If you haven't visited her site, it's a must see, as not only does she make beautiful wares, she has an amazing tutorial section. Click here. Today she is showing us how to make polymer gift tags, perfect for a valentine! Here is what you need: Metal stamping letters/numbers set, polymer clay, acrylic paint, flat wooden sticks, ceramic tiles or glass, cookie cutters, rolling pin, embossing tool or fat needle, paper plate, paintbrush and a cloth. Take a piece of polymer clay and soften it while kneading. Put the flat wooden sticks on the ceramic tile (makes it easier to transfer to the oven) and roll with the rolling pin over the clay so that it's nice, flat and even. When you rolled out a piece, lift it up carefully and transfer it to another tile so you can roll out more little clay slabs. Here is what I stamped... Ready!
Distressed Frames Set of Modern Funky Pattern by deltagirlframes Armband av plastpärlor – Perler bead bracelets Jag minns att jag gjorde armband av plastpärlor (även kallade Hama-pärlor, nabbipärlor, pärlplattepärlor eller strykpärlor) när jag var liten. Det var riktigt roligt att göra dem som vuxen också, kan jag konstatera. Jag har pysslat med plastpärlor förut och bland annat pyntat hörlurarna til min telefon. Jag använde mig av elastisk smyckestråd och testade lite olika mönster med pärlorna. Eftersom vädret är vackert och trädgården grönskar så fint gick jag ut och fotograferade denna gång. Dottern blev också inspirerad och gjorde ett armband helt på egen hand. ♥ /My daughter was also inspired and made a bracelet all on her own
Phistermedister Du kan lave spøgelser i forskellige former / design og hænge dem op sammen med flagremus.... og uhyggen kan begynde uuuuhhhhh Det store spøgelse er lavet på stor sekskantet perleplade, og det lille er lavet på lille sekskantet perleplads. Den uhyggelige flagremus er lavet på stor rund perleplade. Men pas på - hvor er er flagremusæbler, er der også flagremus.... Flagermusæbler 1 græskar 8 røde pigeonæbler eller andre små røde æbler 250 g sukker krymmel pinde, kraftige ispinde, grillspyd af træ eller popcakes pinde. Vask og aftør æblerne grundigt. Du kan også lave flagremusen med åbne arme- og hænger du den sammen med den anden - ligner det at flagremusene flyver. Uhyggelige øjne er lavet på lille rund perleplade og kan bruges om bordskånere til feks. tarm og øjensaft - skål hvis du tør ? Tarm og øjensaft 8 personer 4 dl solbærsaftevand vand til at fortynde med flydeøjne - fås i fest og farver 1 pose røde lakridssnørebånd Bland saft og saft i en bowle. Varm saften op sammen med sukkeret.
123BEAD - Beaded Jewelry Making Instructions, Tutorials, Projects & Kits The jewelry you make from this design is yours do with as you please. You may make it as often as you like without any restrictions. For example, you can make this jewelry for yourself, for friends, or to sell. I do not require that you give credit to me for the design. While I assert no rights over the finished jewelry made from these instructions, the photography/images and text on this page are copyrighted as follows: Copyright Erin Weik. This copyright applies only to the document above, and does not apply to the rest of the website content, images and text, for which I retain full rights.
Wax Decorations Once again we are happy to host the talented Mitsy from Artmind this friday as she takes us through making these cute little wax decorations, (a fun little weekend project with the kids for Valentines). And you'll notice at the bottom of this post Mitsy is giving away some she made on her blog later today! Thanks Mitsy! (Also stay tuned as we post the winners of The Poppies later today)! Here is what you need: wax (you can use candles and melt them), metal cookie lid, cookie cutters, newspaper, nylon thread, ribbon, wooden sticks, needle, plier, crimp beads, beads & findings. Make sure that you work safe when working with hot wax. Fill the metal cookie lid with wax. Let the wax set for a while until it is stiff but still feels warm. You can then remove the wax around the cutted shapes. When you push lightly, the shape will come loose. If it's still warm, you can easily put a needle through the wax figure. Or put the wooden stick in the cut out wax figure but only halfway. Tada!