Adventures in garlanding « Bookity I made these map garlands as a special request for a customer and they have proved rather popular. The map colours glow in the light – all those blues and green smoosh together into something very pretty. This is the style I call ‘paper onions’. These are paper hearts, strung on twine. I’d like to experiment with something other than twine though. Like this: Like Loading... Iron Craft Challenge #47 – Christmas Ornament Coasters This week for Iron Craft we were challenged to make something that could be used on our dining room or kitchen table. Inspired by some of the interesting felt coasters I’ve seen around the internet lately, I decided to make some that look like Christmas ornaments. I think the silver at the top really makes these. The basic shape of these is pretty simple, but you can make them as dressed up as much as you want by how you cut the pieces for the top layer. Felt Christmas Ornament Coasters Supplies: Heavy felt in various colors (Look for the felt that comes by the yard on bolts instead of the small squares of craft felt. Print out the Ornament Coaster Template. Now, with a pencil draw the design you want for your top layer on the smaller circle and cut it out. Use those pieces as patterns to cut out the shapes for the top layer of your coaster from the felt. Pin the pieces to the base. Using the matching thread top stitch them to the base very close to the edge of each piece.
border punched ornaments I was excited to get a chance to use the new interchangeable border punches from Fiskars. They function the same way as their regular border punches, except you can pop out different design cartridges so they store very compactly! I used them to spice up the popular paper strip ornaments. You can view full photos and details in my article here at Fiskars. Gnome Ornaments This week Iron Craft was all about wrapping gifts, ’tis the season right? I tend not to get very creative with my wrapping paper, I just buy the nicest I can find on sale after Christmas, but I do like to decorate my packages with ornaments. They can be used as the gift tag and are also a little bonus gift. If I can make the ornaments all the better. These could not be simpler to make and they turned out sweeter than I had imagined. If you want to use them as a gift tag, write the receivers name on the back with a thin tip sharpie. Supplies: small white Christmas ball (mine were smaller than an inch) red felt scissors red thread (optional) needle (optional) wire ornament hanger tacky glue small white “pearl” bead thin tipped Sharpie (optional) Cut a triangle from the red felt that is all over twice the height of the ball. When folded the triangle will make a pointy hat the fits on the ball. Glue the hat to the ball.
Today's crafts, paper tree - Craft of the Day, paper Christmas tree Det finns lite olika varianter på den här idén har jag sett (se t ex Ellas Inspiration, @ Down Under, Martha Stewart och Fru Fly). Mina pappergranar gjorde jag med hjälp av pepparkaksmått. Ett perfekt pyssel att göra tillsammans med barn. I’ve seen some variations on this theme online (see for example Ellas inspiration, @ Down Under, Martha Stewart and Fru Fly). Jag använde mig av min skärmatta, placerade pepparkaksformen ovanpå papperet bankade lite med en hammare för att markera formen. I used my cutting mat, placed the cookie cutter on top of the paper and pounded a bit with a hammer to mark the shape of the tree. Klipp eller skär ut en liten stjärna i gult eller vitt papper och skär en liten skåra i ena stjärnspetsen. / Cut out a small star in yellow or white paper and make a score in one of the points. Trä granarna i varandra och placera stjärnan i topp.
Santa gnomes (Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.) Often on Scandinavian Christmas ornaments Santa or tomtes are shown as just a beard, nose and large hat. This week’s ornament is based on that look. This ornament is so easy, you could whip out a bunch of them for gifts or to decorate packages in an afternoon. (click on any picture to see it bigger) Supplies: Scrap bulky yarn in white or grey (I used Lion Brand Homespun because it has a little texture to it.) four prong forktapestry or large eyed needlescissorscompassred feltfabric glue (Look for a strong quick drying glue like Beacon Fabri-Tac)8mm wooden bead (Don’t worry if it has a hole through it)red embroidery flosssewing needle 1. Cut another piece of yarn about 10 inches long and put on the tapestry needle. Wrap the ends of the yarn around so both sides of the yarn on the fork are wrapped in it.
D-I-Y: Loopy Christmas Balls | Laura Wears... DIY: Kissing clothespin caketopper Check out the my first DIY for Brooklyn Bride. So easy and simple. I thought it'd be nice as a caketopper or on favor bags. Handmade Hourglass Ornaments Today, I’m over at CraftSnob sharing a quick handmade ornament tutorial made with supplies you likely already have on hand. I guess you could consider me a major scrooge since I don’t really decorate for the holidays. Or any holiday. In the past couple of years (including this one) we’ve moved just before the holidays so I haven’t really had much time to prep for them. Also, I hate buying Christmas decorations. We’ve always been really low on storage space (until now – we have nearly 1300 sq feet of storage space in our new place!) My mom was always a huge decorator for the holidays & I have such fond memories helping my mom decorate the Christmas tree. Click here to see the full tutorial at CraftSnob.
DIY vintage inspired baubles Last week I showed you the vintage Christmas tree decorations that I bought from Sunbury antiques market and on Sunday I showed you the gorgeous vintage Christmas tree decorations from Citrus and Orange and Loretoidas. Inspired by all these vintage baubles I decided to paint cheap plastic silver baubles with nail polish and dust them in vintage glitter to match my Vintage Christmas theme. I love how the polish gives them a worn look but still gives them a little shimmer and is a great way to use up old nail polish! I was also lucky enough to find some old metal glitter in my craft boxes which adds to their vintage look. If you can't find metal glitter try using a course glitter instead. Here's how... DIY vintage inspired baubles Tools and Materials Plastic silver baublesNail polishPVA glueCourse silver glitterSmall paint brush DIY vintage inspired baubles, How-to step by step Have a sweet day!
Book Page Wreath / Other Projects Difficulty Rating: Beginner I am loving all of the beautiful book page wreaths I've seen popping up all over the place. So I decided I needed to create one for myself ... Fiskars-style! Running border punches along the edges of each page adds gorgeous texture. Begin with a chipboard base. Tear out pages from a book (mine is from the dollar store) and run a border punch along the straight edge of each page. You can use the pages at the size they come or trim down for a smaller wreath. I rolled the page in one time and accordion "folded" the rest. Glue sections along the edge of your wreath base being sure to get glue in between the layers. Once you get to the center, fold your tab through the center and glue to the back to cover the chipboard. At this point you will want to go back and fill in spots with individual sections to get the wreath full and evenly spread.
DIY Make Modern Paper Ornaments Christmas Having completed yards of modern paper holiday garland, I wanted to create some more paper decorations to maintain the look and colors throughout my home. I tried making paper snowflakes from the colored cardstock, but they didn't really work. So, I experimented a bit with different sizes, and came up with a more polished decoration with a mid-century vibe. Materials 12 x 12" cardstock (in the scrapbooking aisle at the craft store)Paper cutter or scissors and rulerBinder clips1/4" hole punch 1/4" metal eyelet kit (in the sewing notions section, might be called grommets) and hammer or white glue 1. 2. 3. 4. The eyelets create the perfect space from which to hang the ornaments. It was created using 1" strips, cut to 10", 8", and 6 3/4". To hang, just slip some white thread or monofilament (fishing line) through the eyelet or under one edge. Do you remember some holiday crafts from your childhood that still work for adults in 2010? Season's Greetings! Material : paper
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