Japanese craft books Well, I did it. I survived another long school summer holiday. My ears and my nerves are battered and shattered but I survived. Just. Anybody else find being a parent hard sometimes ? Good, I thought so. Did you feel it ? Anyway, at last I can feel my crafting mojo returning, I sat in the garden yesterday and sewed a little sewing, mini tissue holders for Molly and her friend Ellie to put in their school bags. I also at last had time to peruse the pages of my latest Cotton Time mag, I love these simple embroidery ideas, and there's some lovely linen work too, nice linen seems so hard to get hold of in the U.K, anybody know any good suppliers ? Some nice applique, and lots of shopping bag ideas. There are also some very cute softies there are pattern pieces for Red Riding Hood, but no instructions, but I guess she 's simple enough to put together. And how about this little sweetie I love his little apron. Available from e-bay amazonjp and Superbuzzy usually stock these mags too.
REinventa12 | recicla, crea y decora Hank and Hunt - HOME - HOW TO MAKE ANIMATED DIY IMAGES Hello! Today I thought I'd share a little trick of mine for diys. How do I make those little animated GIFS of my DIY projects? The first thing you need to do is set up for the shoot. Set your starting photo, here I used scissors. For those who want to attempt this at home, download the images HERE: Open Photoshop. Now, place IMAGE 2 by using FILE / PLACE and selecting your image. Repeat for IMAGE 3 and IMAGE 4. Reorder your layers, we want IMAGES 1, 2, 3, 4, 3 (copy), 2 (copy) from bottom to top. Here comes the fun part. Click on the little text paragraph in the upper right corner of the animation window (I don't know what it is) and select MAKE FRAMES FROM LAYERS. Now we adjust the seconds each frame will play. Hit play and do a happy dance. Now, let's save our masterpiece. You will need to change the file type to GIF. Upload this awesomeness to your next DIY post and you are sure to amaze your readers.
Macrame - friendship-bracelets.net/macrame The most central in macrame is of course the knots. I will list some of the most common knots I know. The square knot The square knot is the most basic knot used in macrame. Chinese crown knot A decorative knot. Double half hitch A well used knot in macrame, especially in the art of friendship braceltets. Reverse double half hitch A reversed double half-hitch knot. Lark head This knot is very useful when starting a new work. Overhand knot This knot is often used to finish macrame work so the rest of the knots dont get untied by mistake. Pea knot A decorative knot giving structure to any macrame work. Spiral knot The first half of a square knot.
{DIY} Fishtail Bracelet - Typical House Cat These DIY fishtail bracelets were a product of my impatience. I ordered a bunch of Chinese knotting cord to make this necklace and the cord arrived a couple of days before the rest of the supplies I needed. I immediately became obsessed with it, making all sort of macramé and friendship bracelets. If you’ve been following DIY blogs then you’ve seen plenty of macramé lately but hopefully, this is the first time you are seeing the fishtail or herringbone weave. You will need: 30 inches of Rattail or faux-suede cord80 inches of .8mm Chinese knotting cord (for a six-inch wrist, if you have a larger wrist I would add 10-15 inches of knotting cord per inch.)A stand-out button or hex nutA thread burnerA small box lidSome scrap rattail or yarn Fold the rattail for the bracelet in half and tie a knot so that you have a loop, keeping in mind the size of the button you are using as the clasp. Wrap it around your box lid length-wise and secure it with a double knot so it looks like this. That’s it!
Crème de la Craft | DIY projects made from everyday objects. I am still a little old-fashioned when it comes to taking notes and I usually have at least two pocket notebooks in my purse at all times (one for craft ideas and the other for making to do lists). I realized that I am also very picky when it comes to choosing the perfect notebook, and for those of you who are like me, I've got a solution for you! Follow the directions below to make your own personalized, budget-friendly pocket journal out of cereal boxes inspired by my favorite Moleskine notebooks. Choose your favorite decorative paper and a stylish button to create the perfect notebook that suits your own style. Materials: • Cereal box (1 cereal box makes 2 notebooks. Steps: • Cut out the cereal box to create the cover for your notebook.
Decoración, craft, hecho a mano, restauracion muebles, casas pequeñas, boda: Tutorial: Cortinas de papel Si tenéis a mano un periódico viejo y unas tijeras, y todavía os queda alguna cortina que poner en casa, os podéis animar con esta idea Es un proyecto un poco efímero.. pero para un tiempo, os sirve para salir del paso. Y quién dice cortinas.. dice lámparas... DIY Inspiration: Wooden Tape Dispenser Love washi tape? Perhaps you have a growing collection and need a way to organize it? (If not, pop on over to Omiyage and get yourself some!) Why not make your own? We love this wooden tape dispenser from Paperama. Her simple instructions teach you how to build a dispenser perfect for 7 rolls of tape - customize the size if your washi tape collection is larger (or smaller). While you're there, take some time to poke around Kasa's blog. Omiyage.ca carries mt washi masking tape in over 50 colours and patterns.
Cold Hands Warm Heart: Sewing Tips for Beginners I don’t consider myself the best in the world at sewing, however, I have been doing it for quite a few years now and have learned a few things over the years that I feel are worth sharing (Side note: I started sewing at around age 8 when my Grandma gave me an old sewing box of hers. Back then my sewing projects mainly consisted of cutting the legs off my jeans and then sewing up the bottom to make a ridiculously ugly denim purse. I thought I was awesome and those denim bags would be my claim to fame one day). If you are like me and are self-taught at sewing then you know that it is a gradual process that includes stumbling upon random bits of information that, over time, improve your technique and skill level. Here is a list of things I wish I would have known sooner and some Blog articles that have helped me along the way: 1) The importance of ironing and steaming your projects 2) Interfacing…My new best friend This zipper pouch is not interfaced. 3) Using straight pins
untitled Life’s been beautiful, crazy, time zapping, confusing, frustrating, but most of all a real blessing. Our little guy is growing nicely, new born niggles and all (read: help! I often have no idea what’s wrong and feel like I should!) I have to admit that one of the biggest issues since Miles has joined our family is the guilt I feel not having as much time with my biggest monkey. Any way, it is what it is, and instead of feeling guilty about it I thought it would be a good idea to come up with some ideas of quality time that I can spend with Layla for the next 30 days. (Image source: Pinterest) Day 1 tied in nicely with our ‘stand in’ Granny coming over for some tea and because I’d kind of missed her birthday last week we decided it would be good to throw her a tea party… with us decorating Marie biscuits for the tea (I was going to do cupcakes but ran out of time and the biscuits were perfect actually). Layla loved this activity. Love the chubby little fingers with all that colour!