Free Craft eBooks - FaveCrafts.com Earcuff TUTORIAL!!! (on BIG demand) - JEWELRY AND TRINKETS I started making ear cuffs half a week ago, and already LOTS of people were asking me to make a tutorial.I made two.One on the basic cuff, just to get the hang of it, and one more expanded, where you can use your own imagination. What you need: The 18g wire can also be 20g 1. Cut from the 18g wire a piece of 2,5" Bend the right end 3/4" 180° upwards. Do the same with the left end, downwards. Make a loop to the right with the round nose pliers out of the upper end. Do the same with the lower end, to the left, in opposite direction. Bend the side parts backwards around round nose pliers or a pencil. Ready! 2. Cut from the 18g wire a longer piece f.e. 5" Bend the right end 180° upwards. Bend the left part 180° downwards, but see that the middle part is app. 1" Finish the upper end by making curls and loops with the round nose pliers. Bend the lower part 90° downwards in the middle. From this point I turned the piece around. Bend the wire further to hold the bead in it's place. Done!
How To: Hand Sewing, Without The Knot 05 Apr 2013 April 5, 2013 We’re brushing the dust off our sewing skills and revisiting some essential techniques in sewing to share with you! Whether you’ve just begun sewing or have been stitching for decades, it’s always good to reassess your techniques and see what’s new in the sewing world. We’re scrubbing the web for sewing techniques and today’s technique is a fun alternative to the traditional hand-sewing knot. Your hand-sewing (and knotting) techniques usually differ between projects, as your need for a secure knot can vary on a sliding scale. In just three easy steps, you can create a knot that is secure without the hanging tail, particularly important if your fabric will be flattened for display or stitched over for quilting. We love this hand-sewing technique — what’s your favorite way to start off a knot? About the Author handmadecharlotte Handmade Charlotte offers a daily dose of DIY craft projects and design inspiration to help families live each day to the fullest.
>How-To: Newsprint Manicure « A Pretty Penny I saw this newsprint manicure over on The Daily Nail and thought it was adorable (especially for bookworms and word lovers like myself). I did a little Google detective work to see how to recreate it, and was surprised at how easy it is! All of the tutorials I found called for vodka or other clear distilled spirits, but we were fresh out. I used isopropyl alcohol instead, and it seemed to get the job done. I tried a quick and dirty version this afternoon to share it with you: Like this: Like Loading...
How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden Good news and bad news. I had planned to film a short video showing you how to make a pallet garden, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I was stapling the landscape fabric onto the pallet when it started drizzling and got really windy. So keep reading my pallet loving friends, instructions on how to make your own pallet garden are just a few lines away… Find a Pallet The first thing you need to do is–obviously–find a pallet. Don’t just take the first pallet you find. Collect Your Supplies For this project, you’ll need the pallet you found, 2 large bags of potting soil, 16 six packs of annual flowers (one six pack per opening on the face of the pallet, and two six packs per opening on the top of the completed pallet garden), a small roll of landscape fabric, a staple gun, staples, and sand paper. Get Your Pallet into Shape Once you’ve dragged your pallet home, give it a once over. Let the Stapling Begin! Lay the pallet face down. Now for the sides. Now for the Fun Part–Planting!
DIY Basics: Wire Word Accessories For this week’s DIY basic, we’re getting wordy with it. Wordy accessories, that is. You’ve likely seen your share of personalized bracelets, rings, and necklaces a la the famous Carrie necklace from Sex and the City. Materials: - needle nose pliers - wire cutters - copper or brass wire (available on Amazon) - copper, brass, or gold-plated chain Gather your materials. Write or print out the word you’ll be creating a wire pendant out of. Then simply take your wire and hold it one end and “trace” your word with the end using your needle nose pliers. Cut off at the end once you’re done and curl the end in a little bit. Such a fun DIY twist on the word necklace! As you can see, we nerded out and used Brit’s Twitter handle as our “word” of choice. You can also make a really sweet bracelet using just the wire. This would make a beautiful bridesmaid gift. And as a cake or cupcake topper with words of gratitude, encouragement, or love. Lastly, the wire word art that inspired our post!
DIY: Tutorial - Framed Vertical Succulent Garden... ...or as I like to call it, Living Art! UPDATE 3.19.11: It's filling in... I have a small pile of vintage frames collecting dust so I thought I'd use one to make a hanging succulent garden. I didn't have much luck finding one particular tutorial that best suited my needs so I gathered mental notes from a few sites, measured my frame and went off to the hardware store with little more than a concept of how it was all going to come together. My Supplies: 1- Vintage frame with a 16" x 20" interior opening 1- 20"x24" piece of 1" Chicken Wire 1- 9' long piece of 2"x"2" 1 - 22"x 26" piece of oak plywood for the backing a bunch of nails (some 2 1/2 " & some 1") 1 spray can of clear satin water based outdoor Varathane Diamond Spar Urethane ~10 lbs of cactus soil 50+ succulent clippings Tools: Work Gloves Wire cutters Hammer First, I applied about 4 coats of Spar Urethane varnish to the front and back of the frame. Then, Farilla secured the plywood to the wood strips with the 1" nails.
DIY Gucci Tassel Belt When Erica and I spotted tassels, tassels, tassels and more tassels accessorizing the Spring 2011 collections, there was no doubt that we wanted to do a DIY incorporating this beloved fringe ornament. Inspired by the tassels seen in Sonia Rykiel and Gucci‘s Spring Collections, we’ll teach you how to make a tassel belt with leather and a few items from the hardware store. You’ll start by first cutting fringe into the leather in order to make the tassels. Draw a line 1/4″ from the edge of the length of the leather, which will serve as a guideline. Using the ruler draw parallel lines about 1/8″ apart, along the width of the leather. Carefully cut along those lines, stopping at the guideline each time. Add any combination of beads and nuts to the end of the rope, making sure to string the large nut lastly with the opening facing out. Close and secure the tassel with just a few drops of glue. Repeat on the other side of your rope and voila! (all images by HonestlyWTF)
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