Felt Ogee Ornament Tutorial

I woke up this morning with an image in my head of a felt snowflake. So I asked my kids to make a few traditional fold and cut paper snowflakes for me before they left for school. I wanted to use them as templates for my idea. Instead, my 10 yr old showed me a 3D paper snowflake they had made in his art class. I loved the beauty and simplicity of it, so I changed my course! After some quick google research, I’ve found that apparently this particular 3D Paper Snowflake is quite prevalent on the internet. …it worked! Step 1: Cut one 6″x 6″ square of felt. Step 2: Using a straight edge and an Xacto knife, cut along the first line from the corner to about 1/4″ from the diagonal line. Repeat until all cuts have been made, keeping the felt intact at each corner on the diagonal line. Step 3: Lift the corners of the center square and hand stitch the ends together with matching thread. Step 4: Turn the piece over and lift the corners of the second square.

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DIY: Tote bag I really do try to avoid them, politely declining at grocery stores and opting to bring my own. But no matter how hard I try, my drawer of disposable plastic shopping bags runneth over. While the bags make great garbage can liners, I wanted to find a use for the totes that was a bit more permanent. Lucky for me, I found the answer in a workshop held by London-based Jennifer Pirtle, who founded the craft activity workshop, The Make Lounge, earlier this year. One recent Saturday morning, she showed me and some other eager recyclers how to turn our cast-off plastic bags into a stylish reusable tote. Follow these instructions to turn your unwanted plastic into a handy dandy shopping sack.

celebrate the boy tutorial: basic boys wallet I first want to say thank you to Dana and Rae for hosting such an awesome event. If you haven't been indulging in all the fun already, go check out both of their blogs for lots of great inspiration. There has already been so many great ideas! 18 DIY Christmas Ornaments to Make This Season Christmas Growing up, we had a tradition in my family where every member of the family received a new ornament on Christmas Eve, usually based on something eventful from the past year. When I moved out and got married, I had 19 years worth (yes, I married young!) of ornaments.

Quilts - Page 2 Mathematical Quilts Some of my work... Lutes of Pythagoras - Pythagoras was born on the island of Samos in 570 B.C. DIY Paper Wheels Backdrop Ruffled I received a few emails asking for a tutorial on the accordion flower backdrop seen on this gorgeous DIY wedding, and here it is! We made them in two different ways: one like the ones seen at BHLDN, and an easier version of them without the handles (as you may remember seeing a similar one from this project we posted a while ago). Version 1 (simple, without handles): What you’ll need: - 1/8″ hole punch - Glue - 3 sheets of paper (8.5″x11″) per fan Felting Project: A Rug! This is the most beautiful felt project we’ve seen. Strips of felt are wrapped around each other with hot glue to create this amazing swirled effect. What a great project for a snowed-in weekend and a movie marathon with the family. The kids could even help cut strips and decide on color combination while you operate the hot glue gun. Would you attempt something like this?

A new turn for the ReMake It trash can - plastic bags! Hello all! I'm back this week with a DIY on my first ReMake It! trash can project: Plastic Bag Trash Can Materials: ReMake It plastic bag trash can frame A few plastic bags (we used 2) Scissors Ruler Time: About an hour 1) Find some colorful plastic grocery bags. 2010 Finished Projects This quilt is available for purchase in my Etsy Store. SOLD Flea Market Fancy Quilt (September 2010) Plastic Bag Crafts » Blog Archive » How to crochet plarn coasters Crochet drink coasters using plarn. Make them a bit larger to use them as mats under potted plants. Materials needed

23.0 Mathematics and German « Scientific Quilter I really really want to do this pattern that I found from a link off of a link to a site in Germany. At least the website is German and also English. And the pattern is also in English. I’ve never bought a pattern overseas before, but this would be totally worth it.