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Dyed Buttons

Dyed Buttons
Dyeing buttons and beads is fun and easy to do, enabling you to get the exact color you want whether using the buttons and beads on a coat, a pillow cover or in a necklace. They also look beautiful in a vase as part of a flower arrangement, helping the flowers to stand tall. Most buttons and beads are made out of nylon and Rit is one of the few dyes that will color these materials (it also dyes wood buttons!). That means you can transform plain buttons and beads into colorful accents that match or coordinate with whatever you are making. Prep, dye and rinse time: 30 minutes You’ll Need White nylon-based plastic buttons or beadsRit Dye, liquid or powderMeasuring cupMeasuring spoonsPlastic containersSpoonRubber glovesPlastic table coverPaper towels Step by Step Cover work surface with a plastic table cover.

Easy Stamped Coasters I’m trying to simplify my life in a lot of ways. One of those ways is using things I already have on hand instead of buying new things. I’ve had these coasters for years but they were a little too plain for my taste. It was time I added a little pizazz to them. This project took me under 10 minutes, which is a good thing since that’s all the time I had today. Here are the flower coasters. And the tree coasters. I’m pleased with how they turned out and that they have a bit of pizazz now. Do you want to check out more ideas for coasters? I’m linking to these awesome link parties:Making Monday Marvelous at C.R.A.F.T.Made By You Monday at Skip to my LouMomspiration Monday at Moms By HeartShow and Share Day at Just A GirlGet Your Craft On at Today’s Creative BlogTransformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic CottageHookin Up With HOH at House of HepworthsTip Me Tuesday at TIp Junkie

Pot Holder Uses How to Burn an OS X Lion Boot Disc When Apple’s OS X Lion debuts in July, it’ll only be available through Apple’s Mac App Store. No retail copies, no white-edged Apple-gray install DVDs—just an install file you’ll purchase and pull down by conjuring the App Store from your Mac’s dock and perusing “New and Noteworthy” for a picture of Apple’s new tawny-maned kitty. Oh, and you’ll need at least 2GB of memory, 4GB of install space and to be running the very latest version of OS X Snow Leopard in the bargain to make it all work. So what about performing a clean install? (PHOTOS: 15 Fantastic Gadgets for Father’s Day) According to tech blog Egg Freckles, yes you can. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Of course you won’t be able to do any of that until July-something-or-other when Lion actually hits. MORE: An ‘Onlion’ Release for Apple’s Next OS

Bloom, Bake & Create » Blog Archive » Ice Fabric Dyeing Did you say you don’t have snow and want to do some dyeing? Well, before I put up my dyeing stuff, I thought I’d try one more type of dyeing – ice dyeing. For those of us who don’t have snow or would like to try this in the summer, this is an alternative. Please read my getting started and my fabric dye precautions posts before attempting this or any fabric reactive dye project. Since Judi had suggested I set my fabric up out of the dye, I tried that this time. Folded fabric on rack I topped the fabric with ice cubes. Ice cubes on top of fabric I then sprinkled dye powder over the snow. Green, Raspberry and Yellow Dyes over ice cubes Follow procedures as other dyeing. After 24 hours Now to rinse, wash and dry. And this is what I got from this ice dyeing. Finished Ice Dyed Fabric I am so pleased with this piece.

Simply Vintagegirl Blog & Blog Archive & Tutorial: How to Make... - StumbleUpon 29 May 2010 These elegant fabric flowers are very simple to make . . . and only take a few basic supplies. The finished product is delightfully lovely, and at times can look like a real flower! Every flower will turn out differently and that is part of the beauty! If you haven’t used those tea lights in a while, now’s the time! I hope you enjoy making these as much as we do . . . below are instructions with pictures on how to make your own. Supplies: · Synthetic Silky Fabric · Scissors · Candle (preferably a tea light) Additional supplies: · Needle and Thread, Glue Dots or Glue Gun · Buttons and/or Beads Directions: 1. Make the largest one’s diameter about half an inch larger than you want the diameter of the flower, as the petals will end up shrinking a bit. 2. You can also cut around the pattern and skip the drawing part, it just might not be as uniform . . . but with these, uniform isn’t necessary. 3. Cut just inside the drawn lines to make a circle out of the fabric. 4. 5.

Spring Scrapbook Paper Tree Hello fellow crafters! Tristin and I were invited to be today's featured guest blogger over at Everyday Mom Ideas! We were thrilled with this wonderful opportunity, and wanted to share with the readers over there one of our trees from the collection we're currently doing. This second tree is very similar to the first one. I'm sorry! (Since this is a guest post on a different blog, and the concept is similar to the first tree.. Thanks, Julia, for having us on your blog!

DIY iPhone Wallet Tutorial A while back I got a really cool case for my iPhone on one of those "deal of the day websites". It was awesome because it not only held my phone, but it also had pockets for my driver's license and debit card. I could even squeeze a little cash in there. I didn't have to take the phone out to use the camera and it was super cute. It was practically perfect in every way. This may sound a tiny bit dramatic, but it was a life changing purchase for me. EDITED TO ADD: I have worked and worked to perfect three versions of my iPhone pattern and find an easier way to make them available to y'all. iPhone Wallet Tutorial Supplies: 1/4 yard of main fabric scraps of coordinating fabric for the flap {or just use your main fabric again} magnetic purse snap closure {available at most craft stores} inexpensive plastic case that fits your phone coordinating embroidery floss & needle E6000 craft glue STEP 1: Print out pattern pieces and cut out your fabric. I'll be linking this project up to:

How to make sew-in magnets... (..when you've accidentally botched a large-ish and expensive import order). What I wanted was THESE - And what I got were THESE super-sticky non-pvc-coated magnet snaps. (Those are heavy 12-inch tailors shears they're holding up, folks!). My suppliers in Asia are not particularly interested in a return or swap arrangement, so I'm making the best of the situation and playing with my new friends, the magnets. Super-Sarah wants to make fridge-magnets out of them. In fabric heavier than quilting cotton, I reckon they'd be fine to be placed directy on the (wrong side of) fabric and "trapped" with a layer of fabric sewn over the back of them. On the fine cotton and silk that I was trying to sew, I thought they showed through a little too much without a bit of softening, so I made my own "sew-in" magnets! I laid the magnets on a scrap of light fusible interfacing. Folded it over. Pressed the interfacing to fuse it... ...to both sides of the magnets. Ok... so we're into another tutorial now.

Furniture Re-Vamp x four! Whenever I am about to get super busy I tend to have some down time leading up to it, and in my head when I have down time the only sensible thing to do is fill up said down time with things that have been on my to do list for months, thereby turning down time into busy time...it's a terrible habit/cycle and I need to learn to relax and do nothing! Impossible with my personality. Quite the curse, methinks. This "down time" was filled with furniture painting. I originally planned to do 5 pieces but only got around to 4. You know the saying the cobbler's child never has shoes? I think they look much fresher with the metal around the base removed and a new coat of light paint...hmmm?? I love the photos we keep on the tops of them... The next two were chests of drawers in our living room and master bedroom, respectively. Now, our master bedroom chest took MUCH longer than I wanted and envisioned, and it was quite the uphill battle. Cool, right? Got this skull on the streets of Bali.

button ring tutorial | Craftaholics Anonymous™ I work with a group of 8-11 year old girls at church. My partner and I are always looking for ways to teach the girls life skills and to have fun together. I came up with this simple button ring to teach the girls how to sew a button and then make a cute ring out of it. But honestly, I think it’s pretty darn cute too! While we were home for Christmas, I scored some of my Grandma’s vintage fabric {yeah, I about peed my pants when I got it! So excited to create with some yummy vintage threads}and I used little corners of it for these rings. Here’s another one I made. But you’ll be so proud of me, I have the tutorial already done. Supplies: buttons, vintage ones would be awesome! Cut a small piece of fabric, just big enough to work with and bigger than your button. Sew on the button. (if you need a separate tutorial on sewing a button, just let me know ;) Here’s my sewn button. Wrap the elastic cord around your finger and tie a knot. Trim the excess cord down. Share and Enjoy

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