How to Make Clothing Buttons from Shrink Plastic… This tutorial is an old one of mine that’s too good not to share again. Since posting the first time, I’ve had lots of questions about these buttons which will hopefully be answered in this revised post. Equipment Some handy notes: 1. Single hole, hole punch (like this one here). 2. 3. Okay.. lets get started! Tracing tips: You can use either coloured pencils or permanent pens. Words must be writted backwards in order to be readable. Shrinking the buttons: To shrink the buttons, you can use an oven or a heat gun (the kind used for embellishing). After the buttons have twisted and twirled, and are LYING FLAT, it’s time to take them out. Note: If the skrinking is taking too long, you may need to turn your oven up. Here’s a short little stop-motion to make sure you’ve got the gist of how easy this is! Shrink Paper {here} Circle Punch {here} Hole punch {here} Pens {here} Update: I’ve made a video to show how to shrink the buttons using a craft embellishment heat gun.
Kimanh Hi my name's Kimanh. New Uses for Old Things: Kids Edition. Stuff to Make in my Old Age / Paper medallion wall hanging. Made out of text book pages! Crafty Nest. You knew i was going to make one. They are all over pinterest.... (i still am not signed up for pinterest because i don't have time for one more thing but browsing is fun!) So we made one. i took a box of 64 crayons and took out the blacks and browns.i used another small box and doubled up on the good colors i liked and hot glued them to the top of our canvas. then we turned our blow dryer to hot on high. not long after you set the hair dryer by the crayons they get shiny and then the wax starts to melt! And it dries really quickly too. seriously. what could be happier than this?? GREAT project. loved it today is the first FULL day with ALL my kids in ALL day school.yeah...i am smiling as i type that. it's good. it's quiet. i am rockin' it. removing wallpaper.....making code for craft weekend stuff.....doing my hair....going to lunch..... it's all good. hooray for school!
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Paper-Doily Wreath - Introduction - MarthaStewart.com. A delicate-looking wreath that creates the magical effect of candles flickering in the snow is easy to make and surprisingly sturdy. Wreath frames are strung with twinkling lights that are nestled in frothy, doilylike paper bouquet holders known as "Biedermeiermanschetten.
" Tools and Materials 24-inch wreath form, from mainewreathco.com30-inch wreath form, from mainewreathco.com24-gauge wireWhite spray paint20-foot strand of white holiday lightsScissorsPaper bouquet holders (we used ten 8.8-inch ones, twenty 6.4-inch ones, twenty 4.8-inch ones, and fifty 3.2-inch ones), from germanplaza.com Paper-Doily Wreath How-To 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Tissue Paper Rosette Topiary. I love all of the Valentine's Day crafts I have been seeing everywhere in blog land. So I wanted to make something. I saw these cute tissue paper rosettes here and I knew exactly what I wanted to make with them.
I am obsessed with topiaries so I decided to make one using the rosettes. The total for the topiary was around $13. Here is what you need to make the topiary: 5" foam ball1 roll of crepe paperA fun vase or bowl for the base of the topiary and a foam square - Mine is from HL.A 12" dowel for the topiary stickMoss to top the baseRibbonGlue gun First I made the rosettes for the topiary ball. Crumple it up to give it some texture. Start on one side and make small rolls. Then continue to roll. Then you hot glue it to the foam ball. Once the ball is finished you can make the topiary. The next step is inserting the dowel. Take out the dowel and put some hot glue in the hole and then reinsert the dowel. Next is the topiary ball. I added a cute Valentine's Day ribbon. I am linking to. Tutorial: How to Make a Pomander Flower Ball.
DIY Leather Bow Cuff. Back in January wen I went thrift shopping with a bunch of awesome ALT ladies, I picked up a really rad bow-inspired belt. I’m not sure why I never included a pic of the belt here because it’s awesome. You can sort of see it in this outfit, but the lighting isn’t great. Anyway, that’s what spurred this cuff. Plus the fact that Chris & I bought a cow & a half worth of leather the other day. I’m very pleased with the end result of this little project. Now without any further ado, here’s the tutorial. hammersharp scissorshole punch 1/4 inch & 1/8 inchclamp or bulldog clipdouble-stick tapebutton-stud1-2 ounce leather 10×3 inchesleather needle (not pictured)waxed linen thread or artificial sinew (not pictured) Cut out your pattern pieces, affix double-stick tape to the back & place on your leather. Punch holes in designated spots on pattern. Sew through middle holes with needle & thread, starting from the front, weaving in & out.
High/Low Food/Drink: What to Do With Used Wine Corks (and a Trip Down Memory Lane) Have you ever enjoyed a bottle of wine with loved ones, and then kept the cork as a memento? Well, we've done that for every bottle of wine for the past 2 years and collected them in a huge, tall, clear vase - which was now overflowing. (We weren't kidding when we said during the last post that we loved red wine!)
So I decided to make a corkboard out of them. First, I sorted the corks by size (small, large, and miscellaneous for odd-sized corks). This made it easier to match and fit the corks on the board. Then I refashioned this Ikea frame (the glass had broken) by turning it backwards (so I had the deeper area to fit the corks). I loved how the board turned out (I ended up using 197 corks, including beer and champagne corks plus the 2 French Laundry clothes pins). Megan Baehr (nonesuchgarden)
Dandy the Lion Wool Felt Designer Plush Doll by nonesuchgarden. Minis. DIY - Tutorial - How to make a leather bow cuff bracelet. You will need : - A piece of leather, approx. 22cm x 10cm (approx. 8.7" x 4") - Scissors - Leather glue or super glue - Thread - A snap button 1. Cut an oval piece of leather, approx. 22cm x 10cm (approx. 8.7" x 4"). You can make it longer or smaller, depending on the size of your wrist. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. And Voila!
Please let me know if something is unclear or if you have any question regarding this tutorial. Have a lovely day! Most favorited last 7 days - page 2. Make-up Magnet Board. We all know with craft blogs that original ideas are often hard to come by, we find ideas we love and make them our own but we didn't come up with the idea ourselves.
I feel like I've finally done something original here and I'm excited about it. I'll show you the finished product and then explain. Behold my Make-up Magnet Board. I have a friend who is beautiful and stylish and has always loved make-up but recently took a course that intensified her love. Her renewed interest has worn off on me and it made me remember eye shadows I'd hidden away that were gathering dust. The basket was a mess and I was overwhelmed with all my choices never knowing what to use, digging through to see what I had and find what I wanted was a pain. I painted it (The hard way, with a brush instead of spray paint. I went to the hardware store and picked up some metal and had them cut it to fit inside my frame.
Here comes the brilliant part though. Next I wanted a place to store my brushes and liners though. Tuesday Tutorial: Paper Lantern Ornaments. Want a cute, simple decoration that you can make in minutes? These paper lanterns are perfect for the upcoming holiday season or as an everyday decoration! What a great way to add color to a room or to your holiday table :) Make a bunch and string them together as a garland, or put a bunch in a bowl, or in a hurricane glass in a bathroom or guestroom.
You could also mail them (flat, before unfolding them ;)) to a friend as a fun "Merry Christmas" gift with quick instructions on how to unfold them. I decided to use holiday paper, but was thinking these would also be fun as everyday decorations with leftover scraps of scrapbooking paper or found/vintage paper. What you'll need: - Paper - enough to cut 15 strips - ½"x4" (7.5"x4") - 2 small brads - Ruler, 1/16" hole punch or pushpin to poke holes, exacto blade or rotary cutter and a cutting mat 1. 2. 3.
(Back) 4. 5. 6. These would make a great garland - I strung a few together and they looked fabulous! Fun with plasti-dip « Fellow Creatives. Craft Meet-Up, Craftivity For our first meet-up the craft of choice was PLASTI-DIP , a rubberizing paint, normally used to coat tool handles and such. Inspired by beautiful plasti-dipped origami; my heart raced with the possibilities of all the chincey knick knacks that could be turned chic with one dip. Fellow creative Kelsey from Minted Life saw the same vision and a craft meet-up date was set. FC crafters brought tons of fun objects, keys, twigs, origami, paper balls and figurines to dip. A big thank you to all the FC craft crew for making this event awesome. Here are the results: Here’s How to Dip: Warning! Lessons learned: Plasti-dip takes longer to dry in rainy weather. Now you can mix your own colors and plasti dip comes in a spray too!
The cherry blossom lantern. With Chinese New Year just roaring in in just a few days, this seems apt. This one's from Joey. "Here's the Ikea hack I did on the Regolit lamp! I needed a soft glowy light source for the corner of my sitting room, but it has got to be cheapest possible, since we are on a budget....and it's t.i.g.h.t...so I remembered this lantern from Ikea. And I personalized it to suit the oriental feel of my home by painting cherry blossom branches on it, then later attached faux cherry blossom blooms onto those branches. " See more of Joey's cherry blossom lantern and other hacks . I also take this opportunity to wish all my Chinese readers (and those celebrating it!) ^ well-wishes for happiness and prosperity *red packets filled with money. Build a Stone Bath Mat. Paper-Napkin Decoupage Eggs. Pop-out Photos Tutorial « Stitch-Craft. AP Photo/Holly Ramer I’ve written a tutorial for the pop-out/3-D pictures I’ve been making as gifts.
You can read my AP story here. (I always find it funny to see where the craft stories I write for AP end up. It gets sent out as part of our “lifestyles” package. Some websites put it under “health.” Wednes-diy | Free People Clothing Boutique Blog. UPDATE: This post originally ran on March 23 2011, but with summer winding down we wanted to bring it back up for some late summer inspiration! A fellow fp girl sent this to me a couple weeks back and i’ve been thinking about it ever since! I can think of a million reasons why these would be awesome… as apartment décor, as outdoor party décor, and – wouldn’t they be the best thing EVER for camping in general or at a festival? Just let them sit in the sun all day, and they’ll last all night! I am absolutely going to make some to bring with me to bonnaroo this year. you can buy a sun jar here, but you can make your own for much cheaper!
What you need: a mason jar with a clear glass lid like this one from ikea, a solar garden light like the ones pictured above, which i found here, adhesive and glass frosting spray. start by spraying the inside of the jar with the frosting spray – this will help diffuse the light and give it a warm glow. don’t spray the lid though! Last image. Toilet Paper Roll Categorically Crafting Show. Since we celebrated Earth Day this month, I thought we should see a few "recycling" ideas. Last week was crafts with cans. This week, let's see what we create with the empty toilet paper (and paper towel) rolls. What projects have you created using yours?
Here are a few I've found! Jump back! Not only is TP roll art sophisticated enough for the master bedroom, it is classy enough for the fireplace mantle. Something Wonderful has two brilliant ideas for using TP rolls - to organize cords and to act as little packages. How cute is this giraffe made from TP rolls? Pretty little flowers all over the walls can be made with humble TP rolls. Use your TP rolls to decorate a frame link (Kevin and) Gillian did.
You will never guess what this mini-book is made out of! If you are a very patient and precise person, try this cut out tree branches from the TP roll. Please join your crafty post if, and only if, it corresponds with the category and theme of TOILET PAPER AND PAPER TOWEL ROLLS! Home Work - The TP Flower Project. Paint Chip Wall Art. Tutorial: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk | oh my! handmade goodness. Make It and Love It: Glass Etching. Custom Knife Blades, Blade Grinds, Geometry, Steel Types, Finishes.
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