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Woolen Picture. Flowers.
You'll need: Photo frame with clips; Fusible webbing; Scissors; Tweezers; Wool of the following colours: white, light-yellow, different shades of green and red. Instructions Paint a white background of your picture. Pulling the woolen thread from the skein, fluff it a little with your fingers and lay it on the base, fix the first layer with glue. At the bottom of the picture, make a mixture of yellow and white wool, starting with half of the picture. Lay the grass in pieces of wool, r...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 11:42 PM
Picture From Threads for Beginners "Cherry"
You'll need: Base for your picture; Thin stick; Glue; Scissors; Pencil; Red, black, light-green,dark-green and brown threads. Instructions Take a square piece of hardboard and draw a picture of cherries with a simple pencil. At the initial stages of training, you need to take such drawings that have simple geometric shapes. Now turn to the formation of the contour of the image. Apply glue directly to the graphic drawing. And glue the black thread. Use a long thin skewer so that the co...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:39 AM
Three Layers Tray
You'll need: 3 Nested square wood trays: 14", 10", 8" Wood blocks: one 4" two 3" two 2 1/2" two 2" one 1 3/4" Acrylic paint: Apple Green, Light Foliage Green, Opaque Red, Mendocino Red Exterior/interior satin varnish Swirl stencils Four 3/8" stencil brushes Thick white craft glue Paintbrushes 1" glaze/wash #12 flat/shader Cotton swabs Low-tack tape Palette paper Paper towels Plastic sandwich bag Sandpaper Scissors Water basin Instructions Use one brus...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:33 AM
Dog Toy From Old Jeans
You'll need: 3 24-inch long strips from old jeans; Masking tape; Scissors. Instructions Join all three strips together at one end and tape to the work surface. You should have about 4-inches at the point that you begin braiding. Braid the three strands snugly together. Leave 4-inches at the bottom unbraided. Cut the center strip in half. Join one half with the left strand and the other half with the right strands. Tie the two double strands into a knot. Tie again and pull it tight. Rep...
Susan
Apr 04, 2020 02:27 AM
Foamiran Butterfly Hair Pin
You'll need: Metal base for hair pin; Foamiran 1 mm wide; Glitter fabric (e.g. eco-leather); Piece of light felt; Butterfly antenna; Picktooth; Scissors; Paper; Pencil; Glue for metal; Glue gun. Instructions Cut out a square 7 by 5.5 cm from paper. Fold the square in half in length. Draw a butterfly wing pattern on it. Cut out the “butterfly” so that the partition between the folded halves remains and holds the wings together. Attach the template to the foamiran sheet and circle it with...
Susan
Apr 03, 2020 02:51 AM
Stylish Bag From Old Jeans
You'll need: Old jeans; Shirt fabric; Corded silk ribbon; Dress-making scissors; Threads and needles; Tailoring pins. Instructions Step 1: Unrip the jeans belt. Open it and iron well. Step 2: From the shirt fabric, cut out two square details of the base of the bag of the size you need. Step 3: Cut the stripes from old jeans with the same length, as your bag base is. One or several stripes can consist of 2 or 3 details. It's up to you. Step 4: Put jeans belts and strips of jeans ...
Susan
Apr 03, 2020 02:37 AM
Thick Necklace from Small Beads
You'll need: Scaffolding; Headpin, cap and snap; Small beads of 6 colours of white, yellow, brown shades; Big pearl brown beads; Scissors; Pliers; Round-nose pliers. Instructions Wind 75 cm of scaffolding, including 15 cm of inturns from both edges. String the beads on the scaffolding. Fasten very tight the first and last beads to prevent beads spilling. Draw the scaffolding through these two beads. Make about 20-30 such threads. String the beads in the same way. Attach the threa...
Susan
Apr 01, 2020 11:17 PM
Hand-Made Soap with Dry Flowers
You'll need: Clear glycerin melt and pour soap base; White glycerin melt and pour soap base; Dry flowers; Rubbing alcohol; Essential oils; Silicone mold; 2 heat-proof measuring cups; Stir sticks. Instructions Drop the flowers into the bottom of the mold. Melt the clear glycerin soap base in the microwave for 30 seconds, then intervals of 10 seconds until completely melted. Mix in a few drops of essential oils and stir. Pour into the mold over the flower about halfway up. Wai...
Susan
Apr 01, 2020 11:13 PM
Picture from Woolen Threads
You'll need: Photo frame; Woolen threads of different colours; Scissors (big and small); Napkin; Glue; Silk threads. Instructions At first, take out the cardboard part from your photo frame. Then take blue napkin and cut the needed size to your frame. Then, put some glue from the back side and wait until the glue thickens and begin to stretch the fabric, smoothing out all the folds. After the base has dried, turn it over and you'll have a beautiful blue background. Take small strand o...
Susan
Apr 01, 2020 11:03 PM
Neon Bath Bombs
You'll need: 2 cups baking soda 1 cup citric acid 1/4 cup cream of tartar 1/3 cup coconut oil 2 tablespoons Epsom salts 1 teaspoon polysorbate 80 10-20 drops Happy Joy essential oil blend 1 tablespoons green glow in the dark cosmetic glitter 1 tablespoon each of 6 glow in the dark micas Bath bomb molds Mini muffin tin (optional) Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol Large mixing bowl 6 small bowls Instructions In a large bowl, combine baking soda, citric acid, cream of tarta...
Susan
Apr 01, 2020 02:57 AM
Ink Earrings of Unusual Material
You'll need: Jewelry pliers Ranger Alcohol Ink - Botanical & Stream Clay conditioning machine 6 mm and 4 mm round ball beads Earring wire 7 mm jump rings 2" nail head wires Premo white clay Ceramic tile 1.75" teardrop shaped cutter Protective gloves 99% Isopropyl Alcohol Metal spoon Instructions Roll white clay on the #3 setting of the conditioning machine. Cut four rectangles to measure 2.50" x 1.50" minimum. This will provide a piece large enough for the 1.75" long t...
Susan
Apr 01, 2020 02:45 AM
Hand-Made Jewelry Earrings
You'll need: 6 Swarovksi crystal beads 6mm 8 Swarovksi crystal beads 4mm 2 gold ear wires 18” length of .015” diameter 7 beading wire 28 gold crimp beads Chain-nose pliers Desginer flush cutters Instructions To make the teardrop part of the earring: cut one 4” length of beading wire. Pass the end through a crimp bead, make a small loop and pass it back through the crimp bead. Crimp it. Pass the wire through the following beads: crimp, 4mm, crimp, 6mm, crimp, 6mm, crimp, 6mm, crimp...
Susan
Mar 31, 2020 02:40 AM
Faux Sea Glass Earrings
These earrings will perfectly match Faux Sea Glass Necklace from the previous post. You'll need: Clear or frosted shrink plastic Acrylic paint – any color Heat tool Scissors Round and chain nose pliers 20 gauge wire Tweezers Wire cutters 1/8″ hole punch Assorted beads Instructions Cut organic shapes about twice the size you want. Punch a hole in what will be the top of the piece. Paint one side with acrylic paint and quickly wipe it off. The color will get darker as it shr...
Susan
Mar 31, 2020 02:25 AM
Faux Sea Glass Necklace
You'll need: Resin Obsession Super Clear Resin 738 Cabochon Mold Castin’ Craft mold release and conditioner Reusable measuring cup Stir Stix Disposable Spoon (optional) White glitter Castin’ Craft transparent green dye Rolling pin Non-stick mat Instructions Spray the mold 738 with the Castin’ Craft mold release and conditioner and leave to dry for a couple of hours. Measure your resin into a mixing cup according to the directions (specific amount of resin plus a specific amoun...
Susan
Mar 31, 2020 02:19 AM
Dreamcathcer Pendant
You'll need: Big metal ring; Small metal rings; Double metal rings - 3 pcs; Needle-nose pliers - 2 pcs; Waxen cord; Rubber cord; Pandora beads - 2 pcs; Bale; Carbine; Clips for cord - 2 pcs; Metal wings pendant - 3 pcs. Instructions Wrap the base with waxen cord in spiral order, bind the ends of the corf together with double knot. With needle-nose pliers, expand the number of connecting rings you need, so it will be easier to work in the future. Put open rings and tightly...
Susan
Mar 30, 2020 02:26 AM