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Tunisian Style Bracelet
You'll need: Tahki Cotton Classic, each approximately 108 yards/99m (cotton): 1 ball #3744 Forest Green Crochet hook D (3.25 mm) Yarn needle Slide Clasp Notes: Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss): insert hook from left to right into vertical thread, yo, draw up loop and leave on hook Tunisian Purl Stitch (Tps): bring yarn to front, insert hook into vertical thread, bring yarn to back under hook, yo, draw up loop and leave on hook Return row: yo, draw through one loop (forms the edge), *yo, dra...
Susan
Mar 30, 2020 02:16 AM
Stylish Bangle Bracelet
You'll need: Wood bangle bracelet; #3 perle cotton; 1 large eye needle; Scissors. Instructions Undo the first skein of floss and cut an 18" length of thread. 1. If you are right handed, place the tail ontop of the bracelet with the tail facing to the left and held securely by your left hand. If you are left handed follow these instructions in reverse beginning with the tail facing to the right and held by your right hand. 2. With the tail securely held, proceed to wrap from right to l...
Susan
Mar 29, 2020 02:51 AM
Aroma Bath Salt
You'll need: 3 cups of big sea-salt; 15-25 drops of your favourite aroma oil; 1 tablespoon of coconut or olive oil. Instructions Put salt into a bowl of sufficient volume. Add a tablespoon of coconut or olive and mix thoroughly . Do not mix with your hands - a large concentration of salt in the oil will have a bad effect on the skin! Therefore, stir with a spoon. Keep in mind that vegetable oil is an optional ingredient. Now add aroma oil or a mixture of oils to the salt and mix thoroughly ...
Susan
Mar 29, 2020 02:48 AM
CZ Beads Earrings
You'll need: 6 - 5mm round white 1-hole CZ-Gem Dropz 11/0 Galvanized aqua Toho seed beads 11/0 Bronze dark bronze Toho seed beads 24 gauge brown wire 6 - small ball headpins, silver plated 2 Modern ear wires, silver plated Spin-N-Bead bead loader Chain nose pliers Ergo cutter Instructions 1. Cut a 3 ft. (60.96cm) length of brown wire. 2. Pick up 10 galvanized aqua Toho seed beads. 3. Twist the beads into a loop by wrapping the two wires together twice. 4. Load the Spin-N-Bea...
Susan
Mar 29, 2020 02:44 AM
Silver Flowers Earrings
You'll need: 8 Siverplate filigree charms 16 Silvertone jumprings 1 Pair sivertone earwire Chain nose plier Instructions Lay 4 of the Filigrees as shown on the right. Working clockwise each charm is going to get a letter to identify it. Now take a close look at one filigree. The numbering system will work clockwise from the top for each filigree. Apply an oval jumpring between A3 and B8. Apply a second jumpring from A4 to B7. Apply the third oval jumpring between A6 and D1, the fourth...
Susan
Mar 28, 2020 01:01 AM
Pearl Bow Brooch
You'll need: Small pearl beads; Felt; Needle and thread; 1 oval shaped bead; Brooch pin; A template for the bow. Instructions Draw the shape of the bow you want your pin to look like. Cut your drawing/printout and use as pattern to cut the felt. You will need 2 pieces of Part A and 1 piece of Part B. Sew the small pearl beads into a piece of Part A. I started from center, then moving to the edges of one side of the bow. The illustration below shows how I filled out one side of the ...
Susan
Mar 28, 2020 12:58 AM
Blister Check Knit Stitch
With colour A cast on a multiple of 4 sts + 1. Row 1 - wrong side: with colour A, purl all sts. Row 2: with colour B, knit all sts. Row 3: with colour B, purl all sts. Row 4: with colour B, knit all sts. Row 5: with colour B, purl all sts. Row 6: with colour A, knit 2, * drop next st off needle and unravel 4 rows down, picking up colour A stitch from row 1 below; insert needle into this stitch and under the 4 loose strands of colour B, and knit, cathing the 4 loose strands behind the stitch; k...
Susan
Mar 28, 2020 12:56 AM
Beaded Ring
You'll need: Big and small beads; Nylon thread; Scissors. Instructions Make 1st row. Collect beads on a nylon thread. It is important to observe the sequence: 1 big bead; 3 beads; then repeat. There should be 9 beads on the string. After that, close the chain into a ring and tie it to a knot. Form the 2nd row. The 2nd row looks like wavy lace. It should go through the beads, which is in the center. Collect 5 new beads and thread into the next central bead of the first row. Perfo...
Susan
Mar 27, 2020 02:10 AM
Ladybird From Satin Ribbons
You'll need: Satin ribbons; Candle; Scissors; Tweezers; Textile glue; Wire; Beads. Instructions Cut 40 of 2,5 cm squares from red ribbon and treat the edges with fire. Make 15 squares from black ribbon. Fold the square diagonally and bend the corners. Press the element with tweezers and cut off the short side. Hold the blank a bit over the candle flame, and then spread the petal. Black blank, processed in the same way. On thick cardboard, which is glued with satin, of the same colo...
Susan
Mar 27, 2020 02:07 AM
Elegant Evening Earrings
You'll need: Two 4mm round pearls Two small filigree silver bead caps Two 8mm teardrop shaped crystal beads in color of choice Two small silver spacers Two 2mm Swarovski bicone crystal beads 24 gauge non-tarnish silver wire Two silver earring wires Wire cutters Round nose pliers Instructions: Working off the spool, thread wire through teardrop bead leaving approximately 3/4” extension. Bend end of wire upwards and wrap around wire to secure bead. Trim excess wire away. Measur...
Susan
Mar 27, 2020 02:05 AM
Romantic Candle
You'll need: Big candles or small candle votive Lace ribbon Button String or rope Glue Instructions Measure the circumference of the votive. Cut a piece of ribbon to this size adding 1/2" for overlap at front. Apply a dot of glue to votive. Wrap ribbon around votive. Thread rope through front of button, over back and up through front again. Tie into bow. Glue button to front of votive. Allow glue to dry.
Susan
Mar 26, 2020 02:44 AM
Birds Feeder From a Can
You'll need: Clean tin can – keep the lid Sisal rope Piece of metal for post Glue gun and glue Instructions: Take the tin can lid and bend it in half. Take the metal for the post and glue it down so that there is enough room for the birds to perch while they eat. Insert your can lid so that it fits nicely over the metal piece you just glued in and is just inside the opening of the can and glue into place making sure there are no openings for the seed to fall through. Find the top mid...
Susan
Mar 26, 2020 02:41 AM
Beaded Flower Brooch
You'll need: Polyester thread; Beeding needle; Metalic accessory for brooch; Big violet bead; Yellow, green and violet beads. Instructions Start to make petals, which will be required in the amount of five pieces. For this, a brick weaving technique will be used. The circuit will help you with this. Follow the rows very tightly and constantly tighten the thread. As a result, the petals will look curved, which will somehow resemble a boat. But this is what we are achieving. When all fiv...
Susan
Mar 26, 2020 02:37 AM
Bath Crayons
You'll need: Glycerin soap Food coloring Molds Cups Skewers Knife Instructions Cut soap into two small pieces. Place into your cups and microwave for two minute. Once it's melted, add food coloring and stir with a skewer. Pour melted soaps into molds. Let molds sit over night to harden.
Susan
Mar 25, 2020 01:36 AM
Nice Beads Rose
You'll need: Beads of any colour you like, and gold and green; Thin wire; Thick wire; Mouline threads or florists' tape. Instructions Beading scheme consists of 6 petals; 5 sepals; 5 leaves. Take a piece of wire of a meter and fold in half. Collect 16 beads. Place them in the middle of the wire, where you make a fold. Create a loop by twisting it. Dilute the edges in different directions, and hang eight beads on them. Twist the base material again. As a result, five loops should...
Susan
Mar 25, 2020 01:32 AM