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Blue Roses From Satin Laces
You'll need: thread and needle; satin lace; scissors. Instructions To get a medium-sized flower, take a piece of lace at least 125 cm long. Sew the bent upper corner to the base of the strip with two regular stitches. Once the corner is sewn, start folding the lace, straightening the edge, into a roll. Turnovers must be made at least five. Fasten your "cone" with stitches in order not to loose its shape. Bend the edge of the tape at a tight angle, wrap the end around the formed bud. Thi...
Susan
Feb 28, 2020 01:27 AM
Vintage Crochet Hearts
You'll need: Scraps of Cotton Yarn in sportsweight Hook 3 mm Yarn needle to sew in threads Size: Approx 2in x 2in in yarn recommended Instructions Row 1: Using first colour, ch 2, 3 sc into 2nd ch from hook. turn – 3sc Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc into 1st st, 1 sc into next st, 2 sc into last st, turn – 5sc Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc into 1st st, 1 sc into next 3 sts, 2 sc into last st, turn – 7sc Row 4: Ch 1, 1 sc into each st across, turn – 7sc Row 5: Repeat row 4 Row 6: Repeat row 4 Row 7: Sl...
Susan
Feb 27, 2020 01:43 AM
Topiary Coffee Heart
You'll need: Coffee beans; Paper; Wire; Thread; Glue; Cardboard; Jute thread; Sponge; Can; Brown paint; Ice-cream sticks; Decor - laces, flowers etc. Instructions Fold a piece of paper in half and draw a half heart, then cut it out. Circle the heart on cardboard and cut it in 2 copies. Wrap 2 pieces of wire with paper and stick to one heart. Repeat this process for the second heart. Glue the cotton pads in several layers between the hearts to make the structure volume....
Susan
Feb 27, 2020 01:38 AM
Dandelion From Tissues
You'll need: Three-layers yellow tissues; Scissors; Stapler. Instructions Fold the yellow tissues several times. Cut into small squares. Lay the squares on top of each other. Fasten with a stapler in the center of the square. Cut the corners of the square to make a circle. Lift each circle up while fluffing it.
Susan
Feb 27, 2020 01:35 AM
Corrugate Paper Peony
You'll need: Corrugate paper of pink, white and green colours; Scissors; Wire; Green tape. Instructions Cut the pink paper into 25 squares of two sizes. Give the squares the shape of the petals using scissors. Prepare 10 narrow and 10 wide strips of green paper and shape them into leaves. Realize the petals by stretching them slightly. Prepare a piece of wire for the stem and wrap it with tape. Form a peony bud in this way: lay small petals in a circle and fix the heat with tape, th...
Susan
Feb 27, 2020 01:33 AM
Leather Bracelet Of "Eights" Shape
You'll need: Leather; Pen; Carboard; Scissors; Thread and needle; Button. Instructions Draw a figure eight on cardboard. Cut it out. Circle the figure eight on the leather. Cut out 7-10 eights from the leather, depending on the size of the wrist. Fold the eight in half. Insert the next eight into it and fold it in half again. Weave the entire bracelet in this way. Sew a button on one end of the bracelet and a buttonhole on the other
Susan
Feb 26, 2020 01:21 AM
Foamiran Poppy Flower
You'll need: red and green foamiran; cardbroad; toothpick; black thread; glue gun; scissors; 20 сm of wire; bead (diameter 2 cm). Instructions Draw poppy petal patterns on cardboard and cut them out. You can make several patterns of different shapes to make the poppy more realistic. Cut a circle with a diameter of 6 cm from green foamiran Insert the wire into the bead and fix it by twisting it. This will be the stem of the flower. Heat the circle, using an iron, and wrap a be...
Susan
Feb 26, 2020 01:18 AM
Hair Clips with Crochet Flowers
You'll need: Scheepjes Cotton 8 yarn 3mm Crochet Hook Pearl Beads Bobby Pins/Hair Grips Glue gun Suggested hook sizes: DK weight – 3.5mm hook 4 ply/fingering weight – 2.5mm or 3.00mm hook Size A flower made in DK weight yarn is approx. 2.5″ A flower made in 4 ply/fingering weight yarn is approx. 2″ Instructions to make Crochet Flowers Ch 2 Round 1: Make 10 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with a sl st to beg sc – 10 sc Round 2: Ch 2, 1 dc in same st,[ 1dc, ch 2, sl st]...
Susan
Feb 26, 2020 12:14 AM
Floating Cup With Flowers
You'll need: Floristic thin felt; Cup with a saucer, fork; Foam sponges; Glue gun; Titan glue; Solderer; Ruler; Satin laces of different colours with 5 cm width; Tweezers; Metal square (or other shape figure); Beads, butterfly, micropearls and other accessories. Instructions Cut 30 leaves from felt. Cut the ribbons into a square, for one flower you will need 5 squares of the same color. Form a petal by folding a square 2 times diagonally, then clamp with tweezers. Swip...
Susan
Feb 25, 2020 03:18 AM
Mirror From Plastic Spoons
You'll need: Mirror; Chipboard ply-wood; Saw; Graphite pencil; Plastic spoons (200 pcs); Scissors; Glue; Spray paint. Instructions Draw a circle on the ply-wood with the diameter twice bigger, then your mirror. Saw your circle. Cut spoon handles. Glue the spoons firmly to the ply-wood, starting at the outer edge. Leave the spacing between the spoons in one spoon - do it in each row. Glue the second row of overlapping spoons on the top row. Glue should be staggered, that is, ...
Susan
Feb 25, 2020 03:10 AM
Felting Rose
You'll need: Spun wool for felting combed ribbon of merino pink and green colours; felting needles; PU foam; hot water; soap; brush; comb. Instructions Comb a little cloud of pink wool, put on a brush and beat with needles. Thus, form 7 identical petals. Lay the petals in a row overlapping each other, then tilt the bottom a little. This area is circled in the picture. Twist into a roll and secure with a needle the base of the rose, tangled the wool. Make a receptacle (lower part of the bud...
Susan
Feb 24, 2020 03:24 AM
Foamiran Lily
You'll need: foamiran sheets of green and white colours; acrylic paints; cardboard; staminas; hot air gun; wire; iron; brown felt pen and pencil; picktooth; scissors. Instructions On cardboard, draw a contour of a lily petal, 6 cm long, and cut it out. Apply this pattern to the white foamiran, circle and cut it out. To create a lily, we need 6 such blanks. Colour the petals on both sides. Light pink or lilac color will look more natural. Next, heat the petals on the iron. ...
Susan
Feb 24, 2020 02:59 AM
Paper Roses
You'll need: Two-sided splash paper Graphite pencil Paper Scissors Glue gun Wire Instructions Draw a spiral flower pattern with wavy lines on a sheet of paper. Cut the pattern from the edge to the center to make a spring. Circle the pattern on colored paper and cut out the colored spring. Prepare a piece of wire for the stem. Put a drop of glue on the tip of the wire and wind the spiral to form a bud. Fix the bud with glue. Make the right amount of roses in the same way and...
Susan
Feb 24, 2020 02:09 AM
Picture From Shattered Glass
You'll need: shattered glass of different colours; cloth; hammer; beads of different colours; tweezers; gloves; sieve; safety goggles; brush; print holder; white paint; glue. Put safety goggles and gloves on. Take glass bottle and wrap it in cloth. Break the bottle with a hammer. Take a sieve and sift the glass. Select the desired pieces of tweezers. Create a black and white butterfly pattern. (You can draw it yourself, or print it from the Internet). Col...
Susan
Feb 23, 2020 02:27 AM
Fruit Candles
You'll need: wax or paraffine; four wickings; pot; container for melting; two lemons; violet food colour; lavandula angustifolia; pressed flowers. Instructions Cut the lemons lengthwise into two. Remove the pulp. Melt the wax. Add flowers, oil and dye. Fix the wick in the center of the lemon half. Pour with wax. Put the candle in a cool place for a day.
Susan
Feb 23, 2020 02:22 AM