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Vase From Old Newspapers
You'll need: Newspaper/skewer stick Cardboard Scissors White tacky glue Hometalk logo Acrylic paints - ombre colors Brushes and or sponges Instructions To Make the Newspaper Tubes: 1. Fold and cut newspaper section into four parts. 2. Open the paper section and place a thin wood skewer stick on the bottom left corner at an acute angle. Wrap paper edge over stick and begin rolling the paper with your fingers. 3. Just before reaching the end, brush on wh...
Susan
Mar 15, 2020 01:17 AM
Beach Crochet Tunic
Skirt The main pattern is "waver". It consists of 4 double treble crochets from one stitch. The quantity of sts is multipled 4. The skirt is crochet in circle. Make a chain of 188 sts and circle them with slip stitch. 1. Make 48 "wavers" in each 4th stitch of the chain. Crochet 4 rows of single crochets, add 12 sts in the 2nd row, the total quantity of sts is 200. 2. Make 50 "wavers" in each 4th stitch of the chain. Crochet 4 rows of single crochets, add 12 sts in the 2nd row, the ...
Susan
Mar 15, 2020 01:15 AM
Home-Made Bath Bomb
You'll need: 2 cups baking soda 1 cup powdered buttermilk 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup Epsom salts 1/3 cup coconut oil 1 tablespoon jojoba oil 2 tablespoons turmeric powder 2 tablespoons dried dandelions 10-20 drops turmeric essential oil Stainless steel bath bomb molds Mini muffin tin (optional) Spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol 1 large mixing bowl Instructions In a large mixing bowl, add the baking soda, buttermilk, Epsom salts and cornst...
Susan
Mar 15, 2020 01:13 AM
Knit Rhombs Pattern
Knitted in a multiple of 12 sts + 1 and a 12-row repeat. Row 1 - right side: K1, * p1, k9, p1, k1; repeat from * to end. Row 2: K1, p1, k1, * p7, (k 1, p1) twice, k1; repeat from * to last 10 sts, p7, k1, p1, k1. Row 3: (K1, p1) twice, * k5, (p1, k1) 3 times, p1; repeat from * to last 9 sts, k5, (p1, k1) twice. Row 4: P2, * k1, p1, k1, p3; repeat from * to last 5 sts, k1, p1, k1, p2. Row 5: K3, * (p1, k1) 3 times, p1, k5; repeat from * to last 10 sts, (p1, k1) 3 times, p1, k3. Row 6...
Susan
Mar 15, 2020 01:11 AM
Sparkling Stripe Candle
You'll need: Candles Glitter Collage Pauge Masking Tape Foam Brush Instructions: Apply masking tape to the candle. Place it in areas where you don’t want glitter to stick. Use a foam brush to apply the decoupage medium. Apply the glitter and shake off. Repeat tprocess his for the whole candle. Let dry and shake off any leftover glitter.
Susan
Mar 15, 2020 01:10 AM
Solomon Stitches. Crochet Pattern.
Make a long chain stitch and catch working thread with a hook (see the picture below). Draw a stitch and insert your hook in the second thread, catch worknig thread and get out both stitches. Crochet both stitches on the hook together as one stitch (see the picture below). Start with the first pattern - get out the drawn stitch... When you get the needed length of the 1st row, with working stitch after final single crochet, insert the hook under both stitches of the bottom row and crochet fixing ...
Susan
Mar 15, 2020 01:09 AM
Garter Stitch Zigzag
Knitted in a multiple of 6 sts and a 12-row repeat. Row 1 - right side: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 2 and all wrong side rows: Purl. Row 3: Purl 1, * knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to last 5 sts, knit 3, purl 2. Row 5: Purl 2, * knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to last 4 sts, knit 3, purl 1. Row 7: * Purl 3, knit 3; repeat from * to end. Row 9: As row 5. Row 11: As row 3. Row 12: Purl.
Susan
Mar 15, 2020 01:07 AM
Do you make toys for your children/ grandchildren?
Hello, my dear crafters! Let this day be nice and pleasant for you! Do you make toys for your children/ grandchildren? When my girls were small, I tried to knit toys, create different games for them, which they love a lot. Now, they just stick in their iphones. It's a little bit sad.
Susan
Mar 15, 2020 01:06 AM
Hand-made Phone Case With Pressed Flowers
You'll need: Pressed flowers and leaves; Sole-coloured plastic phone case; Colourless glue; Epoxy encapsulant; Sparkles in bulk; Wood stick; Actone; Cotton bud; Scissors; Sheet of pergament paper. Instructions: First of all, think about how your drawing should look. Spread dried petals and inflorescences on the surface of the plastic, try several combinations. Remember that the thickness of the flower layer should not exceed 1.5 mm, otherwise it will be difficult for you to even...
Susan
Mar 14, 2020 02:30 AM
Pearls and Rose Bracelet
You'll need: Pardo jewelry clay in silver Scissors Stretchy jewelry cord 250-300 Metallic beads (depending on wrist size) Super Glue Instructions: Work a ball of clay between your palms to warm, soften and condition it. Take a piece, about the size of a pea, and flattened it to make a petal. To make the middle of the rose, roll up the petal. Make another petal, wrap it around your small rose bud and keep doing that until you get to the size you want. Use sharp scissors to cut off ...
Susan
Mar 14, 2020 02:28 AM
Half-Flower Crochet Stitch
The quantity of sts is multiples 8 + 1 + 1 chain st increase. Crochet due to the scheme below. Start with the sts before the pattern, then repeat the sts of pattern, finish with the sts after the pattern. Make once from 1st to 10th rows, then repeat from 7th to 10th rows.
Susan
Mar 14, 2020 02:27 AM
Braided Leaves Knit Stitch
In the sample 50 stitches are casted on. Braided leaves stitch is a 12 row repeat and is knitted in a multiple of 19 sts + 12. Row 1 - right side: K2, k2tog, (yo, k2tog) 3 times, * yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, skpo, k2, (yo, k2tog) 3 times; repeat from * to last 2 sts, yo, k2. Row 2 and all wrong side rows: Purl. Row 3: K1, k2tog, (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo, * k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, ssk, k2, (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo; repeat to last 3 sts, k3. Row 5: K2tog, (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo, k1, * k4, yo, k...
Susan
Mar 14, 2020 02:26 AM
Colourful Beads Necklace
You'll need: Wire; Fastener; 2 inches nails for accessories (about 400 pcs); Round-nose pliers; Cutting pliers; Beads (the more, the better). Instructions: Сut three pieces of wire, twist them at the ends tighter, in the middle - only slightly. Attach a fastener to the ends of the wire. Then with the help of nippers bite nails in half, make them shorter. You need inch nails (2.5 cm). Pass the nails into the bead, insert it between the veins of the wire, bend an...
Susan
Mar 14, 2020 02:24 AM
Two-Coloured Crochet Stitch
1st row with blue yarn: arches; 2nd row with blue yarn: shells; 3rd row - violet yarn is fasten to the beginning of the 2nd row and crochet shells under chain st and arches of another colour. 4th row with violet yarn: crochet arches behind the work with threads rotation.
Susan
Mar 14, 2020 02:22 AM
3D Bubbles Knit Stitch
Knit 4 below: Drop stitch off needle and unravel 4 rows down, insert needle in stitch in the 5th row down and under the 4 loose strands, and knit, catching the 4 loose strands behind stitch. Knitted in a multiple of 4 sts + 1 and a 12-row repeat. Row 1 - wrong side: Purl. Row 2 - right side: Knit. Row 3: Purl. Row 4: Knit. Row 5: Purl. Row 6: * Knit 3, knit 4 below; repeat from * to last st, knit 1. Row 7: Purl. Row 8: Knit. Row 9: Purl. Row 10: Knit. Row ...
Susan
Mar 14, 2020 02:13 AM