…compilation of tutorials
When I saw the drinking straw pin I thought: ‘Oh yes, I want!’ ;-)
It is quite easy: I took two different coloured drinking straws, cut them (veeery carefully!) into spirals with an X-acto knife und knotted them (not too firm) together.
This way my little ball stays in form without glue, sewing or the like.
I wanted to cut them first with scissors but I got ugly edges, the cut must be made with a really sharp cutting tool.
I find it cute as well as jewelry as well as tree ornament ;-)
I found the instructions for Q-Tip snowflakes utterly funny, perhaps you’ll like it, too :)
Besides you can use them as (tree) ornaments ;-)
Links:
Q-Tip Snowflakes
Recently I presented an ornament from mini wool skeins, I like these here, too: made from cardboard and decorated with beautiful paper or fabric.
What do you think? :))
Links:
tree ornaments from scraps with tutorial! (complete w/ photos)
via: Ornament
Recently I needed a Birthday card. I wanted to make something with a bunch of flowers and then remembered the Seven Flower Pop Up Card.
It was easily made, it just took a little bit time.
I used some pages from a bedclothes catalogue where the colours matched as paper ;-)
And I suggest to read the instructions thoroughly: First I glued the whole petals together and then the bunch of flowers didn’t open.
Luckily I could take everything apart and then I glued only the tips of the petals together.
With pop up cards I always find it difficult to decide what to make on the front of the card.
But here I didn’t have any problem: I simply made two more flowers that I didn’t cut but glued on the card. Some dashed lines with a felt tip pen – and the card was done.
As well the sender as the receiver are very satisfied with the results ;-))
Links:
Seven Flower Pop Up Card
Ok, ok, today is Saint Nicholas, but here the show is already over, the boot wasn’t only filled but emptied already and life goes on.
And to let it go on neatly (at least concerning sewing) the bobbin holders from spiral binders can help ;-))
So in case that you still have to sew something for Christmas everything should go more easily now :)
Links:
Bobbin Holder (Bevy of Bobbins- corral your unruly bobbin thread! Pics, too!)
Saint Nicholas – Celebration in Central Europe
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘sewing’
I like this lamp from a strainer and an old book very much, too.
It must give a beautiful light and if you – as said in the instruction – use a bulb that doesn’t get too hot there really shouldn’t be any problems.
And if you don’t like the lamp so much: I compiled a lot of other instructions for lamps made from a lot of things ;-))
Links:
strainer lamp
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘light’
Such a chocolate covered spoon would be great for St. Nicholas boots (the day after tomorrow!), wouldn’t it? ;-)
And if not you can make them with chocolade rests from Christmas, later (yes, there are families where chocolade rests remain ;-)).
Links:
Chocolate Covered Spoons)
I liked the knitted rose best of all knitted flowers, that’s why I tried to knit it.
I thought that it must look cute with my white scarf.
And because it doesn’t need much thread it is great for stash use-up ;-)
That is my flower and I’m absolutely sure that I knitted it following the instructions.
Although I like it, I think that it looks more like a hyperbolic plane or a carnation flower than a rose.
I ask myself if this has to do with the fact that I have brown thumbs? ;-))
Links:
Knitted Flowers (knitting / flower patterns)
dort u.a. Knitted Rose (knitting / flower patterns 202)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘stash’
TED Talk: Nature, Crochet and Geometry
Seed Starters
I mean to say that the photo convinced me that wallpaper as gift wrap is eminently suited!
And if you went in cardmaking a little bit, too, you surely still have same wallpaper rests laying around ;-)
Links:
Wallpaper Gift Wrap (bugs and fishes by lupin: Gift Wrap Ideas #7: Wallpaper)
Aren’t those little skeins cute?
Exactly the right thing for wool addicted ;-)
Come to think of it, I mean that they are right as decoration for the gifts or Christmas trees of wool addicted ;-))
Links:
Skein Ornaments (YARN/KNITTING ORNAMENTS, WITH TUTE!!)
Christmas tree