Category: Self-made Tools

Magic Ball

Knitters Review Magic Ball

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I wrote about leftover needlework before, however I find the magic ball, a yarn skein from yarn rests knotted together, so great that I wanted to mention it again.

It doesn’t matter there whether you knit it or crochet it or both, it looks greatnearly every time. Some use it for freeform work, some crochet only half double crochets or knit in stockinette or garter stitch.
I think it would also look great if you used the magic ball for weaving.

Many people like the loose ends to be seen, in the instruction someone even suggested to add beads on the tails, which have to be long enogh for this (entry of mbriz).


Links:
Magic Ball (Tips and Tricks: Magic Ball Knitting)

Here at unikatissima:
Leftover Needlework
Freeform Needlework
Entries with the tag ‘knitting’
Entries with the tag ‘crochet’
Entries with the tag ‘freeform’
Entries with the tag ‘weaving’

For your inspiration:
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Knitting’
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Crochet’
Google search result for ‘Magic Ball Afghan’

Learning Chopsticks

Lunch in a Box Learning Chopsticks

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I really like to eat with chopsticks – it tastes different.
Not, because the thingies are from wood, but because I’m eating less with one mouthful and quasi separately, while I always have my mouth ful of everything when using a spoon ;-)
But I know that many people have problems to handle the chopsticks and then these learning chopsticks may be of help.


Links:
Make your own learning chopsticks

Plaster Stamps

ArtMind Plaster Stamps

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Did you always want to make stamped polymer clay items, e.g. beads, but were you reluctant to use your beautiful stamps for this?
Then you can find the solution here: make from your stamp a plaster stamp that you can easily use for polymer clay.


Links:
How to make a plaster stamp?

Sturdy Mail Envelopes

Cornflower Blue Sturdy Mail Envelopes

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I showed before how to make mail envelopes from gift wrapping or the like, but sometimes mail envelopes are too flimsy (sometimes much too flimsy ;-)) and one needs something sturdier.
Then you simply make mail envelopes from cardboard.
Cereal box seems to look nice ;-))
(By the way: we had a TetraPak CD case before).

However I doubt that you then can make a gift bagalope from your sturdy mail envelopes ;-)


Links:
Sturdy Mail Envelopes (Recycled Cereal Box Envelope Tutorial)

Here at unikatissima:
Self-made Envelopes
Tea Bag Envelopes
TetraPak CD Case
Gift Bagalopes

Recycled Magazine Coasters

apartmenttherapy Recycled Magazine Coasters

Links of entry

Well, such a coaster from old magazines is surely heat-proof.
And certainly not difficult to make, you actually only need folded paper strips of equal width.
And if you don’t have enough paper simply make some jewelry ;-))


Links:
Recycled Magazine Coasters

Here at unikatissima:
Folded Paper Strips of Equal Width
Paper Roll Jewelry

Corner Bookmark

Splitcoaststampers Corner Bookmark

Links of entry

In my entry Papierblätter-Kranz (Paper Leaves Wreath in English) Bloomsbury told us in a comment about the corner bookmark.
Thank you again!

Personally I find the corner bookmark from the picture too fanciful – and additionally it is much too bulky with this 3D decoration, I couldn’t close my book anymore
But the instruction is made so, that everybody can make their own bookmark in their own personal style. Great, isn’t it? ;-)


Links:
Corner Bookmark

Here at unikatissima:
Papierblätter-Kranz (Paper Leaves Wreath in English)