…compilation of tutorials
I find the idea of the Geometric Cut Paper Table Lamp great: All those beautiful fractal pop-up cards continued ;-)
On the photo you see my version, made from plain printer paper and with a tealight in the middle.
Because the paper is rather light, I’m afraid that the lamp may fall and catch fire, although there is enough place for the tealight.
But anyhow, I find it beautiful ;-)
Links:
At instructables.com: Geometric Cut Paper Table Lamp
Here at unikatissima: Fractal Pop Up
I told before, that I’m stretching regularly to prevent me from getting pain from crafting or from needlework.
Now I have something new that I do occasionally: I’m dancing with Matt.
I’m playing the video Dancing 2008 and dance in the same way that he does (and lots of other people with him).
Afterwards I’m happy and relaxed and my shoulders are enthusiastic to continue to participate in knitting the next item ;-))
Links:
At Where the hell is Matt?: Videos
Somewhere stands the following text: “High quality downloadable versions available here, courtesy of the nice folks at Stride gum.“.
The video is very big (about 70MB I think), but it is worth looking!
I also liked looking the older videos (Dancing 2006 und Dancing 2005).
And reading the FAQ ;-)
Here at unikatissima: Pain From Crafting
I tried illusion knitting once (Illusion knit – Shadow Knit) – and it worked – mostly ;-)
I learned it from strumpfbina’s Totenkopf Illusion Pattern (German).
You can see the result on the photo.
As template I used an old filet crochet template showing an angel. After the first rows I realized that fine details don’t show, so I didn’t knit the wings ;-)
The rest looks like a Mensch ärger’ Dich nicht pawn :)
That’s the item seen from above – rather…nice, I’d say ;-)
Links:
strumpfbina’s Totenkopf Illusion Pattern (German)
In the advent calendar of Wollke7 you can find behind door no. 3 the link to a PDF file with instructions for a potholder with a shadow Christmas tree (German).
How to design your own illusion patterns (for Hand knitting instructions scroll down)
At instructables.com: Shadow or Illusion Knitting
At craftster: Custom Illusion Knitting Tutorial – an instruction on how to design your own illusion knitting pattern
Google search result for ‘(illusion or shadow) knit’
Google image search result for ‘(illusion or shadow) knit’
Google search result for ‘schattenstricken’
Google image search result for ‘schattenstricken’
Wikipedia entry for Mensch ärger’ Dich nicht
I found an article where different points concerning photographing the Holidays are explained.
This way you can surely make beautiful pictures, but sometimes it pays to practice a little bit beforehand ;-)
When preparing this entry it crossed my mind that I once photographed Christmas glass ornaments so that fractal patterns resulted.
I even found back the blog entry where I got the idea from :)
Links:
At photojojo: How to Photograph the Holidays
At flickr: Christmas Chaos
At evil mad scientist: Christmas Chaos
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘fractal’
Actually this is no tutorial but a presentation of beautiful sequined bangles.
I don’t think it very difficult to string some sequins and beads on elastic.
The specific point however is always the result: How tasteful and harmonically does the item look?
Here I am stunned :)
Links:
Sequined bangles
A great idea again: customize accessories to your clothes with spray paints.
This way you can make i.e. comfortable shoes for dancing matching your ball dress ;-)
Or follow the ideas of Buy Nothing Day and revamp a by now shabby handbag to match your newest coat.
You also could have coloured one of your boots in red and fill it with some sweets ;-))
Links:
Spraypainting Accessories
Here at unikatissima:
Tie Feathers Dress
Buy Nothing Day
I don’t find the title exceptional.
The tie feathers dress is :)
It would hit the spot at the next ball :)
Links:
Tie Feathers Tutorial
Here at unikatissima:
What else can you do with ties:
Two-Tie Sling
Necktie Flower Brooches
Evil Mad Scientist is always good for a surprise.
He presented a kind of home-built 3-D printer which works with sugar!
Great to make your Christmas tree ornaments ;-))
I really don’t think that I will build such an item, but I found it very interesting ;-)
Links:
At Evil Mad Scientist: Solid freeform fabrication: DIY, on the cheap, and made of pure sugar
Not long ago my mother mentioned that she would like to have some slippers for Christmas because she has always cold feet.
When I read a very similar sentence at craftster in a thread, I knew immediately: that will be my Christmas gift.
The instruction is fine, on the photo you see my sketch for the sizes.
But I still have to buy the appropriate yarn.
P.S.: The specific point at the instruction is, that this is no ‘normal’ sock knitting, but it is about a sewn sock.
Links:
How to Knit Slippers
via A slipper that fits over my cast!
With the recipe for cold porcelaine you can mix an air-drying clay with which you can make jewelry, beads and similar things.
I find air-drying a big advantage against fimo and similar polymer clays which have to be baked. I always need a good ventilation for the baking which I find hard to realize with cold weather.
And you can put the jewelry or the beads i.e. into the advent calendar boxes :)
Links:
Cold Porcelaine
Cold Porcelaine (Porcelaine froide) (French)
Here at unikatissima:
Boxes not only for the advent calendar
Entries with the tag ‘advent calendar’
Entries with the tag ‘fimo’
Entries with the tag ‘polymerclay’
Entries with the tag ‘jewelry’
Entries with the tag ‘beads’