…compilation of tutorials
I’m completely amazed by these ‘trophies’! ;-)
I’m sure that you can make the shape yourself, e.g. from recycled cardboard and tape or even plaster.
If you don’t like this so much, you still can make sweater boots, a scarf from your old sweater or you can unravel it for the yarn ;-)
Links:
Sweater Trophies (Deer trophies)
Here at unikatissima:
Upcycled Sweater Boots
Sweater Scarf
Recycled Yarns
I wrote a couple of entries already that should help to prettify a garden (although I don’t have any ;-)) (see links below).
And I have several entries for making stuff from plastic bags, mostly bags.
So I like the idea of taking yarn from plastic bags and making plastic bag garden decorations quasi twice as much ;-))
Links:
Crocheted Plastic Wind Chime (Die ersten Windspiele) (German)
The automatic translation isn’t very convincing but I think that it doesn’t matter: simply crochet items from plastic yarn, connect them and hang them in the garden as wind chimes.
Here at unikatissima:
Garden Decorations
Tomato Tube Leaves
Jewelry for the Garden
Faux Rocks
Can Plant Markers
Entries containing the word ‘plastic bag’
Entries with the tag ‘bag/purse/tote’
Recently I wanted to bead loom two patterns of my random squares pattern generator and needed a bead loom for this.
I’ve completely forgotten about the tutorial that I presented for my other bead bracelet (well, the entries pile up :)) and simply wound my thread around a cardboard fruit dish and just started.
The advantage is that I have plenty of thread to weave in after cutting the threads on the back of the dish.
And if you don’t have a cardboard fruit dish I’m sure that you can use a box of chocolates, too ;-)
I didn’t need to make little notches with my cardboard fruit dish because it was rough enough, but with a box of chocolates I think it would be better, just as described in the tutorial.
And that’s it.
I haven’t woven in all threads and have no closure yet – I can’t decide.
It’s done with the random squares pattern 1 further below.
And here I began another one that I make with the random squares pattern 2 further below.
Random Squares Pattern 1
9 squares width
Random Squares Pattern 2
9 squares width
Links:
Here at unikatissima:
Random Squares Pattern Generator
Loom Woven Bead Bracelet
Here again the linklist of Loom Woven Bead Bracelet:
Make your own bead loom (with explaining pictures)
Tutorial on Bead Loom Weaving
Another tutorial on Bead Loom Weaving
Another tutorial on Bead Loom Weaving
Two very good pictures (in English text): select in the left sidebar ‘Woven Beadwork’ and scroll down
Two very good pictures (in German text): select in the left sidebar ‘Gewebtes’ and scroll down
Tips to bead weaving (German) at Perlenhobby.de: click on ‘Tipps + Tricks’ in the sidebar left and select there ‘Tipps zum Perlenweben’
Well, because I’m not one for working accurately possibly this random pleating was the right thing for me?!
;-))
Links:
Random Pleating (messy pleating? – how do i do this. *UPDATED* w/ pic tutorial)
Recently I looked a little bit for knitted lace shawls – and these need a knitted lace edging.
I find them beautiful, but that’s not for me.
;-)
Links:
Knitted Lace Edgings (Traditional Lace Edgings from ‘Heirloom Knitting’)
Isn’t this maaadness?
This paper cut, designed after M.C. Eschers picture ‘Relativity’, is made from cardboard of about 22 x 28 cm without any adhesive.
And the maker has been so kind as to offer the diagram to everybody!
Thanks!
Links:
Photo: Paper cut of Eschers ‘Relativity’ (Relativity)
Diagram for paper cut of Eschers ‘Relativity’ (Relativity (diagram))
I presented several techniques already to make cords but I’d never thought about this simple and yet so cute idea: place yarns side by side and sew together with a zig zag stitch.
Brilliant!
Unfortunately I can’t do this because my sewing machine doesn’t have a zig zag stitch.
I think I will go on with braiding, weaving, knitting and crochet ;-))
Links:
Quick Cords (Schnelle Schnüre) (German)
Google translation to English
Here at unikatissima:
Fingerloop Braiding
Kumihimo
Clothesline Knitting or Filled I-cord
Clothesline Crochet
Entries with the tag ‘cord’
I’ve seen the oil lamp from an orange and a little oil before, but I’ve completely forgotten about it.
Unfortunately the time for oranges here is nearly over, I will have to come back to the other oil lamp which works with cotton for a certain time.
And I don’t know whether I will prefer to make embellished oranges, then ;-)
Links:
Oil Lamp From Orange (DIY: oil lamp with an orange)
Here at unikatissima:
Oil Lamp
Embellished Oranges
If you have eaten already the flowery pudding from the bottom of a plastic bottle, you can still make a chandelier from the ‘pudding mould’ ;-))
And if you don’t like it, simply make another lampshade ;-)
Links:
Plastic Bottle Chandelier (P.S.-I made this…chandelier)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries containing the word ‘plastic bottle’
Entries with the tag ‘lampshade’
Again a really good idea: cut off the bottom of a plastic bottle and let set the pudding in there.
And soon you have a flowery pudding :))
But of course you can do muuuch more with plastic bottles ;-)
Addendum: In my German entry somebody commented saying the following (translation by me):
“Plastic bottles emit softening agents, environmental hormones and bisphenol-A from into their content. All not exactly good for your health. The warmer the content the more they emit. So not a good idea!
If you really want to do this let the pudding at least nearly completely cool down.”
Links:
Flowery Pudding (PET Bottle Mold Strawberry Panna Cotta)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries containing the word ‘plastic bottle’