…compilation of tutorials
I found a great instruction on how to make a beaded I-cord.
She knits an I-cord where she works in previously stringed beads.
Because I only had seed beads I simply took some of my buttons and must say that I like the result, also.
My I-cord is a little bit uneven, because the heads of my buttons often got in my way, but I like it nevertheless ;-)
Links:
an anti pattern
I really liked the woven magazine coasters and the beginning was in fact easy to do.
But for whatever reason I haven’t been able to finish them properly – clumsy fingers or something like that ;-(
But one day…
;-)
I found an instruction on how to make fun lights from ‘silly’ food packages.
I really like them and wanted to try them immediately.
Therefore I took a look at my kitchen and found the joghurt cup. I thought that the light should shine through and I began with pricking some ‘test holes’.
Looks interesting, doesn’t it?
In fact I found the hole pattern around the lettering the most interesting.
What I also liked was that the lower holes made a nice light pattern.
Links:
Fidgety Fingers: Fun Recycled Food Package Lights
via Junk Mail Gems – DIY Christmas Gifts from Inhabitat
I found the umpteenth instruction on how to cut a snowflake from paper, but this time the snowflake looked so much more beautiful than usually.
I made immediately a card with non winterly coloured advertising junk mail paper :)
Links:
Fidgety Fingers: Magazine Manifesto – Paper Snow
Here at unikatissima: Kirigami Flower
(Click photo to enlarge)
Once I’ve seen a fashion photo where I’ve been really impressed by the garment.
Recently, when I drank my apple juice, I thought: ‘Yes, that’s the right material in the right colour for this!’
Therefore I figured out how to make it.
And that’s what you do:
First cut the (washed! ;-)) beverage carton in pieces and, if you like, you can arrange the pieces in a pattern that suits you best (best done on a stiff pad, then you can carry it away carefully, if necessary).
I cut my pieces just as I liked to (there is another garment), but regular shapes, square e.g. are not bad either. They were used in yet another garment (here a detail photo).
I didn’t arrange anything and on this photo I’m checking whether the piece fits at this place.
Subsequently prick holes into the cardboard. Try to get a regular spacing between the holes.
Please note that the holes may not be placed too closely to the edge!
I had to throw away some of my snippets because the thread ripped the hole.
That’s how my snippet looked like after the piercing from both sides.
The cardboard has a nice silver coloured internal coating which makes also the backside look good.
Afterwards I took my pierced snippet and surrounded it using a tapestry needle with button hole stitches with cotton thread.
The surrounding is finished.
I worked quite loosely to 1. get on easier with the crochet (see next step) and 2. keep my snippet in shape.
Afterwards I crocheted single crochet stitches single crochet stitches around the surrounding thread with the same thread.
Mostly I crocheted 2 single crochet stitches, sometimes even 3.
At the corners I crocheted 1 to 2 chain stitches chain stitches between the single crochets.
I then worked chains chains of about 5 stitches into the single crochets.
I joined the chains chains with the chains of the already finished item immediately when crocheting.
That’s what I’ve done until now.
I can imagine making a sommer vest from it, a belt or the top flap of a cute purse.
But I haven’t decided yet ;-))
Links:
My inspiration at Marella Ferrera Alta Moda:
Fall/Winter 98/99 – L’Isola dei Ciclopi
Fall/Winter 03/04 – Isola di Terracotta
Fall/Winter 03/04 – Isola di Ceramica
Fall/Winter 03/04 – Isola di Ceramica – Detail
Embroidery stitches:
Button hole stitch instruction (English)
Button hole stitch instruction (German)
Crochet stitches:
Chain (English)
The original site doesn’t exist any more and is now available through webarchive:
Chain (English)
Chain (German)
Single crochet (English)
The original site doesn’t exist any more and is now available through webarchive:
Single crochet (English)
Single crochet (German)
Here at unikatissima:
Crochet Joining
Clothes From Crocheted Medaillons
Once I found the instruction on how to preserve leaves with beeswax. This way you can make the leaves for float on water.
I really liked the idea, but it is winter now and I thought that you can do the same with paper, similar to the beeswax collage.
Then I thought further and found out, that paper floats without wax also (goes muuuuch swifter! ;-))).
On the first photo you see a glass bowl with a simple tea light, the paper snippets are from some advertising junk mail.
For this photo I thought even further (which wasn’t easy ;-)) and spread on some confetti from the hole puncher.
I like it!
The only problem was the disposal when I wanted to throw away the confetti. I couldn’t fish them out without problems. Therefore I put a piece of tissue paper onto the gutter of my kitchen sink so that no confetti could pass through, and poured slowly the bowl on the tissue paper (if you pour too fast the tissue paper can slip). The water went through and the confetti assembled onto the tissue paper, so that I simply had to throw away the tissue paper with the confetti.
Links:
Preserving Leaves with Beeswax for Floating on Water
Here at unikatissima: Beeswax Collage
Fancy some camel cookies? ;-)
I found the instruction great, especially because you can make all sorts of shapes.
For me, a simple flower is enough – hoping that spring will come swifter ;-)
But I haven’t begun yet…
By the way, I assume that you can use the cookie cutters for needle felting, too.
Links:
Make your own cookie cutter from clip-art and a foil pan
via Inhabitat » GREEN GIFT GUIDE: Make Your Own DIY Gifts
via Junk Mail Gems – DIY Christmas Gifts from Inhabitat
Here at unikatissima: Needle felting with cookie cutters
When there comes the time again where you can sit on your patio and dine with friends (ok, ok, it will still take some time, but a woman can dream ;-)), the candle lit photo stands can make a romantic atmosphere.
In the instruction they print their own photos on vellum and glue them on, I preferred my favourite gift wrap.
Besides you should also be able to use the topmost layer of the used paper napkins (possibly glued on vellum), then everything matches even better.
Links:
Photo Centerpiece
I found an instruction on how to turn an old picture frame into a tray (German).
They painted everything, but I thought: Why not ‘using up’ my crochet stars lying around and make something really kitschy for once? ;-)
I didn’t hammer together anything yet, but I may.
That is to say I’m not sure how much kitsch I really can bear ;-))
They use a new orange glass panel from the glazier and some paint on the frame. Additionally they hammered a wooden board to the backside to give it some hold.
Links:
Tray from Picture Frame (Alte Sachen – neuer Look) (German)
If you have a lot of scarves or ties (and don’t craft with the latter ;-)), you want to keep them tidy.
I found an instruction on how to make a really nice scarf and tie holder (German). You can make it match your home very easily.
The holder on the photo is faked using my preferred gift wrapping paper, because I owe no more than the three scarves and I think that I will ‘craft‘ my ties ;-)
The making of the holder consists mainly of using a narrow plank, painting it white, glueing the clothespins on (e.g. with PVA glue) and then decorating the item with the printed layer of napkins (decoupage). Best if you check their pictures.
Links:
Scarf and Tie Holder (Tücher- und Krawattenhalter) (German)
Here at unikatissima: Entries with the tag ‘tie’
