…compilation of tutorials
Can you imagine that this lamp is made from recycled coffee cups?
Funky, isn’t it?
And if you don’t have as many coffee cups (yet?) and are in dire need of a lamp simply check out what you can find about lamps here ;-)
Links:
Coffee Cup Sphere Lamp
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘lampshade’
I wrote before about reducing polymer clay canes, here they’re talking about how to fill flower canes with ‘background’ and reduce them without damaging the flowers.
I did it myself in the same way and it worked great, you only need some patience.
Links:
Wrapping and Reducing Polymer Clay Canes (Wrapping & Reducing Canes)
Here at unikatissima:
Reducing Polymer Clay Canes
Entries containing the word ‘flower cane’
Masahiro Chatani’s book “Monuments of the World” with Origami Architecture patterns is available as download and contains most beautiful patterns!
If you feel that they are too difficult try perhaps the previous Origami Architecture patterns or simple pop ups for a start.
Links:
Direct download: ‘Monuments of the World’ Origami Architecture Patterns (RAR file which contains a PDF file of about 5600 KB *)
Download: http://ifile.it/n7xfvbc => click ‘request download ticket’ => click ‘download’ (RAR file which contains a PDF file of about 5600 KB *)
via: Libro: Monumentos del Mundo de Masahiro Chatani
via: Descarga Gratis Archivo PDF del Libro de Arquitectura Origamica de Masahiro Chatani “Monumentos del Mundo” con Plantillas
* I can’t remember exactly how I opened the RAR file, I think that my normal WinZIP that was installed already on my computer opened it.
English Wikipedia entry for ‘RAR’
English Wikipedia entry for ‘WinZip’
German Wikipedia entry for ‘RAR-Dateiformat’
German Wikipedia entry for ‘WinZip’ (is forwarded automatically to a list of decompression programs (‘Liste von Datenkompressionsprogrammen’))
Here at unikatissima:
Origami Architecture Patterns
Entries with the tag ‘Pop Up’
I busied myself with ‘needle weaving’ before, it was about a necklace and I’ve said that it would be suitable for little purses.
And – ta-da – I’m finding a tutorial on how to weave a purse with it.
Well, I’m ahead of the times ;-)))
Links:
Needle Woven Purse (Pin woven pocket (with pseudo-tutorial))
Here at unikatissima:
African Needle Weaving Necklace
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))