Chevron Takadai Braid

braidweaver Chevron Takadai Braid

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Since a long time I take a look at the Takadai braids instructions from time to time – I find them sooo beautiful!
They resemble the Kumihimo braid patterns, but the cords become flat, not round.

But I don’t have any chance to try this because I don’t have the room to place a braiding loom somewhere here.
And I think that I would lose interest very soon.
But anyhow…
;-)


Links:
Instruction for the chevron Takadai braid (Creating Pattern with Texture)
How Taka Dai Braids are Made
Description of the braiding loom (Parts of the Taka Dai)

Here at unikatissima: Entries with the tag ‘Kumihimo’

Beaded Bicone Bead

beadwork about_com Bicone Bead

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Finally a beaded bead again ;-)

I like this one very much, the shape is more dynamic than the one of the easy Peyote beads that I presented at the paper beads.

I haven’t tried them yet (of course!) but I will one day ;-)


Links:
Beaded Bicone Bead

Peyote Bead (Beaded Bead)

Here at unikatissima:
Making Paper beads
Entries with the tag ‘beaded beads’

Button Collage Necklaces

craftster Button Collage Necklaces

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Even if the ‘pendants’ don’t really match my liking, I find the idea and the workmanship really great!
In fact she only wrotes as ‘instruction’: “I don’t really have a process on
how I make them it’s a trial and error thing.”
That means that it is my part to realize something to my liking – as necklace, as earring, as pin and so on ;-))
And I have already some tutorials for buttons ;-)


Links:
Button Collage Necklaces (New Collage necklaces)

Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘button’
Entries with the tag ‘necklace’
Entries with the tag ‘earring’
Entries with the tag ‘pin’

Rack from Clothes Hangers

Haus+Garten Rack from Clothes Hangers.jpg

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I simply don’t know why I’m so about racks at the moment, especially because I don’t need any.
They seem to be extra ‘susceptible’ to creative treatment ;-))

I, for one find the rack from clothes hangers fun :)

 

Links:
Rack from Clothes Hangers (Garderobe: Raffinierte Deko-Idee) (German)

Here at unikatissima: Juice Rack

Celtic Circle Knot

Free-Macrame-Patterns_com - Celtic Circle Knot

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I find this Celtic Circle Knot really beautiful and imagine it depending on the used yarn as an ornament on a card, a pin or a hair decoration.
But I can’t show my own photo yet because my fingers were up until now much too clumsy for it ;-))

And when I have worked it out I can possibly even design my own Celtic Knot ;-)


Links:
Celtic Circle Knot

Here at unikatissima: Designing a Celtic Knot

Crocheted Beads

flickr BeaG Crocheted Beads

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I have found this tutorial for crocheted wooden beads before and then I lost it – I was quite unhappy!
But now I found it back (somewhere else!) and I’m feeling fine again ;-))

I haven’t tried it yet but I would like to make them with coloured yarns because you can make so wonderful hues with.


Links:
Crocheted Beads (Pattern for Crocheted Beads)

Here at unikatissima: Coloured Yarns

Inspired by Trash

art-e-zine Inspired by Trash

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This is a page from a creative diary (‘journal’), but I would love it as a collage, too!

Today I have not to do with a tutorial but an inspiration, especially with regard to ready-bought material versus material ‘saved’ from the trash.
When I’m visiting craft stores – especially the paper and scrap book sections – I’m often disgusted by the commerce that rules the originally creative use of trash.
The author shows in her article what wonderful and unique things can be made with material found a little bit everywhere by keeping your mind open.
I persevere in my attempt to emulate her ;-)


Links:
Inspired by Trash (Trash inside your journal )

Here at unikatissima: Keep Your Mind Open