…compilation of tutorials
I found an instruction on how to make easy gift bags from envelopes. The result looks really nice and I already arranged my envelopes and stamps…
Links:
Very Easy Gift Bagalopes
Here at unikatissima:
Eraser Stamps
More entries with the tag ‘stamping’
I found a tutorial on how to sew on Shisha mirrors in the blog which is the sequel of In a Minute Ago.
The best of this technique is, that you can use it to sew on other items, too, such as coins e.g.
I really must try it sometime.
Links:
Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 35 – Shisha stitch
In a Minute Ago with lots of information, e.g. the Dictionary of Stitches for Hand Embroidery and Needlework and the I dropped the button box crazy quilt.
Via ravelry I found the instruction on how to make the Lamar scarf which I find great!
On the photo you see the beginning of the scarf I’m knitting at the moment (that’s all I’ve knitted for now ;-))).
She made her scarf in a chunky, soft yarn, I’m using thickish (about needle size 5) acrylic yarn.
Usually I’m knitting much too loose, my knitted scarves are mostly quite see-through and they have to be wound several times around a neck to warm.
This here will stand alone when finished ;-))
But I’m knitting it for myself and therefore I can live with it – anyhow I find it beautiful.
By the way, I’m knitting it in black, but I fiercely post-worked the photo to show more than just a black shape ;-)
Links:
Lamar
Today I present a tutorial on how to make a spinner tutorial on how to make a spinner, which actually is meant for an Altered Book, but which can be used as well for a greeting card.
You can e.g. make a card for Valentine and write ‘I love you’ in different languages or make a gift coupon card with pictures of different plants and the beneficiary may select one of them, etc.
Links:
Spinner How-To: unfortunately the link isn’t available no more.
I found an instruction on how to make glass table lights with translucent mosaic. They are made in an interesting and easy way with Window Colours*, but of course you can do this with translucent polymer clay as well.
* Window Colours are those glass paints that come in plastic bottles and can be used on acetate, I don’t know the exact English name.
That’s how they do it:
(see images on instruction site for better understanding)
One day then… Sigh.
;-))
Links:
Mosaik mit WindowColour (German)
votive
I always like to surf the net a little bit for ‘Origami’ and today I want to present two extremes: Instant Origami and the video Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection.
I had a lot of fun with the first (there is a frog, a dragon, a box and much more ;-)), the latter left me speechless, although it’s ‘only’ an advertising movie.
Let yourself inspire!
Links:
Instant Origami
Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection
Report on the making of ‘Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection’ (German): the link isn’t available no more.
Here at unikatissima: Entries with the tag ‘Origami’
Actually I don’t exactly dig sock knitting, but the instructions on how to make Bayerische socks swept me off my feet – mostly because of the beautiful cables!
Maybe one day I’ll make wristwarmers from, then I don’t have to do the sock part ;-))
People who craft a lot with paper often have many interesting papers laying around, but mostly scrap you can only make cards from.
But now I found a tutorial on how to make mini recycle bin books, which I find great!
Soon I will have to comb through my piles ;-))
Links:
Mini Recycle Bin Books
I discovered kolams (English Wikipedia entry for ‘Kolam’)!
They are beautiful patterns and I do like to play around with knots and the like ;-)
It all begun when I found a tutorial on how to design kolams.
Then I first checked what kolams are and via the Englisch Wikipedia entry for ‘Kolam’ I found a Random Kolam Generator Random Kolam Generator and an Interactive Kolam Maker. I wasn’t able to use the latter in an appropriate way, double click on the circles always brought different results.
I suppose that I only have to work on it a little bit more.
But I think that I will stick to the previously mentioned tutorial on how to design kolams, especially after I have seen the kolam images at Google and flickr.
And I guess that I won’t need the receipe for kolam rice flour colour (it is in German, but it is mainly one table spoon rice flour mixed with a pinch of colouring from plants or minerals and then painted with moist fingers), because I mostly use graphic programs (that’s because I can’t draw a straight line ;-)).
Links:
Tutorial on how to design kolams
Random Kolam Generator
Generator moved to: Random Kolam Generator
Interactive Kolam Maker
Kolam Rice Flour Colour Receipe (Kolam aus Reismehl) (German)
Google search result for ‘kolam’
Google image search result for ‘kolam’
flickr photos tagged with ‘kolam’
Wikipedia:
English Wikipedia entry for ‘Kolam’
German Wikipedia entry for ‘Kolam’
Here at unikatissima: Entries wit the tag ‘Image editing’
I found a tutorial on how to make a Spring Flower Necklace.
Unfortunately I haven’t had time to make it yet, but I really want to in the future.
As you can see on the photo it has daisies just like the Beaded Daisy Chains, but they are beaded in a quite different way.
Really cute, isn’t it?
Links:
Spring Flower Necklace (with good explaining graphics)
Here at unikatissima:
Beaded Daisy Chains