Other hand-made
Create topic
Shopper Bag with Hexagon Appliques
You'll Need: Small pieces of different fabric; Glue spider line; Hexagon sample; Pencil; Threads; Scissors; Sewing machine; Iron. Instructions Copy the sample. Smooth the pieces of fabric. Transfer the sample to each piece from the wrong side. Sew with a glue spider line. Fold each shred of the same size with a piece of spider line (the glue side of the spider line with the front side of the fabric) and sew along the line of the sample on the machine, leaving no holes ...
Vegetable Stamps Bag
You'll Need Acryl paints for fabric; Containers for mixing paints; Base layers of glass; Different vegetables (carrot, sweet pepper, celery, corn); Brushes; Iron. Instructions Prepare Vegetables Vegetables will play the role of stamps. They need to be washed, dried, and, if necessary, cut - at celery, cut leaves; for the pepper, cut in half so that the structure is visible. Mix Colors In different containers, mix the colors, finding the shades with which you will decorate the bag (o...
Bright and Colorful Sneakers
You'll Need: White fabric sneakers; Set of liquid water-based paints for batik; Sprinkler with pure water. Instructions Prepare the paints. To obtain a more transparent color, you can add cold water to the bottles (then shake and mix the paint). Cover the work surface with cellophane or oilcloth, place the sneakers on it, and properly moisten their fabric part with the sprinkler. Decide in what order you will apply the paint. Focus on the order of the colors of the rainbow (otherwise, when m...
Pearled Necklace
You'll Need: Narrow tape; Coats Invisible threads; Wire ø 0.65 mm; Pliers; 200 beads of pearls (8 mm). Instructions Connect the ends of the wire and the invisible thread and tape them together. String all 200 beads one after another. Twist the ends of the wire together using pliers. The protruding ends bite off. Now bend the wire with the pearls as you like. This necklace is equally well suited to both a business outfit and a romantic one.
How to Decorate Ordinary Sneakers
You'll Need: White sneakers; Black acrylic paint for fabric; Brush. Instructions Gently paint the sides of the sneakers with black paint, as illustrated in the picture. From the back, draw a contour of the black heel and paint it with the black paint. Next, we need to create the dots simulating perforation. This is a crucial step: for best results, you can first apply the “marking” with a pencil or a wash-out marker designed for fabric, and then proceed with the paint. Use a good bru...
Curtains with Eyelet Holes
You'll Need: Fabric for curtains; Eyelet holes; Lace for eyelet holes. Creating Spectacular Waves Pay attention to creating the most spectacular waves by using an even number of rings. The distance between them is calculated depending on the desired depth of the folds. For relief and deep folds, the distance should be 22 cm, while for more frequent folds, 15 cm between the rings is recommended. Instructions For a 150 cm wide window, you will need at least three meters of fabric. The ...
Circle Framed Mirror
You'll Need Round mirror; PVC pipes; Glue for plastic, glue gun, or another waterproof glue; Fret saw, arm-saw, or craft knife; Flint paper; Ruler; Pencil or marker. Instructions Step 1: Preparing the PVC Pipes 1. Mark PVC pipes into pieces of the same thickness (1–2 cm). Saw the tubes into rings with a fret saw or craft knife. To make the edges smooth, sand them. The number of rings depends on the size of the frame you want to make. Step 2: Assembling the Frame 2. Fold the rings ...
Silver Sun Mirror
You'll Need: Small round mirror in the frame; Wooden sticks; Glue or glue gun; Loop (to hang your mirror); Silver aerosol paint; Painter's tape. Instructions Turn the mirror over and glue the sticks “rays” on it from the inside. Start with two rays opposite each other, then glue the two sticks perpendicularly to the first, then - at an angle of 45 degrees and so on: so the rays will fall evenly in a circle. You can make all the rays the same length or leave some a little longer. Glue the...
Denim Jacket with Fringe
You'll Need: Denim jacket; Lace with fringe of red and yellow color of different lengths; Rip tool; Tailor's pins; Sewing machine. Instructions Rip only the outer seam of the yoke and elbow seams. Place a red fringed braid inside the elbow. Fasten with pins. Inside the seam of the coquette, first place the braid with a yellow fringe, and on top of it - red. Stitch the fringe exactly in the seam.
Ladybug Lamp
You'll Need: White polymer clay; Tempered wire; Acrylic paints in white, pink, red, and black colors; Acrylic varnish in nude color; Circle form for cutting with a 2 cm diameter; Instruments for clay modeling; Acrylic half-sphere with a 10 cm diameter; LED garland or button candle; Brush; Glue. Instructions Roll out polymer clay to approximately 1 cm thick, and cover the resulting layer with an acrylic half-sphere. Cut off any excess clay. Using a mod...
Unusual Candle Plate
You'll Need Copper plate 0,15 mm wide, 30 x 45 cm; Fusible granules (yellow, orange, light-red, light-blue, and blue); Tool for graving; Coffee spoon; Table spoon; Etcher's needle; Old scissors; Soft packing cardboard; Oven; Leather glove; Flint paper; Glass or metal container; Carbon paper. Instructions Transfer the selected motive from the sheet of motives, enlarging it, to thin transparent paper and cut it, stepping back from the contour. Cut the copper plate with old scis...
Hand-Made Neptun Wall Clock
You'll Need: Exposed root; Paint for vintage decoration in gray and light-brown colors; Wax for wood; Flint paper (120 grittiness); Clock drive; Circle pattern for the clock; Photoboard in white, vanilla, yellow, apricot, and ultramarine colors; Pencils in white, hot pink, blue, and brown colors; Shells and other sea accessories; Colorful glass pebbles; Varnish markers in white, red, and black colors; Natural brush; Scissors; Mathematical compass; Glue. Instructions Begin...
Hand-Made Decoration of Old Summer Scarf
You'll Need: Light summer scarf; Big eraser; Craft knife; Piece of wood or other material for stamp; CA glue; Paint for fabric; Brush; Container for paint. Instructions: Cut the element of the pattern from the eraser with the craft knife, which you'll use to decorate your scarf. Glue it to the piece of wood. Pour a little paint into the container and spread it on the stamp with a brush. Start painting your pattern on the scarf by making prints with the stamp. Apply more paint o...
How to Decorate Flat Shoes
You'll Need Flat shoes; Strap of leather (of the same color as shoes or in contrast); Chains for decoration; Clasps; Scissors; Glue; Brush for the glue. Instructions Glue the chains with crystals to the thick chains. Attach the clasps to the ends of chains using the fastening rings. Make loops from the strips of leather and glue them to the heel of your shoes inwards. When the glue dries, insert the chains into the loops.
Hand-Made Lavender Sachet
You'll Need: Pieces of natural fabric (cotton, flax); Marker for fabric; Dried lavender; Needle; Threads; Satin ribbon of lavender color. Instructions Fold the cotton fabric in two and draw the contours of the heart and the motif of the decor of the sachet. Lay the line on the sewing machine along the contour carefully, leaving a small area unstitched for stuffing with lavender. Cut out a heart, stepping 5 mm from the seam. An allowance around a marker for textiles. On the heart, e...