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Woolen Picture. Flowers.
You'll Need: Here are the materials required to create your wool art: Photo frame with clips Fusible webbing Scissors Tweezers Wool of the following colors: white, light-yellow, different shades of green and red Instructions Follow these steps to create your wool art masterpiece: Paint a white background for your picture. Pull woolen thread from the skein, fluff it a little with your fingers, and lay it on the base. Fix the first layer with glu...
Picture From Threads for Beginners "Cherry"
You'll Need: Base for your picture Thin stick Glue Scissors Pencil Red, black, light green, dark green, and brown threads Instructions Take a square piece of hardboard and draw a picture of cherries with a simple pencil. At the initial stages of training, you need to take such drawings that have simple geometric shapes. Now turn to the formation of the contour of the image. Apply glue directly to the graphic drawing. And glue the black thread. Use ...
Three Layers Tray
You'll Need: 3 Nested square wood trays: 14", 10", 8" Wood blocks: one 4" two 3" two 2 1/2" two 2" one 1 3/4" Acrylic paint: Apple Green, Light Foliage Green, Opaque Red, Mendocino Red Exterior/interior satin varnish Swirl stencils Four 3/8" stencil brushes Thick white craft glue Paintbrushes 1" glaze/wash #12 flat/shader Cotton swabs Low-tack tape Palette paper Paper towels Plastic sandwich bag Sandpaper Scissors Water basin Instr...
Dog Toy From Old Jeans
You'll Need: 3 24-inch long strips from old jeans; Masking tape; Scissors. Instructions Join all three strips together at one end and tape to the work surface. You should have about 4 inches at the point that you begin braiding. Braid the three strands snugly together. Leave 4 inches at the bottom unbraided. Cut the center strip in half. Join one half with the left strand and the other half with the right strands. Tie the two double strands into a knot. Tie again and pull it tight. ...
Foamiran Butterfly Hair Pin
You'll Need: Metal base for hair pin Foamiran 1 mm wide Glitter fabric (e.g., eco-leather) Piece of light felt Butterfly antenna Toothpick Scissors Paper Pencil Glue for metal Glue gun Instructions Cut out a square 7 by 5.5 cm from paper. Fold the square in half in length. Draw a butterfly wing pattern on it. Cut out the “butterfly” ...
Stylish Bag From Old Jeans
You'll Need Old jeans; Shirt fabric; Corded silk ribbon; Dress-making scissors; Threads and needles; Tailoring pins. Instructions Step 1: Preparing the Jeans Unrip the jeans belt. Open it and iron well. Step 2: Cutting the Base From the shirt fabric, cut out two square details of the base of the bag in the size you need. Step 3: Cutting Stripes Cut the stripes from old jeans to the same length as your bag base is. One or several stripes ca...
Thick Necklace from Small Beads
You'll Need Scaffolding; Headpin, cap and snap; Small beads in 6 colors: white, yellow, brown shades; Big pearl brown beads; Scissors; Pliers; Round-nose pliers. Instructions Wind 75 cm of scaffolding, including 15 cm of inturns from both edges. String the beads onto the scaffolding. Make sure to fasten the first and last beads very tightly to prevent the beads from spilling. Draw the scaffolding through these two beads. Create about 20-30 threads in the same manner. Attac...
Hand-Made Soap with Dry Flowers
You'll Need: Clear glycerin melt and pour soap base; White glycerin melt and pour soap base; Dry flowers; Rubbing alcohol; Essential oils; Silicone mold; 2 heat-proof measuring cups; Stir sticks. Instructions Drop the flowers into the bottom of the mold. Melt the clear glycerin soap base in the microwave for 30 seconds, then continue with intervals of 10 seconds until completely melted. Mix in a few drops of essential oils and stir. Pour the mixture into the mold ove...
Picture from Woolen Threads
You'll Need Gather the following materials for your sunflower art project: Photo frame Woolen threads of different colors Scissors (big and small) Napkin Glue Silk threads Instructions Begin by removing the cardboard part from your photo frame. Next, take a blue napkin and cut it to the necessary size for your frame. Apply glue to the back side of the napkin and wait until the glue thickens. Then, stretch the fabric while smoothing out any folds. Once the base h...
Neon Bath Bombs
You'll Need: 2 cups baking soda 1 cup citric acid 1/4 cup cream of tartar 1/3 cup coconut oil 2 tablespoons Epsom salts 1 teaspoon polysorbate 80 10-20 drops Happy Joy essential oil blend 1 tablespoon green glow in the dark cosmetic glitter 1 tablespoon each of 6 glow in the dark micas Bath bomb molds Mini muffin tin (optional) Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol Large mixing bowl 6 small bowls Inst...
Ink Earrings of Unusual Material
You'll Need Jewelry pliers Ranger Alcohol Ink - Botanical & Stream Clay conditioning machine 6 mm and 4 mm round ball beads Earring wire 7 mm jump rings 2" nail head wires Premo white clay Ceramic tile 1.75" teardrop shaped cutter Protective gloves 99% Isopropyl Alcohol Metal spoon Instructions Roll white clay on the #3 setting of the conditioning machine. Cut four rectangles to measure 2.50" x 1.50" minimum. This will provide a piece large enough for the 1.75" long teardrop ...
Hand-Made Jewelry Earrings
You'll Need Gather the following materials for your project: 6 Swarovski crystal beads 6mm 8 Swarovski crystal beads 4mm 2 gold ear wires 18” length of .015” diameter 7 beading wire 28 gold crimp beads Chain-nose pliers Designer flush cutters Instructions To Make the Teardrop Part of the Earring: Cut one 4” length of beading wire. Pass the end through a crimp bead, make a small loop, and pass it back through the crimp bead. Crimp it. Pass the wire through the fo...
Faux Sea Glass Earrings
These earrings will perfectly match the Faux Sea Glass Necklace from the previous post. You'll Need Clear or frosted shrink plastic Acrylic paint – any color Heat tool Scissors Round and chain nose pliers 20 gauge wire Tweezers Wire cutters 1/8″ hole punch Assorted beads Instructions Cut organic shapes about twice the size you want. Punch a hole in what will be the top of the piece. Paint one side with acrylic paint and quickly wipe it off. The color will get da...
Faux Sea Glass Necklace
You'll Need Here’s a list of materials required for this project: Resin Obsession Super Clear Resin 738 Cabochon Mold Castin’ Craft mold release and conditioner Reusable measuring cup Stir Stix Disposable Spoon (optional) White glitter Castin’ Craft transparent green dye Rolling pin Non-stick mat Instructions Follow these steps to create your faux sea glass: Spray the 738 mold with the Castin’ Craft mold release and conditioner and leave to dry for a coup...
Dreamcathcer Pendant
You'll Need: Big metal ring Small metal rings Double metal rings - 3 pcs Needle-nose pliers - 2 pcs Waxen cord Rubber cord Pandora beads - 2 pcs Bale Carbine Clips for cord - 2 pcs Metal wings pendant - 3 pcs Instructions Wrap the base with waxen cord in spiral order, binding the ends of the cord together with a double knot. With needle-nose pliers, expand the number of connecting rings you need, so it will be easier to work in t...