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Tunisian Style Bracelet
You'll Need: Tahki Cotton Classic, each approximately 108 yards/99m (cotton): 1 ball #3744 Forest Green Crochet hook D (3.25 mm) Yarn needle Slide clasp Notes: Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss) : Insert hook from left to right into vertical thread, yo, draw up loop and leave on hook. Tunisian Purl Stitch (Tps) : Bring yarn to front, insert hook into vertical thread, bring yarn to back under hook, yo, draw up loop and leave on hook. Return Row: Yo, draw through one loop ...
Susan
Mar 30, 2020 03:16 AM
Stylish Bangle Bracelet
You'll Need To create your wood bangle bracelet, gather the following materials: Wood bangle bracelet #3 perle cotton 1 large eye needle Scissors Instructions Begin your bracelet-making journey with the following steps: 1. Undo the first skein of floss and cut an 18" length of thread. 2. If you are right-handed, place the tail on top of the bracelet with the tail facing to the left and held securely by your left hand. If you are left-handed, follow these ins...
Susan
Mar 29, 2020 03:51 AM
Aroma Bath Salt
You'll Need: 3 cups of big sea-salt; 15-25 drops of your favourite aroma oil; 1 tablespoon of coconut or olive oil. Instructions Put salt into a bowl of sufficient volume. Add a tablespoon of coconut or olive oil and mix thoroughly. Do not mix with your hands - a large concentration of salt in the oil will have a bad effect on the skin! Therefore, stir with a spoon. Keep in mind that vegetable oil is an optional ingredient. Now add aroma oil or a mixture of oils to the salt and mix th...
Susan
Mar 29, 2020 03:48 AM
CZ Beads Earrings
You'll Need: 6 - 5mm round white 1-hole CZ-Gem Dropz 11/0 Galvanized aqua Toho seed beads 11/0 Dark bronze Toho seed beads 24 gauge brown wire 6 - small ball headpins, silver plated 2 Modern ear wires, silver plated Spin-N-Bead bead loader Chain nose pliers Ergo cutter Instructions 1. Cut a 3 ft. (60.96cm) length of brown wire. 2. Pick up 10 galvanized aqua Toho seed beads. 3. Twist the beads into a loop by wrapping the two wires together twice. 4. Load the Spin-N...
Susan
Mar 29, 2020 03:44 AM
Silver Flowers Earrings
You'll Need: 8 Silverplate filigree charms 16 Silvertone jumprings 1 Pair silvertone earwire Chain nose plier Instructions Lay 4 of the filigrees as shown on the right. Working clockwise, each charm is going to get a letter to identify it. Now take a close look at one filigree. The numbering system will work clockwise from the top for each filigree. Apply an oval jumpring between A3 and B8. Apply a second jumpring from A4 to B7. Apply the third oval jumpring between A6 and ...
Susan
Mar 28, 2020 02:01 AM
Pearl Bow Brooch
Materials You'll Need You'll need: Small pearl beads Felt Needle and thread 1 oval shaped bead Brooch pin A template for the bow Instructions Follow these instructions to create your bow pin: Draw the shape of the bow you want your pin to look like. Cut your drawing/printout and use it as a pattern to cut the felt. You will need 2 pieces of Part A and 1 piece of Part B. Sew the small pearl beads into a piece of Part A. Start from the center, then...
Susan
Mar 28, 2020 01:58 AM
Blister Check Knit Stitch
With colour A cast on a multiple of 4 sts + 1. Row Instructions Row 1 - wrong side: with colour A, purl all sts. Row 2 : with colour B, knit all sts. Row 3 : with colour B, purl all sts. Row 4 : with colour B, knit all sts. Row 5 : with colour B, purl all sts. Row 6 : with colour A, knit 2, * drop next st off needle and unravel 4 rows down, picking up colour A stitch from row 1 below; insert needle into this stitch and under the 4 loose strands of colour B, and knit, catch...
Susan
Mar 28, 2020 01:56 AM
Beaded Ring
You'll Need Big and small beads Nylon thread Scissors Instructions Make the 1st Row Collect beads on a nylon thread. It is important to observe the sequence: 1 big bead 3 small beads Then repeat this sequence until there are a total of 9 beads on the string. After that, close the chain into a ring and tie it into a knot. Form the 2nd Row The 2nd row will look like wavy lace. It should thread through the beads that are in the center. Collect 5 new...
Susan
Mar 27, 2020 03:10 AM
Ladybird From Satin Ribbons
You'll Need: Satin ribbons; Candle; Scissors; Tweezers; Textile glue; Wire; Beads. Instructions Cut 40 of 2.5 cm squares from red ribbon and treat the edges with fire. Make 15 squares from black ribbon. Fold the square diagonally and bend the corners. Press the element with tweezers and cut off the short side. Hold the blank a bit over the candle flame, and then spread the petal. Process the black blank in the same way. On thick cardboard, which ...
Susan
Mar 27, 2020 03:07 AM
Elegant Evening Earrings
You'll Need: Two 4mm round pearls Two small filigree silver bead caps Two 8mm teardrop shaped crystal beads in color of choice Two small silver spacers Two 2mm Swarovski bicone crystal beads 24 gauge non-tarnish silver wire Two silver earring wires Wire cutters Round nose pliers Instructions: Working off the spool, thread wire through teardrop bead leaving approximately 3/4” extension. Bend end of wire upwards and wrap around wire to secure bead. Trim excess wire away. ...
Susan
Mar 27, 2020 03:05 AM
Romantic Candle
You'll Need Big candles or small candle votive Lace ribbon Button String or rope Glue Instructions Measure the circumference of the votive. Cut a piece of ribbon to this size, adding 1/2" for overlap at the front. Apply a dot of glue to the votive. Wrap the ribbon around the votive. Thread the rope through the front of the button, over the back, and up through the front again. Tie into a bow. Glue the button to the front of the votive. Allow the glue to ...
Susan
Mar 26, 2020 03:44 AM
Birds Feeder From a Can
You'll Need: Clean tin can – keep the lid. Sisal rope. Piece of metal for post. Glue gun and glue. Instructions: Take the tin can lid and bend it in half. Take the metal for the post and glue it down so that there is enough room for the birds to perch while they eat. Insert your can lid so that it fits nicely over the metal piece you just glued in and is just inside the opening of the can. Glue into place, making sure there are no openings for the seed to fall through. Find the ...
Susan
Mar 26, 2020 03:41 AM
Beaded Flower Brooch
You'll Need Gather the following materials: Polyester thread Beading needle Metallic accessory for brooch Big violet bead Yellow, green, and violet beads Instructions Start to make petals, which will be required in the amount of five pieces. For this, a brick weaving technique will be used. The circuit will help you with this. Follow the rows very tightly and constantly tighten the thread. As a result, the petals will look curved, which will somewhat resemble ...
Susan
Mar 26, 2020 03:37 AM
Bath Crayons
You'll Need: To create your colorful glycerin soap, gather the following materials: Glycerin soap Food coloring Molds Cups Skewers Knife Instructions Follow these steps to make your glycerin soap: Cut the glycerin soap into two small pieces. Place the pieces into your cups and microwave for two minutes. Once melted, add food coloring and stir with a skewer. Pour the melted soap into molds. Let t...
Susan
Mar 25, 2020 02:36 AM
Nice Beads Rose
You’ll Need: Beads of any colour you like, including gold and green. Thin wire. Thick wire. Mouline threads or florists' tape. Instructions Beading scheme consists of: 6 petals; 5 sepals; 5 leaves. Take a piece of wire of a meter and fold it in half. Collect 16 beads. Place them in the middle of the wire, where you made the fold. Create a loop by twisting it. Dilute the edges in different directions, and hang eight beads on them. Twist the bas...
Susan
Mar 25, 2020 02:32 AM