Category: Flowers

• Tutorial: Make a Floral Paper Lantern

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  The best part? The bag of faux rose petals came from the Dollar Tree for a buck. You can't beat that with a stick!How I did it:I started at the bottom, and glued on the rose petals one by one, working my way up the lantern in a spiral. I used regular school glue. I turned them all the same way rather than going for a random feel. I left quite a bit of space between them because I wanted

• Gifts with pompom

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• Cutting paper art

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• Tutorial and Pattern: Rainbow Sunshine Plushie (and a little fair[l]y [ugly] tale about patents)

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  I want to begin this tutorial with a little story. One day there was a little organic cotton rainbow be-ribboned plushie that was sketched and then stitched with love in a very messy upstairs room in a home somewhere in Minneapolis. It was a happy little plushie, made all the more so by the creation of its 3 identical siblings who sat on a sunny windowsill with the little plushie, keeping it companyBut

• Origami Butterfly

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  It may fly afway...Description I've known how to make this butterfly for ages, so I thought I should share it with you;)I realized it is really hard to explain the way I fold, so if you don't understand, please say so, I'll try to help;)You can use any kind of paper, provided that it's foldable and has a nice color on one or both sides;)Instructions 1First, take a square piece of paper with the white side up.Fold it in half and fold

• The Fashion Art of Cording

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  Cording – cord wrapped in fabric that’s been cut on the bias – is an ancient embellishment that packs as much punch today as it did in the 1730’s or the 1940’s. Whether you use it to make appliqued motifs, corded pin tucks, frogs, spaghetti straps or piping, cording is one

• The Fashion Art of Cording

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  Cording – cord wrapped in fabric that’s been cut on the bias – is an ancient embellishment that packs as much punch today as it did in the 1730’s or the 1940’s. Whether you use it to make appliqued motifs, corded pin tucks, frogs, spaghetti straps or piping, cording is one

• Cowrie Shell & Bead Hair Clip

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  "Bling" Old School Style!Instructions 1These are the things you will need to make the Hair Clip.You might need more or less shells depending on the size of the clip. At least one of the shells should be a full one with 2 small holes drilled into it. The rest should be cut Cowrie Shells. (You can find the Cowrie Shells cheaply on Ebay or a Flea market.)2After cutting your 5 pieces of Beading Wire insert them through the two holes on

• Candy Wrapper Roses

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  Recycled prettinessDescription Got too much candy for Christmas? Save the colorful candy wrappers from your trash can and turn them into pretty roses! Use for gift decoration, Christmas ornaments, hair fascinators, fridge magnets...Have fun!Instructions 1Making the petals for the rose: Have your wrapper and smoothen the wrinkles. Fold the wrapper lengthwise in half.2Fold one corner to the opposite side.3Fold the other corner of the same end on top of the already folded part.4Repeat steps 3 and 4 in the other end of the

• Feather Favor

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  Whether you’re celebrating an engagement, wedding or birthday, finding the perfect decorations and favors can be both expensive and time consuming to make. Here is an inexpensive and simple – yet unique – party favor for the free-spirited celebration.Supplies:FeatherRibbonStringStep one: color paletteWhen gathering your supplies, keep in mind the color palette for your table. You may have a collection of feathers you have gathered over the years, or you may want to purchase craft feathers, which come in many colors and sizes. You want

• Birthhouse online workshop

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  Announcing my NEW online workshop: The Felted Birdhouse, August 16 - 27thJoin me this August for my newest online workshop! No matter where you live we can gather together in my virtual studio to make the sweetest felted wool birdhouse for yourself or any lover of cuteness. I’ll be teaching and working with you along the way through a combination of blog posts, downloadable PDF’s, and videos, where participants can communicate with each other and with me. The Felted Birdhouse pattern

• woven hearts: modernizing a classic

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  Woven heart baskets are a classic Valentine craft. You probably made them when you were little. There is a reason for their longevity: they're super easy,really fun, and can be made with whatever you have on hand. I needed a refresher course and found it in my classic craft book from my Grandmother's nursery school.Yes, this is a




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