tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45985599428238645342024-03-14T09:14:10.733-07:00Pieces of Me TutorialsAmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-19399681918832280272010-05-10T13:11:00.000-07:002010-05-10T13:54:58.200-07:00Scalloped Punch Flower Tutorial<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Hello beautiful bloggers! Today I have a new tutorial for you. This one is so easy....so so easy, but the flowers are gorgeous when done! I have done this one a bit different. Instead of posting a zillion pictures, I have combined them into just 2 easy to follow pics! Let's get started, shall we?!</span></div><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolEUkgcdigfSlLOqm0LZQGrPaU6IKDcRcPAXSyCg3v177qb0CzL3JybyF-w3avnmpljilb3yeFfCAIbS7Q_0Q3-M_rEeXl-oYdExX48mdtwZ3PIZftderpWUn7HYH6IMeU8y8CMVEJ68/s1600/flowertut.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 367px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469736795911118354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolEUkgcdigfSlLOqm0LZQGrPaU6IKDcRcPAXSyCg3v177qb0CzL3JybyF-w3avnmpljilb3yeFfCAIbS7Q_0Q3-M_rEeXl-oYdExX48mdtwZ3PIZftderpWUn7HYH6IMeU8y8CMVEJ68/s400/flowertut.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> 1.</span></strong> Supplies needed: <em><span style="color:#666666;">Scalloped Punch 1.5 inch</span></em>. <em><span style="color:#666666;">Hole punch</span></em>.<em> <span style="color:#666666;">Brads</span></em>. <em><span style="color:#666666;">Paper</span></em>. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*I used book paper. Thinner papers seem to work better.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">2.</span></strong> Punch out 8 scalloped circles. You can use more or less, but this is the amount that I felt looked best. It all depends on the thickness of your papers though.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>3.</strong></span> Use your hole punch and punch a hole through the very center of all 8 scallops.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">4.</span></strong> Secure your brad through the center of all 8 scallops where you punched the holes.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">5.</span></strong> Start by taking the very first layer and fold & pinch it up around the brad.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">6.</span></strong> Continue doing this step with all 8 layers building and shaping your scallops so they are pleasing to the eye!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">7.</span></strong> This is the finished little scalloped flower. They are so cute, so fast, and so...CHEAP! lol</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">8.</span></strong> A variation of the flower. On this one all I did was use Smooch in Siren. I simply smooched the edges before adding the brad. Adds a little more definition.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">9.</span></strong> Another variation. On this one I used pink liquid chalk and faded it from pink to white to give the flower more depth.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaUtLA454RM8f6ZSZm3N2p1JvNF5tkzQ_ubtq6DCcYbI0sc2bpXuhG0YEu4Hqm2CPB6wBuEdR71nxIq47LOMIsvG77Tt7nfdu0NHVByLKSZ2uQzI3sQJGC1980SU7wriUVzyXuJSZ4r4/s1600/flowers.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469736674458285842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaUtLA454RM8f6ZSZm3N2p1JvNF5tkzQ_ubtq6DCcYbI0sc2bpXuhG0YEu4Hqm2CPB6wBuEdR71nxIq47LOMIsvG77Tt7nfdu0NHVByLKSZ2uQzI3sQJGC1980SU7wriUVzyXuJSZ4r4/s400/flowers.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Here is a little example of different flowers I was playing around with using this technique. I used brown paper bags, book pages, cardstock, and even an old pattern. I inked them, chalked them, glittered them, and misted them. There are so many awesome ways to customize these flowers however your heart chooses....and did I mention that they are cheap....and cute! My favorite combination ;)</span></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-70744273192466487142010-04-28T07:28:00.000-07:002010-04-28T07:33:31.887-07:00Fun little Felt Flower - Tutorial<p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Hello Beautiful Scrappers! It's Amy here with a quick little felt flower tutorial for you all! I like to think of this one as a spruced up version on a lollipop flower :) Today we are working with felt, BUT this can very easily be done with paper as well...and it looks just as awesome! Shall we get started?! </span></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p align="left"><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Supplies Needed:</span></u></strong></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">*</span></strong>Felt - I used 3 different colors, but you don't have to</span></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">*</span></strong>A 1", 1.5", and a 2" precut circle. I used my cricut to cut this pattern.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">*</span></strong>Scissors</span></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">*</span></strong>Needle and thread</span></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">*</span></strong>Decorative center. You can use ANYTHING you want!<br /><br /><br /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/002-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">First you need to decide what color arrangement you want....</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">What looks good to YOU or what works best for your project.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/004-1-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Then simply lay your precut circle 'pattern' onto the felt and trace. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">You will need <strong>5</strong> circles of each size.<br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/006-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Then cut them all out..easy right. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">And since felt doesn't fray there is no need to finish off the edges.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/008-2-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Next we need to layer them as shown below. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">You want them all to touch at one edge.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/009-2-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Then simply take them (one at a time) and fold them in half like a little felt sandwich.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Run a quick stitch several times to tack them together and tie it off.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/011-2-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">And this is that you end up with. Now continue until you get all 5 completed.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/012-1-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Here we are...we have all 5 ready to go. Below you can see how we are putting them together.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/013-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">You will want to take your needle and thread and simply tack all the petals together from the back side. Make sure you stitch it down good so it's nice and tight. And you will end up with something like the flower below.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/017-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">The finishing touch....add a pretty little center. I used a handmade polymer clay button for mine, but you could pretty much use anything you like! That's the beauty of making things yourself...customizing :) Now it's all ready to add to a project. I used this one on a headband actually...it's so cute! </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/alaurelp/021-1-1.jpg" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Side note...you can always make the circles smaller for a more petite flower....they look so cute on a smaller scale!</span></p>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-61901067055925910132010-03-06T01:35:00.001-08:002010-03-06T02:04:48.238-08:00Tutorial - Make custom Corrigated Alphas<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Hello fellow bloggers!! Today I have a very quick and easy tutorial for you on how to create your very own corrigated cardboard alphas. I have been looking at the Jillibean Soup ones for months....and months, but I have not been able to bring myself to actually buy them. Why? Because they are cardboard, something that I love and something that I have all over my house. So one day I just thought to myself - Make your own, and that's exactly what I did :) But first I am going to show you one of the fastest ways to strip that pesky layer of paper off cleanly so we can get to that coveted corrigated bliss!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">All we need for this is a bowl of water, a paper towl and your cardboard.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzwMY3QJsLxC1yEaLeF7k-vJHKaxxeMnlhAxkTnse1srh12wLabZseV5v8d8ltLHlq_PCYPN8Ad88uP3d3MjAbQyCpgs2QB3wjiGlxu0SmhOgBsN3nBeTxTVyGB2FVAY3htDimcKxFqY/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+002.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445453184210439618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzwMY3QJsLxC1yEaLeF7k-vJHKaxxeMnlhAxkTnse1srh12wLabZseV5v8d8ltLHlq_PCYPN8Ad88uP3d3MjAbQyCpgs2QB3wjiGlxu0SmhOgBsN3nBeTxTVyGB2FVAY3htDimcKxFqY/s320/cardboard+tut+002.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> First we just dip our paper towl into the water. Make sure to get it really saturated with water.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylt_oZhXW0RIiGOF4JVt5L0CXsFmDmb9FlIITQ1LU6buLWOLxCCnYPSUVRZatBx_XZGGrb5F2MtX7gYGeOFopupzdslm0zg8CjLDKGKTs2AHURhAovIgCLHJFXRFTbBKhHHRry_eFYeU/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+003.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445453110268538898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylt_oZhXW0RIiGOF4JVt5L0CXsFmDmb9FlIITQ1LU6buLWOLxCCnYPSUVRZatBx_XZGGrb5F2MtX7gYGeOFopupzdslm0zg8CjLDKGKTs2AHURhAovIgCLHJFXRFTbBKhHHRry_eFYeU/s320/cardboard+tut+003.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then just wet the cardboard really well and let it sit for about 15-20 seconds. Long enough to loosen the paper.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtGiuEgUjLxkIbB3pfzewXhfp0bDgIan-3CSmomZmCKSTAqyPAx8XmqdpNaCZ6TeF5JdDNuWEeqElF9AMpIkZI6y9HyfgmGLx1b-FwTjQaK-KrXX5KQKBlf92FAiuLpHpJoWP7IuQ6Qw/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+004.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445453038059679218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtGiuEgUjLxkIbB3pfzewXhfp0bDgIan-3CSmomZmCKSTAqyPAx8XmqdpNaCZ6TeF5JdDNuWEeqElF9AMpIkZI6y9HyfgmGLx1b-FwTjQaK-KrXX5KQKBlf92FAiuLpHpJoWP7IuQ6Qw/s320/cardboard+tut+004.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Start off in one corner and begin to lift the paper carefully. If you notice it isn't coming up very easily then add more water.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbzQ3YxmhN_scJ97sH0uzRIWl1Ft6lEkpStNBHwozzOdAL4YCI1ymz8Ymk1ABAMc8oXNXhJvRUoXQnH9TDgdShOtRMjPPKdo0Yuqz7plD2dZIOMdmdSpWfqGg3cZ88-hpFH8cD0ohW44/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+005.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445452961286008898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbzQ3YxmhN_scJ97sH0uzRIWl1Ft6lEkpStNBHwozzOdAL4YCI1ymz8Ymk1ABAMc8oXNXhJvRUoXQnH9TDgdShOtRMjPPKdo0Yuqz7plD2dZIOMdmdSpWfqGg3cZ88-hpFH8cD0ohW44/s320/cardboard+tut+005.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> When you are pulling the paper off make sure to do it following the lines. The paper is glued to each individual raised corrigation, so this is the easiest way to do it. If you do it against the lines then it typically creates a mess!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyIbEiz0yDAfkJFKZFfKAVYVMgbWxl0HLefU1y-cY5LIavoyV85xG_eV7IQLzaP0BstPGSnDhzB-q-uxvzqrdn44WYVyfEn1CuOofq8Zvql7gD6m_SMoq6DR1VER-HWnAw0kCf_2Bvss/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+008.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445452745723271026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyIbEiz0yDAfkJFKZFfKAVYVMgbWxl0HLefU1y-cY5LIavoyV85xG_eV7IQLzaP0BstPGSnDhzB-q-uxvzqrdn44WYVyfEn1CuOofq8Zvql7gD6m_SMoq6DR1VER-HWnAw0kCf_2Bvss/s320/cardboard+tut+008.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> As you are lifting the paper keep adding water.<br /></span><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPDpallNUBP6FUMNJXwYMJZLOvCjO2_GCsCjn02kk3E_zr29_UGFKVtq2SiGQd_vBVpmxPpWwyGaDae-SPR8aADdG6JXi7EzIvgI7JfM7rt-5JU0JH3G2fRlBrw8w5HXa_t4DwyDwxJo/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+009.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445452570949360322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPDpallNUBP6FUMNJXwYMJZLOvCjO2_GCsCjn02kk3E_zr29_UGFKVtq2SiGQd_vBVpmxPpWwyGaDae-SPR8aADdG6JXi7EzIvgI7JfM7rt-5JU0JH3G2fRlBrw8w5HXa_t4DwyDwxJo/s320/cardboard+tut+009.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And there you have it. A nice clean piece of corrigated cardboard to work with!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissAEG1qLjK7h05j5nz1tJfJGnCzKqECXbpvW0xpjDm89d2GYOSF3f6YWG08pdpYnziLtGxGzIPI6VwoIlhyphenhyphencBYOui2dvkAX52Pm5ndMBzTc91sn-DDmGkpG-sBUhFFF9-QYTWtA6CqRM/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+011.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445452485619395090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissAEG1qLjK7h05j5nz1tJfJGnCzKqECXbpvW0xpjDm89d2GYOSF3f6YWG08pdpYnziLtGxGzIPI6VwoIlhyphenhyphencBYOui2dvkAX52Pm5ndMBzTc91sn-DDmGkpG-sBUhFFF9-QYTWtA6CqRM/s320/cardboard+tut+011.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Now on to the letters. All we have to do it cut the cardboard to fit our cricut matt and run it through like you normally would. I set my settings to shadow because I like the thicker look. Also...I used a deep cut blade which works better for thicker products. I have used a normal blade, but have had to go back in with my Xacto knife to finish the cuts. So if you don't mind the extra bit of work the regular cricut blade works as well!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNP5Zb4zwJFUXz3puJv250h2WwWpxFQQ-XGV2sFlkjcyErFzoUlXqen_OC0YXEmt1h5GbTxSCF1pLfx2ARUWRTK9ghcYkSZKKLItqWcvMyqXsTZlg710QCwnruXaRWlL1-XzRVVS2vJY/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+012.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445452405136160770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNP5Zb4zwJFUXz3puJv250h2WwWpxFQQ-XGV2sFlkjcyErFzoUlXqen_OC0YXEmt1h5GbTxSCF1pLfx2ARUWRTK9ghcYkSZKKLItqWcvMyqXsTZlg710QCwnruXaRWlL1-XzRVVS2vJY/s320/cardboard+tut+012.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And here is my corrigated name all popped out!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu3OYz0J7op3eDz7bxZ1dGYMMh7GkAn7pe-xgsx2n7zhio33kT9bh5NQOk6IZbWkhNEsFR5GbWmWp8a9IbvaiFUaLvclWb0gQyuw5hC-I6HDbbxIGLw1DkLzq843RYTDDABx0rc1sABc/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+014.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445452324146140562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu3OYz0J7op3eDz7bxZ1dGYMMh7GkAn7pe-xgsx2n7zhio33kT9bh5NQOk6IZbWkhNEsFR5GbWmWp8a9IbvaiFUaLvclWb0gQyuw5hC-I6HDbbxIGLw1DkLzq843RYTDDABx0rc1sABc/s320/cardboard+tut+014.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> These are a few different words that I have cut in various sizes. What I love about this is that you can cut your letters any size, any font that YOU want! And then use as is or you can paint them, ink them, make em' pretty in any way you want! Also another thing that I love is how the letters take on a different look depending on how you turn your cardboard before cutting. The 2 words on top are cut vertically with the lines while the 2 on bottom are cut horizontally! So cool!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSragKYuYpzf-T3tKoWhbHuIjom31D-8v1XczGPOhGTiXx-szV6yLiXCrJemPC3OQaS7QakUzSOuGSw8kq4K_oE_6bImhIb4g8ZaoNE8EBSqvngDoeB17dHoyFqTZiviuMDCgFJWkZHv0/s1600-h/cardboard+tut+015.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445452200814508930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSragKYuYpzf-T3tKoWhbHuIjom31D-8v1XczGPOhGTiXx-szV6yLiXCrJemPC3OQaS7QakUzSOuGSw8kq4K_oE_6bImhIb4g8ZaoNE8EBSqvngDoeB17dHoyFqTZiviuMDCgFJWkZHv0/s320/cardboard+tut+015.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And there you have it....Your very own custom Corrigated Letters!!! Have fun :)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-43073438877067863192010-02-10T20:33:00.000-08:002010-02-10T21:37:13.706-08:002 Zipper Flowers - Tutorial<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">As promised I have a new tutorial for you fabulous bloggie friends based on creating a few flowers using zippers. I got my initial idea for these when I bought my DD a pair of shoes with a huge Zipper flower on the toe.....and after that I kept seeing Zipper flowers everywhere (or maybe that was just in my mind). So I set out to create an easy tutorial on how I created mine...and I am still playing around with the idea for more, so be warned...there may be another installment to this tutorial :)</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Supplies Needed:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Zipper - 18in long</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Needle & thread</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Scissors</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XpNwX2VCmoPMPz94usKvj_oS48x_SNkU0iofugI9l-aHeVWraiIcp5V9q6ZDp9lN72Bm7BuCJq35S4cuiAQpK85YaTKJIWAK84RvhpijzWw7CqDjZp95flE815VHAtr9B_6yhRmRp3k/s1600-h/126.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844888834126418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XpNwX2VCmoPMPz94usKvj_oS48x_SNkU0iofugI9l-aHeVWraiIcp5V9q6ZDp9lN72Bm7BuCJq35S4cuiAQpK85YaTKJIWAK84RvhpijzWw7CqDjZp95flE815VHAtr9B_6yhRmRp3k/s320/126.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> First what we need to do is cut the Zipper pull and the end stopper off the zipper. That's where a good pair of scissors are needed. I used my Tim Holtz Tonic ones because they will cut through anything (including metal) and stay sharp! Love them!!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV7vpsUT4YTg_YUkVsZGPmsEMO2mtZ4_Vp4o4pQ4QZSzHAzgG8lli16ToGSWpWdHDXbbLVfUqfUFy5r5qzTh6NVCGVoqppudEHMSjV0kvJdW4oljxXWXmebnGZxf2wNURtokIQTE6OVg/s1600-h/129.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844815478787714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV7vpsUT4YTg_YUkVsZGPmsEMO2mtZ4_Vp4o4pQ4QZSzHAzgG8lli16ToGSWpWdHDXbbLVfUqfUFy5r5qzTh6NVCGVoqppudEHMSjV0kvJdW4oljxXWXmebnGZxf2wNURtokIQTE6OVg/s320/129.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> After you cut the Zipper pull and stopper off the zipper you will have cut off about 1inch leaving a 17inch Zipper area to work with.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9aZaBFhs4_AVZDSrSu1bQ6G7fQG0aizii7cXiWqr7Q8ycKpQA1B0i9plWwLODS0Rm6WUt7LkZOu9SgTpxN5Pi_EIZfFYMYO42FIleAjzRC39mKoD41Q5jIUwc8BaqFqKlDV36Z4M8_w/s1600-h/130.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844724384143762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9aZaBFhs4_AVZDSrSu1bQ6G7fQG0aizii7cXiWqr7Q8ycKpQA1B0i9plWwLODS0Rm6WUt7LkZOu9SgTpxN5Pi_EIZfFYMYO42FIleAjzRC39mKoD41Q5jIUwc8BaqFqKlDV36Z4M8_w/s320/130.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Then simply use a running stitch up the entire side of the zipper on the fabric area.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwacUVYwB_9bMMtKiezNsGic100vlY93Up1xTfurZO5zALCw3mpudk3LS_QDocoXA539G0PJwcRcD9zr_kJMEgvbycdQyWB6Pg2NKtfOWaQZeuVXY7Rn-3UG5ePf6-9SH4z_eZcYhEPw/s1600-h/133.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844601565380674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwacUVYwB_9bMMtKiezNsGic100vlY93Up1xTfurZO5zALCw3mpudk3LS_QDocoXA539G0PJwcRcD9zr_kJMEgvbycdQyWB6Pg2NKtfOWaQZeuVXY7Rn-3UG5ePf6-9SH4z_eZcYhEPw/s320/133.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">After you complete the stitch up the side of the zipper just pull the thread to create a tight gather. The zipper will begin to twist into a circle. Make sure to leave the needle and thread on the zipper. We do not want to cut this off because we will be using it :)<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdI0hiP3u9dJW9zkb4HI_S_4pyb3TJwWkvfl57cUJKPwvWDvfKrnAC9Wm4AT7QA1fRZj4CgG6jOOQWDeJ_TR63mTPGsYSIvhy0D8s_FbyQ0IsmrMQHECm1cgJWCqaLQEGvo0PMSrIm0I/s1600-h/134.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844523901094098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdI0hiP3u9dJW9zkb4HI_S_4pyb3TJwWkvfl57cUJKPwvWDvfKrnAC9Wm4AT7QA1fRZj4CgG6jOOQWDeJ_TR63mTPGsYSIvhy0D8s_FbyQ0IsmrMQHECm1cgJWCqaLQEGvo0PMSrIm0I/s320/134.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Take those circle twists and start arranging them. You will want to take the very end of the zipper and just tuck it under. Use that as your starting point and wrap the zipper around until you get a look that is pleasing to you.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBg2xfx_I7iV-_BNqGh0hrxnoKQWszuclnEAfAdqNYEc11kpsfFpw7Ow5RYRP7jyAC-E9hXzGJU2BF8OSO6e36yXl-jfDwZteAhmK9tsz22WDU0iJEELmV_KFWHQe4xSkS2HF7hroqDco/s1600-h/137.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844336222432546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBg2xfx_I7iV-_BNqGh0hrxnoKQWszuclnEAfAdqNYEc11kpsfFpw7Ow5RYRP7jyAC-E9hXzGJU2BF8OSO6e36yXl-jfDwZteAhmK9tsz22WDU0iJEELmV_KFWHQe4xSkS2HF7hroqDco/s320/137.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Once you get a desired look simply take your thread and hand stitch the zipper together to create a solid flower. This works best if you start in the back and bring the stitches all the way through to the center.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QF0TMm-VcPP8cTJPcwK99xwOxDrjMZ_1x8Uv0kARk1SkTy4fVmtfCQ93x-wCFrmrxTdPS1NZT95B4JbIwpiqxtViVWyvycc766MXD7N2BKGykMHtubPaI0GwTVzEO8eSfDEmMUZNIyY/s1600-h/138.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844266486940610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QF0TMm-VcPP8cTJPcwK99xwOxDrjMZ_1x8Uv0kARk1SkTy4fVmtfCQ93x-wCFrmrxTdPS1NZT95B4JbIwpiqxtViVWyvycc766MXD7N2BKGykMHtubPaI0GwTVzEO8eSfDEmMUZNIyY/s320/138.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And there we have it - our Zipper flower. These look pretty awesome as is, but if you want to add something to the center - that looks sweet as well!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIkltj_p5Imtgj3S1hikvtDgHVOwEvnBVOQheoNKsiC8B09SiglcqUPC2eI4wHxjLAK51jG4K4RT1R3FlUd1QoMwTZdSubAIobYyltdbxd32dQvlwqB_-soJow9IE500n9m8qXqz-_jg/s1600-h/142.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844093993275122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIkltj_p5Imtgj3S1hikvtDgHVOwEvnBVOQheoNKsiC8B09SiglcqUPC2eI4wHxjLAK51jG4K4RT1R3FlUd1QoMwTZdSubAIobYyltdbxd32dQvlwqB_-soJow9IE500n9m8qXqz-_jg/s320/142.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></div><div><br /><span style="color:#000000;">We are using the same exact Supplies for this flower as in the previous one. And it starts out the same as well. We need to cut both ends off the Zipper giving us about a 17inch piece to work with. The first thing we are going to do for this flower is cut the Zipper. We need 5 pieces of 2.5inch zipper. These will be the petals. There will be a little left over after we cut these 5 pieces - we want to save that and cut it down to 3 inches. This piece will be the center of the flower.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlemvc-9_YmgTlWiNUtDVGBdyW2DW5k1pjbuZvlNQhpdiXJOxDU3gIsdzgh-boVxrG0d0J9qhBoM8PlW9xT6jHkSHewsGFHwIa2qRBGmXnnJ-0TroSC0e1s9_gFHZy5Yr7Ca9devnEyPU/s1600-h/152.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844012762148738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlemvc-9_YmgTlWiNUtDVGBdyW2DW5k1pjbuZvlNQhpdiXJOxDU3gIsdzgh-boVxrG0d0J9qhBoM8PlW9xT6jHkSHewsGFHwIa2qRBGmXnnJ-0TroSC0e1s9_gFHZy5Yr7Ca9devnEyPU/s320/152.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next we want to start creating our petals. To do this simply take one of the 2.5inch pieces of zipper and bend it like shown.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNr3cUy_PWZBU0z2PcsAiJj5dWyAob0f-E9yyV4c6IhtfWE6e-knZPjmYhCpyu1ATqx8J1zB994XulcYew1r99DIhD1l5n1YZtZP9DR1gXoHBz8PCTv6l2dPw8MzDuVHHLY3XLiyg1pE/s1600-h/154.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436843941306879778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNr3cUy_PWZBU0z2PcsAiJj5dWyAob0f-E9yyV4c6IhtfWE6e-knZPjmYhCpyu1ATqx8J1zB994XulcYew1r99DIhD1l5n1YZtZP9DR1gXoHBz8PCTv6l2dPw8MzDuVHHLY3XLiyg1pE/s320/154.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Using our needle and thread simply tack the two ends together. We don't want those babies coming apart!!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0VIIpw7-t559scu3yR9dNyX-czxqOigCzh2aMKdwndVatFESljAF64wgce0eKa_K3xIrPaU4CcWGIzvpjyQ7INerhz4xtR-pHqa5Q1dhvVWLnKtHPhl3gzJTkW9rw1spWEP8y2h19z0/s1600-h/155.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436843487238658466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0VIIpw7-t559scu3yR9dNyX-czxqOigCzh2aMKdwndVatFESljAF64wgce0eKa_K3xIrPaU4CcWGIzvpjyQ7INerhz4xtR-pHqa5Q1dhvVWLnKtHPhl3gzJTkW9rw1spWEP8y2h19z0/s320/155.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Repeat this process until you have all 5 petals complete.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkojK2IS4zVWkCYiV_7zOZ6n7xAIk1YxW5uH3ONMaUsVdnnVAvhSMGGCBbfdlKl50IJIPfO_8A0v_ldwpPaNCCiAvMCVB5Tye0Pv3tU5VejzYRGWUPPjDr9cDOjDex5c45NM1AydBQic/s1600-h/164.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436843326378791890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkojK2IS4zVWkCYiV_7zOZ6n7xAIk1YxW5uH3ONMaUsVdnnVAvhSMGGCBbfdlKl50IJIPfO_8A0v_ldwpPaNCCiAvMCVB5Tye0Pv3tU5VejzYRGWUPPjDr9cDOjDex5c45NM1AydBQic/s320/164.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next we are going to start forming our flower. To do this slightly overlap the petals and stitch them into place where one petal touches the other. This forms a really solid base.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbzTFqpyIcHcN3THu2K5wjQMXF59mSymBgmcuCnAr7Y7-5jnJgOLjJ3lG5TuR73hz6KcOLVgbttgCL0_FFt8RE9V7vevqTzi_D3ubzoTLDGnPKRsw8gX-iSSG1dMQS2T1CSFT90o5QFY/s1600-h/165.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436843243185620418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbzTFqpyIcHcN3THu2K5wjQMXF59mSymBgmcuCnAr7Y7-5jnJgOLjJ3lG5TuR73hz6KcOLVgbttgCL0_FFt8RE9V7vevqTzi_D3ubzoTLDGnPKRsw8gX-iSSG1dMQS2T1CSFT90o5QFY/s320/165.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And here is what our flower base looks like after we have stitched all 5 petals together.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm2zkHSinp9EmL7McpKpnwwrp60Gx5WWI3_JNzQ5T4qVHSVVJI7nKx7X4WL4EZNsJ32EgzdiOt51Fl5JDDc5BwoIy8SZF5AZ5g7xEtjK4o6KtwmkRA4G5fekTl6G8QxCPgscp3wtd0W4/s1600-h/168.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436843125712372402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm2zkHSinp9EmL7McpKpnwwrp60Gx5WWI3_JNzQ5T4qVHSVVJI7nKx7X4WL4EZNsJ32EgzdiOt51Fl5JDDc5BwoIy8SZF5AZ5g7xEtjK4o6KtwmkRA4G5fekTl6G8QxCPgscp3wtd0W4/s320/168.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next we are going to create the center of the flower using the 3inch piece of zipper. Add a Running stitch to the fabric area the lenght of the zipper.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KfmYfmU8o_YmJm-e5PoflKHG7XkZGIdWJvr8JmPX8gmn1gdxM2RaV__lTsICxLJ9eF0sz2r6uYa5b2mSPS4mf3N05AUWqcGR_ofnVM7RteeaBRwO9Gl4cCdRHR1RXo6__BXkdGu9Xms/s1600-h/172.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436843051729433970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KfmYfmU8o_YmJm-e5PoflKHG7XkZGIdWJvr8JmPX8gmn1gdxM2RaV__lTsICxLJ9eF0sz2r6uYa5b2mSPS4mf3N05AUWqcGR_ofnVM7RteeaBRwO9Gl4cCdRHR1RXo6__BXkdGu9Xms/s320/172.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Then simply gather the stitch to form a circle. Tack this circle together with your thread.<br /></span><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXNdVMZ6Z_vFoNSXLSCRJLcc3f3AtyEJlyg8f4pnaZK2NAiSEchHW-ezkzIvjbpMgULD_AkrvAQAYBavr17NHgdTp4rzEhJ5mAKnYvuWaUim-3F9Nu6zYXvdhFpyixyDqtEAavqCSmMQ/s1600-h/176.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436842963808352210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXNdVMZ6Z_vFoNSXLSCRJLcc3f3AtyEJlyg8f4pnaZK2NAiSEchHW-ezkzIvjbpMgULD_AkrvAQAYBavr17NHgdTp4rzEhJ5mAKnYvuWaUim-3F9Nu6zYXvdhFpyixyDqtEAavqCSmMQ/s320/176.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And then add tack it down it down to the center of your flower base!!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSspLPMriPimgCzcqgfdhoIQhwy-tj6pFcP2o7pnb-7swPJZhZTP5hi916ErGn_flzl6kNSY47DBiB_9Aa9rQBajfhQxFwcVAV14S6Yc1EVzRFP8MkUA4EbR1Mp3j58y-3p30KqmcXK2Y/s1600-h/178.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436842802800194626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSspLPMriPimgCzcqgfdhoIQhwy-tj6pFcP2o7pnb-7swPJZhZTP5hi916ErGn_flzl6kNSY47DBiB_9Aa9rQBajfhQxFwcVAV14S6Yc1EVzRFP8MkUA4EbR1Mp3j58y-3p30KqmcXK2Y/s320/178.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And there we have it folks, another Zipper flower completed!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeXtc-s8t9fsTuYBw50apJQJCuYu5ZcDodjxuSBzEeA-hFWeU9jwVohRQjxb3r6z5brrnwRXgOMhW67hwVprJ-ttH7fPdyBfUTTuxvxUqNDImGtfBFHs7jZ44HU59T-iLFmKbJo0Ccf4/s1600-h/178g.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436842680672968002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeXtc-s8t9fsTuYBw50apJQJCuYu5ZcDodjxuSBzEeA-hFWeU9jwVohRQjxb3r6z5brrnwRXgOMhW67hwVprJ-ttH7fPdyBfUTTuxvxUqNDImGtfBFHs7jZ44HU59T-iLFmKbJo0Ccf4/s320/178g.jpg" /></span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-30168764253406408592010-02-07T22:05:00.001-08:002010-02-07T22:17:27.433-08:00Recycled Tshirt Flower Tutorial<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Amy here with another tutorial. This one is fast, fun, and also budget friendly!! I like not spending money, don't you?! Well....let me rephrase that...my HUSBAND likes me not spending money :) So today we are going to be recycling something that I am sure many of us have laying around the house - Tshirts. My kiddos go through tshirts like crazy. They get stained pretty easily and I hate to just throw them out so I decided to figure out a way to use them and came up with a flower - because we all love flowers, right?! Let's get started!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /> </div></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><em><strong>Supplies Needed</strong>:<br /></em>*Tshirt (any color) - cut into strips. Mine is 1.5in wide and 15in long.<br />*needle & thread<br />*Glue Gun<br />*Circle for base. I used a Large Chipboard button.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rr8dw6eQcSgWEI6gwfxMGdPHH0ob6eUb9EFxd56ozZMnqZqltRFlJZQ34L_YXKBtCfdisphKSXs_HJbqSmd0poFiUeACm2x8uoYc1Wdnb-Jyc34AcXOLJ6wgQtIBNHu3KmChFLcfC-o/s1600-h/098.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435750513926443426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rr8dw6eQcSgWEI6gwfxMGdPHH0ob6eUb9EFxd56ozZMnqZqltRFlJZQ34L_YXKBtCfdisphKSXs_HJbqSmd0poFiUeACm2x8uoYc1Wdnb-Jyc34AcXOLJ6wgQtIBNHu3KmChFLcfC-o/s320/098.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Start off by creating a running stitch down the very center of your fabric strip.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpmut7SJelzMWmRhPKGXYEkIIeyXgkARbcw-ybfzO5lrnF6r5Q95lIkE2RfCvSy7aNGdSXdVXI0F7PrHIxoTLOj48S_tFZDfb8w7ua7-JaVI6x8r68WeYqFFPUW0eui9QAEUshBrEwpI/s1600-h/102.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435750440312856242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpmut7SJelzMWmRhPKGXYEkIIeyXgkARbcw-ybfzO5lrnF6r5Q95lIkE2RfCvSy7aNGdSXdVXI0F7PrHIxoTLOj48S_tFZDfb8w7ua7-JaVI6x8r68WeYqFFPUW0eui9QAEUshBrEwpI/s320/102.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Gather your fabric strip until you have about a 9in strip.<br />Tie off the end to prevent it from coming undone.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkwXZhzhg8-c5anSNRSBESzCU3pO2Ic1uoftW_qUWgE8eq_967RcC0ErzHvwVPBYNXC3z6XA4-batvhg1VI3gCkQBKKQ8WXc4VqQYcy97iES0hN8qwDK4jKt7faxRA9g5pSOmh9oTOSM/s1600-h/103.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435750327449558290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkwXZhzhg8-c5anSNRSBESzCU3pO2Ic1uoftW_qUWgE8eq_967RcC0ErzHvwVPBYNXC3z6XA4-batvhg1VI3gCkQBKKQ8WXc4VqQYcy97iES0hN8qwDK4jKt7faxRA9g5pSOmh9oTOSM/s320/103.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Next we need to fold the fabric strip in half along the stitching.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfCpfeC8JgQZ8pv_TsIO3GpBowkHxWBiO0GBikaBI3vAUuZxddBmWl6ClpUmpII6GjzUL0KkY-gRTxgDQVRKXRujMigIDoKFfdC9uOn3ajJLQs6cApf5HsgLf2IJLO2wdbg39Wk0vU9g/s1600-h/106.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435750195913047010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfCpfeC8JgQZ8pv_TsIO3GpBowkHxWBiO0GBikaBI3vAUuZxddBmWl6ClpUmpII6GjzUL0KkY-gRTxgDQVRKXRujMigIDoKFfdC9uOn3ajJLQs6cApf5HsgLf2IJLO2wdbg39Wk0vU9g/s320/106.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Add a glob of hot glue to the center of your circle.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIrgSolFP3aG1FpCIXyLp9rt6KKhYNNVVt2-P0MPbJQo2H6oaMtIGzKoPq_DN15TlTa8hIDnCS7J54Jq_ps3jU1O_LC7UPVs0JvV1Of5_tPXsweSWT9e4vBLP_Czd9oGRUc_hdqwhaW0/s1600-h/107.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435750130837732786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIrgSolFP3aG1FpCIXyLp9rt6KKhYNNVVt2-P0MPbJQo2H6oaMtIGzKoPq_DN15TlTa8hIDnCS7J54Jq_ps3jU1O_LC7UPVs0JvV1Of5_tPXsweSWT9e4vBLP_Czd9oGRUc_hdqwhaW0/s320/107.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">And begin to roll your fabric strip (still folded in half) onto the glue.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UDhrnpGJFyQ9Xv8TLwqQbfksaF2ZZMWINvMaKKdBxLyD67u-oAhx8oPako3kWDAqZ26mQWi9_dKy0N9cfK6SN19mZ51LfuYxQMXZgRVInQndXAfAGIwB5ckgbX0dqbqGMOtEpGF7OBU/s1600-h/109.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435750058940797138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UDhrnpGJFyQ9Xv8TLwqQbfksaF2ZZMWINvMaKKdBxLyD67u-oAhx8oPako3kWDAqZ26mQWi9_dKy0N9cfK6SN19mZ51LfuYxQMXZgRVInQndXAfAGIwB5ckgbX0dqbqGMOtEpGF7OBU/s320/109.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> You will need to continue to add glue as you twist your fabric around still keeping it folded in half.<br />Make sure to glue as close to the fabric as possible and keep your rolls tight.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz264WrwvNIEi0TEIBCYvy6QPjrSEOkZ8bg-NadHJBl_O71lgtyY8rLS8u8SWhCFqrDpzf88Ayx-y2GcKovjHhyphenhypheniNQ9UZdSTb0IKIJ1DPzEbXZlsJ3fHKjLj7GDSKHM6aup8RImnGyGvc/s1600-h/111.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435749942309983458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz264WrwvNIEi0TEIBCYvy6QPjrSEOkZ8bg-NadHJBl_O71lgtyY8rLS8u8SWhCFqrDpzf88Ayx-y2GcKovjHhyphenhypheniNQ9UZdSTb0IKIJ1DPzEbXZlsJ3fHKjLj7GDSKHM6aup8RImnGyGvc/s320/111.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> When your done gluing down all your fabric strip use your fingers to pull the 'petals' apart until you get a look that is satisfying to you...and there you have it....our recycled tshirt flower! I would love to do one of these in a pink or red, I think that would be beautiful, but the only Tshirt I could find tonight was a grey one :) Maybe it's time to "clean" out my daughters closet!! lol<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6xYZnco382FsjYkNEQu83hBM-v76HMck4Sy-KlHhcwj5w84FOP3mI0NQPNxdYxaxA1iFuLKKwAujB6Ry2CuSEWfbkvEp3WYLLdx9gIb5S0zPWIklur8mds1mRsxi0dqkWrzGW21Azi4/s1600-h/125.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435749870454336322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6xYZnco382FsjYkNEQu83hBM-v76HMck4Sy-KlHhcwj5w84FOP3mI0NQPNxdYxaxA1iFuLKKwAujB6Ry2CuSEWfbkvEp3WYLLdx9gIb5S0zPWIklur8mds1mRsxi0dqkWrzGW21Azi4/s320/125.JPG" /></a></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-73694131444300051622010-02-05T05:03:00.001-08:002010-02-05T05:03:58.131-08:00Fortune Cookie Tutorial<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Today I am going to show you how I created these felt fortune cookies. They are so simple and adorable, not to mention they make the cutest gift for someone special! We made them for teacher's gifts for Valentines Day, but they would be great for any time of the year. First off I found the Chinese take out box pattern </span><a href="http://www.victorineoriginals.com/images/patterns/0014.pdf"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><em>here</em></strong></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">. This is a small box that fits 2 cookies perfectly. </span></div><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhp0Jam2tDj1P-rTc_AtJ7lSrPe_sKUGKoEJciZFicJTuhjcsmlqN3_gvDXm2Upn2_NdmHQnUJsn-y-fUlxTytj9CfyNpqwdS4s_AB_bT1JAHFMF6qyTqxCggMB2dBuHeqfBMieIqI0qj/s1600-h/TakeOutBox-AmyOxford.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434738669303212130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhp0Jam2tDj1P-rTc_AtJ7lSrPe_sKUGKoEJciZFicJTuhjcsmlqN3_gvDXm2Upn2_NdmHQnUJsn-y-fUlxTytj9CfyNpqwdS4s_AB_bT1JAHFMF6qyTqxCggMB2dBuHeqfBMieIqI0qj/s400/TakeOutBox-AmyOxford.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> <strong>Supplies Needed:</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Felt of desired color</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Glue Gun</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Scissors</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Quotes 'fortunes'<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcfWSKni_MTjnBY7lkTLriJiE0iNqTnSnzHG_VAq6OFSB4ABQOuzeUXOBc3Qop4K5A0zaeEbUWFOw5OGiKD62fs3MVOmW9fDAFpXIMamaNPtkAw5AjcLC8r9CMIkjbxYVSiG0gJCHPIy_/s1600-h/009.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434738410430884722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcfWSKni_MTjnBY7lkTLriJiE0iNqTnSnzHG_VAq6OFSB4ABQOuzeUXOBc3Qop4K5A0zaeEbUWFOw5OGiKD62fs3MVOmW9fDAFpXIMamaNPtkAw5AjcLC8r9CMIkjbxYVSiG0gJCHPIy_/s320/009.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> First what we need to do is draw a 4" circle onto the felt. I used a sharpie because it works beautifully!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABl-xIbWMbNLbkozPa1LAXvKp1EfHYkvppdAUEoYu3IIKpgyKyXTcUP4VTL9RMP366Dnzv3Zjaj0capvvtDI6tDQT8GwsuaxhERP2xvqt8GxlevJEmq_99Vt9fjDoMVQ2dmK69p9FnuG_/s1600-h/010.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434738353290247058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABl-xIbWMbNLbkozPa1LAXvKp1EfHYkvppdAUEoYu3IIKpgyKyXTcUP4VTL9RMP366Dnzv3Zjaj0capvvtDI6tDQT8GwsuaxhERP2xvqt8GxlevJEmq_99Vt9fjDoMVQ2dmK69p9FnuG_/s320/010.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Cut out the circles. When doing this cut just inside your drawn circle. This eleviates any marker to show.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbl6ClkbWbKtgflnEtVZRfQmXxWMB7bVGKMz8owayTB7hq0DvIbYcpHoIc9IoNXqYWEhJiFYrUqmqPfrpSiSHQNsgdYAPF-cGzZ5sZBfuP4wWxlIqe6ndavK4DW11c5q0m7qdQoSKqvw0/s1600-h/015.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434738281605942146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbl6ClkbWbKtgflnEtVZRfQmXxWMB7bVGKMz8owayTB7hq0DvIbYcpHoIc9IoNXqYWEhJiFYrUqmqPfrpSiSHQNsgdYAPF-cGzZ5sZBfuP4wWxlIqe6ndavK4DW11c5q0m7qdQoSKqvw0/s320/015.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Lay your 'fortune' on the felt and using your glue gun add a thin line of glue leaving about half an inch on each side. This allows room for the fortune to be pulled out!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapirQmlzBjczh_tYp7pfD-3lWOuF8Bx6_rOd6KwD5kWCffg-SzQv1cF2Y1eMVmGlnueY73l3iL4p8mrKqT7tnYYXXMLYyAGpsphVTyIjSJRdoeObhs9gc1zCH6oNKqcYotdr6cy4z2HbW/s1600-h/018.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434738224836607474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapirQmlzBjczh_tYp7pfD-3lWOuF8Bx6_rOd6KwD5kWCffg-SzQv1cF2Y1eMVmGlnueY73l3iL4p8mrKqT7tnYYXXMLYyAGpsphVTyIjSJRdoeObhs9gc1zCH6oNKqcYotdr6cy4z2HbW/s320/018.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then just fold over and let the glue set. </span></div><div align="center"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaGHRkT9aSIttiuDUWALpPQsJ8XffuaRmXrn67O5au_ulSUXE-5CbM1YG679QSvivU3CK8HtcXKNsQebvqrhRG0Jm8XJ8yeEVtX17ZDwECFvypeDX-6-cyh6-lNIf1k9efVMSNM3W53Wf/s1600-h/019.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434738119078449554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaGHRkT9aSIttiuDUWALpPQsJ8XffuaRmXrn67O5au_ulSUXE-5CbM1YG679QSvivU3CK8HtcXKNsQebvqrhRG0Jm8XJ8yeEVtX17ZDwECFvypeDX-6-cyh6-lNIf1k9efVMSNM3W53Wf/s320/019.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next we need to flatten out the top of the felt. Using your finger just push it down to create a dent..lip..heck just flatten that baby ;)<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQpE9DH4O2_bBQbemg2ZLTHnLiz2L_LDlSiOt7Zp3s1gmij4Y_hbs9M1CMOXQV0vpQaRg-vJFq9JAUmvdC0snLlLbV_5kA5snxo91gQNGKGIkW0UzJDvsEDmsORKZkwcUT_O1hL59Vpfi/s1600-h/021.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434738058864165202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQpE9DH4O2_bBQbemg2ZLTHnLiz2L_LDlSiOt7Zp3s1gmij4Y_hbs9M1CMOXQV0vpQaRg-vJFq9JAUmvdC0snLlLbV_5kA5snxo91gQNGKGIkW0UzJDvsEDmsORKZkwcUT_O1hL59Vpfi/s320/021.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Add a bead, ok a glob of hot glue onto one side of your 'dent'.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZTzlC91z7lwSAOOfsuqvPjAUmWxTsDFmOzUN-q_tky5cqPq3nHYYJvPYNUFqhyphenhyphenQXqXA8oWmxRUWTEon-bM_iS1K3tbibEbxYlcfssQ9dTtXrSfbRIfsiOZQ-Q3h1oi5PzMKGfqzuyBCL/s1600-h/023.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434737886583222706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZTzlC91z7lwSAOOfsuqvPjAUmWxTsDFmOzUN-q_tky5cqPq3nHYYJvPYNUFqhyphenhyphenQXqXA8oWmxRUWTEon-bM_iS1K3tbibEbxYlcfssQ9dTtXrSfbRIfsiOZQ-Q3h1oi5PzMKGfqzuyBCL/s320/023.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then just fold it together and allow to dry. Warning from experience: Hot glue takes a little longer to dry on felt than it normally would. I don't know why, I am sure there is an awesome reason....I just know it's frusterating at times. (meaning I'm impatient)<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQzVbttZ_QR4kg6i1Plh3eTocaXImBuwYZ4jhXPqtRqsbbIpOoLJ6IUjNo-uqz3PHEuqcwLX51PsYVTf0T7GvkaaZNuR2LIdq0KKFkmqbou2cbDkWsDueRQZD7NOlAgkgX-upMiqVYCJ9/s1600-h/024.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434737820504053762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQzVbttZ_QR4kg6i1Plh3eTocaXImBuwYZ4jhXPqtRqsbbIpOoLJ6IUjNo-uqz3PHEuqcwLX51PsYVTf0T7GvkaaZNuR2LIdq0KKFkmqbou2cbDkWsDueRQZD7NOlAgkgX-upMiqVYCJ9/s320/024.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And this is what they look like completed. And those fortunes just pull right out!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDgyayOKSX0tRN4kyX5kZBqLyWsbUBhYJEXvnoI8KojahaksqDfhD8Z2PB6PLpxEvC9rfsiwaopNAVI_aS2eeJmDJ55opfp0Zq_RQjmAK2BJvwRX3Iu_0_UT_MGBk3NBd3XsruExSOiUm/s1600-h/025.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434737748460201314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDgyayOKSX0tRN4kyX5kZBqLyWsbUBhYJEXvnoI8KojahaksqDfhD8Z2PB6PLpxEvC9rfsiwaopNAVI_aS2eeJmDJ55opfp0Zq_RQjmAK2BJvwRX3Iu_0_UT_MGBk3NBd3XsruExSOiUm/s320/025.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Wouldn't these make the cutest little gift?! I love how you can totally personalize your fortunes depending on the person. There are also many sites that have fortune cookie quotes if you would rather.</span></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-3689341441704452982010-01-23T15:53:00.000-08:002010-01-29T22:51:12.132-08:00Custom Pretty Pebbles Tutorial<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Hello fellow beautiful scrappers! Today I have a tutorial on how to create your very own custom pebbles. I just love all those pretty little pebbles you can buy to add that special depth to your projects... I just hate to pay the prices for so few especially when I only end up liking and using a couple out of the package! So I got to looking at those bad boys and realized that they would be SO easy to make! I went to my local Michaels and picked up some clear glass flat backed pebbles - $2.49 for a bag of 20. Got on the computer and searched for images that I loved...printed those out onto white cardstock using my thumbnail option which is the perfect size. And then got busy making my pretty custom pebbles!<br /><br />Here is how I did it:<br /><br /><strong>Supplies needed:</strong><br />Clear flat backed pebbles. (I used 1" and 1 1/4")<br />Your images/pictures<br />Glossy Accents<br />scissors</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE20qq1swAOF1eCXIiv3g5JIjWO_oZ3buSJ4LmtAnlKTKViCfPrqIQQKbPZgEX9UqS4pjrq8sPu_iwKgS0AWEYOTOTrLFa1TH-H2oX7DUhAC1Zo7C_4v9VwlIPUGffNtSJs4LgacTUL_s/s1600-h/PebbleTut.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430096110383511218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE20qq1swAOF1eCXIiv3g5JIjWO_oZ3buSJ4LmtAnlKTKViCfPrqIQQKbPZgEX9UqS4pjrq8sPu_iwKgS0AWEYOTOTrLFa1TH-H2oX7DUhAC1Zo7C_4v9VwlIPUGffNtSJs4LgacTUL_s/s320/PebbleTut.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Then I simply layed my pebbles onto the pictures I printed to get the positioning I wanted.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G-cemOzH3bxNmvIsjDqsVVX8xAIhnBnq7EdY32ilRLXmg0QW9xJPtO6etZ359KBBd21g3wjyVITHk4QGBshViMEOvlf46T-BbVUS9iAbi44jD4i6abq82z3XRjCWK2-dpyUYmLdz-2Y/s1600-h/PebbleTut+(2).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430093552263903202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G-cemOzH3bxNmvIsjDqsVVX8xAIhnBnq7EdY32ilRLXmg0QW9xJPtO6etZ359KBBd21g3wjyVITHk4QGBshViMEOvlf46T-BbVUS9iAbi44jD4i6abq82z3XRjCWK2-dpyUYmLdz-2Y/s320/PebbleTut+(2).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then traced around the pebble with a pencil for a guideline as to where to cut. I used pencil so I could go back in and erase the marks so they wouldn't show through the glass!</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkm4fbPsfdH1gPkIbuqVkbA8dqg_KtKyHl3xX-uJQjIxLPGtgZFmCv24rohThErGImX4I73hi7SFaJ_5rv55JNH8I8yFO3qNfw39LCk3FDzNr7fV0LJqtbzB9SvlIUQmB9OeS5OWiB9s/s1600-h/PebbleTut+(3).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430093396033322850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkm4fbPsfdH1gPkIbuqVkbA8dqg_KtKyHl3xX-uJQjIxLPGtgZFmCv24rohThErGImX4I73hi7SFaJ_5rv55JNH8I8yFO3qNfw39LCk3FDzNr7fV0LJqtbzB9SvlIUQmB9OeS5OWiB9s/s320/PebbleTut+(3).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then of course we just simply cut them out. And there we have it...the backs for our pebbles.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9u0UKPBK5VmrdPT0t_GwnCE53LTcZoDOFC1Et38YxlfdbY-iYrW641PQP7QOs_6AWjxZVbqIls7_wQ9t28QyUnaKieTd5N1CSnKO4wMlkGaNLDD8OrJ6UMnQEnBCN5N_jjtMDFbqljQ/s1600-h/PebbleTut+(4).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430092409957938098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9u0UKPBK5VmrdPT0t_GwnCE53LTcZoDOFC1Et38YxlfdbY-iYrW641PQP7QOs_6AWjxZVbqIls7_wQ9t28QyUnaKieTd5N1CSnKO4wMlkGaNLDD8OrJ6UMnQEnBCN5N_jjtMDFbqljQ/s320/PebbleTut+(4).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next take some glossy accents and apply a glob to the center of your image. I used glossy accents because it dries completely clear and doesn't deflect from the glass effect we are going for. Plus that stuff can glue like no other!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WyzKWd-TJ3b-HSb75XO47wMKF8_LRqfwCfVs343h9n1tdURp5xclYaNegfb8AsMoh8BIX-RVMqkFjDInI11L9PFgysYOc74yP0GN2jAbg2u0_E2GLDp9_lyuxcvy65B8FwOSwDo2cfc/s1600-h/PebbleTut+(5).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430092019476724930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WyzKWd-TJ3b-HSb75XO47wMKF8_LRqfwCfVs343h9n1tdURp5xclYaNegfb8AsMoh8BIX-RVMqkFjDInI11L9PFgysYOc74yP0GN2jAbg2u0_E2GLDp9_lyuxcvy65B8FwOSwDo2cfc/s320/PebbleTut+(5).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Using your finger spread the glossy accents into a thin layer over your entire image. This is the only messy part of the entire process I promise :)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzr-otvEb2xmqX145hn1VZHkNSJSQMva1eY6ZaOXrLg-iLY3AnU9FsEvGsvbGkNSnXsQyLxD_KiZfYRcfqyAs7rilBHiE3xEec59z4cpv5j_uC9mWqL5IA1PnrzyQHHWpwsZC_OtGtOvI/s1600-h/PebbleTut+(6).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430091014055711026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzr-otvEb2xmqX145hn1VZHkNSJSQMva1eY6ZaOXrLg-iLY3AnU9FsEvGsvbGkNSnXsQyLxD_KiZfYRcfqyAs7rilBHiE3xEec59z4cpv5j_uC9mWqL5IA1PnrzyQHHWpwsZC_OtGtOvI/s320/PebbleTut+(6).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then simply lay your pebble on top of the image. Using your fingers make sure to gently press out any air bubbles you see between the image and the glass. Start in the middle of the image and work out.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRbxXIzmWdgAtNv5Yb5DA7qTbKXoRb6mjlyuujRjzRQwmtLv8CRw7s_SyOsAANrX19X7wc6izxyn7sCM5sKIvvh7ji8dGijOVQnc9P2GUDmU3hrcRAV5gOLx7nId5WvKyqsLgzxTMTRk/s1600-h/PebbleTut+(7).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430090537252761986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRbxXIzmWdgAtNv5Yb5DA7qTbKXoRb6mjlyuujRjzRQwmtLv8CRw7s_SyOsAANrX19X7wc6izxyn7sCM5sKIvvh7ji8dGijOVQnc9P2GUDmU3hrcRAV5gOLx7nId5WvKyqsLgzxTMTRk/s320/PebbleTut+(7).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">On this one I didn't use glossy accents for the glue. Rather I used Diamond Stickles and it sealed beautifully! I love the glittery effect that the glitter gives to the pebbles and you could use any color. Just one more way to create a custom pebble for your project!<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCG8aATIQNXJ7U6FPm8j8MPHYVIN0mnL0G__Bzw-q2VJ0K58D0NX2U_AjAK5H4jJM1nKUEd9g0w5usRQaR99c4QwUlHjqNj7VqzgqY4IDQfU_uiMWpU5jLv2ea7aCej-gVZ_GM6cckQg/s1600-h/PebbleTut+(8).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430090104950944578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCG8aATIQNXJ7U6FPm8j8MPHYVIN0mnL0G__Bzw-q2VJ0K58D0NX2U_AjAK5H4jJM1nKUEd9g0w5usRQaR99c4QwUlHjqNj7VqzgqY4IDQfU_uiMWpU5jLv2ea7aCej-gVZ_GM6cckQg/s320/PebbleTut+(8).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">I even used some vintage music sheet paper for one of the pebbles below. Love it! Turn rub ons into pebbles, pictures of your children, Or even just a sweet sentiment. The possibilities are endless!!! To create the 6 pebbles below it only took a matter of minutes. A quick, easy, and custom look for your projects at a VERY reasonable price! </span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IjyCgHtv_u272OQcb3X6JYXoP0gdC94eYWafTN2poP3onJId-PRgOyHFuyEW-8wv6JnuoDiydBtwcmY5mGFpZwTDH9tNajp7FBWxQz4lCNTcQ89xossPh3RX1Zl6xcEIVgXdQsgEC8o/s1600-h/PebbleTut+(9).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430089830745691250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IjyCgHtv_u272OQcb3X6JYXoP0gdC94eYWafTN2poP3onJId-PRgOyHFuyEW-8wv6JnuoDiydBtwcmY5mGFpZwTDH9tNajp7FBWxQz4lCNTcQ89xossPh3RX1Zl6xcEIVgXdQsgEC8o/s320/PebbleTut+(9).JPG" /></span></a> </div></div></div><br /></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-72886550084369047092010-01-03T06:12:00.000-08:002010-01-03T06:45:53.533-08:00Scrapbook 'Button' Necklace Tutorial<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">First off I have to appologize for the dark pictures. I always think it's a great idea to do my tutorials at night and no matter how awesome my camera is the person behind it needs to learn how to operate her flash indoors :) </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Today we are going to creating a necklace using some of our awesome scrapbook paper! We always glue that pretty stuff down and put it in an album, why not wear it and let everyone see that pretty paper we love so much?!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Supplies Needed:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">Dritz Button cover kit (size 3/4 #14)</span> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">*</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;">Dritz Cover Button refill (size 3/4 #14) You will need a total of 10 buttons.</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">*</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;">Scissors*Felt (Stiff felt works best)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">Hot Glue Gun</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">*</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;">Bead Strand/chain/something to use for necklace!</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">Hook & Eye or choice for closure</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">*</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;">Needle & Thread (Not pictured)</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">*</span></strong><span style="color:#000000;">Choice of papers (not pictured)</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmrmRCsv-XdxGcKNs_O2am_Ou5phctsiD4waJvduLcpFj12ZECpyFzgGxKGtg83CvHS2HBFo8OiVvNkXtZkOYEjtB_6xxYq-8vslzZCYcNWU8k7A19grnthcoxpa2VBYc79smp71oQUc/s1600-h/necklace+tut+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422518247365404930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmrmRCsv-XdxGcKNs_O2am_Ou5phctsiD4waJvduLcpFj12ZECpyFzgGxKGtg83CvHS2HBFo8OiVvNkXtZkOYEjtB_6xxYq-8vslzZCYcNWU8k7A19grnthcoxpa2VBYc79smp71oQUc/s320/necklace+tut+1.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> On the back of your package you will see a circle (I have highlighted it in the picture) You need to cut that out. It is your pattern.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyadKIW_3UPhj1XwWP15ivpYuccNpzsIFhruv47D8F2M64gzKdkJlryassZlqeJHTIqXKkbNkBdOhEbztgpADjaSVfxjSEp6_s_ndEowZp8f_Fvy0tnXKTT6hUh619ZUVvy-luxrl8CY/s1600-h/necklace+tut+2.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422518173143451090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyadKIW_3UPhj1XwWP15ivpYuccNpzsIFhruv47D8F2M64gzKdkJlryassZlqeJHTIqXKkbNkBdOhEbztgpADjaSVfxjSEp6_s_ndEowZp8f_Fvy0tnXKTT6hUh619ZUVvy-luxrl8CY/s320/necklace+tut+2.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Use this pattern and cut out your desired chosen paper for your necklace. You will need 10 circles. These can be different, the same, just have fun with it!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyhSjO2oGbQfAQ6Bfqrc0z7O5nv_GvluAOrHKcoAWBPL5VLZUi0EkSY-7UEK1NhbVyKTVrAbWvqxVZ86al0P2pdXxGrs2Eh8OJQgMBPxLcyJ56oJFJmn9uDDbKEdkHNfb6KKmBKHsDsY/s1600-h/necklace+tut+3.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422518097789585298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyhSjO2oGbQfAQ6Bfqrc0z7O5nv_GvluAOrHKcoAWBPL5VLZUi0EkSY-7UEK1NhbVyKTVrAbWvqxVZ86al0P2pdXxGrs2Eh8OJQgMBPxLcyJ56oJFJmn9uDDbKEdkHNfb6KKmBKHsDsY/s320/necklace+tut+3.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Now these are the next pieces you will need. A top & bottom button piece, your paper circle, your rubber piece, and the blue piece (I know...I am SO technical with my terms!)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwMuZerYYmic7kcvzwXY2QNy2hnnnUI_P3bVWSV51pzi1TbXZFv0RitfbK11OGXE1gtVkXkQqQdrDCWpTct1OQ-3FVZzOZnSnnA-4rJu7zsnAP5SXLrzksvlvF3QijE31XXOu5WEP7g4/s1600-h/necklace+tut+4.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422518024137312402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwMuZerYYmic7kcvzwXY2QNy2hnnnUI_P3bVWSV51pzi1TbXZFv0RitfbK11OGXE1gtVkXkQqQdrDCWpTct1OQ-3FVZzOZnSnnA-4rJu7zsnAP5SXLrzksvlvF3QijE31XXOu5WEP7g4/s320/necklace+tut+4.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Take your circle paper and turn it over to the negative side and lay your button on the top center. I added a double sided photo square to help keep it in place. This helped out a lot.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUORWEsZkT-r_xMWlt70KcVt1TrBrEC5S9fiU6-GFgqJGCf09I_r9n_kqj7I-Gt6RoRDOM0xtT0l_gZ5tE_9iYDFvSmMdV3uKWTbSmR3TbwP8yMmjVMSiNgrVYlTh64iXs-7hNM5ga24/s1600-h/necklace+tut+5.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517962013365026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUORWEsZkT-r_xMWlt70KcVt1TrBrEC5S9fiU6-GFgqJGCf09I_r9n_kqj7I-Gt6RoRDOM0xtT0l_gZ5tE_9iYDFvSmMdV3uKWTbSmR3TbwP8yMmjVMSiNgrVYlTh64iXs-7hNM5ga24/s320/necklace+tut+5.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next you want to scrunch the edges of the papers up over the button.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OMQZQFxz8igynwATfXf9J-Sopx9aaKLVBWdPKBRixZ2_4cLninUAvsrqOhx8pOunbtAkNN1lt6piXJYrG-UB2lswJwbJBUk-o7q-QSbfc5OC-gGKFPz8gHHA7DNnYX41Y7VP-MkQ1-M/s1600-h/necklace+tut+6.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517907117847986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OMQZQFxz8igynwATfXf9J-Sopx9aaKLVBWdPKBRixZ2_4cLninUAvsrqOhx8pOunbtAkNN1lt6piXJYrG-UB2lswJwbJBUk-o7q-QSbfc5OC-gGKFPz8gHHA7DNnYX41Y7VP-MkQ1-M/s320/necklace+tut+6.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Using your thumb gently push the button into the rubber piece. Make sure to be gentle because this is actually made to be done with fabrics and paper can tear easier.<br /><br /></span><div><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517771400218402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfZdY9T-v0eTnB0GNPTBmzala_F6HaeGmrWA4-KaYQH96Wfnmlio4eD3CkqidRD_fOcbC-ATpVD70dnvzPulOa_O5N1cCDrjVd-7xtzGIOIjPiz8ErWdox77X8pEl5jHPMYH9ZaSB4xo/s320/necklace+tut+8.JPG" /></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">This is what it looks like when it's securely down into the rubber piece.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDi1-b1-6M0nYM0I_AkGri1xM9X4-JyH49Akty6ZGlL6WKMFvVBu7aGg9uGHbwEb3QOicxcl09t6smTN-5ypgtXpcqg9U-DjGNazGMnFO4w1R8o9XaxKa8VWPnHBtAzY3-pvnLSTWEZ5E/s1600-h/necklace+tut+7.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517844850578082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDi1-b1-6M0nYM0I_AkGri1xM9X4-JyH49Akty6ZGlL6WKMFvVBu7aGg9uGHbwEb3QOicxcl09t6smTN-5ypgtXpcqg9U-DjGNazGMnFO4w1R8o9XaxKa8VWPnHBtAzY3-pvnLSTWEZ5E/s320/necklace+tut+7.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Next place the buttons bottom piece onto the open part of the rubber. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKI4YMEpFJSo8A2jnyiUs7012v8zVbGiPsYE18eIHeStrMFdxA7P_Bf6lL6W8PuQRjQVbUIi2PXgKzQYgH04C7MkCVvyLvtfL2gi6Sg-TQ5JEpibz94YWAvPK3QYuh3zSxD5pcHEauoc/s1600-h/necklace+tut+9.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517636208142402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKI4YMEpFJSo8A2jnyiUs7012v8zVbGiPsYE18eIHeStrMFdxA7P_Bf6lL6W8PuQRjQVbUIi2PXgKzQYgH04C7MkCVvyLvtfL2gi6Sg-TQ5JEpibz94YWAvPK3QYuh3zSxD5pcHEauoc/s320/necklace+tut+9.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Place the blue piece on top of that.</span></div><div><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiaRp4RQJfRSaaCmH5sBffVWbCNANyItcCpZMulkdB8Urnq9dZ0QIllVAYH0BKQrwPa8i_k8RgqtIRxsNHvojCY-52HPGQuCB3g9ytZhJz-gwmPVzsd0RBvoNcXTLN7LOayEdpJcRuoY/s1600-h/necklace+tut+10.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517577944634370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiaRp4RQJfRSaaCmH5sBffVWbCNANyItcCpZMulkdB8Urnq9dZ0QIllVAYH0BKQrwPa8i_k8RgqtIRxsNHvojCY-52HPGQuCB3g9ytZhJz-gwmPVzsd0RBvoNcXTLN7LOayEdpJcRuoY/s320/necklace+tut+10.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Now using your thumb push down (really hard) onto the blue piece until you feel it snap into place .<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY-DABi5tuT7B8DP4BM5ny1eaaqm_04Wpxo5S4_Txc8vnD_p9qJK1mSQJQbsRc4e_VEj18fDCAd4L-IudDaMmkhs5qcoTGoMMWFrLShy037Ne1PtiPbjlgwJrDqbVZJuhnX4tkAhTxqQ/s1600-h/necklace+tut+11.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517499956953938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY-DABi5tuT7B8DP4BM5ny1eaaqm_04Wpxo5S4_Txc8vnD_p9qJK1mSQJQbsRc4e_VEj18fDCAd4L-IudDaMmkhs5qcoTGoMMWFrLShy037Ne1PtiPbjlgwJrDqbVZJuhnX4tkAhTxqQ/s320/necklace+tut+11.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Here you see it has been snapped into place and is ready to come out!! All you need to do is bend the rubber back and the button will just pop right out!<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNP29ai4V-OADeDWIaARJ2n5EtT69KLSOYObi-4h4ln099HXfRlgG2paeShxByS_NCyyb5t-IvBGJuapmiM38RshP4V3R_dM97KJ49uCWeO_htiOYx2mYkapermRjumLdow4WKTQHNlpE/s1600-h/necklace+tut+12.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517440934218530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNP29ai4V-OADeDWIaARJ2n5EtT69KLSOYObi-4h4ln099HXfRlgG2paeShxByS_NCyyb5t-IvBGJuapmiM38RshP4V3R_dM97KJ49uCWeO_htiOYx2mYkapermRjumLdow4WKTQHNlpE/s320/necklace+tut+12.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">And here is out and ready to be used!<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDDe80xVsM5pGzoNHbVCJaEHoh5GIgGfH8JElQ0I6P05Bna2oOJDQ9KVN2SjcIrMbtd4RyeoZAevHUWJcr_b7hhRbt5VfTksNSJ4K9gIKEr33SdeGY0V2zC-__U_kYTYUpgPu5jwmWBY/s1600-h/necklace+tut+13.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517382092506034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDDe80xVsM5pGzoNHbVCJaEHoh5GIgGfH8JElQ0I6P05Bna2oOJDQ9KVN2SjcIrMbtd4RyeoZAevHUWJcr_b7hhRbt5VfTksNSJ4K9gIKEr33SdeGY0V2zC-__U_kYTYUpgPu5jwmWBY/s320/necklace+tut+13.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And here is a close up of the back side of the button.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_gEDfV8jpS91cdjQGIHaOtKZW1DxgEvAcWUQgdoCMzdwH-Pnc4TBvP79W-FMKthXRuVX0NM4S8N4HBeVqR-hBqEorooLHuyEtlFf_dUWRzHgoE0HamVlTfyrwPPiEn5eKulh6djQrdI/s1600-h/necklace+tut+14.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517325757029458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_gEDfV8jpS91cdjQGIHaOtKZW1DxgEvAcWUQgdoCMzdwH-Pnc4TBvP79W-FMKthXRuVX0NM4S8N4HBeVqR-hBqEorooLHuyEtlFf_dUWRzHgoE0HamVlTfyrwPPiEn5eKulh6djQrdI/s320/necklace+tut+14.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Now continue that process until you get all 10 buttons covered.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI_qfTfovoHTxab48viHZvgS8xh-1LX2hpI8dAAy3ev4F6B-7GGHK902HXffKoRTYgDFwS3Zvyg-qh-1D_EwSWbINRHQf6l4IYMA2Ra2mPFr9xSDPWN-Me_mF5Ln-FKG2A9OucBqcCLg/s1600-h/necklace+tut+15.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517272734742818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI_qfTfovoHTxab48viHZvgS8xh-1LX2hpI8dAAy3ev4F6B-7GGHK902HXffKoRTYgDFwS3Zvyg-qh-1D_EwSWbINRHQf6l4IYMA2Ra2mPFr9xSDPWN-Me_mF5Ln-FKG2A9OucBqcCLg/s320/necklace+tut+15.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Cut a piece of felt just a bit smaller then the size of your triangle. Mine measures 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4. If you are using the 3/4 size buttons then this size felt triangle should work for you as well.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkffd8nK3D5Y7P30NsrFHi-0Un7t6L5N7jl7Qb13sVWwRstrgVBr-jL5v3vRwhO_-PPA0ZdhP9b00xiGp4o-q0C30ttPHSEV4xDO6fuwLLdao9ZLI47S6EySRirm-dFiEkaRu5seqzF9g/s1600-h/necklace+tut+16.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422517193841858434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkffd8nK3D5Y7P30NsrFHi-0Un7t6L5N7jl7Qb13sVWwRstrgVBr-jL5v3vRwhO_-PPA0ZdhP9b00xiGp4o-q0C30ttPHSEV4xDO6fuwLLdao9ZLI47S6EySRirm-dFiEkaRu5seqzF9g/s320/necklace+tut+16.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next you need to lay your buttons on top of your felt to figure out placement. Unless you are an eyeballer like I usually am!!<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_PHS3Mbgv4mB_ghb-iZqqZQaKDdZgjpOKwuWPthl-MX4hOXFgTia4_RuVBPhrBTlnl_3gSdtRcCTCu0Cbx8uS_JnTIvFtOI8NNFWUHAzFwLxTnp9IsQtaiOyIJ19lsIbNsO_jH8mD6s/s1600-h/necklace+tut+17.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422516955695186162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_PHS3Mbgv4mB_ghb-iZqqZQaKDdZgjpOKwuWPthl-MX4hOXFgTia4_RuVBPhrBTlnl_3gSdtRcCTCu0Cbx8uS_JnTIvFtOI8NNFWUHAzFwLxTnp9IsQtaiOyIJ19lsIbNsO_jH8mD6s/s320/necklace+tut+17.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Now we start to Hot glue our buttons down. I always start at the bottom, it's just easier to make things align better that way. (for me)<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMWMtR2s0Vf-K5vnyk8V9OWuVPrM8yBv5_WwD8KjWBgBvYuq8ZdnHy8eD9nvixkhsujRQXfFibaRnnLyhCM35BzreqY4eLvuZhKrRr31HxIT_FsrhjiU8AP_YwFyS4a9dlHLZD_jk34U/s1600-h/necklace+tut+18.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422516872705768274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMWMtR2s0Vf-K5vnyk8V9OWuVPrM8yBv5_WwD8KjWBgBvYuq8ZdnHy8eD9nvixkhsujRQXfFibaRnnLyhCM35BzreqY4eLvuZhKrRr31HxIT_FsrhjiU8AP_YwFyS4a9dlHLZD_jk34U/s320/necklace+tut+18.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Here is what it should look like after it is all glued down.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6P69EOpjWpu2pNH8ERjIWTt6-jjHkbaxRO34a36VN8BO6GV11UbYfR3dPxRM0DZWPFHdEMU29IrgsyKdY6NmiHS_MCj6Pgwn6xkXrpx0EhBRR2akBTyTqWmk7hSuFhew966HVJsvVMc/s1600-h/necklace+tut+19.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422516785081632482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6P69EOpjWpu2pNH8ERjIWTt6-jjHkbaxRO34a36VN8BO6GV11UbYfR3dPxRM0DZWPFHdEMU29IrgsyKdY6NmiHS_MCj6Pgwn6xkXrpx0EhBRR2akBTyTqWmk7hSuFhew966HVJsvVMc/s320/necklace+tut+19.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next we are going to work on adding the actual necklace part of it. I got ahead of myself (happens a lot with 3 kid helpers) and forgot to take a few pictures....</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">I was making this necklace for my daughter so to determine the length I just used a necklace that she already owned that we liked the length of. I used embroidery floss and beaded the beads onto one side and the reason I used embroidery floss was so that I could do this:<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDBdhajn49Pb_TV3GLqM-cYA_9aZY94cR3nFt5NBmv6Q62Ica1Ao4NsF8KZvEJ45OOixS4ldQjkfEtnrXYkTGDbReAuzYymUlpbo-TdUBgd89mfYI_T2WgDZ45AQlitbRBzwJWl9VzfQ/s1600-h/necklace+tut+20.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422516685640010354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDBdhajn49Pb_TV3GLqM-cYA_9aZY94cR3nFt5NBmv6Q62Ica1Ao4NsF8KZvEJ45OOixS4ldQjkfEtnrXYkTGDbReAuzYymUlpbo-TdUBgd89mfYI_T2WgDZ45AQlitbRBzwJWl9VzfQ/s320/necklace+tut+20.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">I thought it would add stability to the necklace to stitch the necklace part directly onto the felt. And then I jut went on from there and kept adding beads to the other side....very easy!<br /><br /><br />And here is what it looks like when I completed it all....<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs0vr8wLi5gweZvR9H47PVoW_lG7iCZX0DSSRmWicPEzUab385wz900uUwa6DYQ7_Pscn6M3jhSB15KP14cOp2r9zriFSjac8HLyhQo2UKEpnF-DruNwj_sFvbq13WDIfOIXVKYNQ4cM/s1600-h/necklace+tut+21.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422516501797799234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs0vr8wLi5gweZvR9H47PVoW_lG7iCZX0DSSRmWicPEzUab385wz900uUwa6DYQ7_Pscn6M3jhSB15KP14cOp2r9zriFSjac8HLyhQo2UKEpnF-DruNwj_sFvbq13WDIfOIXVKYNQ4cM/s320/necklace+tut+21.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">And I can't forget my precious little model, now can I?! :)<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvQPh3bxso20acWNLzr3HeJINarG0GrwXGsa-JXQHdI-tPDPC1r_ki6u2AzFwmJI_rAX7IMLGoWWJAlpBWJK1iTIs7br5vQbyqE-VVXR8zQscFpnBFnCNVZ-44cNyRRca_tdZd6qykn4/s1600-h/necklace+tut+22.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422516395963797394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvQPh3bxso20acWNLzr3HeJINarG0GrwXGsa-JXQHdI-tPDPC1r_ki6u2AzFwmJI_rAX7IMLGoWWJAlpBWJK1iTIs7br5vQbyqE-VVXR8zQscFpnBFnCNVZ-44cNyRRca_tdZd6qykn4/s400/necklace+tut+22.jpg" /></span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-45852689682259057532009-12-15T16:13:00.000-08:002009-12-15T16:34:38.943-08:00Make your own Mist Sprays<div align="center">Hello beautiful ladies! I have a really easy tutorial for you today. It all started about a month ago when I reached for my Glimmer Mist and realized I was almost out...Oh NO!! I went to my local SB store and they were sold out as well, and I had no patience to wait for some to be mailed to me. I had remembered hearing somewhere that you could create your own, this got me thinking...HOW?! So I researched it a bit and found so many different ways to do it. The problem was that I didn't have the inks they say to use, so I just did it my own way figuring it out as I went along. I would like to share with you a few tricks I have figured out.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>The things you may need:</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>*</strong></span>Clean empty spray bottles</div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>*</strong></span>paints/powders (I used some PearlX that I have had forever)/food coloring</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">*</span></strong>water</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwFC4s0LNgIh_bTr6-sBcdhKkPILsSO3ZoXzrCg9ejItqTsDkyZlXR0sfnjPPA8pgGK1VIxOc60ILjIURrA4QJKEEzDGz7sIoJlT0jTeSxS-gNec0pd1yvFZguhGwp6DTfsOLwNJqoZw/s1600-h/007.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415623453936089842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwFC4s0LNgIh_bTr6-sBcdhKkPILsSO3ZoXzrCg9ejItqTsDkyZlXR0sfnjPPA8pgGK1VIxOc60ILjIURrA4QJKEEzDGz7sIoJlT0jTeSxS-gNec0pd1yvFZguhGwp6DTfsOLwNJqoZw/s320/007.bmp" /></a> Start off by getting your desired amount of powder into your bottle. I was using the end of a crab pick that I had bent to work for what I needed. Hey - I was using what I had around! lol I used two 'spoon' fulls of gold.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeGd9du5hHQeDzd0LIfHtYuQL_gq89q4LrXhCh3jAX3NbE-I4bqh9smUuVyaJDaDqyuvboNte4hUXL5j0nH36pEInlft4KiJwvUDMOFw_WPIZtO2Ds0IchZ-Jv9xhrVmACACswSjqjVM/s1600-h/009-1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415623388234675010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeGd9du5hHQeDzd0LIfHtYuQL_gq89q4LrXhCh3jAX3NbE-I4bqh9smUuVyaJDaDqyuvboNte4hUXL5j0nH36pEInlft4KiJwvUDMOFw_WPIZtO2Ds0IchZ-Jv9xhrVmACACswSjqjVM/s320/009-1.bmp" /></a>Then I added water. I was using a medicine dropper, this made things so much easier - for me!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3G7p3f4SuACXkyvzCrWSaYuAB4iQzLB682Tgsn56Io28-w3Og4eHJnxlX5mUG-5SVvczsBE9kHMf78-erFAxjGyxisC6fesIOWZwlQjbE_JfdHLf7bczVvQvboL-B7CmFrIvUq3lRDvQ/s1600-h/010-1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415623283517730978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3G7p3f4SuACXkyvzCrWSaYuAB4iQzLB682Tgsn56Io28-w3Og4eHJnxlX5mUG-5SVvczsBE9kHMf78-erFAxjGyxisC6fesIOWZwlQjbE_JfdHLf7bczVvQvboL-B7CmFrIvUq3lRDvQ/s320/010-1.bmp" /></a>This is what it looks like after I shook it up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rDs_YZ4DzUGQf4PHswaUZybQbXGqDdWz5whgxoLQdp42RzlxAFDY55KIB-ABdTFFW-bsv848Rwlo36p1-UkEHF5lnvgpaHhnnil8bDStjysnkwbov3ZIa8HwjRbVPEnHfYhO78VS9lI/s1600-h/011-1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415623210157299666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rDs_YZ4DzUGQf4PHswaUZybQbXGqDdWz5whgxoLQdp42RzlxAFDY55KIB-ABdTFFW-bsv848Rwlo36p1-UkEHF5lnvgpaHhnnil8bDStjysnkwbov3ZIa8HwjRbVPEnHfYhO78VS9lI/s320/011-1.bmp" /></a>And this is what it looked like after sprayed onto white cardstock. Notice the pretty shimmer!! Now on these examples I sprayed the mist really heavy to show the colors.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415624417362645458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNgx275DjR6ZLk2dup6RILXKGJM8T2sk0rI0hUXT6gKKsv6asnWdZ3F4Lb05iOjid-GYP6RvxUu3ZmBsoverZMSjcUorlH3AqalPWkG6A5WcsI3ENaTg20YcY-awtFGvtdzs050CnhdM/s320/026-1.bmp" /><br />Another thing I played around with was making paint sprays. Just add water to your bottle and I added 4-5 dropplets..ok more like paint gobbs straight from the bottle. On some of my mists I have used just paint and it looks pretty, but if you want it to shimmer then add your powder in a like color.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5c9CwCrDtXrJC9Vn2Gsn5gCkubT_McUUhbyLFHmrfm8FlInVOQEn1Q9j_CIWCVL6onMI5jrJWmoI_kTuMmrFxa5-zqBgIh5hWHrEb0sPQGT34Mf3xabJTq9v-En_Sq5_WDjRNdUpTqWU/s1600-h/015-1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415623148825731746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5c9CwCrDtXrJC9Vn2Gsn5gCkubT_McUUhbyLFHmrfm8FlInVOQEn1Q9j_CIWCVL6onMI5jrJWmoI_kTuMmrFxa5-zqBgIh5hWHrEb0sPQGT34Mf3xabJTq9v-En_Sq5_WDjRNdUpTqWU/s320/015-1.bmp" /></a><br />This is what the brown paint looks like. I didn't add the PearlX powder to this one just to show you how a paint spray looks.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXsLeAsFvUMsL8Nq5_5N18MjWrg7Dace9XdRJHShhqX0M-f_ZRWvWrPhYOqbeqcpMWbWIJSTBCBgfy4NUC2L0jmY6MidMZar17pqaffxt4e6zU0QZcSvhD0QS4fLdTwj0kAxBN46B6Cc/s1600-h/028p.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415623087834484866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXsLeAsFvUMsL8Nq5_5N18MjWrg7Dace9XdRJHShhqX0M-f_ZRWvWrPhYOqbeqcpMWbWIJSTBCBgfy4NUC2L0jmY6MidMZar17pqaffxt4e6zU0QZcSvhD0QS4fLdTwj0kAxBN46B6Cc/s320/028p.jpg" /></a><br />Try adding food coloring to your mister! It looks awesome! The color of your mist will depend on how much food coloring you add to your water. I typically add about 6 drops. I like my colors to be bright! Again you can add the powders to this, but it looks great as is.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6p-huMSUOogryowmVj_QCdHqJDKXeLkpmdMJ_mX_ouqMR9mXcSDc7XOQZGkX1zr58aVQ-Ux6gUqkCaEFL-4M-7QNDgO7jx6JXwzh2hVVcJYWLEkqbqABTv1cjViYWkCoTnCWhj9-Wzc/s1600-h/016-1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415623022934747026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6p-huMSUOogryowmVj_QCdHqJDKXeLkpmdMJ_mX_ouqMR9mXcSDc7XOQZGkX1zr58aVQ-Ux6gUqkCaEFL-4M-7QNDgO7jx6JXwzh2hVVcJYWLEkqbqABTv1cjViYWkCoTnCWhj9-Wzc/s320/016-1.bmp" /></a> Here is that the blue food coloring spray looks like. I also didn't add any PearlX powder to this...all Food Coloring!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh700faP-ndScqBonPYMMp9n9UIGRYaHJtKFa6_tLdrl8NWXpduBtKUqfcjF_6cyuLVj-4-LK-aeZrSSfGA4GPjMW_7WRjFteCWlH50ixW6ovFbfBgtrD8ePGlvUHJlml7U0D8mWabCRkQ/s1600-h/028t.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415622943575503794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh700faP-ndScqBonPYMMp9n9UIGRYaHJtKFa6_tLdrl8NWXpduBtKUqfcjF_6cyuLVj-4-LK-aeZrSSfGA4GPjMW_7WRjFteCWlH50ixW6ovFbfBgtrD8ePGlvUHJlml7U0D8mWabCRkQ/s320/028t.jpg" /></a>Here is a little sample of the colors I made today using these techniques. So fun and versatile and I can make ANY color I need to go with my LO's!! Now that's exciting!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyDc_CVWR4wZbaG5MNhLQk10ORBu9eNbzzlVkEzoIxCRL4P9wHycWgHpsBHTeI5zJ5WdAxmngU-vDV3dlJkz0gu4XuLUxxzBzXdtSpvZb6p7GjNp-vBRDzsUABO_PKKOjqQIoxPLydi8/s1600-h/028-1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415622845574972802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyDc_CVWR4wZbaG5MNhLQk10ORBu9eNbzzlVkEzoIxCRL4P9wHycWgHpsBHTeI5zJ5WdAxmngU-vDV3dlJkz0gu4XuLUxxzBzXdtSpvZb6p7GjNp-vBRDzsUABO_PKKOjqQIoxPLydi8/s320/028-1.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Here are a few recent LO's that I have created using my homemade mist sprays!<br /></strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ_Rf7Ma4zOdSa1sS1zTT3lq9ZcS3CzKQQdKiPaNvUFBmshhT3Cv1KAYEvfnUBetWIYQ-q-WIYotfctRN4wG24LhSHwqn0RAZtbSb_GJcPdD8KKSRS4KeTzxAEvF6FCewKB_ezvAw3pc/s1600-h/Vampire+Chic.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415622695379406818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ_Rf7Ma4zOdSa1sS1zTT3lq9ZcS3CzKQQdKiPaNvUFBmshhT3Cv1KAYEvfnUBetWIYQ-q-WIYotfctRN4wG24LhSHwqn0RAZtbSb_GJcPdD8KKSRS4KeTzxAEvF6FCewKB_ezvAw3pc/s400/Vampire+Chic.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a6dVLJZkmIxYvPZBXvtpLOONxzGpazs6j9THqncK2x_Am7xtNWejI-GlSI7W5hJa1WDFbuBVgysjoMih1wGB1kGwvmjBMKo2G4pV-Bx7_2ZMQCVUSZ0yQYxQm8s-xP3cYPwQiv62fHY/s1600-h/Only+Human.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415622625140204818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a6dVLJZkmIxYvPZBXvtpLOONxzGpazs6j9THqncK2x_Am7xtNWejI-GlSI7W5hJa1WDFbuBVgysjoMih1wGB1kGwvmjBMKo2G4pV-Bx7_2ZMQCVUSZ0yQYxQm8s-xP3cYPwQiv62fHY/s400/Only+Human.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9U7lCGG5J67dhJu7rYrlshR_YdEND0ayuZojsxeeBjA6WEgi2x5IEBznfyiFBlyUsivcCMVPaLxm1YjdJ5loLQf88ZV2ejxTN73FAbAdh4Ot0T1RChI8vyLvB8A7Nq2bvtpod8MeDEQ/s1600-h/Sketch50-AmyOxford.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415622551590985858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9U7lCGG5J67dhJu7rYrlshR_YdEND0ayuZojsxeeBjA6WEgi2x5IEBznfyiFBlyUsivcCMVPaLxm1YjdJ5loLQf88ZV2ejxTN73FAbAdh4Ot0T1RChI8vyLvB8A7Nq2bvtpod8MeDEQ/s400/Sketch50-AmyOxford.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><p align="center"><strong>I hope you will give them a try and show off your work using your very own Homemade Mists!! I can't wait to see them!</strong> </p>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-41596616543258505752009-11-29T04:49:00.000-08:002009-11-29T05:12:08.083-08:00Make Your Own Polymer Clay Buttons<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Hello beautiful people! Today I have a tutorial to share with you, but this one is just a little bit different. This was my first time making Polymer clay buttons ever and I took these pictures as I was teaching myself. I just wanted to show exactly how easy it is to do! So I would like to invite you on this journey with me and encourage you to give Polymer Clay buttons a try! I have been wanting to play around with Polymer Clay for such a long time and after actually doing it I really wish I had sooner. First off the things you will need!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Supplies Needed:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">1. Sculpey or Fimo clays (I used Sculpey)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">2. Rolling pin (I purchased a fondu roller which has rings on it to control thickness)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">3. A variety of textured objects.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">4. A variety of circular objects you can use cut with. (I used medicine bottle!)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">5. Some sort of sharp cutter. You can use your xacto knife.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWcI0YhFfl2FTDB3QsK-ZgDKg4kUZlrIjFIZDxhzYd-pQrjTZGvK7aRlrwhe9z8nO4MPza5ZEZXqWQVDaJCVToHtlhBT0d-StVmIgpD3foxGLaIs1C-wiT6NGliPkZUSg6IthGowqWlw/s1600/large.JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409509041023591394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWcI0YhFfl2FTDB3QsK-ZgDKg4kUZlrIjFIZDxhzYd-pQrjTZGvK7aRlrwhe9z8nO4MPza5ZEZXqWQVDaJCVToHtlhBT0d-StVmIgpD3foxGLaIs1C-wiT6NGliPkZUSg6IthGowqWlw/s400/large.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Start off by taking a small amount of clay and massage it between your fingers to soften it.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid0outp2mgLHSB6fJ-FUhgbMtBaAO2AOOHF9b7liMHx6sy9mWS6CkNcdqxK47UVZ3rwOnKaLAQNhCxflhSHb0kNP9s8QyuJT38zJx8Qh7kKAzgPfrMJSvQo2RiVTK2dT_2tfXNtGBuWk/s1600/large+(2).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508970724693810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid0outp2mgLHSB6fJ-FUhgbMtBaAO2AOOHF9b7liMHx6sy9mWS6CkNcdqxK47UVZ3rwOnKaLAQNhCxflhSHb0kNP9s8QyuJT38zJx8Qh7kKAzgPfrMJSvQo2RiVTK2dT_2tfXNtGBuWk/s400/large+(2).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next use your roller to flatten out the clay. The thickness I had the roller set to was 1/8th inch<br /></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Mxa8ZYTBd72-iZpCL_EYgj_bJq9iI5g1j2PVcly4j_7yHkSVxiQsoly4LcABoDqh6NEhOHeS39pi8qqE-zSTYcpZo3L4a39OzD-JeF-0_EPxEtXj6jKcIhFbLNLg0yfPCOvLF8nn6Ec/s1600/large+(3).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508902168667202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Mxa8ZYTBd72-iZpCL_EYgj_bJq9iI5g1j2PVcly4j_7yHkSVxiQsoly4LcABoDqh6NEhOHeS39pi8qqE-zSTYcpZo3L4a39OzD-JeF-0_EPxEtXj6jKcIhFbLNLg0yfPCOvLF8nn6Ec/s400/large+(3).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Use your circular object you are using as a cutter to cut your buttons. Just press all the way through the clay and then kind of twist the cutter to ensure it's cut. If you are using an actual 'cutter' then I doubt you will need to do the twist but with the medicine bottle I was using wasn't the sharpest :-)<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYq3d5kZtumpNX3GbC81EK2WqIfhGm_V2hHJyHZSj2Qsd8aFPIuVbdxQmUR5vFHKHarudlzU65WECZRB3qW7wtokSDAVO8b3RQyiJSDMaTu3rEoyrrujgBTuftcPlZwruw0vkRD6sgcM/s1600/large+(4).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508842432630610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYq3d5kZtumpNX3GbC81EK2WqIfhGm_V2hHJyHZSj2Qsd8aFPIuVbdxQmUR5vFHKHarudlzU65WECZRB3qW7wtokSDAVO8b3RQyiJSDMaTu3rEoyrrujgBTuftcPlZwruw0vkRD6sgcM/s400/large+(4).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Then remove the excess clay from around the freshly cut buttons.<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUIJcsH-4rGzUSWTwqLhjWaO5ktYud1JANuUXDrxxzfiDr6SRFLrTH62mrnT5qgLmvC72tuGpCgJa401uGE38VFFdPlWfYNGdvQnw244RnCuvczJ69X6tmu8kbbbJW_zfhDt_vdvxMuk/s1600/large+(5).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508770941982914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUIJcsH-4rGzUSWTwqLhjWaO5ktYud1JANuUXDrxxzfiDr6SRFLrTH62mrnT5qgLmvC72tuGpCgJa401uGE38VFFdPlWfYNGdvQnw244RnCuvczJ69X6tmu8kbbbJW_zfhDt_vdvxMuk/s400/large+(5).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Now we are going to be adding the texture to the top of the buttons. To do this I simply used a patterned button that I already had and pressed it into the clay. Any textured object would work!<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6Kf_0QXdOTYBNoWOfjiqk1Ifo9Ljjma8ZlmYeu24uNFOQTPCT4Yr_A__7Ld_H6DfSB6zFH8CASc-qXtrLBRLJN_g9udl6bJMrNXBVXtpESaykVEC9BBh6_FJAinTaLvj1YBvnrlScdI/s1600/large+(6).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508695688996290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6Kf_0QXdOTYBNoWOfjiqk1Ifo9Ljjma8ZlmYeu24uNFOQTPCT4Yr_A__7Ld_H6DfSB6zFH8CASc-qXtrLBRLJN_g9udl6bJMrNXBVXtpESaykVEC9BBh6_FJAinTaLvj1YBvnrlScdI/s400/large+(6).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And here is what they looked like after I pressed the pattern into them!<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-56mxPZHBJqXJLLzZXGbxbRxL2hZI872y7nufje7y4F_7HY02mqoc-wJWdzCsEz6aQCFsoR-oYAUMhdvLMunbtM6pUsqygms4HvdIwXzfdgPL58qdYrbVCin3BSrExr8sK6BBQUBESA/s1600/large+(7).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508624878570962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-56mxPZHBJqXJLLzZXGbxbRxL2hZI872y7nufje7y4F_7HY02mqoc-wJWdzCsEz6aQCFsoR-oYAUMhdvLMunbtM6pUsqygms4HvdIwXzfdgPL58qdYrbVCin3BSrExr8sK6BBQUBESA/s400/large+(7).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Now we need to add holes to them so we can thread them later! To do this I just used my paper piercer. I am sure you could also use something like a toothpick as well, but I just found my paper piercer to leave a nice crisp hole, and I loved that!</span></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21feAcJAzxAf_DTBG_EPgfMId1GLypfbp15eJ8Ob7FY9ejEl8NXFGqA85E5-leJEa2HhY1xxnwF6-u13z6rFKEEg80KzDFye9x2NJ14HM8lm7J_KO9iV21hRRHNYwEz0YifOU39mMog0/s1600/large+(8).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508550716211218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21feAcJAzxAf_DTBG_EPgfMId1GLypfbp15eJ8Ob7FY9ejEl8NXFGqA85E5-leJEa2HhY1xxnwF6-u13z6rFKEEg80KzDFye9x2NJ14HM8lm7J_KO9iV21hRRHNYwEz0YifOU39mMog0/s400/large+(8).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> And there you have it....buttons ready to bake!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcutXzr8esTYS2lZUBTiye_tZFsYVXUBoL2Mffu8SXTKEAf-aqk35_IW9BOjyhx8eXBkd-21I8tOFWWVXz5d5RCcLemQXqnhdB5i3HRnZKC62gOt2fNkn3hV8KgK35QgUvQ8k_abAqK00/s1600/large+(9).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508420727802050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcutXzr8esTYS2lZUBTiye_tZFsYVXUBoL2Mffu8SXTKEAf-aqk35_IW9BOjyhx8eXBkd-21I8tOFWWVXz5d5RCcLemQXqnhdB5i3HRnZKC62gOt2fNkn3hV8KgK35QgUvQ8k_abAqK00/s400/large+(9).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> But before we bake those buttons I would like to show you what I played around with...now remember this is my first time doing this, so be nice :-) lol</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">We are going to be making a mini cane! First what you need to do is pick 2 colors you like. Using your hands roll them into snake like rolls. Then take those 2 rolls and twist them together like in the picture.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgGbNZ1NFIu8P3G2uoj8OdTBzjuhvvzjOlfwpSUEizSuK9CNVAWj3WC8mSlCZKnx9VeJysy-rQ7WY0GaoE5Ncq2ICJGNcuz6p6YSEDKyutA3fyoDBIrbE9LxSFbsRw-WCHSiFXVq4ROU/s1600/large+(10).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508348448393074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgGbNZ1NFIu8P3G2uoj8OdTBzjuhvvzjOlfwpSUEizSuK9CNVAWj3WC8mSlCZKnx9VeJysy-rQ7WY0GaoE5Ncq2ICJGNcuz6p6YSEDKyutA3fyoDBIrbE9LxSFbsRw-WCHSiFXVq4ROU/s400/large+(10).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then using your hands twist and smash those 2 colors together to create swirls and using your rolling pin roll them out.<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhT64pKktfWLaNsnavY_wPnOzHQ1kofcJFw6yWsUx-4UDDvpcRI01ZTb7AqzvKAopCpuBVC_9QNu1EdI77CyO9OJ8ikMbYvWlFTAqNdmb7LZ2r7eMIEd9PYSdGwzPcuMXSFUx3asfEcI/s1600/large+(11).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508277080028482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhT64pKktfWLaNsnavY_wPnOzHQ1kofcJFw6yWsUx-4UDDvpcRI01ZTb7AqzvKAopCpuBVC_9QNu1EdI77CyO9OJ8ikMbYvWlFTAqNdmb7LZ2r7eMIEd9PYSdGwzPcuMXSFUx3asfEcI/s400/large+(11).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then create another snake roll out of a different contrasting color and add it to the middle. Simply wrap the Swirled piece of clay entirely around the middle roll of clay. Now just add layers to the roll until you get the desired thickness.<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NZQRGAu4lqDFXh5ZSntLSdWhHyhWm8clQYIeD2daQbnuiaLqG5RhzCcZpfjBPpf7op0n3MLK1bZ6EBP32AYLo13myCjQ0ov_cZhlHFxcS8tGRhC1dAI2x-eFwmZN4ZGxuH2KfenlPhI/s1600/large+(12).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508208088767410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NZQRGAu4lqDFXh5ZSntLSdWhHyhWm8clQYIeD2daQbnuiaLqG5RhzCcZpfjBPpf7op0n3MLK1bZ6EBP32AYLo13myCjQ0ov_cZhlHFxcS8tGRhC1dAI2x-eFwmZN4ZGxuH2KfenlPhI/s400/large+(12).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Here is what my cane looked like in the end. I wrapped a layer of blue around the swirled and then wrapped green aound the entire roll.<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWLDBvgUm2GkIHhw4i2vgW4mxcRRYnpe7iEM9CNp_qui5qekYYRTaLudrpHHW0xqfUwraZLSDckZK2V1pLNHSILqxTsDnwcNPFdK-BBoqlNAgZrsg3Aokvf8kd26qiKUFEZMbXqzJ9gk/s1600/large+(13).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508111300662002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWLDBvgUm2GkIHhw4i2vgW4mxcRRYnpe7iEM9CNp_qui5qekYYRTaLudrpHHW0xqfUwraZLSDckZK2V1pLNHSILqxTsDnwcNPFdK-BBoqlNAgZrsg3Aokvf8kd26qiKUFEZMbXqzJ9gk/s400/large+(13).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Then I used my sharp object to cut off little pieces of the end. These pieces were about 1/4 inch thick and I need 6 of them.<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIr80-9oLynA32yUJiVXh78PtTzMs78ZgtXUx7jCT3qxqTgJpT7pYGOoREKr69w1zRa88FaVaJjV_3dUDJaGMA90BkxSXDzOz-Eq_n3vpiAV2YabkTCvLXBOpFKlERm-OID2G0CNcWUMc/s1600/large+(14).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409508031289174690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIr80-9oLynA32yUJiVXh78PtTzMs78ZgtXUx7jCT3qxqTgJpT7pYGOoREKr69w1zRa88FaVaJjV_3dUDJaGMA90BkxSXDzOz-Eq_n3vpiAV2YabkTCvLXBOpFKlERm-OID2G0CNcWUMc/s400/large+(14).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Arrange the little pieces you cut into a flower shape and press the pieces together gently.<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH-xHrNUzBIsEJQ9Az0M-MpWk5B-aTl1648zSynpRRKL8u8jTlWGJhlnRl5enGaLzDLR4oQmAEF2TSV2eqhSuELfr7XRswLcQ4P9rpGVCtvGB4LPzufgPiCYzeKasQrjZQ4oQUsi7baE/s1600/large+(15).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409507960182002610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH-xHrNUzBIsEJQ9Az0M-MpWk5B-aTl1648zSynpRRKL8u8jTlWGJhlnRl5enGaLzDLR4oQmAEF2TSV2eqhSuELfr7XRswLcQ4P9rpGVCtvGB4LPzufgPiCYzeKasQrjZQ4oQUsi7baE/s400/large+(15).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Using the tips of your fingers gently squeeze the ends of the pieces to give them a little pointed shape.<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5xQ2dAfEpnQwecxMsZYb2m_mDYL8mlrfTXB4bgMok61_FjzBCxOqr7yjV5zSy2psYAeNdTASVhpJuXims9JOVe6rbtvLiShSWC36ddcwVVUXnoVkzg_A2qce6Y_CYkV_WtJAQaDkfEE/s1600/large+(16).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409507871282492930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5xQ2dAfEpnQwecxMsZYb2m_mDYL8mlrfTXB4bgMok61_FjzBCxOqr7yjV5zSy2psYAeNdTASVhpJuXims9JOVe6rbtvLiShSWC36ddcwVVUXnoVkzg_A2qce6Y_CYkV_WtJAQaDkfEE/s400/large+(16).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Next add a contrasting color to the center. All you have to do to do this is roll a small ball of clay and gently press it in the center of the flower. And there you have it! These are now ready to bake as well! They aren't the prettiest things in the world, but it's a learning process right?!<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYprvQ0avC3qRVukoIjPBbSc6DlT0IFp_ZeaK50YHse3Xb5h41iL7ZUrG7eSGccVU3kUiCG6cExEBe9dyGJBh3h5RuUrTjMKUA-LcBLGKfjlgijLF4iFLxmc2yGVCB_iuIQDy00iTujNc/s1600/large+(17).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409507799640763202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYprvQ0avC3qRVukoIjPBbSc6DlT0IFp_ZeaK50YHse3Xb5h41iL7ZUrG7eSGccVU3kUiCG6cExEBe9dyGJBh3h5RuUrTjMKUA-LcBLGKfjlgijLF4iFLxmc2yGVCB_iuIQDy00iTujNc/s400/large+(17).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> With all the left over clay I had I decided to mix it together and cut some buttons out. Why waste it when we can create something pretty!!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXxSwhNdgBFCpDyAvZZd2MgR5IWepFEsvprSdcX8j3iYEr903pK8knRLYubHsybC5iylGFY6TVbnCMgmNz4DUQ8UrnEHCwblQXIA28rvxCRmeMNVG2e6SjXp0wsLlMdB-_uj1v3MnzoM/s1600/large+(18).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409507712622421986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXxSwhNdgBFCpDyAvZZd2MgR5IWepFEsvprSdcX8j3iYEr903pK8knRLYubHsybC5iylGFY6TVbnCMgmNz4DUQ8UrnEHCwblQXIA28rvxCRmeMNVG2e6SjXp0wsLlMdB-_uj1v3MnzoM/s400/large+(18).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Now it's time to put them in the oven. The best thing to do is add a layer of parchment paper to your cookie sheet because the buttons won't stick to that. Set them down in a single layer and simply put into your preheated oven for 15 minutes at 265 degrees.<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbanOneQTMBOHseBNilrENtDJW4GsUizaTs79bkonqRRu-MGgpukFAIZEcJZXYqglkgBoFynldFP47lvIiDm8Xg69Gwu6_AVA5XhbewZBZbdEcfn4Cum8-wf4hEsgrgTUx_eJTvsRuejg/s1600/large+(19).JPG"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409507564301322530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbanOneQTMBOHseBNilrENtDJW4GsUizaTs79bkonqRRu-MGgpukFAIZEcJZXYqglkgBoFynldFP47lvIiDm8Xg69Gwu6_AVA5XhbewZBZbdEcfn4Cum8-wf4hEsgrgTUx_eJTvsRuejg/s400/large+(19).JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> After you take them out of the oven let them cool of completely. I waited a few hours just to be safe and then I took them outside and sprayed them with a clear acrylic sealer.And here is the end result!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409507479015382418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBI3NNuwp2IUJq9MtUP1qMsPtK0tZwmVokx0yU1W7vseuv3ArmjZzWEjgxtoqVEvH1ad5ITeU8R4y5rGtQP3ezbDENJ6uBELBVSTy1-WBfqWXSfJE_EOm_rszf4SK7RDvPfF0TBxJzZQ/s400/large+(20).JPG" />I hope you are all inspired to start creating with Polymer clay! I know that I will now be venturing out into other ideas as well. There are so many things you can do with this clay. Before you seal the buttons, why not paint designs on them! This is an amazing way to get a custom look for little money. Also you can hand craft your own little objects...right now I am in the process of creating my own little mushrooms! I can't wait to see how those turn out! </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-103482582573594262009-11-29T04:12:00.000-08:002009-11-29T04:48:23.279-08:00Five Fast and Fun Flowers<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Flowers make me happy...very HAPPY! I</span> <span style="color:#000000;">can't get enough of them, however I usually find myself making my own as opposed to using up *heaven knows how many* I have bought! Well, today I have a tutorial for the 'I want to make my own flower' person like me! These flowers are all very fast and very easy, which is why I love them!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">I have many Pink Paislee flowers and whereas I do love the style, sometimes the colors just aren't right! And wouldn't ya know those flowers are so easy to make it's just crazy - it should be illegal!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Supplies Needed:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">1. Fabric (you could even use ribbon)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">2. Scissors</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">3. Needle & Thread</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">4. Ruler</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">5. Button</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbh9l2aAUCOf1YY8krbM-4lFCUM3grz3iVCykPVlBEjiMc38S61acrTKG6QozdJzRfOkowmhXMRvTt0YrYwu90wEMrwk3sDxmnx9zzLNXFBMugph5Q-DYSxJZ2UWShJJzp7qwkWmuQWY/s1600/Fabricflower-small.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409500466751235730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbh9l2aAUCOf1YY8krbM-4lFCUM3grz3iVCykPVlBEjiMc38S61acrTKG6QozdJzRfOkowmhXMRvTt0YrYwu90wEMrwk3sDxmnx9zzLNXFBMugph5Q-DYSxJZ2UWShJJzp7qwkWmuQWY/s400/Fabricflower-small.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> First we start off by cutting a piece of fabric into a ¾ inch wide and 12 inches long strip. Divide this strip into 4 separate 3 inch pieces. Then cut another strip ½ inch wide by 10 inches long. Divide that strip into 4 separate 2½ inch pieces. Then layer the pieces on top of one another, the smaller on top of the larger. Simply tack together with your needle and thread and add a button! It’s as easy as that!!<br /><br />And here is my finished flower: <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409500362317525394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyi6CgxoWGq0aYSdQP3i2My-yZu_j2j6Hbtpebfaw3fvbsz9ICVW5A4dQZm2ofSsDQxV68fqBEmXs6uDVYBTLh3UzQOT7_a37CZCmNiBkkyvEgQv-PEwL-uTnECp7PHScFP-QgQvtn9s/s320/flower5-small.jpg" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"> You know what I just love?! I love me some tulle and lace!! I have come up with a really easy way of creating what I like to call a Flower Additive :-) Just a little something pretty to add to any flower...or heck you could even use it as a flower!<br /></span><p></p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Supplies Needed:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">1. Tulle</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">2. eyelet</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">3. eyelet setter</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">4. Scissors<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrW_6IqxIBqfn1a7cVzHpukXbMx40DGj8iSV8-EwYrHxy3qD4pIMf5ru4HKnjWXHBIk8LKwGre2GxmRc4OgPqybSY1a6timZxDsglrswlAmcubvl14-4rOeUwh29LXsFn5Nzx130S6VQ/s1600/Tulle+flower.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409500227611791026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrW_6IqxIBqfn1a7cVzHpukXbMx40DGj8iSV8-EwYrHxy3qD4pIMf5ru4HKnjWXHBIk8LKwGre2GxmRc4OgPqybSY1a6timZxDsglrswlAmcubvl14-4rOeUwh29LXsFn5Nzx130S6VQ/s400/Tulle+flower.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br />First we start off by cutting our tulle into 4 squares. In this example I used 2 ½ x 2 ½ (using my flower as a guideline). I then fanned out the tulle squares so they resembled somewhat of a circle shape. From there all I did was find the center, punch a little hole with my crop-a-dile, and set my eyelet! The reasoning for doing this is to give the tulle stability while giving you the perfect place to put a brad through! After we have the eyelet set I then just take a pair of scissors and cut slits in the tulle about ¼ in away from the eyelet. Then just ruff up the tulle with your fingers a bit to separate the layers – you can also trim/shape it if you wish! This also works wonderfully with lace or even thin fabrics!<br /><br />And here is my finished flower:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAWyNMh6bI1uMdaps0n0wOsAM9oW2iuTF4uhkmJoLp2hkODvJpPDYnH1nBIHIlKloF6KjMTpm3IWz9dvCM9gWthKDIFjFeIL0ry9KwIcWmWAnx_3xuWUoKFsX4d7Pp4A-C421YhSUUlM/s1600/flower-small.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409500069232721074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAWyNMh6bI1uMdaps0n0wOsAM9oW2iuTF4uhkmJoLp2hkODvJpPDYnH1nBIHIlKloF6KjMTpm3IWz9dvCM9gWthKDIFjFeIL0ry9KwIcWmWAnx_3xuWUoKFsX4d7Pp4A-C421YhSUUlM/s320/flower-small.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Next we have a very fast ribbon flower. These flowers are a perfect way to use up those scrap pieces of ribbon you have laying around - I know we all have plenty of those!!!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Supplies Needed:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">1. Ribbon *my pieces were on average 11-12in. long</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">2. Scissors.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">3. Needle and thread</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">4. Buttons/rhinestones/pretty little things for centers!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409499921597043298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcX560v3D4s_9L1JQjx8L-WxvVMBByphm8W6gFUYOhY0wtCvrsuwza6Dud7iXOmDIfz0XSNKnkdzAcYZTCSRb08qNIkg3HETEydgpGNJDkF0zz5QMH6P-JjCWV8XUNJSxZ0KPGWtL9Nc/s400/Ribbon+Flower.jpg" /><br />We simply start off by running a quick basting stitch close the edge of one side of the ribbon. Once you get the entire length of the ribbon stitched up gently pull the thread until you get a slight gather in the ribbon. Then begin to wrap your ribbon until you get something that YOU think looks good. This may require you to pull on the thread some more to gather it more or to let out what you have already gathered a bit, it's all about making it look like what you want! When you get your ribbon flower to look how you want then take your needle and thread and seal the deal. I like to just make a few stitches through the middle of the flower to tack it all together just to make sure that it will remain solid! And now you have the basic of your ribbon flower! All you have left to do is embellish the center and you are good to go! You can embellish it with whatever your heart desires, which is the fun part!!<br /><br /><br />And here are my finished flowers:</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4xAjy4mdRXnq1aitqHx7bXuqE1AuYqF0uaDmp-UVyym2_u_KbgOCTiM4caPm1Pjj_zW6qFezFSY2G5FXbk1AWiHVvZgJfbZT5LYQ8JmRBKXbLbksyAPp6ZEeAFei9e5KoTWId1RtGBY/s1600/Collage9-small.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409499711364521090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4xAjy4mdRXnq1aitqHx7bXuqE1AuYqF0uaDmp-UVyym2_u_KbgOCTiM4caPm1Pjj_zW6qFezFSY2G5FXbk1AWiHVvZgJfbZT5LYQ8JmRBKXbLbksyAPp6ZEeAFei9e5KoTWId1RtGBY/s320/Collage9-small.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /><br /><br />This one is more of an idea I guess than an actual tutorial! I was playing around with my Cricut one night and was just wondering what all I could cut with it....and I was amazed by what it would do! So how about we make some flowers out of patterns or maybe aluminum foil?!<br /><br /><br /><strong>Supplies Needed:</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">1. Cricut (or any die cut machine)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">2. an old pattern....maybe some aluminum foil</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">3. brads</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">4. Patience - you will need this!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409499576107906978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbyZiaY6AQOIgQrRuGcvk0eVUqhGsj104FR1NZsFIfIwMhc1QSj1xavTqyV7mkx4gpPk31rgkpbot6C6HSVUWe7Am4crrd-mwf8RZwxFmb0HVj46AxPTgBkbhfMFauj1fPqCh_HlO5AA/s400/Patternflower-+small.jpg" /><br />For this flower I used flower #2 on the George cartridge because I am pretty sure most people have that one! Ok, a word of caution….since we are working with very delicate materials it is best to actually use an older mat, one that doesn’t have much life left. The patter paper will stick to it beautifully and won’t be as hard to remove! I cut a piece of pattern paper/foil to fit the mat and just ran it through my cricut just like I would any other piece of paper. For this particular flower I cut 2 each of sizes 3in, 2 ½in, 2in, and 1 ½in. Be very careful when you are peeling the flowers off of the mat…since the materials are so fragile they are easier to tear. Then we just layer our flower and pretty up the center! With the pattern flower it looks kinda cool to crinkle up the edges with your fingers a bit too! You could even add Glimmer Mist to give it some extra sparkle!<br /><br /><br />And here are my finished flowers:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHwym_Kt3CV96NaxcSZvhbw2TzC1v8NOuVLy8jCXFXxCW5V_UFScT_eFoif4dUEkFGz9RfdWJKMMjXanXPx7golkIyEn9sdzw6rfRJnF3DsFOHAvXHYOv3qmAShwCcL-fdKfv4duInts/s1600/flower4-small.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409499414546062242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHwym_Kt3CV96NaxcSZvhbw2TzC1v8NOuVLy8jCXFXxCW5V_UFScT_eFoif4dUEkFGz9RfdWJKMMjXanXPx7golkIyEn9sdzw6rfRJnF3DsFOHAvXHYOv3qmAShwCcL-fdKfv4duInts/s320/flower4-small.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwJjgaAV40jwTv8QlXKjbdLZ70USPm-n4rGnSFjuAzCN6ai8Vc7fxfSslubCtOB0m69VR8TxX9iNnsT96gzGgrnaYYTyledgF6zQNqIggo3Tn2hUgLxjVDetRuN-DHubJW6Z3cFGc5qo/s1600/flower6-small.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409499323830688210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwJjgaAV40jwTv8QlXKjbdLZ70USPm-n4rGnSFjuAzCN6ai8Vc7fxfSslubCtOB0m69VR8TxX9iNnsT96gzGgrnaYYTyledgF6zQNqIggo3Tn2hUgLxjVDetRuN-DHubJW6Z3cFGc5qo/s320/flower6-small.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Our last flower is Super fun and crazy all at the same time. My Daughter says it looks like a Lions head, I just think it looks cool! You wouldn't believe how easy this flower is, it's almost too easy!<br /><br /><br /><strong>Supplies Needed:</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1. Pretty paper</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">2. scissors</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">3. stapler</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">4. Button or other center of your choosing :-)</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409499164167136178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUceYdE91-pUjvHUY75LuGOEWKpS1V57W9zM7fvp3x82uVSI4XuO89Nf98KVXHttf-BsNe2MYlYpmV3JP1t73H3sZVFvZpWnVeu9WPqZAklz-MFBFcjHQjYwx-k9J29EZhpGBxXqPcWhg/s400/Crazy+Cut+flower.jpg" /><br />First we start out by cutting our paper into 3 strips. I used 2 ½ by 12 in but my flower is HUGE! You can make this much smaller if you choose :-) Stack the papers on top of one another. If your papers are double sided I have found it looks really neat if you flip one of the strip so you see both sides of the paper come through! Once your papers are stacked begin to cut it into strips leaving about ½ inch intact at the top. I have no method to my madness, no particular set size in how wide my strips are…I just cut! Once you have the entire pieces of papers cut then just gently begin to fold your paper and bend it into a circle shape. I would staple as you go, this makes life so much easier!! Once you have the entire circle formed and stapled together solidly, take the flower and smash it in your hands. Oh yeah….that’s the fun part! This will crinkle the paper and give it a really cool effect. When you have reached your desired amount of crinkling, gently smooth out your flower and embellish the center. I chose to keep it simple with a button and twine, but the sky is the limit!<br /><br /><br /></span><div><br /><span style="color:#000000;">And here is my finished flower:<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fDaeFwC3i43q0oUvMWlwZTNDSrLVW1iOU42Su4ed9txYOlfYSevYu3_KVuMjHBFtEZ8SLF2B88fj9tch_9Go10C_jB9BCZSm-2w1CE697gYDRZ6j7NsMpVa0U1KEinyMNpcqco-k9yA/s1600/flower2-small.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409498573636052578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fDaeFwC3i43q0oUvMWlwZTNDSrLVW1iOU42Su4ed9txYOlfYSevYu3_KVuMjHBFtEZ8SLF2B88fj9tch_9Go10C_jB9BCZSm-2w1CE697gYDRZ6j7NsMpVa0U1KEinyMNpcqco-k9yA/s320/flower2-small.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are a few examples of how I have used some of these flowers on LO's. I have also mixed and matched a few of the tutorials, which is fun as well!</span></div><div> </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxa9Jyy7_OXAGnoaA344Pqp59itOK_xp7jpH4jeDsC38aXJ856zVR-JqBPDCGWZ-wJZT3vNp4PT6hey9VXtb6JqTaGbh3-FB4jL2xV15mtbKljkwtAiFGVG6nVmm5d29D7FQ2iOqXpzs/s1600/Collage10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409498440165282466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxa9Jyy7_OXAGnoaA344Pqp59itOK_xp7jpH4jeDsC38aXJ856zVR-JqBPDCGWZ-wJZT3vNp4PT6hey9VXtb6JqTaGbh3-FB4jL2xV15mtbKljkwtAiFGVG6nVmm5d29D7FQ2iOqXpzs/s400/Collage10.jpg" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598559942823864534.post-14793203203725497922009-11-29T03:56:00.000-08:002009-11-29T04:12:45.138-08:00Incorporating Tape into your LO's<div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">As you all know, I'm a little odd, I love playing around and trying out things that are a little odd and that includes using things for what they weren't originally intended...and that's where tape comes into play! I recently discovered a pretty cool technique that I am dying to share with you all as well as a few other cool ways to play around with various kinds of tape!First the technique!! We are going to transfer a picture onto scotch tape - cool right?! I think it gives the picture a pretty cool look when it's all said and done!</span></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span> </p><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">First the Supplies we need:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*A roll of scotch tape</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*A bowl of water</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*A popcicle stick</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*A pair of scissors</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*and a cutting mat</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWPyUyN_oh1xaMYXKEWYZTsotWYdncNyJ51OnDhCScXB7Js7kHXZGMqqOplbWR6NiW5Ah9Eab4eAnyXWrBnMToq-wHxN-A8x2SHbNmzrI9a_Ye2t-c0Z4Cp2YU-6N8QoiaAh_0qKDjR8/s1600/Collage2.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409493994661110594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWPyUyN_oh1xaMYXKEWYZTsotWYdncNyJ51OnDhCScXB7Js7kHXZGMqqOplbWR6NiW5Ah9Eab4eAnyXWrBnMToq-wHxN-A8x2SHbNmzrI9a_Ye2t-c0Z4Cp2YU-6N8QoiaAh_0qKDjR8/s400/Collage2.jpg" /></span></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">What we are going to do:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Start off by applying the tape to your photo in any way you choose, completely covering the picture. Using your popcicle stick get out any air bubbles and go over the entire picture to ensure that the tape is secured onto the picture...this also helps the ink grab onto the tape! Once you are done with that take your entire photo and submerge it into your bowl of water, I know scary!! This part should take 10-15 minutes depending on the quality of picture paper your picture is printed on. I would check it after 10 minutes to see if the backing will easily rub off with your thumb, if not soak it for a few more minutes! Take your picture out of the water and proceed to rub off all the picture paper with your thumb until all you have left is the tape. It will look a little odd until it is dry! But once it dries the results are pretty awesome :-)</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Here is my completed LO using the picture I did this technique with!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbIzcg2PhCpRDE_mwg0KMqZ-gMPPeA4fqT5t_jcBCFZQXvUl44jFAT0gkTZwnl9YFs7GdArEEpgg9b2QvlQTzcDCX9X_fgkizmVtgMtCEQkikTDjvMxCy-x-krGYh8a96z-3xWnQVk8o/s1600/She+says+Bam.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409493873038442018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbIzcg2PhCpRDE_mwg0KMqZ-gMPPeA4fqT5t_jcBCFZQXvUl44jFAT0gkTZwnl9YFs7GdArEEpgg9b2QvlQTzcDCX9X_fgkizmVtgMtCEQkikTDjvMxCy-x-krGYh8a96z-3xWnQVk8o/s400/She+says+Bam.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Also on the above LO I used black duct tape and folded it into thin strips to form the huge flower - that was fun!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">Another pretty fun thing I have done recently with tape was create a Background Paper out of it! This created a lot of texture to my LO and was definately a lot of messy (ok, not that messy) fun!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">All you need to do this is:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Cardstock</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*Masking Tape</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*paint of your choice</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">*foam brush</span></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM9CvujeDh0jioCLMIhl5TeTFIQtfyZwFcSJSM-XBYYMeUDi5DutUH75JgIaqOg_hgwpUUZrKSuR8ReIrbD5pemeSrIXyxFnYrkR5g3G-Zbnmy4j7T-d9a1_jSRi3r-nkomQtOp7o6g8/s1600/Collage3.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409495482916356226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM9CvujeDh0jioCLMIhl5TeTFIQtfyZwFcSJSM-XBYYMeUDi5DutUH75JgIaqOg_hgwpUUZrKSuR8ReIrbD5pemeSrIXyxFnYrkR5g3G-Zbnmy4j7T-d9a1_jSRi3r-nkomQtOp7o6g8/s400/Collage3.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>What we are going to do:<br /></strong>Just start out by applying your masking tape in any way you want, the more oddly you apply it the more appeal it has when painted! It's all about what you think looks awesome! Once you get the entire piece of cardstock covered, then paint away! After I painted mine I went back over it with a baby wipe to give it more of an uneven look, but that is completely on the eye of the beholder :-)<br /><br /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">And here is my finished LO using my Masking tape Background Paper:</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYpGipI3nF5fqhYDMJfPh6Cc7ys3pfur31q0KwCGQA8wfQG9yaZWnKceIOIBMW_tiavPCBYRPduYSyDrFAvlaTZB89z8wViTJpcO2ZWYquBpBWKbLFtPv5K22BqBb6-1g_prCRu57kvo/s1600/OurDadsDeployment.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409495935189860338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYpGipI3nF5fqhYDMJfPh6Cc7ys3pfur31q0KwCGQA8wfQG9yaZWnKceIOIBMW_tiavPCBYRPduYSyDrFAvlaTZB89z8wViTJpcO2ZWYquBpBWKbLFtPv5K22BqBb6-1g_prCRu57kvo/s400/OurDadsDeployment.jpg" /></span></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">There are so many other neat things that can be done with tape as well. It can be used to frame your pictures, cover chipboard...have you seen all the wonderful colors of duct tape out there?! Oh my, this girl is in LOVE!! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and can find some way to incorporate tape into your LO's in the future :-) I can't wait to see what you ladies do! </span></div>AmesOxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02854843523079481648noreply@blogger.com0