Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here in N.I. this week, and there's a lovely Autumn feel to the air! As always, the things I've been working on this week I can't show you yet (soon I promise!), so I'm going to give you a wee tute on how to use up every last wee bit of fabric shavings, you know those bits that end up all over your cutting mat after trimming blocks and hsts? We'll here's a cool way to turn them into a new type of fabric. As far as I know this product doesn't have an official name - I learnt it at college and it wasn't called anything then, but if you know the official name of this craft, please let me know. 1. Save up your fabric shavings & wee bits of offcuts that are too small to be useful (you can also cut up wee bits of fluffy wool, ribbon, sparkly threads etc.). Bigger pieces will need to be snipped down smaller. 2. Take a piece of plain sheeting/calico and lay a load of shavings on top. You can colour code your savings as I have done here, or have a multi-coloured mess! Make sure it's thick enough to cover the backing fabric, but not too thick to sew over. 3. Lay a piece of water soluble fabric over the top and pin/sew round the edges. This stuff is really cool - you can get different brands in a craft shop or online. I've used Avalon Water Soluble Embroidery Fabric by Madeira. 4. Now sew, sew, sew over the top of the w.s.fabric, either by free motion quilting or straight & wavy lines all over. Try not to leave any big gaps where the shavings can later escape from. 5. When you have stitched this to within an inch of its life, take the pins out and under a luke warm tap or in a sink/basin, allow the w.s.fabric to melt away (it goes a bit slimy as it melts off so rinse it well). 6. Give your new piece of fabric a good squeeze to get the water out and then allow it to dry on the radiator. 7. When dry, draw your desired shapes on the back and cut out. If you want to, sew more stitching on top to highlight details, for example veins in leaves, or sew on beads, sequins etc. 8. You can now use your fabric shapes to embellish/decorate cards, cushions, make letters or Christmas decorations etc. etc. The possibilities are endless! Another way to use this wonderful water soluble fabric is to roughly sketch a shape on to it & then put it into an embroidery hoop. Repeated sewing and shading with thread will close all the gaps, so that when you take the fabric off the hoop and dissolve the w.s.fabric you are left with a completely embroidered shape. Have fun & let your imagination run wild!
What to do with tiny fabric scraps aside from bottom of the basket or bin. Do join me on the blog today for my crafty answer...
Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here in N.I. this week, and there's a lovely Autumn feel to the air! As always, the things I've been working on this week I can't show you yet (soon I promise!), so I'm going to give you a wee tute on how to use up every last wee bit of fabric shavings, you know those bits that end up all over your cutting mat after trimming blocks and hsts? We'll here's a cool way to turn them into a new type of fabric. As far as I know this product doesn't have an official name - I learnt it at college and it wasn't called anything then, but if you know the official name of this craft, please let me know. 1. Save up your fabric shavings & wee bits of offcuts that are too small to be useful (you can also cut up wee bits of fluffy wool, ribbon, sparkly threads etc.). Bigger pieces will need to be snipped down smaller. 2. Take a piece of plain sheeting/calico and lay a load of shavings on top. You can colour code your savings as I have done here, or have a multi-coloured mess! Make sure it's thick enough to cover the backing fabric, but not too thick to sew over. 3. Lay a piece of water soluble fabric over the top and pin/sew round the edges. This stuff is really cool - you can get different brands in a craft shop or online. I've used Avalon Water Soluble Embroidery Fabric by Madeira. 4. Now sew, sew, sew over the top of the w.s.fabric, either by free motion quilting or straight & wavy lines all over. Try not to leave any big gaps where the shavings can later escape from. 5. When you have stitched this to within an inch of its life, take the pins out and under a luke warm tap or in a sink/basin, allow the w.s.fabric to melt away (it goes a bit slimy as it melts off so rinse it well). 6. Give your new piece of fabric a good squeeze to get the water out and then allow it to dry on the radiator. 7. When dry, draw your desired shapes on the back and cut out. If you want to, sew more stitching on top to highlight details, for example veins in leaves, or sew on beads, sequins etc. 8. You can now use your fabric shapes to embellish/decorate cards, cushions, make letters or Christmas decorations etc. etc. The possibilities are endless! Another way to use this wonderful water soluble fabric is to roughly sketch a shape on to it & then put it into an embroidery hoop. Repeated sewing and shading with thread will close all the gaps, so that when you take the fabric off the hoop and dissolve the w.s.fabric you are left with a completely embroidered shape. Have fun & let your imagination run wild!
Did you know it is national scrap week? It is not. I made that up. But it should be a thing. I’m making it a thing. A bag of scraps… Read More
These are meant to be Christmas ornaments, but I think they would work beautifully as scrapbooking embellishments, don’t you? You’ll need a scallop punch, wood veneer and string to pull…
Today I'm sharing a ButterBee Scraps Altered Metal Embellishments tutorial and an Eileen Hull Journal made with Graphic 45 Bloom Collection.
How to make and use a snippet roll.
This week we put to good use last week's homemade fabric as I show you how to create scrap fabric flowers which I shall be featuring in my journal...
Having the perfect embellishment for your project can add just the right finishing touch. With these 7 tutorials you can make any of these cute little details to your pages or cards in no t…
Fabric beads are easy and fun to make and can be used to embellish all your creative sewing projects. They are also a great way to use up all those small scraps of leftover fabric and fibers.
What to do with tiny fabric scraps aside from bottom of the basket or bin. Do join me on the blog today for my crafty answer...
When stitching on this piece nowadays What comes to mind is Every Stone is an Island unto Itself I also thought shoreline rocks would "swoosh" between them. Spent a few days stitching swooshes. Decided this weekend to undo all those swooshes Spent two days so far unswooshing Just going with the flow! Thinking of adding hints of islands.... ....on the distant horizon. Just going with the flow. With on piece coming to it's completion Need to firm up plans on what to start next Playing around with colours. Just going with the flow I learnt something this winter In past winters I assumed snow tunnels we discovered were made by mice. But no It is the squirrels. We watch this little bird food devil slide down his tree straight into a tunnel at it's base and pop out of one of three tunnel entrances at the base of the bird feeder! Cheeky Happy Birthday Mark! I hope one thing leads to another in your studio today. And as Peter London says in "No More Secondhand Art" "... begin the initial phase with the open-ended statement Let's see what happens"
Turn your fabulous fabric scraps and a few embellishments into beautiful crazy quilted ornaments. Sandie of Delightfully Crazy blog offers a really nice step-by-step tutorial here. Editor’s n…
Blue inchies....still to be embellished from little fabric scraps. Pink & Red from little scraps of fabric leftover from making bunting banners. and also from the larger leftover pieces .... a little Crazy patchwork ......unfinished
Tiny vessels hand stitched and cut to form abstracted memories. Sizes from 3-8 cms. Loop Head stitch pots Worn and Wethered Summer Fields Autumn
If you are following The Paper Heart blog, you know my idea about a Capsule craft collection. And how inspiring it is for me to work and experiment with a purposely limited number of craft materials and tools. So, you know how much I am advocating buying less to create more for yourself. In this article I will show you how easy it is to make paper scrapbook embellishments using limited, only white, watercolour paper and a limited number of tools. The most important and essential tool here is my Sizzix Big shot machine, and I don’t think there is…
DIY scrapbook embellishments are easy to make and add a custom touch to scrapbook layouts, greeting cards, junk journals, gift tags, and much more!
Hello everyone and happy Thursday ! Sophie here to share a cute layout created with the May 2019 main kit. My assignment today was to create custom layered dimensional embellishments …
Make your own DIY Embellishments using Tombow Adhesives and supplies you already have at home!
This card was inspired by a Joy Taylor design - it is an excellent way to punch your way through those lovely scraps and use them up. Thanks to this design of Joy's I no longer have a pile of...
Als ik iets in mijn hoofd heb dan heb ik het niet in mijn..... Juist jullie snappen het. Bij het schattige papier van Maja Design Miles Apart collectie vind ik zonde om de restjes weg te gooien. Dit gaat weer terug in de paper pads, soms zijn de stukjes gewoon te klein zoals nu. Maar deze paperclip zat in mijn hoofd en nu kwam dat mooi van pas. Zo schattig en helemaal mijn kleur.... Deze is nog wat voorzichtig opgebouwd vind ik nu achteraf, het mag wat uitbundiger maar wel a la Bianca. Veel liefs Bianca XX Ik laat mijn creatie meedoen bij: Love To Craft Challenge Blog Double D Challenges
Wow it has been a really LONG time since I've shared a card with you on here! I just haven't had ANY mojo for cards lately though, ugh. Luckily for me, there's a great card sketch over at Artful Delight this month that inspired me! Supplies: Crate Paper Paper Heart Collection - Define, Cupid, Delicate, Love Letter; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Loving Words; EK Success PSN L Butterfly Punch; Stampin' Up! Heart-to-Heart Punch; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper I created a DT layout yesterday (which goes live on the 30th!) and when I was done I made some super cute embellishments with all of the tiny leftover scraps... It only took me about 15 minutes to make these 10 embellishments and now I can just pop one on a project at any time. It rocks! I'm planning on doing this from now on because it saves me time plus uses up my scraps (which is always a good thing because I have WAY too many). ;) What do you do with your scraps?? I'd love any tips or tricks to use up some more of mine so feel free to share! -------------------- I'm entering this layout in the following challenges... Artful Delight - Card Sketch Simon Says Stamp - Show A Bit Of Brown The Paper Bakery - Handmade Embellishment Frosted Designs - Make Your Own Embellishment
