Elegant Tissue Paper Flowers Elegant Paper Rose "Elegant tissue paper flowers" may sound like an oxymoron, but the friend who taught me how to make these beauties, made dozens of them to decorate her Christmas tree last year. It was perhaps the most gorgeous Yule tree I had ever seen. Her flowers didn't have stems. You have a lot of options with these flowers. My pink rose is 5 inches across with an 11-inch stem. Tissue Paper Squares Paper Flower Materials Eight 3-inch squares of flower-color tissue paper. Tools ScissorsWire cuttersPen or pencil for curling the leaves How to Make the Paper Flower Rounding Petal Edges For the petals, use the scissors to round three of the four corners. Roll Petals Around Tool Holding the pointed end of a stack of petals in one hand, roll one of the curved edges around the pen. Rolling Petals [ Here's the secret to the look of elegance.] Scrunching Rolled Petals Repeat with the opposite petal edge. Rolled Scrunched Petal Pieces Separate the petals. Separating Petals Assemble the rose. Adding Stem
Lucy & Yenny Deer Mini Diorama par beckysbuttons How To Make A Stylish Photo Frame For Several Photos Here is a simple yet stylish photo frame that can accomodate quite many photos at once. The idea is very simple. Fasten twines on the empty frame and hang photos using clothes pins on them. 20 DIY Home Decor Ideas using Decorative Paper I recently shared a hub about different ways pretty patterned papers, like scrapbook paper and others, can be used for different craft projects and a few of them were home decor crafts but there are still so many things you can do with decorative papers, especially for home decorating purposes. Using pretty paper to update furniture and other decorative pieces can really help give things a fresh new look. A few other things you can do is use it to decorate candles, create beautiful wreaths and chandeliers and lots of other decorative items. Scrapbook paper is wonderful, but I know what you may be thinking. Price wise, it really can be expensive but not always. If you need just a sheet or two you can buy them by the sheet usually for about .25 a piece. One more thing- You will see Mod Podge mentioned a lot in this hub.
How to make wrapped leather bracelets « Rings and Things Triple-wrap leather bracelet with blue tigereye beads Let me begin by stating the obvious – this style of wrapped leather bracelet is EVERYWHERE this season. Everywhere! Even my athletic clothing catalogs – which only have maybe three pieces of jewelry – are featuring this style. Why? Five different leather wrapped gemstone bracelets designs: green opal, mookaite, African turquoise, hematite and rhodonite The supply list is pretty short: 4-6mm round beads We used gemstone beads, but glass, crystal beads or pearls would also be lovely. Wrapped bracelet made with green opal gemstone beads and natural Greek leather. The technique: Choose your bracelet length and cut your leather. If your button has a small loop, you might need to miter (angle) the leather end and pull it through with pliers. Other design options: Have fun creating your own wrapped bracelets! Need supplies? Other how-to’s: Q: “How do you start a new thread in the middle of the bracelet?”
Mason Jar Love There are just too many fun uses for these jars. My stash is ever growing, as I can’t seem to make it through Walmart without picking up a case. They’re just such a cheap investment. Craig thinks I’m nuts. So, I’ve scoured Pinterest, several blogs and Etsy to find some of the best uses and cutest ideas. I love the idea of mason jar candles. Look at these clever Save The Date’s. MMM. Instead of serving cans of soda, serve pint jars of lemonade and or sweet tea. I NEED these dish towels! Everyone is loving the mason jar chandeliers right now. This screen printed t-shirt is great. While everyone is raving over the chandeliers pictured above, myself included, I am obsessing over this Sconce! Mason Jars as centerpieces? HELLO! AND my favorite! #kristanlynn xoxo *As always, click on the photographs to be taken to there home on the web. * Like what you're seeing?
DIY Star Lantern Also: ...and 69 more. : Clarissa Tutorial : ClarissaLevel : Beginner to Intermediate Clarissa is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. Equipments- Czech twin seed beads- Czech fired polished round 4mm- 11/0 seed beads- Clasp & Jump rings- Beading needle size 12 (or 10, I can't remember. lol)- SoNo or Nymo or fireline or your favorite thread. I made this bracelet using the free twin beads, sent to Thailand directly from Czech Republic. If you have facebook, you can visit Preciosa Ornela fan page and check out Twin for Free. You can get free 10g sample pack of twin beads and it's enough for this bracelet. EDIT: The free campaign is over now. With bead stitch, I prefer SoNo over Nymo. I got this beautiful clasp from Valerie. Cut the thread around 100 cm. Pass your needle to the first 11/0 seed bead to form a ring. Add one 11/0 seed bead, one 4mm fire polished, and one 11/0 seed bead. Repeat step 3 around the ring. We will continue with another layer. Make five motifs.