Light Bulb Birds

Light bulb birds

Who would have thought how cute these are.

The photos and tutorial were sent by Donna on the chat board to this site.

craftsbyamanda

Crochet Rock Sea Urchins

This beautiful creation is found over on Purlbee

Tutorial found HERE

Bottle card Printable

Eddible Flower Arrangement Video

How to Paint your shoes

I know we have all seen these tutorials before but these are really cute.
Found over on the blog http://lyrickinard.blogspot.com/

The  tutorial link can be found HERE

The great Flip Flop Pillow tutorial

Donna over on the Chat forum found this great tutorial .

Found HERE  at Suzysartsycraftsysitcom . Hop on over for this fun ,bright  wimmsy of a pillow and her great tutorial.

When Your Day Sucks Tutorial

This little gem of a craft was shared by Joesmom over on the chat forum.
She found this link to a great craft and a very creative blog spot.

This tutorial can be found HERE 

Beaded flower

Create a colorful Flower pattern using seed beads and craft wire.

Courtesy of Bead Studio

BEADED FLOWER
Sculpt this flower from beads & wire. Once made the uses are endless! For wearable art you can create a brooch, a centerpiece for a necklace or on a barrette. For the home, a napkin ring, a candle or a curtain. Let your imagination go!
Materials:

- Four yds 28g craft wire, cut in 1 yd pieces
- Assorted seed beads (11/0, delicas, 3-cut, hex or charlottes)
Choose colors that blend well in a variety of finishes to give texture to the flower.
- Twelve 4mm round or firepolish beads
- One 6mm bead

Step 1 - Slide 3 seed beads onto a piece of 1 yd wire. Thread end of wire back through 2 of the beads, pulling both ends to create a small loop of beads in the center of the wire.

Step 2 – Add 3 more seed beads on one end of the wire and thread the other end of wire through the seed beads in the opposite direction. Pull gently being careful to work out any kinks in the wire as you see them developing.

Step 3 – Continue this process to build the petal. The pattern we used is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2. You can develop your own pattern through experimenting with different combinations.

Step 4 – Add one bead to each of the wires, then start building the next petal, using the pattern in the reverse order. Try using a different color or type of bead for each petal to add interest and texture to the flower.

Step 5 – To end the petal, thread wire back through a few of the beads, twist around once or twice and snip the ends.

Step 6 – Repeat Steps 1 through 5 to create 2 more sets of petals. You will need three set to complete 1 flower.

Step 7 – Cut the last piece of wire into 4 equal pieces (approx. 9" ea).

Step 8 –Thread one of the 4mm beads onto the wire and twist the wire to anchor the bead in the center.

Step 9 – Separate the wires, add a bead to one wire and twist several times. Continue until you have 4 beads on each wire. Repeat until you have 3 pieces finished.

Step 10 – With the one remaining wire slide the 6mm bead onto the wire and fold in half and twist. Take all the wires and thread through the center of the petals. Twist or braid and coil all the wires to anchor.

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Paper Red White and Blue

This easy to make paper wreath

can be found with instructions over on Family fun go.

Great craft for the kids and strung together
 as a fence

decoration this would make a bold statement.

Find Instructions HERE

The Bandana Purse

This cute little purse and instuctions on how to make it was sent by Donna to the Chat Forum. Link can be found HERE If it appers in Italian please go to Google translate and change to english.  Many thanks again to Donna in NC

The Sock Puppy

Originaly published in 1958 he is a cute toy for an older child .Not recommend for under age 5

FREE Doll E-Pattern

FREE Doll E-Pattern by Shashi Nayagam

Shashi Nayagam of "MoonbeamWorld.com" and "Sewing With Moonbeams" blog offers one of her wonderful dolls "Butternut" as a FREE Doll E-Pattern in .PDF format that you can download yourself.
Just CLICK on the two .pdf links below to view and print the E-Pattern and Instructions for making Butternut.

Pattern - Click here to open [Butternut-pattern.pdf]

Instructions - Click here to open [Butternut.pdf]

Shashi's Bio - “I was born in India and raised in a small hill station. When I was very young I would watch my mother's friend who made beautiful cloth dolls and dreamed of making my own dolls one some day. After growing up, getting married and moving to UK, I was able to make my dream come true. With the help of many Internet doll making friends and on line classes as well as taking classes with some of the wonderful doll artists from and in America, I have been able to develop my doll making skills. Since my childhood pastimes were drawing and painting I have been able to use these skills in creating my dolls.”
Shashi's website is "MoonbeamWorld.com" and Shashi's blog is "Sewing With Moonbeamssewingwithmoonbeams.blogspot.

We Wonderful Find

Wee Wonderful has this cute Little Bunny

They offer a free Pattern  Download   HERE

Raining Cats and Dogs

Found this site full of cute patterns for soft animals.

Cat tutorial and pattern can be found HERE

The site is http://dolls.nunodoll.com/stuffed/

She also had this cute Doxy. HERE

Patterns are listed 

first

second

third

forth.

Be sure to click and copy all 4 sets.

http://dollmaker.nunodoll.com/dog/dachs1.html

http://dollmaker.nunodoll.com/dog/dachs2.html

Then scroll down and print out the instructions and how to sew directions.

Check out her other cute stuffed items.

Great site.

Milk Paint Recipes

1870 Milk Paint Formula

1 Quart skim milk (room temperature)
1 Once of hydrated lime by weight
(Available at building centers. Do not use quick lime, as it will react with the water and heat up. Hydrated lime has been soaked in water then dried.)
1 to 2 1/2 pounds of chalk may also be added as a filler.

Stir in enough skim milk to hydrated lime to make a cream. Add balance of skim milk. Now add sufficient amount of powder pigment to desired color and consistency (Pigment powder must be limeproof). Stir in well for a few minutes before using. For best results continue to stir throughout use. Apply milk paint with a cheap natural bristle brush. Allow project to dry sufficiently before applying next coat. Extra paint may be kept for several days in the refrigerator, until the milk sours. Double or triple the recipe for paint. Allow to dry thoroughly 3-4 hours before use. For extra protection, give paint a coat of oil finish or sealer. Color may change - test in inconspicuous area

Milk Paint Recipe #1
1 Quart skim milk (room temperature)
1 Once of hydrated lime by weight ( Do not use quick lime)
1 to 2 1/2 pounds of chalk may also be added as a filler.
Stir together milk and lime to form a smooth paste. Add color pigment of your choice and apply with a natural bristle brush. Allow first coat to dry sufficiently before applying another. Finish off with an oil finish if desitred.

Milk Paint Recipe #2
One Gallon Skim Milk
Two Cups Builders Lime (Do NOT use Quick Lime)
One Quart Linseed Oil (the boiled type)
1/2 Cup of Salt
Dye (Color) add in as needed
Mix all ingredients together and strain through a cheesecloth. Use within a day or two.

Milk Paint Recipe #3
Powdered Skim Milk
Water
Food Coloring
Mix just enough pwoder and water to create the consistency of paint. Add food coloring of your choice or make a tincture with various herbs and vegetables. Strain through a cheesecloth.

One Stroke Roses Tutorial

Instructions to this beautiful one stroke rose to be found HERE

Bits of Treasures

I have tons and I mean tons of old lace. So when i found this turoeial I was hooked
Cute little flower pin made of a tiny bit of lace.
Tutorial found HERE

Recycled Paper Flowers 2

Recycled newspaper Flower

This cutie is one of my most used flowers.
I drop it on cards and packages all the time.because it is so easy to make out of nothing.
Great tutorial with tons of photos found HERE

Don't Toss Those Lids

Lidmen instructions found HERE

There nothing but old lids and some clever fingers.

Don't toss your old lids out !