Crafts

Sedef of Down Grapevine Lane created this design for Mother’s Day, but I think it works (with perhaps some changes to the colors) for every occasion from birthday, to wedding, to anniversary, to Valentine’s Day, to Christmas. If you’re new to embroidery, don’t be intimidated by the stitches — they’re all newbie-friendly. Go to Sedef’s post for the free pattern …

If you like knotless netting with wire and using mixed-media in your jewelry creations, you'll love this workshop offered at Brea Bead Works next Saturday!The "Victorian style" woven cuff bracelet can be made with copper wire (as pictured above) or with sterling silver, as pictured on the cover of the Feb/March 2013 issue of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine. Easy and fun to make, the weaving on this cuff bracelet is reinforced with heavier gauge wire that also holes pretty bead dangles.Finish by tying on vintage buttons, beads or other treasures, and you'll have a unique cuff bracelet unlike any other.My workshop runs from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, May 25 at Brea Bead Works in Brea, California. Students will finish their jewelry in class!To register and obtain a supply list, call the store at 714-671-9976.I hope to see YOU there!Happy wrapping,Sharilyn

I was using the scroll saw to cut out a spiral pendant for my friend Mike when to my surprise… The part I was cutting out to make the spiral came out in one piece! So I set to making it a pendant for his fiance so they could be all wrapped up in each other :P

A shortcomings of the foster workbench is that the holes in the top prevents you from doing fine intricate work like installing hinges or other fine work, with small parts.To overcome this deficiency I decided to build a tray out of maple plywood with a rim to corral any parts that may try to run away from you. The front edge of the tray is open going up but does have a lower lip going down to catch on the front edge of the foster workbench.The tray can also be raised up on blocks, to do work with clamps from underneath, as shown in the last picture, where I am marking and measuring doors for a cabinet.

Hi. New here and I’m hoping somebody else here has had the same problem I’m having; humidity control without a) heating the room to Death Valley levels or b) buying portable de-humidifiers.The scenario: I’m doing an indoor remodel in several rooms of our home which will require a variety of primers, paints, water-base and oil-base stains and topcoats. Summer is coming to Northeast Iowa. 60-80% humidity is the norm. We don’t have central air. My tiny shop stays in the 40-45% range because I leave some sawdust on the floor all the time and have left some of the old rafters exposed and unpainted to absorb humidity. an indoor sawdust layer isn’t an option as we have a toddler and we’ve already been to the ER once because she learned how to turn doorknobs and the first one she turned had a pile of sawdust under the (unplugged) table-saw and she sat down and looked up. Eye-washing a toddler is like giving two cats a bath in a toilet. Anybody got some simple tricks? Thanks!

Orna Willis has updated her Adorn Etsy shop with kits for several new needlepoint cuffs and lockets. The richness of the colors, threads, and stitches make Orna’s designs irresistible to make and to wear. Go to her online shop.…

Here's a pretty Vintage Object Image! Shown above is a fancy looking Silverplated Pitcher. It has an ornate handle and some lovely trim along the lip. This one is from an 1880's Department Store Catalog. It could be fun to use on a cute Tag or maybe on an Invitation! Hello! Are you new to The Graphics Fairy? Welcome, I'm so glad you're here! Browse around to find thousands of Stock Images

Turn a worn-out pair of jeans into stylish shorts with a bit of lace on the pockets and a delicate machine-embroidery design at the hems. Get all the details from the free tutorial at Urban Threads.…

I started swatching with the silk I showed in my last blog post and decided it wasn’t right for what I had in mind. So it went back into the stash room and I started something else. This is the beginning of the Triquetra Capelet which appeared in the Winter 2012 issue of Interweave Knits. I am knitting mine from Rowan Purelife British Sheep Breeds Chunky Undyed in “Black Welsh Mountain.” And of course I am incorporating some mods. I am making mine much longer. I’ve got lots of yarn, so I can easily add a lot of length to it. The capelet has a large Celtic knot in each panel around, and the knot spans the length of the piece. Here’s the start of a knot: Because I am making mine longer, I need to add some length to the knot motif. I’m adding a series of repeats of circles. Well, it’ll be easier to describe when I have a bit more done. And I won’t start the decreases for a while. That means I currently have 658 stitches on the needles. Lucy is impressed. Copyright © 2011 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. (Digital Fingerprint: c226e6a4ce21d36763c5bb0267ff8706 (173.194.99.22) )

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