Who doesn't love glitter. I think there is always an excuse to bling up a project with a bit glitter. I've been stewing over this idea for a while now, and a bit of yuck weather is the perfect opportunity to give it a go. I don't know about you but I need glitter felt balls in my life and wasn't quite sure where to start, so an experiment was in order! I popped down to my local craft shop and bought every glitter fabric or standard glitter paint I could get my hands on. Those turned out to be: Derivan Acrylic Gold Glitter $5.99 DecoArt Glamour Dust- Gold Glitz $7.99 DecoArt Craft Twinkles- Champagne $7.99 Other bits I used were Wooden skewers Paint Brush White Felt Balls With supplies at the ready, off I went. To get started I pushed the felt balls onto the skewers, then with each paint, painted each of my three felt balls. The Derivan had quite chunky glitter and I needed to put quite a lot on for a good coating of glitter. The Glamour Dust has a yellow tint to the paint, I hoped it would dry clear but it didn't. It was quite difficult to see where the glitter was. The Craft Twinkles was very promising, fine glitter with good coverage. Once dry, they all have quite different looks, and I can see more application of paint would change them all again, depending what you want to do with them. I was pleased to find the glitter is firmly fixed to each, with only a slight bit of shedding. As you can see, the Derivan was quite patchy, it the glitter was a great bright gold colour. The Glamour Dust did have a background colour and the glitter was fine and sparkly. The Craft Twinkles was my pick, a great colour and coverage and a plus it comes in a 11 different glitter colours. I hope you have fun with this, I'll really did. Next up, using these for a few cute projects. Happy crafting, Bex. Xx
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I LOVE felt flowers! Big or small they are so fun are gorgeous for all sorts of projects. I've had a ton of fun trying out a couple of different methods and styles, I tell you, there are so many beautiful projects. Paper templates make beautiful hand cut flowers, there are also some great dies to use with a cutting machine. Of course, in the name of craft I had to try both. Paper Patterns The paper version was super simple, check out my Pintrest board for some great templates. I found the best way to attach the tricky little pattern to my felt was by taping it down, then cutting around the pattern. Start from one end and roll the felt up using a glue gun to secure it all together. Die Cut The die I used was the Spiral Flower from Sizzix, super easy to use. These dies are made for a Big Shot machine but will work through a Cuttlebug too. As with the handcut flower, start rolling and glue as you go. Easy peasy! The great thing about this type of spiral pattern is the versatility of it. I made a couple of variations using contrasting felt balls and a sparkly strip of glitter felt. Gorgeous! So, what to do with your felt flowers? You're only limited by your imagination! Put them on florist wire and in a vase, use them as flourishes on a quilt or wall hanging, hair accessories or something like this >> If you loved this project and want more inspiration, one of my favourite felt florists Flohra Design has a wonderful blog and YouTube channel with heaps of tutorials you'll just love! Happy Making! Bex xx Easter is on it's way! So... it must be time for a cute wee bit of Easter crafting. I love the trend of hoop art at the moment, for those of you unfamiliar, hoop art uses an embroidery hoop, not just to make the piece but to display it also. So many great projects to make and do. So, here we go on my Easter hoop art project! Gather your tools and supplies, you'll need: 1x Embroidery Hoop (I used a 13cm) 1x Square of cotton fabric 1x needle and thread 1x 100% wool felt sheet 1x 2cm wool felt ball Pins and sharp scissors The pattern for the little bunny. + Use the bunny pattern to cut out a shape in the felt. + Pop your fabric into the embroidery hoop and pin on the felt bunny. + Sew the bunny onto the fabric using your preferred stitch. I used a running stitch. + Sew on the felt ball, you may have to loosen the fabric from the hoop to achieve this, + Glue or sew the reverse of the hoop to tidy up the excess fabric. I use a running stitch and pull the fabric together then tie off. You can also glue a circle of felt around the back of the hoop so it looks nice and tidy. +++Hang your gorgeous hoop art+++ Have fun mixing and matching with colours and fabrics. Happy crafting and Happy Easter, Rebecca. xx I just love these gorgeous little wool balls. They are so much fun and with so many colours available, the craft opportunities are endless. I have had a few of my lovely customers wonder what to do with them, so I thought I'd pop up a quick tutorial to show you one of the quickest and easiest ways to use them. My DIY Felt Ball Garland. I hope to put a few more tutorials up so please do subscribe my brand new YouTube channel. Happy Crafting, Rebecca xx I was absolutely thrilled to find Billy Buttons in one of our beautiful florists in New Plymouth this week. I spotted them on IG and fell immediately in love. I'm sure you can see why, these happy, yellow balls of goodness are a dead ringer for my beloved felt balls. Of course I had to try and make a Felt Ball version. And what a fun easy project. With only a couple of supplies I've made a cute wee posy for my desk. All you'll need is a couple of bamboo skewers, our 2cm Felt Balls (I have used 5x 2cm Felt Balls in Yellow) and a length of twine or ribbon. Super easy, use the pointed end of the skewer and gently twist and push into the felt ball. You can paint or twist ribbon or raffia around the skewer to give a more lux effect. I love the clean bamboo in a glass jar, so I left mine plain. Even though Billy Buttons only grow yellow, the Felt Ball version have endless colour options, well 93 anyway ;) Check out our great range here. Have fun with this, I sure did. I'm off to make some more. xx Rebecca. If you follow me on social media you might have noticed the Sugar Skull project I’ve been working on. I absolutely LOVE sugar skulls. The perfect craft for the season. Well, I’m finished! I made 8 of the cute we guys altogether and strung them up as a garland over the fire place. They are very cute and a little brighter than our usual orange, black and white for Halloween. Anyway, it's my absolute pleasure to share my pattern and a wee tutorial about what you'll need and how to put them together. So here goes. You will need:
Let’s go! Cut out the pattern and pin it to your felt. I’ve given you a couple of options for the forehead shapes, you will only need one per skull. Cut carefully around the patterns. Thread you embroidery needle with 3 strands of embroidery floss and sew the eye circles together, then fix the sequin or button. Sew the eyes and forehead shapes on to one skull shape using pins to hold them in place. Draw on the mouth lightly in pencil to stitch over, embellish around the temples. Use two lazy daisy stitches for the nose. Pin the two skull shapes together and blanket stitch around the outside leaving a gap to stuff. Stuff with hobby fill, then sew the gap closed. From here you can sew a loop at the top to hang or thread them all together for a garland. I used twine and a tapestry needle to do this. Finished. Extra Tips: You can hang these individually or thread them onto a garland. Increase the pattern size to make an appliqué for a cushion or blanket, even a wall hanging. These are totally customisable, choose bright contrasting colours or muted. Try out all your favourite embroidery stitches. Due to buttons or sequins they may not be suitable as toys for small children. Most of all have fun! Happy Crafting, Rebecca. |
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