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You can also visit @sewyeah for constant craft inspirations
We have moved to an exciting new virtual Headquarters!
Visit us at the SewYeah Social Club to keep up to date with all our crafty goings on.
You can also visit @sewyeah for constant craft inspirations
There’s something about these crystals that reminds me of the boiled sweets my Nanna used to bring back from Germany. The colours are so bright and well, just delicious!
Two pear fancy stones 14 x 10 mm, four cushion fancy stone 12 mm plus settings with holes for each. Try here for a nice selection, thin beading wire, pliers for cutting and bending the settings to secure, E6000 glue or similar (GemTac is also good), hair clip blank
Spread a thin layer of glue across the hair clip
Place each of the settings onto the glue. you will be able to reposition them for a short while to make sure you are happy with the placement.
Though the glue will hold the settings in place I like to use wire for extra security as the hair clips can bend when being placed in your hair. Open the hair clip. Cut a length of wire about 30 cm and fix it at one end by winding it around the clip and twisting to secure. Next thread the wire through the holes in the settings and around the top of the clip. Work your way down the clip securing each setting.
Place each of your fancy stones into their appropriate setting and then use pliers to bend down the fastenings to secure.
If you don’t want to make a fully covered clip then just one fancy stone and setting on an oversize kirby grip looks lovely too.
Over on my Instagram @sewyeah (where I do most of my business these days!!) I am running a Photo a Day challenge entitled ADVENT ALPHABET, where everyday I am offering a christmas themed prompt to inspire my followers to showcase their festive preparations. (It’s fun you should come and join us!!)
Today is day 5: E IS FOR ELF and I’ve created this jolly little chap. I figured he would be good to entertain at the dinner table when we’re all sitting up waiting for the grub! As you can see instead of legs he’s got someones fingers – who knew knuckles make great elf knees!
Here’s everything you need to know if you want to have a go at making him
Felt in a variety of colours, matching embroidery threads, needle, scissors, small bells or buttons for decoration, toy stuffing, bondaweb or fabric glue, air erasable pen.
TIPS:
• Use an overstitch to sew all the pieces together and a straight stitch when stitching decoration.
• I have taken time to change the colour of my thread to match the felt colour. This isn’t necessary and you could just sew in one colour all the time, but I think it looks nicer with different coloured threads.
• To make my stitches finer and smaller I like to separate my embroidery threads out so I use just two of the normal six threads.
* Cut out all template pieces as directed. I have provided them at 100% and the booties and shorts fitted my fingers – before cutting the felt check they fit yours and adjust accordingly
To make his body
To make his head
To make his clothes
To make the shoes
Visit my instagram to see him dance!!..
It’s Summer, It’s hot and it’s silly season when it comes to footwear! These pompom wonders are a little makeover I gave a simple pair of Primark sandals for the lovely folk at Loveknitting.com. For the step by step instructions and to find out how I made them click here
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