Wedding Favours and Cards

An  assortment of designs for wedding cards or invites

Lattice basket with heather and almonds with a small heather and thistle corsage attached to basket with hot glue gun (wire can be used )

Flower with almonds using net petals with almonds inside  Tartan ribbon and heather and thistle corsage  are held and  the petals are placed around the corsage and wired together to form the flower white or green florist tape is wrapped around the stem 

Organza bag with night light bag painted to match bridesmaids dress using pebeo silk and fabric paints- tartan ribbon rosette ( thread ribbon at one edge and pull both sides to form a rosette)glue or sew on a small ribbon rosebud and attach rosette to bag 

How to glass paint a tealight holder

A quick and simple Christmas Tee Light Decoration, made using an Old CD, acetate, Peel Offs Stickers, candy Tray, Transparent Glass paint (Pebeo Vitrail, Pebeo Vitrea 160 Pens) and Glue. The outline of the Pee-off’s give a leaded stained glass appearance to the design.	Peel Off Sticker on acetate	Peel Off Sticker on acetate after painting

Preparations Cut a square of Acetate to approx 3.5″ by 3.5″ Gently score a line approx 0.5″ up from the bottom of one side. This will act as the securing fold to the CD Select an appropriate Peel Off Sticker as your design. Stick this in the centre of the acetate sheet, with the base of your design between 0.25 and 0.75″ above the scored line ( or ensure that the centre of your design is approx 1.25″ above the score line. This is approx the height of the Tee Light Flame) Fill in the blank areas of your Peel Off Sticker with the glass paint, or glass pen, and allow to dry Stick a candy tray over the centre hole of the CD. This will hold your Tee Light in Place. Many Tee lights come with a lose metal or plastic cup. This can be used instead of the Candy Tray.

Method Once your paint is dry and your Tee light holder is secure over the centre of the CD Fold the acetate sheet at right angles along the scored line away from the design. Secure the acetate sheet by the folded tab to the CD. Ensuing that the acetate is 0.5 to 0.75″ away from the edge of the Tee Light. Add extra detail to the Acetate sheet by sticking on spangles etc
CAUTION: Never leave your burning Candles unattended. Do not place your Creation in a draft or near flammable objects

Note: Pebeo Porcelaine 150 paints and Pebeo Vitrea 160 Glass Paints are designed to be baked in an oven for a hardwearing finish. The paint will dry under normal conditions and is perfectly suitable for this project. After all You won’t be washing your decoration in the Dishwasher! Will You ??!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How To Make A Reindeer Hair Clip

Requirements Plastic Hair Clip Gold Chenille Stem 2 x  10 mm  eyes 1″ Hole Pom pom Beige 0.5″ Glitter pom pom red PVA Glue Method Cut your Glitter Chenille stem in half. (one stem will do for two reindeer) Cut your half a pipe cleaner in half again Thread one piece of pipe cleaner through the hole in the pom pom by pushing the plastic insert out as you thread the antler through the hole. with the remaining half a pipe cleaner. cut it into three equal pieces then cut one length in half again. You will have two long and two short pieces of chenille. Wrap a long and short piece of chenille around each side to complete the antlers Use PVA glue to stick the eyes and nose to the face. Stick the Head onto the hair clip. A quick and easy project made in minutes. you can stick the head to anything. Try sticking it to a magnet or on a greeting card. A quick and easy project suitable for children    .

 

Pin Craft Christmas Bell Tree Decoration using Pinflair components and Christmas Ribbon
Pin Craft or Pinflair is the art of pinning fabrics, or sequins etc to shapes or forms. Pinflair Polystyrene shapes are an ideal medium, allowing easy construction. Use filigree etc for finishing. easy to make Christmas Craft project in less than an hour
Requirements Polystyrene Bell Shape 4 “ other sixes available Christmas Ribbon approx 6 metres 15mm wide Sequin Pins Filigree cap Gold or Silver Cord Preparation Cut ribbon into approx 58 10cm lengths. This number may vary depending on the closeness of the overlays
Method Find and mark the centre point of the base of the bell. Place a ribbon length on a flat surface face down From the centre of the the ribbon, fold over end by 45 degrees Fold over the other end the same way. Place the ribbon on the base of the bell and secure the fold point the the bell with a sequin pin to just off the centre point you marked on the base of the bell. The ribbon can be placed either face up or face down to provide a different finished effect. The bell illustrated was made with the face down. Secure the fold two fold ends to the bell. Repeat the process on the opposite side, and again at ninety degrees to them. This will then give a cross structure over the base of the bell. Repeat this again from the centre filling the for gaps between the ribbons. Depending on the width of your ribbon, and the size of the bell, you may have to add extra layers Once this initial round is completed, simply repeat the effect by adding more folded ribbon in layers, moving away from the base of the Bell. Continue layering until you reach the top of the bell. Fold over and ribbon ends and secure a filigree cap to the top of the bell to cover the ends, using a Teardrop Hatpin.   Finishing Effects Finish off the Bell by adding:  A hanging cord to the Filigree Cap Coloured Pearl Headed  Pins to the sides of the bell. Secure a filigree Ball to the base of the bell using a Teardrop Hatpin to represent the bell chime Hints and Tips Try using an egg cup or cup to hold your bell upright while working on the base. Use decorative paper strips rather than ribbon Use Sequins or Bridal beads to add extra glitter to your bell Use a thimble for easy pin insertion and prevent finger pain. Use small lengths of ribbon on small bell sizes. For the accomplished pinner, try using a thinner ribbon for a very detailed effect Try using other polystyrene shapes as bases. As an alternative to ribbon try using Christmas Fabrics, simply cut in lengths and folded in the usual way. Try starting at the top of the bell and layer your bell the opposite way. Please remember that young children will be attracted to your bell, so hang it safely out of reach from children on your Christmas Tree. Guidelines on Pin Crafting

How To Make A sequin (Pinflair style )Spider

Materials

2 black chenille stems (pipe cleaners) 

1 half polystyrene(styrofoam) ball

google eyes ,sequin pins,black sequins  

How  To Make

Pin on enough sequins to cover shape   

glue on eyes

cut each pipe cleaner into 4 pieces and glue or pin on to the side to make legs

How To Make Pom Pom Spider and Pumpkin

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Materials

2 Black bump chenille stems (pipe cleaners) — these have 4 bumps 1 for each leg

large black pom pom with hole

2 google eyes

How To Make

Cut the chenille in half and half again push pipe cleaner through pom pom—- – as you do this the plastic tube will come out of the pom pom—–

wind 3 pieces  onto each side to make 8 legs – glue on eyes (alternatively use sticky backed eyes)

Pumpkin Materials

1 large orange pom pom with ho;e

1 green chenille stem (pipe cleaner)

How To Make

Push green chenille through the hole in the pom pom -turn over a small piece to make the top fole the other piece into 2 triangular shape for feet Glue on google eyes or use sticky backed eyes  

 

Spooky Halloween Cards

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Cards using an assortment of  Bo Bunny papers and cut outs from cricut halloween cartridges  The grey card with the spider also has a spiders web made with a spirelli shape and sparkle thread.The card is A4 folded in half the papers are cut to leave a small border at each end of the card and stickers or peel offs are used to embellish along  with cut outs.Ink around the edges of the card with black or green staz on ink pad