123 Crafts

Glue each shell to the end of a short piece of yarn. Use liquid white glue. Let dry overnight. Punch eight holes equally spaced on the top of a plastic coffee-can lid. Use a sharp pencil or a paper punch. Hold the lid with the rim facing up. Push the eight pieces of yarn through [...]

1. Begin by taping one end of the wrapping material inside the coupling. Using tight wraps, cover coupling completely. When you reach the beginning, hot glue end to inside of coupling. 2. Use a glue gun to adhere shells, florals, etc. . Begin by taping one end of the wrapping material inside the coupling. Using [...]

Tear or cut Moss Cloth into pieces 3″ – 4″ wide and and 2″ longer than the height of the pot Using hot glue gun, glue Moss Cloth to terracotta pot, overlapping and gluing 1-1/2″ over the rim. Be sure to “spot” hot glue in numerous places to anchor the moss. Trim excess Moss Cloth [...]

Take a plastic box about the size of a shoebox and put an inch of silica in the bottom. GENTLY place the roses (5 to 8 depending on size) in the silica for support. GENTLY sprinkle the silica over the roses until covered (being careful not to distort the flowers). Tap box to settle silica [...]

Fill one baking dish or dish pan with starch to a depth of about 2 inches; fill the second one with cool water. In custard cups or other small containers, dilute each paint color until it just barely drips from a brush. Then drip colors on top of the starch until the surface of the [...]

Pour the sand into the brandy glass (about 1/4 full). On top of this, place your pebbles or miniature shells over the sand (this should bring the contents of the brandy glass about half full now). Place your small clay saucer on top with the candle in it. Place smaller items around the candle.

Sewing Machine -Using a sewing machine will be a great advantage when making these sachets. However, you will be able to make them using a needle and thread or fusible web when binding them together. 1. Fold the lace square in half and cut it. Fold each half in half again and cut them. You [...]

First, you need to determine a theme for the box, then cut pictures, words or designs from the magazines to fit the theme. Glue the pictures to the box, making sure that they overlap so that none of the cardboard is visible. The more cutouts the better. Let dry, then spray lacquer or brush Modge [...]

Prewash and dry pillow and fabric following manufacturer\’s laundering instructions. Do not use fabric softeners in the washer or dryer. Iron to remove wrinkles. Lay rough (glue) side of fusible web to wrong side of fabric. Iron for 3-5 seconds to adhere web to fabric. Cut desired floral design from fabric. Peel away paper backing. [...]

Decide on your layout or look of your stepping stone before mixing your concrete, this way you won\’t have to rush through your design when the mix is setting up. Mix cement according to package directions. Poor into empty box. Let set a few minutes. Press hand/foot. You can even write a message in the [...]