Misc Craft Patterns from Members

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Once you have decided which quilt block you will be using, you need to draw your quilt block plus borders onto your foam core board with pencil or pen.

Once your pattern is drawn on your foam core cut the excess foam core off. You should have the exact size of your wall hanging = quilt block plus borders.

For demonstration purposes we are using the Card Trick block.

The Card Trick block is called a nine patch block and for ease of instruction we will work with 1” increments. Each “patch” in the block will be three inches. So our block is 9” x 9”. We will add two inch borders all around, giving us a finished size of 11” x 11”. Therefore, your piece of foam core board should be 11” x 11”.

You will now score your pattern lines on the foam core board using a sharp utility, craft, exacto knife or razor blade. You only want to shallowly cut through the layer of paper and into the foam core. You do not want to cut through the entire foam nor into or through the other side of the foam core.

We are creating “channels” into which we can push the ¼” fabric borders on each piece.

I generally start in the middle and work my way out.

After creating your templates and cutting your fabric and batting pieces, you will take one piece of batting cut from Template C. Place it over one of the center triangles, you may glue the batting down to keep it from shifting. Place a piece of Fabric A cut from Template B and place it directly on top of batting, centering it and you will use your butter knife or artist’s spatula to push the edges of the fabric into the channel cut into the foam core. Do not press to much fabric into the channel as you will loose your “puffiness” on your quilt.

Once all pieces of your block have been done you will do the borders in the same fashion.

You can square off your corners or mitre them. You must provide an extra two inches of boarder fabric to wrap around the back of the foam core board and glue in place to finish.

You can also cut a piece of fabric with ½” seam allowance to cover back of work, press seem allowance and glue to back covering and finishing backside. You can hang your wallhanging using small picture hanging hooks and wire or you can create a very large bow with tails at least one foot longer than wall hanging. Attach wallhanging to the bow’s tails using glue and hang the entire wallhanging by the bow. The tails of the bow should hang down below the wallhanging.

Found some more pattern idea's on web, so thought you might like for a pattern Idea!

JELLY JAR SCENTS

NEED: 1 c. simmering liquid potpourri; 2 pkg. knox gelatin; decorative jelly jar; plastic wrap; lace fabric or doily; satin ribbon.

HOW TO: Heat 1/2 c. of the potpourri in a medium saucepan. Stir in the gelatin until dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining liquid potpourri. Fill the jelly jar with the mixture, then refrigerate for about 2 hours. Remove and cover with plastic wrap until ready to display. Keep your scent away from direct heat.

For display purposes, remove the plastic wrap and cover the top of the jar with a circle if lace or doily and tie with satin ribbon. The lace allows the scent to dissipate.

We chatted about this project one night and all agreed that you could use any type of glass or jar you'd like. However, when you use the jelly jar with a doily, it looks like a jar of real jelly. For gift giving you might like to add a decorative canning label with the scent name ( to resemble a jar of jelly even more), but also add a tag that gives directions, and lets the user know it is not a food product! Just leave some potpourri in the store for us to buy! Have Fun!

*Another great idea someone got was to pour the liquid in empty film canisters, chill to set. Then decorate the canisters if desired, and punch holes in the lid, then place the little scent in a drawer or under a seat of your car for an easy and cheap little freshner for your dresser or car.

Brayered Paper

Easy paper for crafting

Supplies list:

Freezer paper.....26 in length
Masking Tape
Soft rubber brayer....This is a mini roller that spreads the gesso paints out thinly, but I think a paint brush would work too
Acrylic Gesso.....Black and White....(I use just white for my own designs, but black adds a darker colored paper)
white tissue paper
sissors
water and paper towels for cleaning brayer or brush
assorted liquid acrylic paint thinned down to milk cinsistancy and put in a eye dropper for finished accents to paper. Three is best, light, medium, and a dark color.....then a final color if you add the finished touch for texture with a....
Rubber Stamp, or sea sponge......to add final texture color to paper
water mist bottle
plastic wrap

Steps.....

lay freezer paper on work surface and hold down with masking tape

cut a 20x28 piece white tissue paper in half and put aside for paper (two pieces size 14x20 each)

pour white gesso 2-3 tblsp onto shiny side of freezer paper and spread thinly to cover paper using a brayer of a paint brush till evenly coated. No puddles so get it smooth, go back and forth up and down, sideways till its totally covered cept an inch on outside edges

lay a piece a tissue paper on top this and gently pat down to gesso, paper will feel damp to touch and look wrinkled and leathery but thats what ya want.

repeat step 3......using gesso to coat the tissue paper. Use the black gesso for a darker paper if desired. Making sure its coated evenly as before and no puddles. Tears of tissue paper at edges can be touched up with gesso to lay flat...

Dry over nite

Mist paper totally with water bottle till wet

get the acrylic's you chose for accent colors and drop/splatter them lightest to darkest now on paper, letting colors overlap till all colors are pretty much all over paper, tilting paper to make colors run together works good.....can spray mist as many times ya need to get effect you want, but not too wet

lay seran wrap over paper ( use two pieces) and press down on paper, squishing, pinching, sliding wrap around till you see design you like..

set aside for four or five hours to dry, looks wet when dry but dont be fooled, but min time will be 4 hrs to dry, depending on how wet it was

peel pastic wrap away when dry

add accent colors if wanted now for texture, like a large rubber stamp of leaves in a gold or whatever, or use sea sponge and dab a color you'd like, not covering paper but to add a finished texture to paper

Peel Tissue paper from freezer paper and your all done. Use any way your imagination takes you.....and feel good cuz you made it yourself!

IDEA'S...You can tear peices and use a matte finish to deco a stro ball for a ornament, or use a medium matte finish and adhere with matte to a clean picture frame, making a beautiful frame, or whatever! Have Fun!!

I cant take credit for this, its Carol Duvall's episode 712 :-) You can see a picture frame there used by this paper on her website at hgtv.com, just remember the episode # to view.

Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments.

....non edible ..Thanks Lori for this!

Here's a no bake, non edible recipe for Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments.....

Ingredients

8 oz. cinnamon
2 cups regular applesauce
2 Tblsp. ground nutmeg
2 Tblsp. ground cloves
3 Tblsp. Elmer's glue

Instructions

Mix well with fingers and let set at least one hour. Roll out "dough" to 1/4" thickness and cut with cookie cutters. Make holes in ornaments for hanging. Place on baking rack and let dry for several days. Paint heart, stars, whatever on them if desired and spray tops with clear matte sealer. Hang with homespun fabric, ribbon, cording...........and ENJOY!!!!!!

HOMEMADE ART CLAY

You need the really thick tacky glue
mix 3 tbsp thick tacky glue with 4 tbsp corn starch
if mix is too thick add more corn starch
if too thin add more glue
if too sticky, more cornstarch
work with hands, keep in zip lock bags
you can tint with acrylic craft paint
apparently comes out better than baking

Edible Paint

*egg yolks
*water
*food coloring
*small paintbrush

Mix two egg yolks with 1/2 tsp water. Place a small amount of the mixture in several paper cups or small bowls.
Add a few drops of food coloring to each container to create different colors.
Use the paintbrush to apply the paint to unbaked cookies or bread.
Use water to wash the brush when switching colors.
The paint stays bright when the dough is baked as usual.

Chalk

*3 tbsp plaster of paris
*3 tbsp water
*2 tbsp powdered tempra

Mix well in a waxed paper cup or styrofoam cup. Let dry completely; then peel the cup away and draw.

Fun Clay Pots

You will need:
napkins with designs on them
a clay pot (any size)
Acrylic Paint
Sealer for the pot
Scissors
Sponges

Instructions

1. Once you have your napkins picked out, cut out the design and peeloff the back layers of the napkin. You only want the layer with the design on it.

2. Select paint colors that go with the napkin and sponge paint the pot inside and out (using a paintbrush leaves lines, so I use a sponge). Depending on the color you may need to apply 2-3 coats of paint. Let the pot dry, 1 - 2 hours.

3. Figure out how you want to arrange the napkin designs on the pot, and then lightly dab the paint where you will be putting the first piece. Lightly apply the napkin, dabing lightly with your finger. Be careful not to push too hard or the paint will bleed through the design.

Once you are done decorating your pot let it dry overnight. Then spray it with a sealer. They look just like you painted on the napkins design.

These make great gifts for baby showers, wedding showers, graduation, birhtdays, etc.

2 c. Epsom salts
1 or 2 c. rock salt
10 drops liquid food coloring
20 drops essence oil