Triangle looms look intimidating but Michelle shows you how easy it is to create a piece of fabric perfect for the foundation of a shawls. Anyone can weave on this type of loom with a few basic tools and supplies. To follow along grab these items:
In this episode we experiment with drawing and painting with oil pastels, acrylic paint, and water.
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Join Michelle as she stumbles through making a skein of lumpy bumpy yarn.
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If you don't have a local source for fiber you can find all kinds of fiber online just do a quick search for "fiber" and you will be on your way. One of my favorite collection of fibers to spin is made by Crosspatch Creations. It is a bit spendier that most stuff but so much fun.
Some may say it is too early for Christmas decorations but it is never too early to try a new craft technique even if the project is Christmas related. In this episode Michelle revisits her "Peace on Earth" holiday decoration project with a new technique. Using large strips of craft paper she creates paper flowers which then frame the saying.
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In this episode I re-work an old collage into a new one using brighter, bolder colors and different materials. Some of the materials used for this project include:
About 1 1/2 years ago I made these darker collages while in a class. I spent quite a bit of time on them but never really fell in love with them. Then, a while back I found them again and decided to see what I could do with them. Having used Portfolio brand oil pastels in a class a few months ago, I decided to use these to brighten up my collage. After completing the first one I continued on the complete the other one that I had attempted at the same class.
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In this series of photos you can see one of the collages at the beginning and middle stages. The last photo is the same collage. I just collaged and painted over it!
In this long overdue show, Michelle shows you how to create a journal using a simple folded paper technique and a simple pamphlet stitch. To follow along gather up your supplies.
Hurray! This is the 12th video in our 12 Days of Christmas series. In the episode Michelle shows you a simple way to create a cute circle fabric pin. If you don't want to make a pin you can easily attach the fabric circle to other items as an embellishment.
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In this eleventh installment of our 12 Days of Christmas series we explore how to make shrink plastic rings.
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**If your ring breaks while shaping it, it is likely due to not being hot enough. Try heating the next one for a longer length of time.
Day 10 of our 12 Days of Christmas series brings a cute and fun project. In this installment we create a embroidered felt Christmas ornament. These simple stitches give each ornament a bit of whimsy.
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In this ninth installment of our 12 Days of Christmas series we create Christmas gift tags using vintage images and text.
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To find vintage Santa images try looking on Flickr. I love the Collage Images group I belong too. They have a ton of images available for download.
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