Embroidered Bookmark

This is a beautiful idea that I am sharing today. It is an embroidered bookmark. This idea can be used on greeting cards and notebook covers also. This can also be done on cloth, just leave out steps 2 & 3. It will especially look good on brown cotton. With cloth you can make or decorate kitchen towels. cloth bookmarks, and even your cloths or bed sheet! 

Just have fun and be creative.

You need:

~ Card stock paper (cut into the shape you want the bookmark to be)

~ Embroidery thread (waxed)

~ Needle

~ Thumbtack 

~ Foam (to punch on)

~ Scissors

~ Stencil and pencil

This is how it's done:

Use the stencil and mark out the pattern you want to embroider.

Punch out holes on the pattern that are at least 1/2 cm apart, these are the holes you will be embroidering through so be careful not to make any rips.

Erase pattern 

Embroider through the holes carefully. Try to be neat. When finish tie a small neat knot to end off.

FINISH!

Tips: Other objects such as paper butterflies and sequins can be embroidered on.

HAPPY CRAFTING !!!

Creative Homemade Sketch Book 1

This creative drawing pad was designed by my sister. This is one of our many designs that we have done. This is easy and quick to do. Feel free to vary designs and sizes according to what you like. Keep an eye out for some other designs that I will post soon!

This is how it is done.


























You will need:
~ A stack of 8"x11" paper (about 20
or 30 pages)
~ Two coloured construction paper slightly bigger than the white paper
~ Stapler
~ Glue
~ Paper clamps
~ Markers
~ Stickers and sequins


How to:
Staple the front cover and the pages together.
Glue the back cover on, fold over the extra and glue it down.
Decorate by using stickers, sequins and the markers.
Always use your creativity!

HAPPY CRAFTING !!!

Easy to make Butterflies

These butterflies are easy and quick to make and can be used in 3D form. I find it really cool!
For a long time I wanted butterflies to decorate my paper craft. 
I tried this once and it worked. I did a lot and kept them for future use.
It's one basic cut out of paper.
It works well as a simple decoration to any paper craft, like bookmarks and cards. You can use this idea to do a more complicated butterfly.


All you need is:      
Coloured paper
Scissors

How to:
Fold paper in half.
Cut a B shape with the bottom smaller and angling downwards and the top bigger angling upwards.

 

Cool Eraser Stamp

This is a very cool, easy, cheap way to make a stamp.
All you need is an eraser (any type of eraser would work) and a pen. 
Write whatever shape, letter or design on the flat side of the eraser, then stamp. 
If the pattern becomes lighter when you stamp you can retrace the design and continue stamping!
This does not only work on paper but also on cloth and ribbons!

You can use it to decorate paper wrappings, ribbons and wood!


HAPPY CRAFTING ( :

DIY - Decorating your book cover

Notes books for school don't have to be plain and boring, or just brown or white.  You can be creative and make your book an original, know one will ever find another book on earth like yours. 
There are several ways you can do this, one, you can paint it (i'll leave you and your creativity to design that), or you can draw nature scenes, you can also glue raised insects to your cover. 
Adding accessories is easy, like making a closure band or a pen holder can be done without much drama (and I hope to do tutorial on this soon).

These are some cool, creative and unique ideas I found to decorate covered note books.

Decorating your note book 1

You will need:
a covered note book ( preferably a white one )
pattern on tracing paper
color pencils

Place tracing paper on the book.

Trace the pattern unto the book.

Now trace over the pattern with the color pencils. 




Decorating your note book 1




 This way is done with flower and picture cut outs, embellishments, ribbons, sticker, markers and glue.

Stick the cut outs unto the book cover then gently paste a light layer of glue over the photo let dry. 

Draw or stick butterfly an a trail after it!

happy crafting!