Crafter, tutor, tool-maker. writer, blogger and photographer living on the edge of the UK opposite Rotterdam.
Paper bead necklace – a project for you to make using my last free printables of 2021 and you might just love it!
I appreciate all my loyal YouTube viewers and blog readers, so I have one final design for you this year.
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Are you a digital scrapbooker? In the last two days, I have uploaded 62 free Christmas sentiments for digital scrapbookers and card makers.
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Merry Christmas everyone – here are my free Christmas printables for all those who celebrate.
(Link to the free printable files further down.)
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How to make presents with paper is a question many crafters ponder.
And with the current world situation, it’s never been more relevant.
We are seeing shortages of many goods, and being warned of worse to come.
Every day we are being warned that holidays, such as Christmas, are under threat.
Why? Because we don’t need to spend money on more ‘stuff’ to show people we care.
Do we really need lavish presents? I don’t think so.
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Tyvek crafts. Really? Yes! Tyvek is not only for making mailing envelopes or house wrapping material.
As most seasoned crafters will know, we made Tyvek our own a long time ago.
And why not? Tyvek is one of the most versatile craft materials I have in my craft arsenal.
It acts like paper but it’s tough, tear resistant and water resistant – what’s not to love!
How to make round paper beads – yes, I have addressed this paper beading mystery before – click here to see.
But I have returned to address it again because I know so many people have this issue.
We are all familiar with the traditional tapered paper beads that Victorian ladies made.
But for many people, that elusive rounder shape isn’t so easy.
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So if you like the idea of making Russian doll paper beads, you are in the right place!
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Paper jewelry making is a very popular craft and it’s a relatively inexpensive hobby.
In all the years I have been teaching paper jewelry making, I have used many different resources.
I have used everything from magazine pages to scraps of wallpaper to my own printed designs.
You can see some of my previous paper jewelry making posts here:-
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Pillow beads are notoriously hard to thread when made the commonly known way.
Pretty as they are, if you don’t know how to make a proper threading hole, they are useless.
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How to string paper beads neatly looks at the problem of how to string paper beads with large holes, horizontally.
My recent free nature printable has images on it (see below) and I wanted to show them off, the right way up.
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