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Baker's Twine & Hemp Scallop Crocheted Cuff Tutorial

Oh how I love crocheting with baker's twine and hemp yarn. This is the latest cuff I made. Super cute and easy. Here's how I did it:

Materials Needed:

• 3-ply baker's twine (Yarn A)
• 3-ply hemp yarn (Yarn B)
• Crochet hook: US B/1 (2.25mm)
• Tapestry needle

To begin: With yarn A, ch 7, turn.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn (you now have 6 sc).
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc, turn.
Repeat Row 2 until the piece fits the circumference of your wrist, turn.
Button Hole Start: Ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 4, sc in last sc, turn.
Button Hole Finish: Ch 1, sc in each sc.
Fasten off.

Edge Trim: With right side facing you and button hole at top, draw up a loop of yarn B at upper left corner of the cuff, near the button hole; ch 1, sc evenly spaced around, join with sl st in first sc.



Scallop Edge: Ch 1, *3 sc in next sc, sl st in next sc; repeat from * to end. Fasten off.

Use yarn B to crochet a heart using the pattern found here. With tapestry needle sew it onto one of the short edges of the cuff. Weave in all ends.


Easy Peasy.

Happy crochet. :)

DIY Crocheted Baker's Twine Petal Flowers Tutorial and Pattern

So you remember my crocheted buttons, right? Here's what I did to them to make this pretty garland.

To begin: Draw up a loop of 12-ply Baker's twine, ch 2.

To make the first petal: 2 dc, 1 sl st in same sc, sc in next sc.

Repeat the petal pattern around crocheted button until you have made 6 petals. Join with a sl st.

 

String the flowers to make a garland. Wear it as a necklace, tie it on a gift, make it into a brooch.

Happy crochet. :)

Washi Tape Tags DIY Tutorial

I love washi tape, don't you? They aren't just to adhere things. In my opinion, they are distinctive and fun design elements. Check out these cute little tags I made.

Take several colors of washi tape and adhere them onto a piece of paper. (Make one or two of the tapes patterned and the others solid.) I used cold press watercolor paper. Leave a small strip of paper exposed  so that it has no washi tape on that small strip. Can you see my exposed strip? It's between the green tape and the patterned tape.

Punch the paper with a tag-shaped paper punch.

Write a sentiment on the small strip of exposed paper, using a fine-point marker. Punch a small hole at the top, thread a piece of string through the hole, and hang the tag onto your gift.

Make a whole batch of pretty washi tags and other shapes to give as gifts.

My favorite source for the cutest washi tape is here.

Hearts Wrapped with Thread on Spools Tutorial

Check out my latest sweet little creation.

I love this project because it finally allows my stash of vintage spools of thread to be put to good use.

Unwind a bit of the thread from a spool, cut a small heart out of batting or felt, place the heart onto the spool and wrap the thread around the heart and spool several times.

Place the end of the thread onto a needle and then poke the needle through the thread on the spool to achor it in place.
Thread a piece of craft wire through a vintage button, twist it and then make one end into a little tangle so that it can stay at the bottom of the spool nice and snug so that the button at the top can stand in place.

They look great in multiples like this ...

Stacked like this ...

Or singularly like this.

Happy crafting. :)

Crocheted Rock Stamping Tutorial

I've been playing around with my crocheted rocks.

Turns out that they can be inked and stamped to make the coolest little marks.

Perfect for adding special effects to journals and such.

Happy creating. :)

Button on Pencil Stamping Tutorial

Cute as a button, right?

Adhere a button onto the eraser of a pencil with just a bit of E-6000. (Make sure you wipe off any excess that oozes out of the two holes of the button.)

Ink the button and stamp.

Easy peasy.

Happy crafting. :)