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Coffee Can Lanterns

Milomade — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:30 +0000

I’ve often admired lanterns like these and even saved up a load of tin cans this summer to give making them a go, but life kind of got in the way what with my roller coaster year of upheaval and the cans ended up in the recycling bin and the idea stashed away for a rainy day. Well today is that rainy day and I’m determined to give these a go at long last.

I want to share this lovely tutorial with you from Karen at Maggie Makes as I think it’s one of the best ones out there. I’ve seen lots of tutorials to make lanterns like these where you have to fill the cans with water and freeze them or fill them up with wet sand and freeze them – this is to stop the cans from distorting when you punch holes into them. I [...]
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How to make 3D paper ball ornaments

Milomade — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:00:50 +0000

Jessica over at How About Orange is a total genius. I was flicking through my favourite blogs last week and stumbled across her latest tutorial and just had to share it with you here on my blog. It’s brilliant. It’s so simple too – once you know how and thanks to Jessica spending ages figuring it all out, you don’t have to – just follow the instructions and away you go…

The tutorial is all about how to make these lovely ornaments out of paper:

They are all cleverly made from 12 slotted flower shapes that all fit together neatly to form spheres. You don’t need any glue or sticky take, just some paper, a pair of scissors and one of the templates that Jessica has kindly made available. Visit the original tutorial on her blog here and [...]
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Festive Stars made from Recycled Drinks Cans

Milomade — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:00:41 +0000

I’m preparing for a couple of craft fairs (details coming soon) at the moment and decided to have a go at making some Festive decorations by recycling some drinks cans I’ve been collecting. I found this tutorial the other day and thought I could adapt it to me own needs. So here goes…

What you will need: Empty drinks cans Scissors Craft Knife Ball point pen or an embossing tool with a fine point Sharp pointy thing – not sure what the name of this tool is! Cutting mat Metal ruler Sticky tape Some thick card – I used a cereal box A pair of parallel pliers Fine sandpaper Spray paint and a large box Cotton Thread

Step One

First you need to get a star shape printed onto paper or card and cut out. I used this as a template and just scaled it to the size that I wanted, [...]
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Embroidery Thread Hair Clip

Milomade — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

This is a really sweet tutorial from Sara over at Craft Snob and I might try it out as I got my hands on a few bargains at ASDA recently. They were selling off old stock for less than 50p and I managed to get some of these bendy hairclips – I don’t know the proper name for them. I’ve never used them to make accessories with so this might get me started.

You will need:

Hair Clips Embroidery Thread Hot Glue Gun or Super Glue Scissors

To start off you need to cut a piece of thread – best to make it long – so about 3 feet long should do the trick. Start at the top end of one side of the clip and start wrapping the thread around and down one side. Then work up the other way up the other side.

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Making stickers out of recycled paper

Milomade — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:00:43 +0000

I recently discovered this great tutorial by Amanda Wood on how to make lovely stickers from recycled paper. The best thing about it is that the tutorial uses one of my favourite things – envelopes with funky security patterns. How could I resist!

You will need:

For the glue: 6 tbsp white vinegar 4 packages of unflavoured gelatin 1 tbsp flavouring such as peppermint, lemon or vanilla extract

For the stickers: foam paint brush security envelopes or other papers from the recycling bin (enough glue for about 20 envelopes) paper punch (I used a 2″ scalloped circle punch in the picture) sponge for moistening stickers

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First of all you need to make the glue, so bring the vinegar to boil in a small pan. Add the gelatin and stir the mixture until the gelatin has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and add the [...]
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DIY Wire Fence Frame

Milomade — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:00:54 +0000

Whether you need somewhere to hang up your accessories at home, or want a funky frame to display your products at a craft fair or shoe – look no further than this great idea from Sarah Ortega with her DIY Wire Fence Frame tutorial.

It’s a sinch to make if you have all the right tools. I’m tempted to make a few with vintage frames and use them for display at craft fairs – they would certainly make my stall and products stand out from the crowd.

If you follow the instruction found here, you’ll be able to create something wonderful like this…

More Fabulous Hair

Milomade — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:00:23 +0000

A while ago I posted a few images of a really lovely up-do and I can’t wait for my hair to grow longer so that I can try it out. Today I found this fab tutorial which is making me yearn for longer locks pronto!

Isn’t that lovely. I think it works really nicely with the two tones of hair. Here’s a video of how it’s done…

Button Monogram Tutorial

Milomade — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:00:33 +0000

This is a lovely button themed tutorial by Jen Jockisch over at the American Crafts Studio blog. Choose any letter from the alphabet, or maybe you want to do a number instead, and then select your colour pallet and pick out your buttons, choose a font etc and away you go….

Supplies needed: - Printer - Scissors - Cardstock - Pen or Pencil - Adhesive - Paper Piercer - Buttons and Brads - Frame without glass or shadowbox

This is such a simple tutorial and so effective – why not give it a go…

Follow the full instructions here…

Pocket Notebooks

Milomade — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:20 +0000

I was asked recently to document a couple of tutorials for Making Magazine – for their July Issue (No.9) – origami bookmarks and pocket notebooks. I’ve just received my copy of the magazine in the post. Unfortunately they couldn’t squeeze in the images for the pocket notebook tutorial as this had to go onto a single page in the end, so they’ve just included the text. This might be a bit confusing for people, so I thought I’d post the images here so that you would be able to see an image of each step.

The technique is simple and the notebooks can be made really quickly ad effortlessly. The results are stunning and you’ll soon get addicted and be making lots of these to hand out to friends and family.

You will need (to make three notebooks):

1 sheet of A4 patterned paper 6 sheets of A4 plain paper A metal ruler A sharp [...]
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Scrap Paper Tree

Milomade — Tue, 24 May 2011 08:00:29 +0000

This is a lovely tutorial, found over at Everyday Mom Ideas that shows you how to make a really pretty Tree centerpiece from scrap paper. It’s a perfect project for this time of year with all the flowers, shrubs and trees coming to life and sending out new shoots and new leaves.

You will need:

Scrapbook paper Branches Floral Wire Glue Scissors Cardboard/cardstock/chipboard Vase or Pot to place your branches in Newspaper

See the full tutorial that shoes you in detail how to cut and make all the leaves and then attach them to the branches to complete the piece – over here…

Silhouette Mason Jars – Fab Tutorial

Milomade — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:35:29 +0000

I found this fab tutorial on the Lauren Elise Crafted blog on how to decorate plain jars with painted silhouettes. You don’t need very much equipment and stuff – just lots of imagination, a steady hand and a bit of patience. It’s a great way to recycle old jars and use them to decorate your home or give out as gifts – you could fill a jar up with sweeties for instance. If you’re getting married, they’re a great thing to use to decorate your tables or venue with personalised images and messages.

You Will Need:

- empty jars - some paint – sample pots or stuff left over from painting your kitchen for example - sponges or paint brushes - sticky paper or some spray mount and plain paper - sharp cutting knife or scissors - ribbon and lace for decorating - tags for labeling and decorating

First off you need to [...]
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Make Love (Literally)

Milomade — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:00:20 +0000

Just spotted this tutorial on Craftgawker and ‘love’ it!

How lovely is that! You could do names, favourite words, messages, quotes, numbers – anything – in lots of different colours and styles. They would make the perfect decoration for any room in the house or for special occasions like birthdays, weddings and anniversaries.

All you need is:

- a length of wire reinforced clothesline - thick coloured wool - wire clippers and some scissors

For the wire into the word or number or your choice and then tie your wool to one end and start wrapping it around the wire.

When you reach a point, as you no doubt will, where two wires cross each other to form a letter, wrap your wool around both the wires to stabilize the design and hold the word in place.

When you reach the other end, tie a knot and you’re done!

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Wonderful Wall Clocks

Milomade — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:00:49 +0000

I think I better brush up on my electronics for this week’s Tutorial Tuesday, as I want to buy one of this guys kits to make one of these fabulous clocks…

I love the design and the whole idea of using words instead of numbers. I’ve seen very expensive version like this, which would be great if I had the cash, but to be honest where’s the joy in that – I’d love to be able to make one myself. Thankfully there is a full explanation of the process here and kits available here.

I’m thinking this might be yet another fabulous addition to our new kitchen, or maybe for my revamped studio when I eventually get back in there!