Crafts - Jewelry Beads

Lunar New Year marks the start of the traditional Lunar calendar. Get children creating to celebrate with three easy papercraft projects to try at home. This year, the event will fall on the 1st February 2022, heralding the new year of the tiger. Festivities continue for 16 days until the Lantern Festival on February 15th, 2021. In this post, well show you 3 crafty Chinese New year crafts for kids to try. We think grown-ups will enjoy crafting them too! First up, well show you how to make your own Lunar New Year Decorations with simple DIY lanterns. Once youve mastered those, why not have a go at making easy paper envelopes Finally well show you how to make papercraft fortune cookies, step by step. You dont need any expensive supplies to make any of these projects; just some papers and a few craft basics. Weve used a Trimcraft Pa...

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This month were celebrating gratitude in all its forms. Whether thats taking time to be grateful for your surroundings, crafting with love, or giving someone a heart-felt, handmade gift, take some time with your copy of 139 to express your gratitude. The mag is full of beautiful and inspiring projects that will make you appreciate your skill and creativity. You could start small with Becki Clarks moon trinket dish or go big and crochet your own sweater vest with Tamoe Tuckers pattern! Just remember to pick a project you are comfortable with and enjoy the creative process. We hope you enjoy issue 139 as much as we do and we hope it shows just how grateful we are to have all you lovely readers. Youll be able to find a copy in most UK supermarkets, WHSmith, Hobbycraft, and online here . Or, you can download the digital version via our ...

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Here at Gathered were definitely colour-lovers - the brighter the better! So itll come as no surprise that were big fans of ombre yarn, and if youre like us then youll be pleased to know theres tons of different types of ombre yarn available. But before we delve right in to these colourful yarns, its worth clarifying exactly what is ombre yarn, and how does it differ from other multi-coloured yarns Well essentially, an ombre colour effect is one where colours fade into each other with a smooth transition (or gradient) - normally fading between two different shades of the same colour� but it can include more. You may see multi-coloured yarns described as variegated, which essentially just means it contains different colours. However there is a bit of cross-over with the terms, as you could have a variegated yarn with multiple colours...

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The big work and lifestyle changes of the last couple of years have led to many of us getting creative to top up our income. The pandemic saw online sales increase by 73% last January, compared to the year before. So if youve thought about selling your creations online, theres no better time. When youre thinking about how to sell on Etsy, ask yourself what sort of customer would love your makes or designs. Where do they hang out, both online and offline How do they like to shop How can you make your products easy for them to purchase Think about the products you make and your profit margins too. What makes the most practical and financial sense for you right now Many makers turn to websites such as Etsy , Not on the High Street and Ravelry to find their customers but its tricky to get noticed. Weve asked Isabella Diaz - Manager...

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Knitting cables without the use of a cable needle may seem a bit wild and dangerous, but rest assured, its very easy and will save you lots of time and fiddling. Its especially quick with smaller cables of three or four stitches. The cables whizz past without all that messing around with a cable needle. You may also find your cables look tidier. To do this, youll be slipping and knitting the stitches that make up your cable and then doing the pinch and pull manoeuvre: pinching the stitches with finger and thumb while pulling the needle out and then sliding it back in to reposition the stitches in a different order. Making sure your tension is even as you slip and knit will help keep the cables neater, and snugly knitting the first stitch after your completed cable will help reduce any gaps in your fabric. It may help to at first tr...

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People are becoming more and more passionate about using natural fabrics and materials in their wardrobes, homes, and craft sessions. Its come with the rise in eco-crafting, a movement that encourages crafters to become more eco-conscious when selecting their craft supplies in order to reduce waste and help the planet. Theres plenty of ways you can make your crafts more sustainable (crafting itself is already greener than buying from fast fashion) and thats through carefully selecting the materials and fabrics you use. You can select vegan yarns or opt to colour your fabrics using eco-dyeing but one of our favourite ways is by choosing natural fabrics over synthetic fabrics. With the help of Gudrun Sj�dén who uses a huge range of eco-friendly natural fabrics in their collections, were going to explain exactly what natural f...

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