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Furniture Restauration: Bringing Back a Vintage Chair to Life

07.05 lavka-reznostei (lavka-reznostei)

I don't like Soviet furniture. It is sad and richly varnished. But it is made out of beech wood. Not cheap pine but noble beech! And the design is ergonomic. I want to show you how to refresh old furniture at the example of a 1960s Soviet chair. Read

How to Cut out Papel Picado

05.01 Veronika Podgornaya (nika-po)

During state and religious holidays, Mexican streets are decorated with garlands made out of unusual openwork flags. They are called Papel Picado. This art known all over the world took its features in Mexico, too. Read

Creating Cute Bugs from Sea Vacation Pebbles

13.09.2017 Anechka Zhuravleva (4happyday)

The summer is over and I'm sure many of you have been on vacation at the seaside, and some might have taken seashells and pebbles as memories :) Today we are going to paint stones and make charming bugs of them :) You need: 1. Pebbles. 2. Primer. 3. Read

DIY on How to Easily Make Paperclay at Home

12.09.2017 EgyArt

Paperclay is a great modeling substance but rather expensive. So onen can make it at home! You need:— toilet paper or one colour napkins— PVA glue— dry paste coating based on plaster— flour— starch— baby or olive oil— scale— container for mixing And… Read

Tutorial for Beginners on How to Felt a Chrysanthemum Flower

15.03 Ruchnoj vojlok, TanKa

The flower is not complicated, but working with tiny details requires skill. I want to share my experience with you. Read

Crochetting a Four Leaf Clover

26.02 Tatyana Kucheryavaya

March is coming, and I am very much inspired by Ireland and St. Patrick's Day. I have implemented an idea of a leprechaun teddy bear. But my bear lacks something very small and important — a clover brooch. I want to share the scheme with you. Read

Creating an Italian Landscape in the Technique of Wool Watercolor

23.03 Evdokiya- sherstyanaya zhivopis

You need: 1. Frame 21/30. 2. Wool. 3. An interlining base. First, lay out the sky with white wool strands in a horizontal direction by stretching.Then add shades: light blue, lilac, pink, orange. The shades should move smoothly into each other. Read

Create Bright Sneakers! DIY Project on Painting Your Shoes. Livemaster - handmade

Create Bright Sneakers! DIY Project on Painting Your Shoes

10.05 kraSochno! (Olga)

Grey winter weekdays passed. The soul needs the spring, flowers and bright colours! Urgent updated closet, create a spring mood and draw bright colours on sneakers in Gzhel painting style! Read

Sewing A Cute Gingerbread Dog: For Those Who Love Handmade Symbolic Gifts

14.11.2017 Nadezhda Pershina

Sewing gingerbread toys has become my Christmas tradition. Today I want to share with you a recipie of manufacturing a cute symbol of the New Year 2018 — a sweet puppy. Prepare all necessary materials: white cloth polyester batting acrylic paint,… Read

Embroidering an Octopus Heliotropium Pendant

07.07.2017 Troubadur

Let me introduce you to my marine friend. Meet Octopus Heliotropium, simply put — Octopus of heliotrope colour. Read

Weave a Summer Necklace with Flowers

10.05 Pandahallbeads

I will show you how to weave a lovely necklace with flowers. This necklace is really beautiful. Let's get started! You need: Pearl beads, white, rice-shaped 16x8 mm. Gemstone beads, yellow, round, 12 mm. Read

How to Make an Interesting Basket from Old Jeans

15.02 Diy Gifts

To make such a baskets with your own hands, you need: old jeans scissors glue gun hot glue thread needle CD cardboardFor work, you need seams of your old jeans. Read

Creating a Folk Toy: Horse the Konyashka on a Stick

13.02 BROSHKI-KROSHKI (Svetlana)

Since ancient times, the folk rag-doll was a traditional toy of the Russians, their helper and protector, a ritual symbol and a pledge of family happiness. Read

A Meadow Jewelry Box for Rings

26.03 Juliya Shepeleva

When I got married, I wanted something unusual. Original pads for rings, too :) My box was yellow, so I placed some grass inside. Read

Creating a Butterfly Pendant with a Small Hoop

You need: - small wooden hoop - silk strings, colour HTS-49 - Italian sequins 4 mm No. 396w - Italian sequins 3 mm No. Read

Recycling an Old Broken Skateboard into an Original Interior Decoration

31.10.2017 ruchki-shtuchki

I felt pity to throw a broken skateboard away, and this idea might come to the guys who like skateboarding or longboarding. Hope you'll find it useful! :) 1. Here's the board. All skateboards are covered with sandpaper — so carefully remove it. 2. Read

Kids' DIY Project: Gift Packaging with Your Own Hands

01.03 Magazin dekora Letra

Here are the steps: 1. Take a sponge and cut it into circles, squares, etc.or any other way (the more interesting the pattern will be). 2. Pour gouache on plates and dip the sponge in it, make stamps on paper. Read

Let's Upcycle Disposable Tablecloths into a Lush Carnival Skirt

02.11.2017 Svetlana Sultan

A costume party or a school fest s a thing to take part in, so be always ready to invent extraordinary costume from nothing :) We're making a lush short skirt from disposable tablecloth. Materials and tools: disposable tablecloths — 2-4 pcs elastic… Read

Simple, Quick and Stylish: Creating Voluminous Panel The Seasons of the Year

07.11.2017 Vienna Antik

After a long search of a suitable decoration for my living room, I decided to make it with my hands. I wanted to complement the interior with… Read

Hiding an Easter Egg in a Rabbit: Kids' Craft Project

19.01.2017 Iz chemodana Viktorii

We played hide-and-seek: - me - my seven-year-old daughter Kitty - a piece of fabric - and wadding - thread - and egg We didn't play long (10 minutes), but it was a great fun! Kitty here suggests that one could take a paper napkin instead of a piece of fabric. So, start playing! Read

How to Make a Miniature Basket for 30 Minutes

20.03 Olesya Sharipova

I want to show you a simple way how to make an accessory for a doll from scrap materials in 30 minutes. Read

Assembling a Folk Talisman Krupenichka Doll with Crops Inside

17.10.2017 Russian traditional doll (seredan)

Krupenichka used to be created immediately after harvest. Its task was to keep the best grain until the next planting season. Read

Decorating Gingerbread with Icing Using Pastry Nozzles

26.03 Pryanichki ot Anechki (aninpryanik)

This is a very simple tutorial. You need: - a gingerbread in the form of a cupcake - food pen - pastry nozzles: #30, #61, #44 - icing - dyes Make a pattern with the marker. Read

Fashionable Ethnic Beads with Your Own Hands

Everything is very simple — string beads on the thread in a harmonious order, the way you like. You need: wire large and small beads a stone with a… Read

Hot Batik: Сreating a Green Neckerchief with Leaves

14.03 Margarita Kvartina (margaret-silk)

Today we will get acquainted with hot batik, or a silk dyeing technique. Let's create a neckerchief! You need: a piece of silk (I used satin 70x70… Read

Step by Step Guide on Sewing a Garment for a Doll

You need: Korean cotton cambric French lace braided cotton lace fine knitwear cotton lace mesh sewing on cambric a little patience and plenty good mood :) Cut out a 6 cm x 100 cm stripe of Korean cotton. Stitch the French lace. Read

How to Assemble a Textile Brooch, or What Is Inside

07.10.2017 Anna M

All craftsmen have their own secrets. Here's one I share with you. You need: - an embroidery, glued on fusible webbing - thick felt- plastic for the base- brooch pin - lace, cord or beads for decoration- thread, scissors, needle- glue gun So, we begin... Read

Macrame: Weaving an Intricate Button

28.11.2016 Macrame Accessories Julia Zheglova (makrame)

Again I welcome all tose who is into weaving, and those who is only getiing acquainted with the ancient art of macrame. :) In today's small tutorial I'll talk about how to quickly and easily make an original woven button in the macramé technique. Read

Create and Embroider Your Own Gold Fish Brooch

27.12.2016 MaryZimina

In China, fish is considered a symbol of abundance, so fish is a Feng Shui talisman that brings prosperity and well-being. This fact explains the Chinese tradition of gifting fish for New Year, thus wishing good luck and financial prosperity in the upcoming year. Read

Making a Pendant Treasures of the Zerg in the Wire Wrap Technique

10.05.2017 Artarina

Today I want to share with you the experience of creation a pendant of copper wire in the technique of wire wrap. Read

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