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Open-closed cuts. How to make it?   1. Cut your detail, which will be a decoration and open-cut. The length of the detail is equal to the length of the processed cut, choose any width you like. 2. Fold your decorative detail in half, with its back side inside, fold the outsize at the back ...

Did your vinyl background get creased? Don't worry! This problem can be solved! Vinyl fabric has such a wonderful property as elasticity, it becomes even under heat. To smooth a vinyl photo background with an iron, turn it face down, put the lining on top and iron until the folds are ...

  I want to share my experience and tips on how to dry flowers :)   Tip № 1 DRYING FLOWERS IN A BOOK (OR UNDER PRESSURE) BOOK is a simple and common way to dry plants, moreover, it is the most successful one! Before drying flowers make sure that they are dry, otherwise ...

Surely many of you have already seen, and maybe tried to make raffia bags yourself. Lightweight, durable, with a large colour palette — this season it has become a good alternative to knitted yarn.    Your handbag is ready, but you do not know how to make a lining for it? Then this ...

This tutorial is dedicated to the method of joining knitted parts, which is loved by many artisans. Knitted stitch, aka shoulder stitch, aka "loop-in-loop" stitch is performed on open stitches and simulates the front row completely. To work you will need a knitting needle, the main thread ...

Continuing the theme of garden decor, we can not ignore the creation of a bright summer garden watering can.This tutorial shows nuances of decoupage on metal, as well as much attention is paid to drawing the motif.   For decoupaging garden watering can, you will need: • metal ...

Haori is a type of traditional Japanese clothing, some kind of a jacket or a coat. Both men and women wear haori. Traditional haori is T-shaped, female haori can have slightly rounded sleeves. Straight lines and angles in the Japanese tradition are a symbol of power. Haori length can be different, ...

I am going to talk about vests again! :) They are wonderful, appropriate for any season and in any weather.  Fashion makes its own adjustments to their design and because of this, vests are always a versatile piece of clothing, so depending on style, color and technique, it can be a basic ...

Leather is a noble material. So, if you have leather bags in your wardrobe, you may want to know how to store them, how to take care of a leather bag, so that it will serve you many years. Leather bag may fade or get dirty over time. However, if you want to keep your favorite bag for a long time, it ...

Today we will talk about making pleasant and useful things. Empty boxes can be found in each house. When they are freed of valuable content, we usually send them to trash or straight to a shelf with other junk stuff. But don't hurry. They can easily become useful and pleasant things. Today I ...

If you have a lot of brushes and palette knives and you use them every day, the problem of cleaning arises very often. Sometimes in a creative impulse you can easily forget that you left brushes dirty. Later it is very difficult or almost impossible to clean them. Especially if you used acrylic ...

Today I'd like to tell you about a variety of, so to speak, watercolor techniques and effects you can use when painting with watercolors. Let's get started! First, a little about the materials. We will need: watercolor paints (I have professional paints, but paints for students are also ...