tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38992312101134371012024-03-08T09:29:30.297+01:00kamadesign - confessions of a crafterMostly about stamping, but also upcycling, sewing, crocheting scrapbooking, jewelrymaking and everything in between. Check out my youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJ2kY0OVsAl3xY93T4TaZgKatarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472984897036945615noreply@blogger.comBlogger692125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899231210113437101.post-14312681587334890402017-10-23T22:53:00.000+02:002017-10-23T23:39:19.651+02:00Free brick stitch pattern with tutorial<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have learned a new technique called brick stitch and wanted to share with you the steps that made sense to me when trying to understand this technique. So I made a free pattern and a youtube tutorial on how to make this cute cloud using miyuki delica beads. It measures about 2x2cm (less than 1"x1").</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the tutorial I'm using HAMA beads and contrasting yarn so it's easier for you to see what I'm doing. To get the tiny charm I'm using miyuki delica beads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> You can use the charm as a pendant, on paperclips, thumbtacks, earstuds, to decorate a pen and many other things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm so happy to share with you my tutorial for this organizer. I've been having this idea for months and when instructables' had a contest titled "before&after" it helped me get started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I'm so pleased with how it turned out and that I got motivated to start. Since I love thriftshopping I have loads of beautiful jeewelry, but they are not stored in a good way that does them justice. This will be one of the many boxes I will make. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the full tutorial and more pics visit my instructable:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next I have a plan to tackle my collection of rings. I also filmed the process with this earringorganizer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me know if you would be interested in seeing a video of this or if you prefer textbased tutorials like this one. There are only so many hours in a day and I need to know what to tackle first :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If it's cold - you'll understand the theme for my card :D<br />Besides, you can never start Christmascards too soon, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are sponsored by <a href="http://www.fabrikafantasy.com/store.php">fabrika fantasy</a> and the winner of this challenge will win 3 images of their choice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the image "first flower" and had a hard time corperating the image into the theme. I thought it would be wonderful for an easter or "spring is here" kind of card. However - I wanted to challenge myself and came up with the idea to only use parts of the image. That's the great thing about big scenery images - you don't have to use them as they are.</span><br />
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choose a color that's a lighter shade of the one you want. You can use
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Challenges:</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.se/2017/06/344-anything-goes.html">Crafty creations</a> - Anything goes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.se/2017/06/crazy4challenges-c4c391.html">Crazy 4 challenges</a> - Some kind of water</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cinspirations.blogspot.se/2017/06/challenge-278-dots-and-or-stripes.html">Creative inspirations</a> - Dots and/or stripes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.se/2017/06/challenge-338-special-occasions.html">I love promarkers</a> - Special occasions</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lilredwagon.blogspot.se/2017/06/challenge-400-three-of-kind.html">Little red wagon</a> - 3 of a kind (I used 3 circles and 3 patterned papers)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-40/">Simon says wednesday</a> - Anything goes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Image:</b> <a href="http://www.fabrikafantasy.com/first-flower-digital-stamp.php">"First flower"</a> from fabrika fantasy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Promarkers</b>: ice grey 1,3 and 5, cool grey 2 and 5, ivory, blush, oatmeal, rose pink, lavender, tea green, pastel green and soft green.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Papers:</b> "Curiousity" be creative! by Pandurohobby, scraps from Christmas papers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Others:</b> Stickers (snowflake and sentiment), sakura gelly roll, stickles "star dust" and liquid pearls "white opal"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time: Keep crafting!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdldZVu3_hSSgtPA1mtARMP333HYWbX7gHoz4rQBWgrQ-1iROAZPCNAaq9Lt56FYoDu4GYyByCRN50xgBJEqEFTNLiIWjsX1tRENnZgN3aincuNYJQ-FXHk2ybmuwflms0GPVGYNO9Dw/s1600/lady2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The lady paper shelter card detail" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdldZVu3_hSSgtPA1mtARMP333HYWbX7gHoz4rQBWgrQ-1iROAZPCNAaq9Lt56FYoDu4GYyByCRN50xgBJEqEFTNLiIWjsX1tRENnZgN3aincuNYJQ-FXHk2ybmuwflms0GPVGYNO9Dw/s400/lady2.jpg" title="The lady paper shelter card detail" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where do the days go? I can't keep up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is time for another "I love promarkers" challenge.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Monochrome</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><a href="http://www.thepapershelter.com/index.php?main_page="><span style="font-size: large;">The paper shelter</span></a><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have used different shades of grey and a grey/beige color for the skin. I don't think I've ever tried making a black and white image before so it was quite a challenge (which is kind of the point). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please join us in the bi-weekly challenge. You can use any image you want. The only thing you need is to use any of the promarker types and follow the theme (monochromatic).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.se/2017/06/343-anything-goes.html">Crafty creations</a> - anything goes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.se/2017/06/challenge-355-vintage.html">Fab n funky</a> - vintage</span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.se/2017/06/challenge-337-monochrome.html">I love promarkers</a> - monochrome</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.se/2017/06/47-embossing-wet-andor-dry.html">Moving along with the times</a> - embossing wet/dry</span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=9381">Simon says</a> - touchy feely</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.se/2017/06/challenge-289-lace.html">Stampavie and more</a> - lace</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Promarkers</b>: ice grey 1,3 and 5, cool grey 2 and 5, warm grey 2, putty and blender.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Papers:</b> "Floral with definitions" Midnight kisses by heidigrace.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Dry embossing folder:</b> Cuttlebug.</span></div>
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<image alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/296/EC593F0DE3A0888E024BCDBD3F62CC13.png"></image>Katarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472984897036945615noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899231210113437101.post-8804207498687373322017-05-31T19:24:00.001+02:002017-06-30T19:39:38.255+02:00New DT member for the ilovepromarkers challenge blog!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today will be all about bragging :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm here to share the news with you that I'm officially the newest member of the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I actually got an email asking me if I would like to join them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got headhunted, lol! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm so excited!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Promarkers have been my favorite coloring medium through the years. I'm always curious about new ways to color and have tried most of them, but I keep going back to my beloved promarkers every time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I like that there are 148 colors. It's quite a few, but not so overwhelming that you don't know where to start. I have around 120 of them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">You don't need that many to get a good range of colors. What I would recommend is to start with two colors in the same shade - one darker and one lighter. For example: you can have ice grey 1 and 3. This will let you build up the colors and blend them together.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">So instead of buying one pen in each color family (eg. a yellow, a pink, a red etc) I would go for two reds (one darker one lighter that work together), two greys and so on depending on your budget.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This will let you be able to work up shades.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Make sure you join us in the new bi-weekly challenge. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.se/2017/05/f-for-feathered-friends.html">Alphabet challenge</a> - F for feathered friends (feathers on my hero's cap)</span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://citycrafter.blogspot.se/2017/05/city-crafter-challenge-blog-week-364.html">City crafter</a> - out of this world (I used stars & a superhero)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.se/2017/05/challenge-116-anything-goes-with.html">Creatalicious</a> - anything goes </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cinspirations.blogspot.se/">Creative inspirations</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> - fa</span><span style="font-size: small;">vorite things</span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></u><span style="font-size: small;">(promarkers and diecuts)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.se/2017/05/challenge-336-superheroes.html">I love promarkers</a> - superheroes/for a child</span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.se/2017/05/challenge-326-sketchy-time.html">My time to craft</a> - sketch</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.se/2017/05/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-331.html">Penny's challenges</a> - anything goes</span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=8968">Simon says</a> - we're going around in circles</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.se/2017/06/challenge-161-anything-goes-with-team.html">Southern girls</a> - anything goes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Promarkers</b>: ivory, oatmeal, ice grey 1,3 and 5, burgundy, poppy, berry red, lipstick red and cocktail pink.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Papers:</b> "Christmas dot" Art blanché by eksuccess, to the rescue by 2bugsinarug, "Floral with definitions" Midnight kisses by heidigrace.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Dies:</b> Spellbinder's circle and quickutz star.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Until next time: Keep crafting! </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Today I'd like to show you an easy way to freshen up a boring and plain piece of furniture. Unfortunately I seem to have misplaced the "before" photo, but I can just let you know that the cover of it was a beige muslin cloth type of fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started by removing the old piece of fabric which was actually removable for washing. After doing that I had this foam kind of situation going on. I decided that it was too thin to leave as is because we use the ottoman as an extra seat sometimes and no one really wants to sit on it. Instead I decided to add two thin layers of batting which really added that extra butt-comfort :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This ottoman has now been used for at least a year or two and holds up very well. The fabric has not sagged and it's not as uncomfortable to sit on anymore as it was before. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A quick post today showing you a ring I made a while back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't think I've shown it on the blog so here it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's made out of differently colored freshwater pearls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a perfect way to use up any leftover beads in different colors you might have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the best part of thriftshopping for me is to be able to find something "ugly" or unfinished and transform it into something "new". Sometimes I'm happy with the result, sometimes it looks even worse than before, but at least the potential is there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello my lovely dustbunnies and welcome back to my blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I have a very special friend to show you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meet "hjärtekatten" (="heartcat").</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The heartcat is made for children that are hospitalized due to heartconditions. The pattern is free and you can send your finished cat to the charity (pattern is in swedish):</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the parts for this cat have been done years ago. All I needed was to assemble it, but never did. I finally got around to it and stitched the pieces together. He even got a cute scarf to match.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately since I used plastic pellets for the bottom and end of paws I couldn't donate it to children. Instead I gave him to a relative that have had serious healthissues lately. She had actually knitted a cat and gave me so I thought it fitting that she should get one back. You're never too old to get cheered up by a friend like this, am I right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello my fellow dustbunnies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This time I was in desperate need to get my loose tea sachets organized. And as luck would have it, instructables had a competition in categories "papercraft" and "cardboard" so I got motivated to make a tutorial and entered both contests with this project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This tutorial can also be adjusted and work as a jewelry organizer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I want to share with you a tutorial I made for these cute reversible hearts made from beads. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The locket is made by making two hearts (for example I made a dark blue and turquoise one for the big pendant). Then you stack them on top of eachother and sew together on the side using smaller beads (I used some silver ones).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have seen some tutorials on youtube making these, but I find them hard to follow. It's confusing sometimes which bead you're supposed to go through and from which angle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So I made a tutorial where I've made charts to better understand how the hearts are assembled. It's not difficult so I hope you give it a try. If you do, please let me know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I have entered instructables' Valentine's contest with this tutorial. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He's my trusted sidekick and the star of my youtube channel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out some videos with him on my channel:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out my latest youtube video on how to make some awesome makeup DIY. Who wouldn't want to have this on their vanity?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A sneak peak for those of you who are curious about what I'm up to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been working on my new webstore so here is a chance to snag these items before I officially open my store:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span data-offset-key="10fi-0-0"><span data-text="true">This guy has some really awesome tutorials on youtube on how to draw with pen and ink. His tutorials inspired me to give doodling a go and I'm so greatful to him for it. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span data-offset-key="4cf9d-0-0"><span data-text="true">He has published a book on this subject. It's been out for almost a year now. Apparently I haven't kept up with his tutorials lately (which piled up to be a year, but that's my idea of "lately") so I didn't know about it. But now I do and it's oh so going up on my Christmas wishlist.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span data-offset-key="4cf9d-0-0"><span data-text="true">You can buy it (among other places I'm sure) on:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span data-offset-key="4cf9d-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.bokus.com/bok/9780997046533/pen-and-ink-drawing-a-simple-guide/">bokus </a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I started my youtube career :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A quick video that shows how I make my metalwire jewelry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So much I had to learn with editing and computerstuff so I'm quite proud the way it turned out, even if it's quite basic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Small steps, am I right? If you have any suggestions on what you would like me to film, let me know here, on facebook or on that video. Constructive criticism is also welcome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are a follower of this blog you might remember a looong time ago I was <a href="http://kamadesign.blogspot.se/2015/03/desperately-looking-for-two-tilda.html">desperately looking for three scrappieces</a> of a Tilda fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to some very nice fellow crafters I managed to get those last pieces I needed to finish this quilt. It's been finished for a couple of months, but it took me a while to photograph it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is my first finished big quilt. It measures about 105x145cm. You might remember the <a href="http://kamadesign.blogspot.se/2016/08/my-first-finished-quilt-ever-happy-1st_18.html">first finished quilt</a> I made for baby Alicia, but it was much smaller. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> For this quilt I used Tilda fabrics designed by Tone Finnanger. The collection is called "fruit garden". The back is a fushiacolored cotton fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made up the pattern myself. I started by cutting 9x24cm pieces. Three of the patterns were to be joined horisontally and three vertically. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every of these three fabric pieces made a square. I attached them together and got a pretty neat pattern. Originally I wanted to have strips of fabric in between the squares to hide any imperfections, but it turned out I had been quite good with keeping exact measurements and the squares joined up perfectly. Almost the whole quilt is machinestitched except the fushiaborder which is handstitched with about 1cm long stitches. It took a while, but I wanted to make it properly like a quilt is supposed to be made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do these colors match your decor perfectly? Then good news! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt is up for sale. It has been machinewashed once in 40 degrees C and comes from a smoke- and petfree home. I am currently working on a webshop where it will be available, but if you're interested, you can book it straight away. Just e-mail me at: kamadesign@gmail.com. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm Katarina aka kamadesign. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been crafting for about 20 years and during that time I've tried many different crafts. I have a couple of favourites that I rotate between, unless I'm learning something new.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">papercrafting (cardmaking, altering, junkjournals etc.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sewing (and making my own patterns)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">jewelrymaking, beading</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">drawing, painting, handlettering<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I often say that I have one hand in paper, the other in fabric and in between is everything else. I think my fully stocked hobby "corner" would agree ;) I'm comfortable with a lot of crafts like papercraft, altering,
albummaking, sewing, jewelrymaking, drawing and the list goes on. I have even repainted and upholstered furniture and other things I find at the
thriftstores. So you can see I have tried most of the stuff out there!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My style is very different depending on the supplies and inspiration and
one of the best things about me is that I never make the same thing
twice. That's why my instagram and blog is full of different projects in different styles. Right now I'm mainly active on instagram. I love being able to directly chat with people, commenting and answering questions. This year I participated in "typetober" - a daily prompt to make you do handlettering, something I loved to try out.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been on different designteams, eg: ilovepromarkers blog challenge, the sweetpea, skapahobby (a swedish craftstore) and been invited as a guest designer for many others. I have made several tutorials on instructables that were quite popular and won a couple of crafting contests. You can check the "achievements" tab on top to see in detail what I've done, but for more recent activities check out my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kamadesigncrafts/">instagram</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of my favourite projects are</span><br />
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<a href="http://kamadesign.blogspot.se/2016/06/altered-seathemed-box-for-gdt-spot.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Seathemed box</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm always interested in guest designing or collabs. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you like my work please contact me at:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was time for another birthdaycard this week and again I used a Penny Black image. This cute kitten was a delight to color. I used my favorite colorcombo pink/green and of course my beloved promarkers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Just like last time I used patterned papers from my scrappile. I used a piece of string and it wasn't until I was done with the card that I realized I had colored the string on the cat's package the same color. Love when those kind of "accidents" happen, don't you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This card could be used for any number of occasions. Since the image is so cute I didn't want to make the card too cute with pastel colors or heart shapes. Instead I used a darker pink/green colorcombo and instead of a heart charm I used a leaf - perfect for a fall-themed card. I think it looks kind of vintage-y and I'm very pleased it turned out so "grown up" as it's sometimes hard to achieve with cutesy stamps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.se/2016/09/challenge-99-anything-goes-with.html">Creatalicious</a> - anything goes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.se/2016/09/week-364clean-simple-cas.html">Passion for promarkers</a> - clean and simple</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.se/2016/09/pbsc-september-naturemore-inspiration.html">Penny Black saturday</a> - nature </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-clean-and-simple-2/">Simon says wednesday</a> - clean and simple</span></div>
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<b>Stamp:</b> Penny Black "Fragile" 1920K<br />
<b>Promarkers</b>: ivory, blush, pastel pink, ice grey 1,3 and 5, blender, chestnut, walnut, moss, marsh green, apple and meadow green.<br />
<b>Papers:</b> "Valentine stripes" by Chatterbox, "Discreet" Whisper collection by prima marketing.<br />
<b>Dies:</b> Spellbinder's circle and scalloped circle<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoChfY5hK5qxqnsuwwOu8vt5Y6sriwCrfPqRezWaPRV1ukDR2ma-s52lSdu_SqTij0T8ETlDabLF3g0WmT4a4g58ybgTYS1WGbRRARerWeGof93SeFxEeHscKc1n2u6KnKgkwOkdPdyA/s1600/celebratepbcat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Penny Black celebrate card with cat by kamadesign" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoChfY5hK5qxqnsuwwOu8vt5Y6sriwCrfPqRezWaPRV1ukDR2ma-s52lSdu_SqTij0T8ETlDabLF3g0WmT4a4g58ybgTYS1WGbRRARerWeGof93SeFxEeHscKc1n2u6KnKgkwOkdPdyA/s400/celebratepbcat.jpg" title="Penny Black celebrate card with cat by kamadesign" width="300" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So many friends and family celebrating their birthday this and next month so time to make some birthday cards. Here is my</span><span style="font-size: large;"> latest one. The recipient's favorite color is orange and preferably with black or blue. I couldn't believe my luck when I found this patterned paper in my stash. The whole background is just from one sheet of patterned scrapbook paper. You gotta love those. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The image is from Penny Black colored with my promarkers. The text is a cut-out from a sheet of scrapbook paper. I added some stickles glitterglue to the letters for some extra sparkle and 3D glaze to the middle of the flowers. The bigger butterflies are shapeabilities dies from spellbinders and the small one a Martha Stewart punch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And of course the inside has got to be as pretty as the outside:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When assembling my cards I always try different options. Here's a photo of the different layouts I played around with before deciding on the last one:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.se/2016/09/172-layer-it-up.html">Crafty cardmakers</a> - layer it up </span><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cinspirations.blogspot.se/2016/09/challenge-257-anything-goes-option-of.html">Creative inspirations</a> - anything goes </span><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.se/2016/09/challenge-442-animalscreatures.html">Cute card thursday</a> - animals/creatures</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.se/2016/09/380.html">Everybody art</a> - anything goes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.se/2016/09/challenge-317-fall-colours.html">Fab 'n' funky</a> - fall colors </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.se/2016/09/challenge-317-spots-and-or-stripes.html">I love promarkers</a> - spots and stripes (stripes under the sentiment and spots on the yellowish swirly pattern)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.se/2016/09/28-all-kinds-of-everything.html">Moving along with the times</a> - anything from the first verse of Dana's song "all kinds of everything" (I used butterfly)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.se/2016/09/challenge-213.html">Ooh la la</a> - anything goes </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.se/2016/09/week-362beautiful-butterflies.html">Passion for promarkers</a> - beautiful butterflies</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.se/2016/09/september-challenge-add-sentiment.html">Penny Black and more</a> - sentiment </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.se/2016/09/pbsc-september-nature.html">Penny Black saturday</a> - nature</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.se/2016/09/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-294-and-dt.html">Penny's challenges</a> - anything goes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/">Simon says stamp wednesday</a> - stamp it<b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a crafter we have so many ideas and projects we want to start on. The problem is finishing them and not just jumping into another one when we are faced with boring parts of the projects. Because let's face it - as fun as crafting is there are always parts that are boring or hard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like learning new things and have learned most of my crafts by watching tutorials or trial and error. Most often I'm too impatient to go to classes. That doesn't mean I'm sloppy. Quite opposite. I research a lot to do things the "right" way (which honestly seems like a contradiction when it comes to creativity). Evidently this puts a hold on my project, like with this bag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started making this for my stepdad a couple of years ago. I'm sure it's been over 5 years. I had all parts done, just needed to sew the pieces together. The instructions didn't make any sense and I couldn't figure it out. So I thought that I could come up with a solution by leaving the bag for a while. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm looking through and sorting my stuff and realize that the bag hasn't magically assembled itself (shocking, right?). So with my new attitude of "finish it or toss it" I decide to give it one last try before I give up. I go back to the quiltstore where I got the fabrics and she explains to me how to finish it. It involves ripping out some seams (which quite frankly I hate doing because it feels like taking five steps back). I follow her instructions and ta-daa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A quick post today to show you one of my latest amigurumis. Don't know what it is? <span style="font-weight: normal;"><u></u></span><i> </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crochet" title="Crochet"></a> small, usually cute stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is a portmanteau of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.
Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or
inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features, as is typical in Japanese culture.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">I followed the pattern for this owl called Mr Murasaki which can be found at <a href="https://amigurumei.com/2013/10/09/good-evening-mr-murasaki-free-pattern-included/">amigurumei</a> if you want to give it a try. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pattern is quite simple using basic crochetstitches working in a circle. If you're a newbie at crocheting amigurumis - this pattern is a good place to start. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't finish my owl as it is done in the description. Instead I added two black <a href="http://www.eyeletoutlet.com/brads---round.html">brads</a> as eyes. I also used two colors of yarn (my first try and it was surprisingly easy, especially since you don't have to cut the yarn in between, just work with both skeins at the same time alternating as you finish each round.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">I worked with a 2.5mm hook and the finished owl measures about 5cm. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Originally I had plans to add some more detailing to him, but alas, I needed a quick pick-me-up gift and thought this owl was funny looking and if he makes at least one person smile then he had done his job. And I can reveal that he did bring out a giggle from the reciepient. Job well done.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tip</b>: I added some beanbag filling to the bottom of the owl to make him heavier and easier to stand up. The beanbag filling looks like little pellets of plastic. If you don't have some at hand you could probably use rice or raw beans to add some weight.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">So what do you think? Did the little owl make you smile a little? Has he done his job of adding a smile to people's faces?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Just took 7+ years, but that's not bad in crafteryears is it?)</span></span></div>
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thought it wouldn't take quite that long and the top part actually came
together quite fast (sewing colorful squares together is so much fun). But then quilting the whole thing together - the
sewingmachine eating the fabric and the bulk of it all...Nightmare! And
apparently the soft minky fabric I used for the back is a known
nightmare to work with and not recommended for newbies. Of course that I
learned after I was almost done with the quilt :D </span></span></span></div>
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year I made a big cleanout in my craftingcorner. I gave away lots of
new things I'd never used and decided to give my unfinished projects a
one year deadline. If they slip down my prioritylist and are still in
the same stage one year later - off they go. </span></span></span></div>
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deciding on this state of mind kicked me into gear and I started taking
on the task of this quilt that had been laying around for years. I already had the whole front sewn together
and the backing and wadding already bought. The only thing that was left
to do was to quilt it all together and finish off with a border.
Shouldn't be that hard, right?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well...it wasn't that easy especially as I still had my old mechanical sewingmachine from the 70-ies in trendy orange and brown, haha. </span></span></span></div>
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had to take out stitches every now and then - probably around 40% of
the time, but it was worth it in the end. No point in spending that much
time on a piece and then making a bad job finishing it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The night before I decided to customize the quilt so I drew and handembroidered a monogram to the right lower corner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt was a gift for baby Alicia's Christening last year. I can't believe she is already one year old today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy, happy birthday to the cutest little baby I know!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been looking through some old craft photos and found this cute pair that I don't think I've showed you yet. I made it many years ago when I bought my first Tilda book called "Tildas landsted" (by Tone Finnanger).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I made them for a sewing swap where I got the Magnolia Tilda doll you can see <a href="http://kamadesign.blogspot.se/2009/04/warning-may-cause-serious-mindblowing.html">HERE</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each bird have a charm sewn to the front - a locket and a key - and the house has a charm that says "love". According to the pattern you are supposed to add beaks made from skewer sticks, but I was worried they might break in the mail so I skipped them. I think the birds are just as cute with their fabric beaks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's fun to see how much my sewing skills have improved since I made these. Sometimes it's hard to apreciate your skill when it feels like it's not going forward. So if you have doubts about your skill: take a look at some of your older pieces and you might be surprised at how far you've come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome back to my blog and to another post. Today I want to show you another one of my wired necklaces. It's been almost finished for a month or two, but I was unsure about which clasp to use so I let it sit for a while and ponder about it :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, it finally made up its mind for a bowshaped clasp so here it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is made with different glass beads. The big green ones are silverfoiled on the inside and the big white ones depict flowers. The tiny fushia ones are freshwater pearls and the rest is glass and crackled glass. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can buy this necklace in my webshop:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For today's post I want to share with you a great DIY from your thrifted cups and saucers. Are you just like me where you love these beautiful cups, but you just can't justify buying them for their real purpose because they are too small for tea/coffee? But they are soooo cuuuute and you want them soooo muuuuch? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You just don't know what you would use them for?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a way to eat the cake and have it too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know about you, but when I go to my local thrift shops I see a lot of these small cups and saucers with gold edges and flowers painted on them. There are often a lot of the same design and I hate breaking up a set. Instead I look for those they only have one of. It's also a good idea to have different sizes. Here the saucer is a little bit bigger on the bottom than on top. It takes a while to find the right combination so try different ones until you're happy with the tower. Here I used 3 cups, 3 saucers and a jar in the same style.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All pieces are glued together except the top jar. I wasn't sure if I wanted the top to have a bigger area to hold a watch for instance or if the jar should be glued down aswell. I left it unglued for now, but what do you think? Do you prefer it with or without the jar glued down?</span> </div>
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