How to Make Wire Bead Caps

This tutorial from The Potomac Bead Company shows you how to make bead caps for round beads using your choice of wire. This same technique can be used on a variety of different bead sizes and styles.

Ready to Roll!

After looking at dozens of youtube videos on how to make baskets by weaving paper, I dragged out my stack of papers and started rolling!

I did start a project but found the roll very stiff and hard to work with on my first try at weaving with paper. I will try to roll some looser ones to practice weaving.


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HOW TO : Newspaper Basket Base

How to weave a simple basket base out of newspaper.
Inspired by "Luncheon on the Grass" by Edouard Manet and Calum Hood of 5 Seconds of Summer.

As soon as I saw this I found some news paper and rolled all night.



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New look for my craft pictures

Ok I have been a little slack on posting as I go with my craft and findings. I need to make myself post each day even if I am not finished. My crafting is like my house cleaning. I will start on one thing, look for a tool, think of something else I can do with said tool and so on and so forth. It may be a little while until my projects are finish.

Also I wanted a neater look to my pictures that show my progress. I am liking this look at the moment. What do you think? I was trying to make one like you see the long ones on pinterest but the program I am using will not do what I tell it to. For now I will use this style.

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DIY transfer paper

I was asked to make up some inspirational posters of my wife to put up at work for the clients and I jumped at the opportunity. Being all excited to finally have my crafting bug back I will agree to anything. One little problem, the little projects that I have managed over the past few years has been sewing and beading. I haven't tried to draw or print in many years and seeing as I don't want to spend a couple months practicing (I am Virgo, everything has to be perfect) 

My organisation station

I have just been working on my craft room. Here is a organisation station that I made up from a cool box. When I have my crafts supplies topped up I think I will paper mache it. I got a little carried away with the purple duck tape. oops

How to make a paper bead cuff bracelet

I love this idea, not just with the paper beads, I have loads of ideas flooding my brain right now!