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Newsletter August, 1999
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 Hi Fellow Crafters, Back to school! Yes it is that time of year again and what a great time to start working on new craft projects. The Bluebonnet Crafters have a nice assortment of crafts for you in this issue. We even have an early Christmas craft! Please check out the announcements at the bottom. They include a new craft mailing list sponsored by the Bluebonnet Crafts with the sole purpose of helping the online craft community exchange crafty ideas. Have fun! Sincerely, PS If you want a condensed copy of this newsletter e-mailed to you, send a request to cvaug99@wwvisions.com. And, if you have not
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Decorated Cards or Stationary Materials:
Using your potato peeler shave bits of old crayons into piles of like colors. Working on the sheet of aluminum foil place the front of the card or the top of your stationary face up. Then randomly sprinkle bits of the shaved crayon in the colors and designs you find most pleasing. Cover with plain brown paper or white paper towels and use the iron to melt the crayon bits by either pressing or sliding your iron across the brown paper/paper towels. The heat will melt the wax. Pressing straight down will allow it to melt in spots and ironing or sliding the iron will help smear the colors as in rainbows, etc. You can repeat the process on the flap of the envelope to coordinate with the card or stationary. Use your metallic ink pen to add your greeting or other details. Option: You may also use stickers, stamp pads and stamps and glue other embellishments to decorate the stationary as you choose.
School Barrette
Materials:
Stack the pencils so they randomly cross each other and glue to anchor
in place. Tie the ribbon in a bow around the bundle and glue the bundle
to the barrette.
# 1. Cardboard centers from wrapping paper, paper towels and bathroom tissue can be used to help store and organize your craft area. The shorter tubes standing upright in a box will hold paint brushes, pencils, rulers, etc. # 2. Save expensive lace, ribbons and trims from tape residue or pinholes. Cutting a slit in the top of a tube and inserting one end of ribbon, lace or trim, wrap the material around the core and end by tucking into a slight slit in the opposite end. # 3. Crafting Trash Sacks:
Cut a head and armhole for a child. Pull the trash sack on and save
their clothing when they are finger painting or any of the "messy" crafts.
Author, Teacher, Designer, Lecturer & Owner of RibbonSmyth Victoria is an Internationally known author, teacher, designer, lecturer, TV personality and owner of her own company, RibbonSmyth. She has authored two comprehensive text books, the first "The Complete Guide to Silk Ribbon Embroidery" which is a basic step-by-step how to for the art. Her newest book "The New Ribbon Embroidery" shows a few of the stitching techniques but goes far beyond by demonstrating how to incorporate your ribbon work with other craft mediums. The silk ribbon community is eagerly awaiting her book in progress. Featured in Victoria Magazine twice, she is currently featured as a monthly special events class by "The Cross-Stitcher Magazine". She is featured in this month's Woman's Day Holiday Christmas Special Interest Publication with one of her holiday ribbon embroidered ornaments. Victoria appears regularly on The Discovery Channel Show "Home Matters" where she appears in a variety of craft segments with the Hostess Susan Powell. Victoria has designed and markets a monogram or initial stamp that can be used with ribbon embroidery or alone with colored inks. The stamp comes in 6" and a smaller 2" size. She has also been instrumental in developing the ink pad that can be used on fabric, embroidered and the marks removed with a damp cotton swab. With this water-erasable stamp pad now any rubber stamp can be turned into an embroidery pattern! This is a giant step forward for the needle arts. Her Victorian Initial classes have been well received as the perfect beginner silk ribbon embroidery class. In addition to her own books and many project pamphlets Victoria writes articles for specialty craft magazines both here in the United States and Internationally. Victora Adams Brown keeps a busy schedule teaching Nationally and Internationally and very special groups meet at her farm for stitching sleep-overs. To learn more about the classes held in her loft studio at the farm, please contact her for the latest schedule. In addition to her writing, teaching and traveling she has established and runs her own business that caters to the stitching community. Victoria and her husband Michael live in Bucks County Pennsylvania on the interestingly named "Shrieking Tree Farm". Drop by her web site http://www.ribbonsmyth.com to see her pretty face and view some of her accomplishments. As Victoria is a wonderful teacher we felt her profile would fit well with the back to school theme. contact Victoria at:
Owl Note pad Holder Provided by
Materials:
Cut the sticks the sizes shown in the diagrams, making new rounded
ends where indicated.
For the body, glue 12 whole sticks together, edge to edge. Then add
the 3 stick sections shown in Fig. 1 to the lower edge. Make the head as
shown in Fig. 2. With the back sides of the head and body facing you, glue
a craft stick brace at each side as shown in Fig. 3. Leave about 1/8" space
between the head and body so the note pad can be inserted. Also glue a
grace to the lower center.
Make 2 wings as shown in Fig. 4. Glue them to the sides of the body and glue 1 1/2" braces to the backs.
Make 2 horns (Fig. 5) and 1 beak (Fig. 6) using half sticks for the
sides of the beak. Cut 2 cardboard circles for the eyes and glue two layers
of 3/4" sticks around each one as shown in Fig. 7. Glue these parts to
the body. Add a picture hanger to the back and paint the owl. Slip the
cardboard backing of the note pad through the opening between the body
and the head and tape or glue it to the back of the owl.
Doorknob Hanger
Materials:
Trace pattern piece onto your poster board (can be made from card stock, old Manila folders or lightweight cardboard). Cut out the shape leaving the doorknob hanger loop for last. Write your message on the lower part of the hanger and decorate as you like. When your doorknob hanger has been decorated carefully cut out the doorknob hanger opening. Hang it on your doorknob when you are doing your homework.
Welcome Back to School Treat Ingredients:
Following the directions mix the cookie dough and spread it evenly on your pizza pan. Bake according to recipe instructions increasing the baking time slightly. After the cookie pizza has cooled thoroughly use the decorating gel to write your message across the middle, "Welcome Back To School", "Congratulations on your First Day of School" etc. Serve with milk as a welcome home from the first hard day back at school. For busy moms or dads you can buy mixed cookie dough in the dairy section or a cookie pizza in the frozen food section of your grocery store. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Yo Yo Christmas Tree Ornament
This is an easy carry along craft when you have to make a little something for a large number of people. Materials
Normally a Yo Yo will have a small hem so no raw edges show but with this project the yo yos will be stacked, therefore the raw edges are not visible. Cut one circle of each size 5", 4", 3" and 2" from four different fabrics. With needle and thread run a gathering stitch 1/4" from the edge. Gather to form a circle with the opening in the center. Stuff around the edges very lightly. Stack the Yo yos with the largest on the bottom having the opening facing up. Place the next largest centered on the large one, this one with the opening facing down. Place the next two successively also with the opening facing down. Beginning in the center of the bottom yo yo carry your needle and thread up through the top yo yo, through the bead, and then back down through the entire stack. Repeat a second time for strength. When you reach the top of the bead form a loop with your thread and knot just above the bead then back through the bead, entire stack of yo yos and tie off. Spread craft glue on the large end of the cork and place it in the center of the largest yo yo. This forms your tree base. Allow to dry thoroughly. Option: Touch up the edges of each yo yo with glue and sprinkle with
a small amount of glitter to make your ornament sparkle.
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