I presented already how I’m making paper beads, somebody shows here most beautiful other (also paper) beads, the ones on the picture are made from woodchip wallpaper.
Aren’t they beautiful?

Links:
Making Beads (“Erst die Arbeit- dann das Vergnügen” ?) (German)
Google’s automatic translation (not very good, but one can understand what is meant)

Here at unikatissima:
Making Paper Beads
Entries containing the word ‘paper bead’

Ok, I must admit that the picture doesn’t look like endless embroidery, but it is: I designed the pattern (see links below) so that you can repeat it endlessly.
Besides the others embroideries I told about I like this so much because you can fill shapes with.
What shapes?
Well, you can sew a simple purse and completely embroider the flap. Or the lid of a round box (the item on the picture was meant to cover a lid). Or a pillow. Or along the neckline of a t-shirt. Or a linen tote.
It doesn’t matter what it is, (at the latest:)) after embroidering it it will be a very special item.

Although I liked the item on the photo on top I wanted to see how it looks if I decrease the colour contrast of fabric and embroidery.
Hm, I like both ;-)

Here I’m at work: in the foreground you can see my magazine embroidery hoop: it’s still fully functional ;-)
On the left top you see the iron-on copy of the pattern: I bought such an iron-on transfer pencil to trace the pattern and then iron it on the fabric. I even found a tutorial for this.
Because I’m not a good embroiderer and didn’t really trust the washability of the pencil I simply ironed the pattern on the wrong side of the fabric and embroidered it this way – it worked fine. I only had to turn my work often.
And because I made it on impulse I embroidered with sewing thread. It must look much better with embroidery floss.
By the way, the thick dots are French knots, it was fun to embroider them into the little squares.

In the file with the pattern (see links below) you will find the pattern as endless version (simply place side by side in both directions) as well as edging and border.
Now you can embroider all sorts of things to your liking from top to bottom or only partially ;-)

It’s as always: Simply try it out! ;-)

I wish you a lot of fun with it,
Susann

Links:
unikatissima’s endless pattern bulawajo: PDF file (ca. 384 KB)

Google search result for ‘Iron-on Transfer Pencil’
Google search result for ‘Bügelmusterstift’

Iron-on Transfer Pencil Tutorial
via: Iron On Transfer Pencil tutorial

French knots (English)
French knots (German)

Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘embroidery’
Magazine Embroidery Hoop

If you need some nice labels, too, e.g. for the spice jars in the kitchen, then you can learn how to make them in the tutorial.

Links:
Antique Labels for the Kitchen
via: CHALLENGE 53 ENTRIES

Did you always wanted to have some costly pearl jewelry? A real long necklace of pearls or a luxuriant pin of pearls?
No problem, simply make your own pearls.
You don’t even have to swallow some grains of sand as mollusks have to do ;-))

Links:
Karin’s Faux Pearls

Sometimes you just play around with something – and above all something nice comes from.
That seems to have happened here too: she played around with some wire and suddenly she had this ear jewelry.
Cute, isn’t it?

Links:
Wire Ear Jewelry (Loopy ear cuff)

Well, such a coaster from old magazines is surely heat-proof.
And certainly not difficult to make, you actually only need folded paper strips of equal width.
And if you don’t have enough paper simply make some jewelry ;-))

Links:
Recycled Magazine Coasters

Here at unikatissima:
Folded Paper Strips of Equal Width
Paper Roll Jewelry

I find the whole bracelet most beautiful and the crackled polymer clay bead great as eye-catcher :)

Links:
Bracelet (Green Multi-Strand Bracelet Project)
and there: Crackled Polymer Clay Bead (Making the Crackled Focal Bead:)

Ok, it’s not pumpkin time yet, but you can’t begin too soon to prepare ;-)
Besides it doesn’t have to be a pumpkin photo holder, you can make this without a doubt with a water melon, too ;-))

Links:
Make Your Own Pumpkin Photo Holder – Something for the Linus in Everybody

I found a great tutorial on how to make needlepoint lace.
It doesn’t seem to be too difficult, but veeery time-consuming.
Nothing for me, I think ;-)

Links:
Needlepoint Lace Tutorial

I find pop up cards almost always beautiful, isn’t this one wonderful, too?

Links:
Pop Up Card with Bridge (Pop-up 90° – Free Sample) (English and Japanese): it is the first picture in the second row
via: Evermore Origamic Architecture Pop-Up Card Sites, link to Handmade Papercraft Club

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Entries with the tag ‘Pop Up Card’