Category: Nature

Pin Stones

Faserfimmel Pin Stones

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The entry about pin stones isn’t actually an instruction but a (wonderful!) inspiration.
I like them so much!

I suppose that she made the pin stones in the same way than felted beads, for which I found an instruction, too.

You can find gazillions of tutorials on how to felt beads (see links below).


Links:
Pin Stones (Nadelsteine) (German)

At knitty: Felted Beads

Google search result for ‘felting beads’
Google image search result for ‘felting beads’

Google search result for ‘perlen filzen’
Google image search result for ‘perlen filzen’

Floating Paper

unikatissima Floating Paper

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Once I found the instruction on how to preserve leaves with beeswax. This way you can make the leaves for float on water.
I really liked the idea, but it is winter now and I thought that you can do the same with paper, similar to the beeswax collage.
Then I thought further and found out, that paper floats without wax also (goes muuuuch swifter! ;-))).

On the first photo you see a glass bowl with a simple tea light, the paper snippets are from some advertising junk mail.

 

unikatissima Floating Paper For this photo I thought even further (which wasn’t easy ;-)) and spread on some confetti from the hole puncher.
I like it!

 

The only problem was the disposal when I wanted to throw away the confetti. I couldn’t fish them out without problems. Therefore I put a piece of tissue paper onto the gutter of my kitchen sink so that no confetti could pass through, and poured slowly the bowl on the tissue paper (if you pour too fast the tissue paper can slip). The water went through and the confetti assembled onto the tissue paper, so that I simply had to throw away the tissue paper with the confetti.


Links:
Preserving Leaves with Beeswax for Floating on Water

Here at unikatissima: Beeswax Collage

Actinia

unikatissima Actinia Wristwarmers

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Once I saw the Worm Scarf and having read the instruction for the ‘worms’ I thought that you can knit great fringes this way.
I begun with wristwarmers and after having finished them they looked like the sea anemones called Actinia.

Then I was hooked and knitted an Actinia headband, an Actinia ring and an Actinia brooch (see pictures below).
It is soooo much fun ;-)

And for all this items I wrote a tutorial. You can find the link below at the links.

 

unikatissima Actinia Headband This is the headband.
It is just possible that there are slightly too much fringes!?
;-)

 

unikatissima Actinia Ring My Actinia ring – cute, isn’t it?

 

unikatissima Actinia Brooch That is the brooch. It looks great on my black overcoat.

 

unikatissima Actinia The Actinia wristwarmers and ring can easily be worn over woollen gloves if it’s really cold.

 

unikatissima Actinia Anklewarmer I haven’t done the Actinia anklewarmer yet, I made the picture with my not yet sewn wristwarmer.
Looks great, doesn’t it?

 


Links:
unikatissima’s Englisch tutorial for Actinia (PDF – ca. 400 KB)
(with explaining photos)
unikatissima’s German tutorial for Actinia (PDF – ca. 400 KB)
(with explaining photos)
There you find instructions on how to
knit items with fringes,
add knitted fringes to finished items,
knit the wristwarmers,
knit the headband,
knit the ring,
knit the brooch and
knit an I-cord.
I also added ideas for more ways to befringe items.

Worm Scarf

Wikipedia: Sea anemones

Citrus Fruit Ornament

unikatissima Citrus Fruit Ornament

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Long ago I found (German) instructions for ornaments made from citrus fruit. They seem to be fragrant.
Last time I checked the site they didn’t show the images, but it is very easy.

That’s what you have to do:

  1. Sketch the pattern onto the citron or the orange (e.g. with a ball pen).
  2. Cut the pattern (it is the same technique as with the eraser stamps: cut the pattern diagonally).
  3. Subsequently you can decorate your ornament with cloves.

On the photo you see my first try. I tried to cut a too broad pattern, I doesn’t really like it.
Fortunately I can continue experimenting and when making faults, I can ‘nibble’ some delicious orange ;-))


Links:
Citrus-Schmuck

Here at unikatissima: Eraser Stamps

Lemon Tea Sugar Scrub

craftster Lemon Tea Sugar Scrub

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Actually I wanted to present fillings for the advent calendar this week, but this Lemon Tea Sugar Scrub which is described as ‘smelling really yummy’ won’t presumably not fit into the boxes ;-)
But you can put at least a gift coupon into the advent calendar.

It is absolutely on my somewhen-I-will-make-it-list ;-)


Links:
At craftster: Lemon Tea Sugar Scrub
More entries about cosmetics at the craftster Bath & Beauty forum

Here at unikatissima: Boxes not only for the advent calendar

Skeleton Leaves

unikatissima Skeleton Leaves

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I presented an entry about leaves skeletons already. There you had to use particular leaves and I don’t know if they grow nearby.
Now I found another tutorial on how to make skeleton leaves where the only condition is the use of thick leaves.
I find this easier ;-)

At my next walk in the woods I think I will take a little bag with me ;-))


Links:
Skeleton Leaves

Here at unikatissima: Leaves Skeletons

Lightbulb Green House

unikatissima Lightbulb Green House

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I found this tutorial on how to make a mini greenhouse from lightbulbs via art for housewives.
Somehow I don’t know how to cram the big plant into the small light.
;-))
Perhaps I better stick to the lightbulb window vase ;-)


Links:
At instructables: Lightbulb Green House
via art for housewives
via Tutorial: come costruire una minuscola serra in una lampadina (italian)

Here at unikatissima: Light Bulb Window Vase

Homemade Paint Recipes

unikatissima Homemade Paint Recipes

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Via one of my most preferred check-this-out blogs art for housewives I found a website with homemade paint recipes.
I liked best that they are made with stuff from household and tempera paint or food colouring.

On the photo you see some of the ingredients I already gathered, but unfortunately I don’t have no tempera paint nor food colouring at home.
Still to purchase :)


Links:
Homemade Paint Recipes
via art for housewives