paperrain

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craft interests: gifts, home decorating, jewelry making, paper crafts

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http://prismtrail.blogspot.com

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Member Since: 06/07/2008

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Flower Power!

I used pastel-colored chenille stems. I twisted two colors together and used them as one stem. I made the center spiral, and then used shorter stems for the petals and tied them together in back. For...


recent comments

Re: How to Make a Crocheted Ring Bracelet

This is immeasurably cool.


Re: How to Make a Recycled Necktie Scrap Cuff

I must make this! I love the whole wrist cuff idea, and this looks SO soft. Your tutorials are always so thorough and at the same time easy to follow. Wrist cuffs for every season! That's what I say.

Re: How to Make an Impression: Extraordinary Thank-You Notes

This is just absolutely amazing.

Re: The Flower Power Challenge

Can you believe all these awesome flowers?! Really cool stuff, people!

Re: How to Embroider a Greeting Card

I'm working on the design for all my holiday cards as soon as I get home tonight. Fabulous. I'll post photos when I've finished one. Thanks for another cool tutorial. We need a book of your tutorials!

Re: How to Make Cold Porcelain

Are you KIDDING? This is brilliant.

Re: How to Make Scrap-Paper Mosaics

You just keep coming up with cool ideas! I'm really eager to try this. Your mosaics are cool.

Re: Beadalicious Review and Interview

Really interesting. I look forward to this book.

Re: Portrait in Paper: It's Not What You Think!

This is one of the most mind-blowing ideas I've seen in a long time! It seems so simple, given all the stenciling and masking and papercarving that I've tried and that's come to my attention, but this portrait and the tree are just over the top fabulous! Thanks for sharing!

Re: Discover Mail Art: A Global, One-On-One Art Show

Well, as someone who has been blessed with mailart from others in the past two years of my crafting life, I will attest to the power of receiving mailart to lift your spirits and open your mind and imagination! Give someone this gift! It can change things, and I'm not exaggerating!

Re: How to Emboss a Metal Tin

Well, just to follow up on my process, I have to say that the non-adhesive aluminum sheeting I tried on my tin did not work. It adhered to the tin on both sides just fine with the PVA. But it's too thick for the stylus I was using to make much of an impression. And I think the designer paper I was using to trace on was too thick, as well. So I guess I'll go get me some adhesive tape, and use tracing paper! This is too good an idea for the holidays.

Re: How to Emboss a Metal Tin

I'm making this right now, and I'm applying the aluminum to the tin, but it's not the adhesive type, it's two-sided aluminum sheeting and I'm using PVA glue to adhere it. My question is this: when I sand the tin to make it adhere better, is this toxic?

Re: How to Make a Recycled Necktie Scarf

I just got my mom's old sewing machine and I'm dying to give it a run. This looks like the perfect project, and great gifts to send with holiday cards!

Re: Be A Crochet Insider with this great Web Zine

THIS is so cool. I've been wanting to learn more about crochet and I love this eye candy. I'm definitely IN.

Re: How to Crochet a Bead and Wire Bracelet

This is a cool project, and I have three birthday gifts to make in the next week, so it's just perfect for one of them! I'm going to make mine all Goth and spooky. All I need is the crochet hook!
Thanks for this
Chris
p.s. I'll post a photo when I'm done.

Re: You're a Fabric Designer!

This is really amazing stuff. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't read it with my own eyes...

Re: How to Weave on a Cardboard Loom

Oh, this is so funny! When I got my email alert and saw the title of this, before clicking on it I thought: I wonder if Diane has seen this?

Great tutorial, as usual! I'm using it.

Re: Pretty Up a Party with Paper

This is one of the best ideas I've ever seen! And I'm about to have a party, so I'm using it.

Re: How to Reverse-Applique a Tote Bag

Finally figured out I have to join in order to comment!
I have never seen the reverse applique process, and this tutorial really makes it seem possible for me to make that really pretty tote bag. I like the reverse applique look! Thanks, Diane.

Re: Myers-Briggs Is to Blame

This is so funny, and it feels so true! My odd habit, or should I say, modus operandi, is, when there are due dates on projects, whether they be swaps or gifts for special dates or whatever, I always seem to wait and then do several of them concurrently. This way, they are all in flux, and I can switch among them until they are all finished.
Good article!