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This is immeasurably cool.

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.

This is just absolutely amazing.

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

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!

Are you KIDDING? This is brilliant.

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

Really interesting. I look forward to this book.

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!

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!

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.

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?

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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!