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Make a 3-D Fabric Butterfly Ring!

I love this pretty, inventive idea from Bridget Benton—create a three-dimensional jewelry embellishment with your favorite patterned fabric.

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Make an Embellished Day of the Dead Collage

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Create a colorful embellished art piece for your altar to celebrate Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) on November 1 and 2. Here's a simple how-to for making your own version!

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Go Green Kard Flower Power by Kaye's Kard Kreations

Hand made by me a greeting card with woven bead flower embellishment on the front. How I made it: I first got some remnance of poster board from a previous project I was doing. I cut it to size, and...

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Simple Embellished Tea-Towel Curtains

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I made this set of kitchen curtains with some cheerful tea towels and a few fun embellishments. Update your windows in less than an hour with this easy project!

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How to Use One Pattern, Three Ways!

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This free downloadable pattern looks great whether you stitch it as a simple outline, use illustration-like shading, or go with a full-blown fill.

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Groovy Flower Power!

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These little flowers (about 2 inches across) were made by crocheting 100% wool yarn and then running them through the washing machine.  So EASY and reminds of the original Flower Power days...

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How to Turn Fabric into a Sparkly Embellishment

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You can easily turn ordinary cotton fabric into a durable piece of jewelry or an appliqué for your crafting. Just finish the surface with decoupage medium and add some rhinestones for sparkle!

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Indigo Blue Flower Power

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This is one of many flowers I've made. I use them for ponytail holders, brooches, hair clips and to embellish things like purses. I made it with layers of frayed fabric, silk flower petals and...

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How to Embellish Kneesocks

I love wearing kneesocks, so I thought I'd embellish a couple of my favorite pairs for fall. Here are a few ideas for fancying them up with button rosettes.

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De-glam an evening gown

I found this dress for cheap but hated the glittery gob on the neckline. Here is what I did to make it fit my style!

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Fireworks Victorian Crazy Patch Treasure Tote

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This is my Victorian Crazy Patch Treasure Tote, entitled "Fireworks," to be entered into the "All That Glitters" category. It measures approximately 10" X 12" and is fully lined with a...

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Lazy Girl Patterns Incorporate Our Reverse Appliqué Tutorial

Joan Hawley incorporates Diane Gilleland's Reverse-Appliqué Tote Bag project into her tote patterns.

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How To Attach a Snap (and Look Like a Stud)

Studded accessories are all the rage, but those little embellishments can be hard to find at craft stores. Here's a trick technique to get the look on the cheap.

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Where We Shopped

Our Embellishments issue had us sourcing gorgeous crafting supplies near and far. Here's what we bought and where.

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