11/29/2009

Grape

They are bead grapes, to do them is very easy.
Beads craft is very Popular in Taiwan, it is suitable for all ages, everyone enjoy the fun of DIY.


A: Mobile phone strap
B: ant
C: stopper bead
D: leaf bead
E: single beads
F: big hole triple-bead
G: smal hole triple-bead
H: silk thread

(2) The silk thread throught the beads, according to picture E-F-G-G-G-G-D-D
(3) Then B-C


(4)Silk thread wound on a couple of laps in the stopper bead.
(5)Put fine iron bar into the silk thread laps stretched more easily.
(6)Taut the silk thread.


(8) Squash the stopper bead.
(7) Cut off the excess, do not cut too short
(9) Squash the ant.


(10) link ant and mobile phone strap , then squash hook of ant.
(11) enlarge
(12) completed!

They are yellow, green and purple.
You can buy DIY material package at http://www.amanda-craft.com.tw/products.aspx?Id=3

11/18/2009

Snowman

You can download free pattern at http://www.amanda-craft.com.tw/

Pattern A , B, C and D are made of ordinary parchment paper.
Pattern E is made of parchment paper ocean blue.


Perforating on grid
With perforating tool 1-needle bold and embossing and perforating grid diagonal A4

Embossing
With embossing tool small ball: according to pattern (pattern A)



Cutting
Cut along 1-needle bold perforations, you can see the color picture, they are patternA and B.



Tracing
White pencil: outlines (pattern C, D and E)

Embossing
with embossing tool large ball: inside white pencil line (pattern C and D)

Perforating (deep)
With perforating tool 2-needle: outside of white pencil line (pattern C and D)

Cutting
Cut along 2-needle perforations and white pencil

Glue a bow on snowman's neck.


Glue pattern B on pattern E.



Glue pattern A on pattern B and E.



Glue the snowmans on the middle part of pattern.



Paintting
T white: paint many white small points with embossing tool fine stylus


Glue gold Stickers.

Put into the round keyring! Completed! It is so cute!


The back!
The keyring work size: Diameter 4.2 cm, thickness 0.1 cm, you can put into about 3 layers parchment paper.
You can buy the round keyring at http://www.amanda-craft.com.tw/products.aspx?Id=3

11/11/2009

fan

You can download free pattern at http://www.amanda-craft.com.tw/

This project is made of ordinary parchment paper.


Tracing
T white: all curves (all patterns)

Dorsing with Dorso oil
With dorso blue: inside the curve (all patterns)


Emobbing
With embossing tool extra small ball: all cruves (all patterns)
With embossing tool wheel: between double cruve (all patterns)


Perforating(deep)
With perforating tool 2-needle: outside all curves and gray curves (all patterns)



Cutting
Cut along 2-needle perforations.(all patterns)

Perforating and embossing on grid
With perforating tool 1-needle, embossing tool extra small ball and Multi grid 05: inside blue area (all patterns)
Embossing
With embossing tool small ball: inside five in circle perforations (all patterns)
Perforating (deep)
With perforating tool five in circle: according to color picture (all patterns)



Fix 6 fan blades and tassel with brad.

10/26/2009

grid bag

You can download free pattern at http://www.amanda-craft.com.tw/
This project is made of ordinary parchment paper.

Perforating (shallow)
With perforating tool 3-needle: curve inside gray frame only (pattern A)


Dorsing with Dorso oil
With dorso red and yellow ochre: color in gradation (pattern A)


Move pattern,
Embossing
With embossing tool small ball: dots between 3-needle perforations (pattern A, inside gray frame)
Perforation (deep)
With perforationg tool 3-needle:a second time along curve (pattern A)

Cutting
Cut along 3-needle perforations (pattern A)


Turn to the other side.
Perforating (shallow)
With perforating tool 3-needle: along all curves (pattern A)
With perforating tool 2-needle: all lines connecting the curve (pattern A)

Punch holes
With eyelet tool 1.8mm: small gray circle (pattern A and B)
With eyelet too 2.4mm: big gray circle accord (pattern A)


The step is very important! Fold the fold line with ruler.


glue with tape, then hole two layers


Cutting
Cut along line with knife and iron ruler. (pattern A)
Cut along 2-needle, 3-needle perforations (pattern A)


Perforatin and embossing on grid

With perforating tool 1-needle, embossing tools small and extra small ball and Multi grid 06: according to pattern (pattern A)

With perforating tool 1-needle bold, embossing tool small ball , embossing and perforating grid straight A4: according to pattern (pattern B)

Embossing
With embossing tool star: between perforations, you can see (13)
Cutting
Cut along 1-needle blod perforations. (pattern B)

How to use brads ? it is not easy with hand because the bag is small, You can see the easy way (14)a~e , of course you can use plastic needle and base.


This step is very very very important!
Fold all fold lines, but don't too heavy, remenber !

Put on the ribbon and fix the handle with brads.


Tie to a bow, this is a lovely small bag.
the size: 7cm, 9.5 cm and 3.5cm.

The side photo.
Do you want to do more cute bags? There are 20 different bags im my book, all of them are very cute, you can see them at http://www.amanda-craft.com.tw/books.aspx?Id=1

10/03/2009

3D keyring

You can download free pattern at http://www.amanda-craft.com.tw/

General
Pattern A and C are made of ordinary parchment paper.
PatternC is made of pvrchment paper red.

Perforatin and embossing on grid
With perforating tool 1-needle bold, embossing tool extra small ball , embossing and perforating grid straight A4: according to pattern (pattern A and B)
With perforating tool 1-needle, Multi grid 04: according to pattern (pattern C)

Embossing
With embossing tool small ball: the drops inside the perforations of 1-needle bold (pattern A)
With embossing tool extra small ball: lines (pattern C)

Cutting
Cut out gray area, cut along 1-needle and 1-needle bold perforations.


pattern A and B are finished!


Pattern C are finish! You can see how to make flower of grid at http://amanda-craft.blogspot.com/2009/08/grid-flower-with-step-by-step.html


Glue flowers on pattern B!



Glue pattern B on back of pattern A.


Fold the fold line.



Fold another fold line.


Glue them together. Tweezers are suggested to use.


adjust the work to the arch!



Put the work into 3D keyring and covered with lid.!


We havedifferent patterns on two sides of the 3D keyring!