For my video this week, I decided to show the process of making some earrings that I sell on my site www.bassmakes.com. It's not a tutorial per se, but it is how I go about making polymer clay slabs and cutting out earrings.
I like these earrings for the summer- the bright lemons and the deep pink- they are really happy little dangles! Super cute! I didn't show how I made the lemon cane that I use in the slab, but I can do a video about that if anyone wants one.
I was inspired by some scrapbooking paper I saw- I thought "THOSE HAVE TO BE EARRINGS!" And that's how these happened.
ANYWAYS, I hope you enjoy this relaxing video. You'll hear my voice again next video.
I was watching YouTube, you know, as you do during a pandemic, and I came across a tutorial for a Needle book. Looking at my state of needle storage, I thought that was a brilliant idea to coral my pointy things. The tutorial I watched was by Nik the Booksmith Needlebook for Sharp Pokey Things - Tutorial
and I wanted to try and make it my own. Not being a professional book smith, or really good at sewing, I made one anyways! It was not as difficult as I thought. If you want to make on too, here are the details and the video tutorial below.
Here's what you need for the project:
-Design paper or cardstock
- Felt
-Button
-Elastic cord
- Glue
- Scissors
-Paper trimmer (optional)
- Sewing Machine (optional) or needle and thread
- any decorations you want to use (that's the fun part!)
Preparation:
You will need to cut your felt into 3 pieces: 1 piece 6.5" x 4.25" for the booklet, and 2 pieces 1.25" x 2.25" for the needle storage parts.
Then you will need 2 pieces of cardstock for your covers that measure 4" x 3". You can use fabric, but the cardstock makes the booklet "Anti-Poke."
Once you have your pieces cut out, you're ready to put it together! Follow the instructions in the video for step-by-step instructions.
Time for another tutorial! For some reason, the sound in this one is not... great. I'm not sure why; I used the same microphone. Ah, technology. So awesome, and so annoying at the same time.
Just like Quarantine (nice segue?), I made some Happy Mail for people since we're still in Quarantine, and found out that schools will be closed until May 31st 2020 now. However, today there is supposed to be an announcement About the plan to "open up society" again. I have no plans in going out until its safe again. So, there's that.
ANYWAYS, tutorial! I filmed a tutorial on how to make these cards. They are fun to make, and I made a couple of them with some of my paper stash.
Heh, "I don't need therapy, I talk to my plants." Would be funny if it weren't very true of me and my quarantine experience. I even named my plants. When they droop and need water, I call them drama queens. Ah, I have fun.
Here are the materials you will need to make your own Shadowbox cards:
1 piece of card stock cut to 8.5" x 11"
Glue
Scissors
Paper trimmer (not necessary but nice to have)
Scoring board (again, not necessary but nice to have)
Bone folder
Die cuts or stickers to decorate your card
Foam tape
Measurements:
Cut Card stock into 2 pieces, 1- 8.5" x 8.5" and 1- 2.5" x 8.5"
On the 8.5" x 8.5" piece, score on each side at 0.5", 1", 1.5", 2"
Score on 2 opposite side at 2.5" and 6" (these are a cutting guide)
On the 2.5" x 8.5" piece, score at 1", 2" 5" and 8"
Liner pieces for the inside of the card measure 3" x 3" and 3.25" x 3.25"
