Crafts Beautiful September 2016: A Digital Sample

ISSUE 296 SEPTEMBER 2016

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IDEAS WITH CARD AND PAPER

SEPTEMBER EVERY ISSUE 12 OVER TO YOU 14 YOUR REALLY USEFUL CRAFT TIPS

26 INSPIRATION FOR

SEPTEMBER 32 AT HOME WITH JULIE & WENDY 38 TAKE ONE DIE 48 NET SAVVY 70 ASK THE EXPERTS 112 COMING NEXT MONTH 122 BEHIND THE CAMERA

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CARDS & PAPER

52 GADGET INSPECTOR

17 5 WAYS WITH...

53 PARTY TIME

PAPER FOLDING

Make fruity gifts for loved ones

30 FEEL BETTER

Craft a floral pick-me-up greeting

43 FOXY KEEPSAKES

Have fun with all the colours of the rainbow

57 WARM WISHES

Send a paper posy to a friend on their special day

59 BACK TO SCHOOL

Celebrate a birthday with woodlands treats

46 FLOWER POWER

We take a look at the Gemini machine

Add personal touches to die-cut gift cards

Score top marks with a savvy stationery set

87 JUST A NOTE

Send your letter in a handmade envelope

54 CREATE & CRAFT 81 WHAT’S ON SCREEN

Catch up with the exciting world of Create and Craft

82 EVERY DAY EASY

Have a good time with this party-themed card

83 CRAFT CHAMPION

Become a crafting pro with our tips and buys

84 C&C SHOWS YOU HOW

Join Disney™ pals as they zoom into Christmas

PEOPLE & PLACES 23 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WI

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Get the latest goss from the Women’s Institute

29 CRAFTING FRIENDS

Becca and Teri are two pals who opened a yarn shop togther

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62 STITCH

66 UPCYCLE CHALLENGE

Turns sports equipment into works of art

73 RAINBOW DRESS

Create an adorable, bright frock for a little one

78 TINY TOADSTOOLS

Think fairy tales with these polka dot gifts

100 BAKING FRIENDS

Give your chef kitchen kudos with these makes

104 LITTLE CHARMERS

Work magic with glitter fabric to create accessories

105 SWEET DREAMS

Make a tooth fairy pillow and lavender set

LEARN & MAKE

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24 ELIZABETH MOAD QUILLS

Create a very stylish Art Deco set

34 COLETTE SMITH’S MASTERCLASS

Iris fold a charming cherry greeting

50 SARA NAUMANN’S MASTERCLASS

BAKING

21 TREAT YOURSELF

Add colour and texture to your cards by blending

76 PAINTED POPPIES

BROWSE & BUY

Learn how to watercolour paint a flower

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We explore the magical world of Roald Dahl

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54 DESIGNER CHALLENGE!

Our crafters create gorgeous gifts using Duck Tape

62 FANCY FLORALS

Paint floral designs onto china and card with Posca Pens

102 GARDEN PARTY

Brush up on your painting and decoupage skills

7 HOW TO USE YOUR FREE GIFT

Get set for autumn with a yummy themed sponge

JEWELLERY 89 BEAD BOUTIQUE

COLOUR & PAINT

68 WOODLAND BAKE

FAB FREEBIES & PRIZES

Celebrate the great outdoors with beads and bangles

91 BIRDCAGE PENDANT

Embrace the vintage trend with an antique-style piece

96 PARTY SPARKLE

Fall for twinkly teardrops and iridescent beads

99 JEWELLERY SCHOOL

Get the low-down on how to start making jewellery

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Get creative with your Fly-Away Home dies

28 WIN SCANNCUT MACHINES We’ve got two Brother CM900 gadgets up for grabs

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How to use your FREE

Fly-Away Home Dies

These cards made using our free dies will make your heart flutter in delight!

A little birdie told me...

Use your avian dies by piecing together lots of pretty papers. Simply die-cut one or two of each motif in different shades, then pop out the excess from the main one and add in the elements from the other colours. You can also trim card and stick it behind the shapes – this works well on very small gaps such as the ones on top of the birdhouse.

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We show you how to use them with a video tutorial!

Just a Little Note

Mount pink papers onto a blank, then glue on two strips of paper.

Die-cut a birdhouse from different card shades and assemble as shown. Fix onto a circle, then secure it and a sentiment to the front.

Blue Bird

Cover blue card, 11.5cm square, with patterned papers. Fix a ribbon over the join, then mount onto a blank larger than the panel.

Decorate with a bird, cloud, sentiment, bow and gems.

Picket Fence

Matt paper onto a blank, 10cm x 14cm. Make clouds, sun, fence and grass, then assemble onto a blue panel as shown. Add a birdhouse, then adhere the section to the blank.

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Out & About

September highlights

To download the instructions for all the makes featured on this page go to thewi.org.uk/what-we-do/craft

WELCOME TO OUR COLUMN WHERE CLARE SPENDER, THE NFWI CRAFT ADVISER, SHARES THE LATEST GOINGS-ON AT THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

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ello September - one of my favourite months! Welcome back cosy evenings in front of the fire with my knitting and a cuppa. It’s also the perfect time to start planning those special handmade Christmas gift ideas for my nearest and dearest. With this in mind, I ordered a wood burning tool, some wooden discs and began to practice pyrography. After a few hesitant goes and a some rather odd looking marks, I started to really see the creative potential of this traditional technique.

I love the patterns the tool made, plus the sound of burning wood is really satisfying! (However, do sit in a well-ventilated room as it can be a little smokey!) I’m now moving onto larger projects and have added pyrography to my list of potential handmade gifts.

So go on, try out a new craft and enjoy the autumn evenings that are heading our way.

Worth sharing...

THE LATEST EVENTS AND CAMPAIGN NEWS STRAIGHT FROM WI HQ

WHAT WE ARE MAKING THIS MONTH...

Nature’s Way Guest speaker Bob Flowerdew from Gardener’s Question Time, will be one of the star attractions at a Sustainable Gardening Day held in the Ferris Room at Denman College on the 28th September.

Learn how to grow flowers and veg, whilst turning your plot in to a haven for bees and insects.

Priced, £30 with refreshments and lunch included.

Pretty printed papers are my go-to favourite when I’ll feeling in need of inspiration.

It’s a great way to start card making and themed kits are easy to find online or in craft shops. You can add your own style by snipping and layering different elements to create unique cards.

Denman Diary 10th September 2016 Birthday Bonanza – Day School: Enjoy creating some beautiful hand stamped cards and gift boxes for friends and family at this fun workshop.

15th September 2016 Mixed Media Cards: Learn how to make unique greeting cards using paper, sheet music, old books, lace and photos to suit for any occasion.

Friends Reunited 26th September 2016 Cake Decorating: From celebration cakes to sugar craft, perfect your baking skills the WI way on this indepth tutorial.

See our range of courses at wicraftschool.com

Pat Lumsdale’s Patchwork Reunion workshops are always a hit with members; they meet once a year at Denman to catch up and finish (or start) projects together. At a recent gathering, Sue Ensor from the WI Warwickshire Federation got the chance to put the final touches to her patchwork quilt under Pat’s expert guidance. Watch out for Quick Strip Reversible Quilt from 10th October, 2016.

TO FIND YOUR LOCAL WI... Use the postcode search tool at thewi.org.uk where there’s a list of federations and details on how to make contact with your local WI adviser.

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On The Mend Craft a floral pick-me-up with Kitty Frampton’s greeting

b Dies, My Favorite Things, Dienamics, Build-able Bouquet b Stamps: My Favorite Things, Build-able Bouquet, Pure Innocence Steeped In Love b Card, various colours b Paper, Carta Bella It’s A Boy, Dots & Stripes b Markers, Copic b Inks b Ribbon, lilac b Button b Twine b Pearls, self-adhesive b Foam pads See the shopping list below

Perk Up Card

1 x 29cm, and fold along

Cut white card, 10.5cm

the width. Position so the fold line is at the top and glue lime green spotty paper, 10cm x 14cm, onto the front.

Mount turquoise polka dot paper, 8cm x 12cm, onto a strip of white card, 8.5cm x 12.5cm, and glue onto the main card. Affix mint checked paper, 5cm x 9cm, onto white card, 5.5cm x 9.5cm, then stick this horizontally across the turquoise.

Stamp an image onto white card, 5.5cm x 9cm, and tint using Copic markers. Mount onto layers of mint and turquoise, then attach to the main card using foam pads. Tie a lilac bow and glue to the top left, then thread twine through a button and glue onto the bow centre.

Use lilac and purple inks to stamp flowers, and cut out using the co-ordinating dies. Arrange around the bottom left and affix using foam pads.

For the sentiment, stamp ‘Hoping You Perk Up Soon’ on white card, mount on lilac, then attach to the main card with foam pads.

Attach two self-adhesive pearls. CB

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Crafts Tip If you don’t have any floral stamps, you can add paper flowers to create a 3-D alternative

4 Go Shopping My Favorite Things stamps and dies,

mymumscraftshop.co.uk

Carta Bella It’s A Boy paper pad, papermaze.co.uk

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beautiful crafts-beautiful.com We’ve got a selection of autumnal finds that you’ll simply ‘fall’ for!

Jammy treats to sew at home!

MORE FREEBIES TO GET CRAFTY WITH crafts-beautiful.com/free-downloads Create our cross-stitch jam set happythought.co.uk Easy fox mask template to make clementinecreative.co.za Free printable watermelon party invites somethingturquoise.com DIY watercolor banner to piece together

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Ahoy there! Set sail and get colouring in this free illustration from Gulliver’s New Travels

by James Gulliver Hancock (£5.99, Pavilion Books). crafts-beautiful.com/free-downloads

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Artcuts have an adorable bird house kit that’s perfect for turning into a sweet embellished decoration. Consisting of three parts made from beautiful, smooth birch wood, they look great tinted with inks, paints or decoupaged. Artcuts have a great video tutorial on their website on how to add pretty Chiyogami papers onto blanks, so check it out! They also have a range of natural jute string for hanging your trinket, with plenty of colours to match your scheme.

BLOG OF THE MONTH crafts-beautiful.com/blog

We love toys, and we can’t wait for you to hop online and check out our Gorgeous Dolls That Toy With Our Hearts blog post!

Stitching

Easy-Sew rainbow dress Create an adorable frock with cap sleeves in bright fabric for a little one

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Shop & Create

Stag night

Woodland trail Handmade teardrop pendant in Ice Leaf 3.6cm x 6.6cm, £2.50, josyrose.com

We’ve used the image of a stag, with magnificent curved antlers as the inspiration for a statement wirework collar and you can create your very own too!

Head to crafts-beautiful.com to download the project.

Filigree bead leaf-shaped caps 12mm, 69p per pack of six, josyrose.com

Rose gold plated brass acorn charm 9mm, £2.52, beadsdirect.co.uk

All natural

Celebrate the great outdoors with beads and bangles galore “There’s nothing like a country walk to inspire your jewellery making” Carolyn Kirkpatrick, Deputy Editor

Pro Econflex™ Wire from Soft Flex® Company is a brand new craft and beading wire.

Available in two colours and diameters it’s both strong and flexible, as it’s made with 49 strands of stainless steel. To see the product in action head to Youtube to watch a short video http://bit.ly/proecono or to get your hands on some check out softflexcompany. com

Park life Opaque leaf bead in Olive, 6p each, spellbound.co.uk

Gold plated brass bird and leaf charm £1.50, beadsdirect. co.uk

Tree of Life Tag Charm Pendant silver plated, £1.80, beadhouse.co.uk

New product!

SHOP OF THE MONTH: ECLECTIC SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY & DESIGN

This independent school offers a wide range of high quality courses in jewellery making. Their Birds of a Feather Winter Sun Metal Clay Retreat will be from 16th-23rd February 2017 in central Mexico and they would love you to join them! Learn metal clay techniques for bird inspired projects, while you experience Mexico’s splendid pre-Colombian heritage and culture. Email monicaweber.butler@ me.com for further information. esjd.co.uk

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Little charmers

Work your magic with glitter fabric to create accessories fit for a princess!

Sta rt wi t h ... b Glitter Fabric Sheets, Pastel Sugar Pink, Pastel White AB b Satin ribbons: Baby Pink, Shocking Pink Polka Dot, 25mm; Pale Pink, 3mm b Lame ribbon, Silver, 7mm b Ric rac, pink, 5mm DiamantĂŠ Rhinestone Crystal Flower Button, 11mm b Hair clips b Dowel b Embroidery thread, pink b Glue gun See the shopping list below

Glitter Bows

1 to cut out bow pieces

Use the templates provided

from glitter fabric. Bring the end tabs of the strip with the rounded corners to the centre, wrong sides together, then fix in place using a glue gun.

Attach the bow to the fishtail strip, glitter side up.

Add glue to the centre of the bow, then wrap pink 25mm ribbon around twice. Fold the end over and secure it to the back of the bow.

Fix the top of a closed hair clip to the back of the accessory at either end, then carefully open it while it dries. Sew a diamantĂŠ button to the centre of the bow. For an alternative look, swap the glitter fabric colours and opt for spotty ribbon instead. CB

2 3 Fairy Wand Wrap pink ribbon around a dowel, 30cm, then glue the end around the base.

Cut and fix ribbons to the top of the rod. Trim two stars from glitter fabric.

Adhere the top of the dowel to the inside of one star, then secure the other on top. Blanket stitch around the edges to finish.

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Go Shopping Find the materials you need to make these projects at josyrose.com

Last Word

Behind the

CAMERA

This month Stephanie Weightman gets cracking on her Christmas cards

MY TREAT THIS M ONTH… I’v

e s plurged on some gorgeous quilt s for the festive season , and I’m al ready plan ning the gingerbread m an to put on the tree !

Something I’ve learned...

This month, I’ve treated myself to the Wilton Readyto-Use Gum Paste and had a lovely time creating beautiful flowers for my cakes, as it’s so easy to use. My next challenge is to make little snowmen, spruces and festive decorations for the Christmas cake! I can’t wait to experiment a bit more.

MY CRAFT TIPS

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y new favourite pastime is creating all sorts of Christmas cards and home decs, using the wonderful Tattered Lace Christmas Melded dies and their demi-frames. The new collection makes it incredibly easy to create stunning luxury cards. I say it’s never too early to make a start on your Yuletide makes, and the earlier you begin, the more time you have to try everything out. I might just try to print the Charisma Robin onto fabric with the Terial Magic and create some seasonal baubles.

Hot Product The Rolling Tote Bag by Tattered Lace, priced £139.99, is the perfect way to take your craft room with you wherever you go! It folds flat and has 20 storage pockets in a range of sizes, perfect for all your crafting accessories.

Also, because the pouches are interchangeable and removable, you can pick and choose which you use on your travels. Visit createandcraft.tv

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FAVE THING!

The Baby Blue die-cutting machine is perfect for crafting on the move.

Pop this chic little gadget into your handbag or tote and craft with family and friends.

Look what I made!

Just recently, I made a wonderful card using the gorgeous new Disney Christmas Frozen collection.

I used the Frozen backing paper and added some glitter and gems for that extra-special touch.

The Disney characters have also been layered to gorgeous effect.

I hope you like the card as much as I do!