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Tag Archives: Free Projects
Photo Padfolio Project Download from Beth Wheeler
In her new book, Next Steps in Altered Photo Artistry, Beth Wheeler proves that anyone can create stunning quilt art with photos and Photoshop Elements software.
To celebrate the release, Beth has created a free project for the C&T Blog readers. It’s called the “Funky Photo Padfolio.” Click here to automatically download the project attachment.
The project teaches you to turn this:
Into this:
Egg Baskets Project
Here’s a charming new way to way to celebrate springtime!
Making an egg basket is a great project to do with children—have them decorate the “eggs” while you make the basket. After Easter, the basket becomes a handy holder for decorative soaps, candies, or other small items.
National Quilting Day Giveaway!
What? You didn’t know quilters had their very own day? Yep, it is March 21st. Conveniently, it always falls on a Saturday, so don’t worry about hounding your boss for another paid holiday. Here are your answers to some FAQs regarding this fabulous holiday:
1. What is the origin of National Quilting Day?
Who cares? It is a day to give you a perfect excuse to put all other chores and commitments aside and QUILT! Just kidding, The National Quilting Association started National Quilting Day (Continue Reading...)
Canvas Art Book
If you missed Rebekah Meier’s Canvas Art Book at CHA, here it is! By applying her talents as a mixed-media artist and designer to our Ready-to-Go!® Blank Canvas Book 7” x 8” she has created this beautiful Canvas Book that would warm anyones heart. The golden layers are so yummy and blend beautifully.
“Love” the Mini Shadow Box
One of our amazing designers Daniela Costa has applied her passion to this Ready-To-Go Mini Shadow Box. Find her instructions below. Thanks, Daniela!
“Love” by Daniela Costa
Materials: Ready-to-Go!® Blank Board Box 3 3/8” x 3 3/8″ x 1 1/4” Mini Shadow Box Paint Dabbers – Mountain Rose. Pink Sherbet. Gold (designer used Ranger Adirondack) Blue Birds Paper (Hambly) Scrapbook paper Collage Sheet* Cardboard Ranger Stickles – Platinum, Xmas Red Pop dot or paper adhesive*If you’d like a free copy of the Collage Sheet used in this project, (Continue Reading...)
Curious about Hybrid Scrapbooking?
So am I, which is why I was thrilled to come across Barbara Eastwick’s tutorial on rakscraps.com. Barbara used our 6″ x 6″ Accordion Blank Board Bookand listed step by step instructions on how to go from this:
To this finished project:
Can’t wait to see more, Barbara!
Holiday Gift Tags Project
Give your gifts a festive touch with these charming, personalized gift tags. They’re so easy to make using the Ready-to-Go!® 5″ x 3″ Tag-shape Blank Board Book, you can create one for everyone on your list!
Materials
Ready-to-Go!® Blank Board Book 5″ x 3″ Tag 2-Pack Designer paper—background Chalk ink—background Design materials: diecuts, photos, glitter, brads, rhinestones, etc. Ribbon for attaching tag Craft knife Metal-edged ruler Paper adhesive File or sandpaperHappy Birthday, Teacher!
All the kindergarten students were asked to bring a flower and a card for their teacher’s birthday.
I remembered that Sue Astroth did these really fun big cards with our display boards. I asked her to refresh my memory on how she would make it and of course she had a lot of great ideas that she is so willing to share. How lucky are we to have people that we can talk to about craft ideas, sewing, quilting, knitting (Continue Reading...)
Fun Creating Cards and a Cardkeeper
I have a confession to make. I am a serial crafter.
Show me something new with great colors and textures, and I have to make it. Now. Today. I am a sewer, quilter, knitter, scrapbooker, and papercrafter. I love creating handmade gifts, and I rarely keep what I make.
The other night my sister Antoinette and I spent the whole evening crafting. This time we were papercrafting. In 3 hours, we made about 20 cards each.
Postage Stamp Quilt Project
From the book, Color From the Heart by Gai Perry
Once upon a time in America, way before how-to books and design classes were available, women somehow managed to make quilts of remarkable beauty and color. Because it was necessary to use tiny leftover scraps and secondhand fabrics, they unknowingly employed two important rules for successfully combining unrelated fabric prints:
Rule #1: Most fabrics will blend in a pleasing manner if the size of the individual pattern pieces are small (2″ or less).
