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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Guest Designer - Michelle Hollings

Quick and Simple Chenille Flower Embellishment Tutorial

Michelle Hollings for Die Cuts R Us

Quick and Simple Chenille Flower Embellishment Tutorial
By Michelle Hollings for Die Cuts R Us michelles-mbellishments.blogspot.com



Supplies you will need:




Chenille Pipe Cleaner (available at any craft store)
Jumbo Brads- I used a Basic Grey Kioshi collection Stitched Brad
A round object or you can use your fingers (for picture taking purposes I used a Judikins Color duster handle)



1- Wrap your pipe cleaner around your finger or round object one time and bend the lose end around the rest of the pipe cleaner to secure the first loop.



2- Now wrap the pipe cleaner around again in the opposite direction.




3- Wrap the pipe cleaner around again multiple times until you have used the entire length of the pipe cleaner...



this will result in 4 loops if you use the color duster handle and 5 if you use your fingers.





4- Now insert your jumbo brad through the center of your flower and bend back the prongs in such a way that it secures the pipe cleaner in the shape you have created.





Finished- Now you have a finished flower to add to your card.



Here is a card I made using my Chenille Flower.



Supplies Available from Die Cuts R US
Yoga Anya by The Greeting Farm
Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink
Basic Grey Kioshi 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Kioshi Collection Stitched Brads
Memento Die Ink Pad Tuxedo Black
Neenah Classic Crest Solar
Spellbinders Petite Oval and Scallop Oval Dies
GluGlider Pro
Copic Markers:
Face: E000, E11, E21, R20
Hair: E25, E27, E35
Clothes: RV0000, RV10, RV21


Thank you Michelle for putting together such a wonderful tutorial for us. We appreciate your effort and all of those great photos! I know I'll be trying this method and I hope to see some of these sweet little embellies on some future projects.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone...

SMiLES!
GWeN







3 comments:

Margreet said...

that's great Michelle....thanks for your clear tutorial!
xxx Margreet

Silvia said...

Awesome tutorial Michelle! I can't wait to try this. I love to make my own embellishments too. So, this tutorial comes very handy. Thanks girls for all you do and for all the sharing.

Claudia said...

Michelle,
Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial with us. I have lots of these lying around; crafts we've made with my boys. Never thought of making a flower!
Your card is beautiful.

Claudia
Owner-DCRU

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