Colourcraft Easter Egg Wreath With Brushos

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I am back with an Easter make using Brusho Crystal Powders to dye canvas these bright colours.

I used a 30cm wicker wreath as the base and then cut out 7 canvas shapes using an egg shaped nesting die.  I then dyed them spring colours using Lemon, OST Blue, Lime Green and Rose Red Brusho Crystal Powders.

Next i used cheap felt and cut out 7 egg shapes again for the back. Next stitch and stuff the eggs before decorating with lace and felt embellishments. 

I bought a few bunches of silk flowers and pulled the heads off. I then glues them in between the gaps using a glue gun.

I added other embellishments to the eggs too before tying ribbon to the top of the wreath so it can be hanged up.

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Trimcraft Christmas Dovecraft Essentials Advent Calender

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I am back with my first Christmas project of the year. Yep it's that time again when all the Christmas stuff comes out before Summer ends. I wanted something i could keep and reuse this time so the advent calendar came to mind.

                I simply cut  the stars out of red felt using a star shaped nesting die and hand stitched them together leaving a pocket at the top so i can put things inside. 

I used black craft foam and the First Edition Numbers die set to add the date on. I used red ribbon i had in my stash which i needed to start using up instead of hording. 

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Easter egg decorations tutorial

Hi everyone

as Easter approaches i decided to make some decorations for an Easter tree. to start with i am going to quickly explain how to make these felt egg hanging decorations which could also be sewn on to ribbon of twine and made into a garland.

 To start with you will need a selection of felt, i recommend the Dovecraft essentials felt packs as they are cheap at around £2 a pack for 8 A4 sheets of felt which are a nice soft material and not the hard acrylic like some of the cheaper brands. you can get packs of nearly every color from bgpaynecrafts.co.uk  for £1.59 a pack of course i got a bit trigger happy with the add to cart button.

 I used a Xcut egg nesting die as these cut through material and is a lot quicker then cutting by hand. If you do not own a die cut machine then i have a template you can print out and use instead. visit http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/easter-templates and get it directly from the site.

so basically i cut two of each color and on one i glued a ribbon loop to hang the egg up with.i then hand stitched around the egg and left a gap to put the stuffing in. I know the toy stuffing can be expensive so i use the stuffing out of a cushion. you can get these from the pound shops. i finished off my decorations with buttons and resin flowers.

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