This week's project is a totally unintended project, a plan C, made by necessity. Both plan A and plan B didn't come to fruition because we didn't have the tools needed, so for plan C , we decided to make one of the missing tools! Plan B involved making a box. With the laser alone, we … Continue reading 73: Bevel or Miter Guide
This post resulted from Rebecca of Hugs are Fun asking if a thin piece of acrylic could be bent for a bracelet. Challenge taken, and the answer is yes, it definitely works! My first thought was to try to boil the plastic to heating, like they do to make toothbrush bracelets. This seemed potentially messy … Continue reading 72: Bending Acrylic
Okay, this one has been on the list forever, and it was so easy it almost feels like a cop out. But the results are pretty adorable! Buttons have a history stretching back at least 5,000 years, and are as often decorative as functional. They can be made of nearly anything - wood, plastic, shell, … Continue reading 71: Buttons!
So, during Week 66, I made a disclaimer that the post wasn't really about English Paper Piecing, but rather a platform to talk about how to laser cut paper. This week is about cutting and piecing together fabric - consider yourself forewarned! To "fussy cut" a piece of fabric is to take great care in cutting the … Continue reading 68: Fussy Cut Templates
