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22705 Posts Recent Started
Friday, June 30, 2017 at 3:46 PM
Dear users and authors,
do you have any good tips on crafts?
Let me know.

5176 Posts Recent Started
Friday, June 30, 2017 at 5:41 PM
Was mich früher oft vom Basteln nach Vorlagen abgehalten hat, war die Notwendigkeit die Vorlagen auf das Bastelpapier zu übertragen – ich empfand das als zu mühsam und viel zu ungenau. Jetzt, da jeder sich so viele Vorlagen ausdrucken kann wie er braucht, kann man dieses Problem endlich umgehen: Ich schneide alle Vorlagen grob aus, fixiere sie mit Malerkrepp auf dem Bastelpapier, schneide entlang der aufgedruckten Linien und verbinde an den zugeschnittenen Stellen die Vorlage und das Bastelpapier wieder mit dem Malerkrepp. Wenn eine Vorlage noch Schlitze, Faltlinien, Prägemarkierungen u.Ä. hat, dann kann auch das alles direkt durch die Vorlage eingeschnitten, bzw. eingeprägt werden. Ist man mit allem fertig, kann die Vorlage entfernt werden und schon hat man eine Grundform, die weiter bearbeitet werden kann.

2213 Posts Recent Started
Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 8:20 AM
If you want to string beads onto a cord or yarn for your craft project (e.g., a beaded dreamcatcher or a knotted beaded bracelet), here’s a trick to make it really easy:

Thread a piece of sewing thread through a thin sewing needle, fold it in half, and
tie a knot. Now place the crochet yarn in the loop, pick up the beads with the
needle, and slide them over the thread onto the yarn.






Have fun trying it out!

Best regards
Elke

22705 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 2:32 PM
Those are great tips.
Are there any more?

5176 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 6:17 PM
There’s certainly a lot more I could share here, but since I’ve been crafting for many years now, everything has become routine, and it’s possible that I no longer see something as a valuable tip, even though it might be one.
Maybe someone has a specific question about “paper crafts” or is looking for a tip on a particular craft material or a specific step in the process?
Or maybe someone has a paper craft tip for me?

Please let me know here!

4462 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 6:39 PM
I’m not really the crafty type.
When the urge strikes, I do origami.

It’s very important to work very precisely.
So it’s better to take your time than to try to rush through it.

Make the figures in different sizes.
Also, use different types of paper.
Because not every shape works in every size or with every type of paper.

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