CleverPatch™ Mother's Day eBook 2019

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4 beautiful craft ideas for Mother’s Day! Contents

Polymer Clay Bracelet.............................................................................. 3 Mum will love showing off her favourite hand crafted polymer clay bracelet.

Macramé Hanging Pot..........................................................................4-5 Now Mum can watch her favourite flowers grow in this beautiful Macramé Hanging Pot.

Confetti Pocket Mirror & Pendant....................................................... 6 A matching set that is sure to make Mum feel special.

Shrink-Me Key Chain................................................................................. 7 This Mother’s Day give Mum a gift she can take with her everywhere she goes.

Activity Templates............................................................................... 8-10 We’ve supplied FREE BLMs just for you! Print them as many times as you like.

We have so many Mother’s Day craft ideas we want to share with you! So come and visit us online!

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Polymer Clay Bracelet Materials: • White Elastic – 30 Metres – 15119 • Wooden Skewers – Pack of 100 – 10014 • CleverPatch™ Polymer Clay – Assorted Pack of 12 – 18796 • Other Materials Required: Scissors & oven

Mum will love wearing her beautiful polymer clay bracelet this Mother’s Day!

1. Select three colours of polymer clay and roll each piece into a coil around 8cm long and 5mm in diameter. Make sure to work the clay well before you start so that it is easy to mould.

2. Twist the 3 colours together, as shown in the image.

3. Roll the clay into another coil and continue twisting and rolling until you reach your desired pattern.

4. While the clay is rolled into a coil, split it in half and roll each piece into a ball.

5. Using a skewer, gently pierce a hole through the centre of each ball. This will be used to thread elastic through in a later step.

6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 until you have a minimum of 12 beads. You can even change the colours of the clay like we did! Bake your polymer clay beads for 15-30 minutes at 100-130 degrees Celsius in a standard household oven. The time needed to harden varies depending on the thickness of your completed design.

7. Thread your beads onto a piece of elastic, ours was 25cm long but the length will depend on the thickness and number of beads. Tie the ends into a double knot and trim any excess elastic. You could also string the beads onto cord and make a necklace!

8. Your bracelet is now ready to gift to Mum on Mother’s Day!

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Macramé Hanging Pot Materials: • Macramé Cord – 4mm x 90m – 18757 • Split Rings – Silver – Pack of 10 – 11186 • Design a Flowerpot – Pack of 4 – 18744 • Other materials required: Scissors, BLM template (page 8), instructional video (YouTube) & a plant

Macramé is the art of knotting cords into a decorative pattern. Click here for a run down on Basic Macramé Knots that will help complete this activity!

1. Cut 6 x 2 metre lengths of macramé cord and use a Cow Hitch to attach each one to a split ring.

2. Take the first 4 cords on the left and tie a Square Knot.

3. Repeat with the middle 4 cords and then finally with the last 4 cords so you have 3 Square Knots in a row.

4. Move the first 2 cords on the left to the side out of the way. Take the next 4 cords and tie a Square Knot.

5. Repeat to create a Square Knot with the next 4 cords leaving the 2 cords on the far right free. You will now have a row of 2 Square Knots under the first row of 3.

6. Move the first 4 cords from the left and right to the side so you are left with 4 cords in the middle. Use these 4 to tie a Square Knot. You have now created the bottom half of a diamond shape!

7. Repeat this process to create more rows of Square Knots using the BLM template (page 8) provided. The rest of the pattern will be 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3. This will end the pattern on the top half of a diamond.

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For a full video tutorial visit our YouTube channel!

Decorate your pot and then plant Mum’s favourite flowers for a beautiful gift she will cherish!

8. The cords should hang loosely in 3 groups of 4 cords. Tie a Square Knot in each group, approximately 25cm from the top pattern.

9. Take the 2 most left and 2 most right cords and bring them together to tie a Square Knot, approximately 6cm below the 3 knots above. This knot will sit at the front of the pot.

10. Moving to the right, take the next 4 cords and tie a Square Knot 6cm below the above knots and then repeat with the final 4 cords. Check that your pot sits nicely in the hanger.

11. Cut an extra 60cm piece of macramé cord. Once happy with the position of the pot, gather all of the cords beneath and use the extra piece of cord to tie a Wrap Knot. Trim the bottom cords to an even length and your hanger is now ready!

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Confetti Pocket Mirror & Pendant Necklace Materials: • Pendant Settings – Silver – Pack of 30 – 18658 • Design Your Own Pocket Mirror – 18711 • Confetti – 15g Pack – 10004 • Chain Nose Pliers – 18864 • Leather Ends – Silver – Pack of 144 – 18819 • Waxed Thread – Bright – Pack of 3 – 13423 • Jewellery Clasps – Silver – Pack of 20 – 12099 • Jump Rings – Silver – Pack of 50 – 11241 • CleverPatch™ Junior PVA Glue – 250ml – 10364 • Other Materials Required: BLM template (page 9) glue brush & scissors

This matching pocket mirror and pendant necklace set is the perfect gift for Mum!

1. Use the BLM template provided on page 9 and cover the two circles in a coat of PVA glue using a brush.

2. Place confetti over the glue and cover the entire surface of both circles. Allow to dry.

3. Cut out both circles. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

4. Apply a small amount of PVA glue onto the flat side of the glass piece from the mirror and stick the larger template onto the back. Repeat this step for the glass pendant piece also.

5. Using a brush, apply a small amount of PVA glue to the inside of the mirror and pendant piece. Then press the glass pieces inside the mirror and pendant and allow to dry.

6. Place the waxed thread in the leather end and use pliers to fold the sides inwards to secure. Adult assistance may be required when using pliers.

7. On one side of the waxed thread, attach a jewellery clasp using a jump ring. Now your pendant and mirror set is ready for Mum!

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Shrink-Me Key Chain Materials: • Shrink-Me Plastic – Clear – Pack of 10 – 18665 • CleverPatch™ Glass & Porcelain Markers Pack of 8 Colours – 13649 • Micador Stay Anywhere™ Permanent Pens Pack of 12 – 14216 • Hole Punch – 18765 • Masking Tape – 18mm x 50m – 11774 • Key Ring & Chain – Pack of 30 – 17140 • Jump Rings – Silver – Pack of 50 – 11241 • Other Materials Required: BLM template (page 10), pliers & scissors

These key chains will be a wonderful keepsake for years to come!

Use the steps below as a guide. You may wish to draw Mum a picture or write her a message on your Shrink-Me Plastic.

1. Have students bring in a photo to make their key chain for mum or take one in class. The photo we used was 9.5 x 12.9cm. Print and cut out the BLM template on page 10. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

2. Cut pieces of Shrink-Me Plastic the same size as your photo and BLM template. Remove the protective plastic from both pieces.

3. Use masking tape to secure the plastic pieces to the photo and BLM. This will make it easier and more secure when tracing the images onto the plastic. Make sure the masking tape is not covering any part of the images you want to trace.

4. Use a permanent fine tip pen to trace around the outlines of your photo and the BLM. Then use CleverPatch™ Glass & Porcelain markers to colour in your designs. You could also use acrylic paints to colour your designs using a fine tip brush. Allow to dry.

5. Using a hole punch, p lace a hole in the top of your traced photo and plastic BLM piece. Following the instructions provided within the Shrink-Me Plastic pack, place your plastic pieces into the oven to shrink. Adult supervision is recommended.

6. Once you have shrunk your plastic pieces and allowed them to cool, place a jump ring through the holes in the top of each piece. Attach the plastic pieces to the key ring & chain via the jump rings. You may need to use pliers to close the jump rings. Your key chain is now ready for Mum!

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Macramé Hanging Pot Use the image below as a guide when creating the top diamond pattern on your Macramé Hanger! Think of the pattern in terms of ‘rows’ to make it easier.

Split Ring

Row 1 – 3 x Square Knots Row 2 – 2 x Square Knots Row 3 – 1 x Square Knot Row 4 – 2 x Square Knots Row 5 – 3 x Square Knots

See how it forms a diamond-like pattern!

Row 6 – 2 x Square Knots Row 7 – 1 x Square Knot Row 8 – 2 x Square Knots Row 9 – 3 x Square Knots

Don’t forget to watch the video on our YouTube channel!

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Confetti Pocket Mirror & Pendant Necklace Use this BLM template to complete the activity on page 6.

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Shrink-Me Key Chain Use this BLM template to complete the activity on page 7.

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