The Craft Cafe 2014

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WELCOME TO THE CRAFT CAFE

THE CRAFT CAFE IS A PLACE FOR YOU TO COME AND EXPRESS YOUR CREATIVITY AND ENJOY UNIQUE AND IMAGINATIVE DIY PROJECTS created for you by a collection of International Craft bloggers.

Enjoy this curation of projects from 2014. You can view the archive on heart handmade uk. #craftcafe

THE PROJECTS

a preview of our 2014 projects

DIY GOLD CANDLE

VOTIVES WITH CAFENOHUT

Candles help to create an amazing cozy atmosphere that is so important for the holidays.

Have a look at this Christmas candle holder idea that you can make yourself or for your loved one to give as a Christmas gift...

What you need for this project; . Glass cups . Transparent paper . Gold paper . Scissors . Puncher . Glue . Candles

Place the glass cup on the transparent paper, draw from edges and cut out the glass cup template.

Wrap your transparent paper around glass cup and combine the edges by glue. Trim off any excess paper around the edges of the glass cup with sharp scissors.

And then, prepare gold paper shapes with hole puncher, star puncher and by your hand...

Glue your gold paper shapes onto the glass cups which are covered transparent paper.

Your candle holders are ready making gift wrap.

Do It Yourself

christmas

DECORATIVE BRANCH TREE

You will need: Big Branch Plant Pot Expanding Foam Decorations!

Centre your branch in your pot & add foam

I painted my branch white to match my dining room! For photographs, I should have kept it natural! When dried, decorate!

DIY

JINGLE BELL

GIFT WRAP WITH GHIRLANDA DI POPCORN

You need: Little bells Wrapping paper Christmassy cardboard tag Baker’s twine Scissors Tape

Wrap your package up with a stripped wrapping paper, scissors and tape.

Thread the bells into the twine switch between red and white bells.

Tie a knot to fix the bells as a jingle bell. Wrap the baker’s twine around the package and do a knot.

Thread a christmassy tag into the twine and do another knot to fix it.

Cut the excess twine.

Insert the ‘jingle ball’ under the package twine and do two knots to fix the ball over the tag and over the knot made before. Cut the excess twine leaving a few inches as decoration and that’s it!

Cupcake Stand

You Will Need: Wooden Candlestick Wooden Disk Glue Paint (Not pictured Brush (not pictured) Assorted trims (not pictured)

Grab a pencil and a ruler and draw a cross on the understide of your disk. The cross will help you to centre the candlestick when you’re glueing!

I drew around the candlestick to give me a rough guide when I was going to be adhering them together. The glue was wet enough to move the disk around until it was centred.

Get glueing!

If you flip your cupcake stand up, you will know immediately if your disk is off centre as it will lilt on its own. I was able to wiggle the disk until it was completely centred. I flipped it back around and pressed down to ensure the glue adhered properly.

I grabbed some chalk paint for my first stand, the second stand (pictured in the first image above), was painted using pearl pink paint by docrafts.

After your paint dries, you will need to sand any rough brush strokes and then wax or varnish.

Now is the time to choose your favourite trims and glue them around the edge of the disk.

Contributors!

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