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| Jute Flower Key Holder |
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Add caption |
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| Burlap Roses |
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| Pearl Mat roofing |
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| Resin Embellishment |
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| Clay Butterfly |
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| Jute Roses |
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| Chipboard Peacock |
The peacock is a chipboard embellishment I heat embossed in "sparkling snow" WOW embossing powder and dressed up with shimmering colored pearls[ again part of my win from Pamelia...I am constantly amazed at the generosity of crafters!]
In front of my gate is a magical glittery border of silver leaves and flowers dotted with tiny sparkling rhinestones [ which were part of a nail art sticker set!]
One wall of the house has a bird house [ again heat embossed with sparkling snow] on a PoppyStamps swirly curl border die cut [ I just love this die I had won long back from Poppystamps and keep on using it in so many projects]
And of course a bird house needs a bird doesnt it! [Again a handmade gift from Pamelia]
Another handmade jute rose with a different style of jute leaf
And this is the key-holder before I dressed it all up!
The white winged heart beside my burlap rose was made using white glue sticks and a silicon mold.
Now coming to the Jute Rose tutorial
Materials Required
Now I am sharing a photo of my favorite Paper cutter which is a guillotine cutter by Deli. I have had so many crafters mail me and even call me up regarding guidance on the "best" paper cutter.
You can follow this link to my detailed post on Paper Cutting Tools ...just reiterating my love for the "guillotine" here as this baby can cut a variety of thick materials like jute sheets in no time! I bet no "trimmer" can do that! And dont be scared by the name "guillotine" though the blade is sharp there is a safety latch which allows you to safely store this cutter! And lastly .....No, I am not associated with "Deli" or any stores which might be selling this brand of guillotine paper cutter !
I cut up an A 4 size jute sheet into 2 x 2 inch squares just to make my die cutting quicker! If you are going to be hand-cutting your flowers you dont have to do this!
I used a design in the hugely popular Tim Holtz Sizzix BigZ Tattered Florals die to make the roses in this project. You can actually adapt it to any other design!
You need to cut only need 2 flowers to make one Burlap Rose and believe me I made all the Jute Roses in this project using a single A 4 sheet of Jute...isnt that crazily economic!
The above picture shows how I cut tear drop petals from the leftover part of my die cut flower.
Yeah not only do I like to really stretch my craft supplies [though jute is not very expensive ]but the corners of those squares really help one to cut "teardrop" petal shapes!
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| Glitter Foam Craft |
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| Chipboard Birdhouse |
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| Clay Bird |
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| Jute Rose |
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| MDF Keyholder |
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| Resin Angel |
All the bits of glittering silver leaves and tiny flowers popping up at different places were cut using the Memory Box Spring Border die.
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| Jute Roses |
Now coming to the Jute Rose tutorial
Materials Required
- Laminated Jute sheets- you need to use the laminated ones like I did in an earlier Jute flower tutorial otherwise your roses would be frayed !
- Scissors or a BigZ cutting die if you have a die cutting machine [ thin dies wont cut the thick jute]
- Glue Gun - I have found that the glue gun is the fast and best adhesive for Jute.Other glues are simply messy and will test your patience!
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Deli Cutter in action |
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| Jute Squares |
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| Die cutting with Big Shot |
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| Jute Flowers |
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| Burlap Rose tutorial |
Yeah not only do I like to really stretch my craft supplies [though jute is not very expensive ]but the corners of those squares really help one to cut "teardrop" petal shapes!
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
To make a rose you need 3 tear drop petals in addition to the 2 whole flowers
Use your scissors to cut between 2 petals to reach the center of one flower as shown above
From the other flower cut out a petal
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Jute Rose center tutorial |
Stick the 3 petals you had cut earlier around this center [ sorry no pic of this step but you can see how it looks in a later photo.
Apply hot glue to a petal adjacent to the slit on the flower you had cut earlier and stick the adjacent petal over it
On the 2nd flower too ,apply glue to the petal adjoining the cut out area and stick the adjoining petal over it .
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
You will get 2 cup shaped flowers with 5 and 4 petals respectively
Apply a bit of hot glue to the larger flower and stick the smaller one inside it.
Stick the central bud inside using hot glue and your rose is done....Easy wasn't it ?
For those of you who dislike using the hot glue gun because of the inevitable burning while crafting ...the best part of this tutorial is that since jute is such a thick material even clumsy , "in a hurry" crafters like me can avoid burnt fingers!
Well now I have to show you the actual Key Holder part !
Inside the Keyholder , I added a couple of funky elements like a silver cloud [ with more pearls!] , a glass butterfly , a metal butterfly charm, paper roses and more jute roses.
In keeping with the upcoming festive season, I added a hanging silver ornament! And in the center you can see my favorite PoppyStamps swirly curl border die cut too!
I hope you liked my Jute Rose tutorial and all the pearls and little tidbits I added to this Shabby Chic project!
Supplies :Embossing Powder : WOW Sparkling Snow
Dies : Memory Box Spring Border , Memory Box Cloud , PoppyStamps swirly curl border , Spellbinders Gilded Gate ,Spellbinders Curved Borders 2 , Cheery Lynn butterfly, Sizzix BigZ Tattered Florals , Marianne Designs Anja Leaf 1, Marianne Designs Anja Leaf 3, Provocraft Leaf Die
Key-holder, Laminated Jute sheets, Rhinestone- Pearl Border stickers , Pearl Stickpin ,Peacock Chipboard Embellishments,Resin Embellishments,White Glue sticks used to make winged heart embellishment,Glitter Foam,Pollen, Big Shot- Itsy Bitsy
Bird House Chipboard Embellishments, Paper Roses, Pearl Mat ,Metal Charms, Flat back Heart Pearls - Raja Market, Bangalore
Deli Guillotine Paper Cutter- Staples Bangalore [now closed]
Colored Pearls, Clay Bird and Clay Butterfly- from Pamelia
Edited : This project was Designer Spotlight at Simon Says Challenge Glossy theme
It was also chosen as Top 3 at the Scrap and Craft Inspiration Shabby Chic Challenge
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Burlap Rose Tutorial |
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| Glitter Foam Ornament |
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| Altered Key holder |
Dies : Memory Box Spring Border , Memory Box Cloud , PoppyStamps swirly curl border , Spellbinders Gilded Gate ,Spellbinders Curved Borders 2 , Cheery Lynn butterfly, Sizzix BigZ Tattered Florals , Marianne Designs Anja Leaf 1, Marianne Designs Anja Leaf 3, Provocraft Leaf Die
Key-holder, Laminated Jute sheets, Rhinestone- Pearl Border stickers , Pearl Stickpin ,Peacock Chipboard Embellishments,Resin Embellishments,White Glue sticks used to make winged heart embellishment,Glitter Foam,Pollen, Big Shot- Itsy Bitsy
Bird House Chipboard Embellishments, Paper Roses, Pearl Mat ,Metal Charms, Flat back Heart Pearls - Raja Market, Bangalore
Deli Guillotine Paper Cutter- Staples Bangalore [now closed]
Colored Pearls, Clay Bird and Clay Butterfly- from Pamelia
Edited : This project was Designer Spotlight at Simon Says Challenge Glossy theme
It was also chosen as Top 3 at the Scrap and Craft Inspiration Shabby Chic Challenge
