Not sure what was going on, but yesterday was NOT a good day. I was emotional, cranky, tired, and just blah. I had to do laundry and basically just sat around most of the day while I waited for loads to need switching. In the afternoon, I finally decided I needed to do something constructive so I picked crafting. I started by picking a new journal out of my pile of empty journals and grabbing some collage items - paper, stickers, washi. I went to work creating a collage journal page that was space themed. It turned out pretty good for my first attempt. Feeling pretty good, I kept up the crafting momentum and tried a new stamping technique. Not sure what it is called, but I learned about it from another Stampin' Up! demo during a watercolor webinar. You use your ink pads and blending brushes to create a background piece on Fluid 100 watercolor paper. You then take a stamp, lightly mist it with water and press it onto the inked background. Hold for a few seconds, lift it off and then stamp it onto a piece of basic white cardstock. Use a paper towel to blot the inked piece and absorb the excess water/ink. Clean your stamp and repeat as much or as little as you would like. I have been wanting to try that technique since I saw it and finally got the chance to play around. It took me forever to find good color combos and I am pretty pleased with the two I came up with.
So the reason I decided to do these keychains is because I saw them here (http://etsyrussianteam.blogspot.com/2011/06/moustache-keychain.html) which I linked to from Pinterest. The only problem with this tutorial is that I couldn't get my sewing machine to cooperate with me and the fabric. It was just too small to sew and it kept shifting and messing up. So I thought about it and decided I could do it by hand. Materials: Scissors, Pen, Adhesive, Fabric, Embroidery Floss, Thread, Template, Sewing Needle, Embroidery Needle I started out by cutting out a mustache template using my Cricut and the Bump in the Night cartridge. I used a heavy cardstock so that I could trace it without too much problem. I then traced the mustache onto the WRONG side of the fabric two times because we will sandwich them together to create the keychain. You will also need to cut a small rectangular piece which will be used to attach the mustache to your keyring. template and mustaches traced on...
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