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truly hope that you find this craft fun and easy to do. Volume 1 was a
great success and there were so many requests for other designs to be made.
So...now there is Volume 2! There is
no need for any tools other than some triangle trays along with the pattern and mylar to place the design on. Once you
create the pattern in metals or crystals or a combination of both, all you
do is place the entire design on your fabric and iron the it on to whatever
fabric you want...in a matter of minutes. The book is great to travel with
as you don't need a lot of supplies and you can work on the project for as
much time as you have then cover it and put it away at any time to wait for
more free time. Please note that there is no embroidery involved with
these projects and are perfect for children to do. You can then iron
the designs on for them.
If
you have an idea for a design that you would like to see in a future volume
of Dot to Dot...Crystal to Crystal, please let me know. If there are
several request for the same thing, you can be sure that it will be in an
upcoming issue. Below is a small picture of each of the designs in the
volume. Most designs have been made in both metals and then again in
crystal but, whichever you choose to use, the list of what it will take to
create the design is also listed on the page with the pattern. Many of
the designs are also in two different sizes. Some designs are as small
as 1 inches and then the tree is 9 inches tall.
I
have discovered an easier way to place the crystals and metals and it is
fully described in the books, but basically, all you need it s ball point
pen...even one that has run dry and some bees wax from your local craft
store. Place a small piece of bees wax on the end of the pen and pick
up the crystal...then touch it down to the mylar. You don't even have
to struggle with tweezers! Tweezers are still good to have on hand if
you need to reposition one or two pieces.
For your convenience, Tweezers, Triangle Trays and Mylar have all been
listed below, but the crystals and metals can be purchased on the following
pages:
Hot Fix Swarovski Crystals
Hot Fix Metals |
