Yarn Numbers

I created these yarn table numbers for my own wedding back in October last year. What with it being an autumn wedding I liked the idea of using yarn to create the numbers as a nod to the cooler weather and a good excuse to play around with creating fab woolly table numbers.

It is a very simple idea and an easy thing to do if you want to create something a bit different. And I don't think they have to be limited to table decorations!

Materials that you need: card, scissors or scalpel, yarn (colour of your choice), glue (I used a glue gun), tape, pen (if you're hand drawing your number), wooden skewers

Start by setting out your numbers, I roughly sized them to be 10cm high. Either draw freehand on the card or print out a number in a font of your choice. I choose a bolder sans font as you want them to be quite chunky. Cut out a pair, stick the two together leaving a gap at the base for the skewer to slide into place. Then you can start to bind the yarn around the number. Using tape to help stick the yarn in place, slowly wind the yarn around. It can be a bit fiddly and don't worry if it starts to look a bit messy, you can smooth the yarn out as you go. When you get to the very end weave the remaining yarn through the back, pull tight and snip off. Then slide the skewer into the gap at the base of the number and you're done!

DIY Marble Paper

Following on from the image I found the other day I decided that I'd give marbling a go!

I found inspiration from a few other blogs out there with the suggestion of using nail varnishes, weird huh, but it actually works a treat and if you have old varnishes lying around then why not make better use of them. It's actually super simple to do this, a tad messy, but then isn't art suppose to be!

Materials that you'll need: Tray, water, nail varnishes, paper, nail polish remover (it gets messy!) and something to swirl the paint about, I used some cocktail sticks.

Then get ready to work fast as the varnishes can set quite quickly when you drop them into the water. I also found that some varnishes contained a plastic content so it would leave a film on the water, but you can scrap this off in between marbling.

Drizzle the varnishes into the water and using the stick, or just gently shake the tray, create your paint patterns and merge the colours together, then lower your paper into the tray, lightly tap it down and slowly peel it off the water to reveal your marbling!

Marbles!

Found this beaut via Pinterest. I've never tried to make marble paper, hmmm I feel another craft day coming on!

Tidy tiles

Check out this amazing tiled wall. It may not be everyone's cup of tea but the colour combination and patternation is perfection.

It's an image taken outside the Sugarhouse Studios (a collaborative events space in East London, built and managed by Assemble). The building combines affordable studio space alongside wood and metal workshops and project space. I say it's just plain cool!