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Leah’s Garden

SUPPLIES:
• Clayboard Black 5" x 7"
• Scratch Knife
• Chalk
• Colored Inks (Optional)
• Clayboard Fixative



INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply chalk to the back of the pattern. Use plain white chalk. Place the pattern on the Clayboard Black with the chalk side down and tape it in place. Trace over the guidelines with a pen or pencil.
2. Carefully remove the pattern. Using a scratch tool, lightly scratch over the chalk outline. Blow away residual chalk or wipe gently with a soft cloth. Rubbing too hard will cause the surface to smudge. (see illustration 1)
3. Begin scratching in lines following the contour and shape of the petals, wings, etc. This will define the flow of the objects in the drawing. (see illustration 2)
4. Using the contour lines from step #3 as a guide, fill in more lines so that the finished drawing appears gray and flat. (see illustration 3)
5. Continue scratching in more areas of light as shown in the wings of the butterfly and in the flower petals. This is called shading. To get white, use multiple lines. (see illustration 4)
6. Use colored India Inks™ to paint in color if desired. Don't be afraid to paint outside the lines. Color will disappear over the black areas for clean and precise painting**** add more dimension, scratch back into the colored areas to create highlights and volume.
7. To finish, seal finished artwork with Claybord Fixative and place into a frame! No glass is necessary!


Impish Impulse

SUPPLIES:
• 4 1/2" Bubble Bowl
• Everlasting Elegance®
• Clear Marbles
• Assorted shells
• Small Amount of Greenery (We Used Asparagus Fern)
• Artificial Fish
• Pole Pal Cat (Found in the Garden Department)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Clean bubble bowl with glass cleaner. Glue fern into a shell. Glue a fish to a piece of the fern. Glue into the bubble bowl. Arrange marbles and shells around the shell with the fern.
2. Mix Everlasting Elegance® as directed on the box. Very carefully pour into the bubble bowl. Let cure. Hang the cat on the side of the bubble bowl. If you wish, you can glue the cat in place.

Rustic Christmas

SUPPLIES:
• 4" x 9" Styrofoam® Cone
• Natural Wool Beard
• 18" of Covered Wire
• White Jumbo Loopy Chenille
• Red and White Paper Twist
• 2" Wooden Ball
• Christmas Miniatures
• Green Material Scrap or Felt
• Low Temp Glue Gun and Glue
• Jute Twine
• Small Amount of Polyester Stuffing
• Flesh Colored Paint



INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut 4 pieces of red twist paper, each 16" long. Gently untwist. Glue long edges together side by side. Glue this piece to the cone, allowing 2" to hang past the cone bottom. Fold the 2" over and neatly glue to cover the bottom of the cone. (If needed, trim some away so it will overlap nicely.) At the top of the cone, lightly gather all of the twist paper and fold over forming Santa's cape. Trim edges of cape if needed.
2. Arms: Fold 18" wire in half. Fold back 3" on each end and twist. Cut white paper twist 8" long. Gently untwist. From this, cut two 1/4" wide strips and two 1/2" wide strips. Wrap 1/4" strips around hands, gluing ends. Continue wrapping arms with the 1/2" strips. Cut two 8" strips from red twist paper and gently untwist. Gather end of one strip around hand, letting long length hang out away from hand and arm. Wrap with wire to secure. Repeat for other hand. Fold both sleeves back over hands and wrap with the wire in the center of arm to secure. Glue center of arms to back, under cape at the very top. Glue jumbo loopy chenille along bottom of coat and up the center of the coat, around the edges of sleeves and along the bottom of the cape.
3. Glue wooden ball to top of the cone. Paint flesh color around face area on wooden ball. Cut two 5" pieces of red paper twist and gently untwist. Overlap and glue the long edges, forming a tube. Cut natural wool into 3" pieces for hair and beard. Glue in place. Fluff. Glue a small piece in place for mustache. Glue one end of the tube on top of the head. Glue other end forming a point. Glue jumbo loopy chenille around the rim of the hat and on point. Cut a 5" x 6" piece of green material. Glue short ends together to form a 6" long tube. Overlap and glue one end to form bottom. Stuff bag with polyester stuffing. Tie with jute twine. Glue Christmas miniatures in the bag opening. Glue bag to hand. Glue another mini toy to other hand.

Dazzle Cushion Cover

SUPPLIES:
• Arty's® Silk Cushion Cover
• Rainbow Rock® Dazzle Dye:
--- Yellow
--- Turquoise
• Small tub for dyeing
• Table Salt
Note: This project will use only about 1/4 - 1/2 of each bottle of dye. The dyes last about 2 weeks. Keep in a cool dark place. The soda ash fixer lasts indefinitely.
DIRECTIONS:
1. The Dazzle Dyes each come with two small (1 Tbsp.) packets of soda ash fixer. Dissolve one packet into three cups of warm water. Soak cushion cover in the solution for 20 minutes. Remove from solution and squeeze out excess moisture.
2. Fill each dye bottle halfway with warm water; replace cap and shake gently to mix. Make a salt water solution of 4 tsp. salt to 1/2 cup warm water. Fill the dye bottles with the salt water solution.
3. Crumple the cushion cover into a small tub or dish. Dot on the Yellow dye first, then the Turquoise dye. Let the colors blend and mix. Turn the cover over (keeping it crumpled) and apply dyes to the other side.
4. Cover the cushion cover lightly with plastic wrap and let set 4-8 hours. Rinse in several changes of cool water, until the water rinses clear. Allow to air dry.

Baby Bibs
SUPPLIES:
• Uchida® DecoFabric Markers
• Backstreet® Fabric Stamps
• Baby Bibs
DIRECTIONS:
1. Wash and dry baby bib. Paint design part of stamp with fabric marker. Stamp design onto bib. Using marker, do all freehand work. Heat set design with iron after paint has dried overnight.
2. Baby Bib A: Baby Things fabric stamp. Yellow, Orange, Blue and Black fabric markers.
3. Baby Bib B: Baby Things fabric stamp and Rag Bear fabric stamp. Brown, Orange, Red, Yellow and Blue fabric markers.
4. Baby Bib C: Heart and Posie and Ladybug fabric stamps. Red, Green, Yellow and Black fabric markers.

Black Handbag
SUPPLIES:
• 3 Rolls - Omega® Espiga Thread No. 18
• Crochet Hook Size G

Legend: ch=chain, sc=single, hdc=half double crochet, ss=slipstitch
DIRECTIONS:
1. Ch40
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain from the hook and in the next 38 ch. Ch1, turn.
Row 2 thru 18: Repeat row 1.
Continue row 18 across side of work, evenly spacing 15 hdc across the end of the 18 rows; there are 3 hdc in each corner.
Continue around with hdc across the bottom of the work, working the same 15 hdc as for the 1st side. Join with a ss in the first hdc of the 18 round.
Work 35 rounds of hdc. Tie off.
2. Handles: Find the center of each short side of the handbag.
Count 15 hdc's to the right of the center stitch. Sc in this stitch.
Continue sc for 29 more stitches. DO NOT CH 1. Turn. Sc across, decreasing 1 sc at the beginning and ending of each row until 5 stitches remain. Sc across the 5 stitches, ch 1, turn, for 45 rows.
Fasten off.
3. Repeat for the other side. Unite ends using a canvas needle.
4. Sc one row around handbag openings beginning with a connecting sc in any stitch. Ss in beginning sc to close.
5. Latch: Crochet a 12" cord. Join ends with a ss and sew to the back of the bag, centered 2" from the top. Center a shank button on bag front 3" from the top. Secure with canvas needle and thread.

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