Retreat to the Craft

February 2014 www.metrostation.etsy.com Metrobooks

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Retreat to the Craft A fun look book with things to inspire your inner craft!

Contents Metrobooks February 2014 3. “Mushroom Love “ kitsch string art 15. Bad Date 25. Get Stampin! 5. A Royal Seal 16. Manbroidery 26. Bad Hair Clip-art 6.Stacked Teacups Oil Transfers On Paper 17. The Odd Couple 27. Let them eat Cake, schoolhouse pattern 7. Be Mine Textile Art 18. German Scrap collage art 28. A Royal Seal, Bonjour and Couch Potato 8. You’re my Valentine 19. Marbling Paper 29. Phantom of the Opera, Woodstock Revival 9. Woodstock Revival 20. Picasso Stitch and the Odd Couple pattern 10. Phantom of the Opera 21. Encaustic Painting 30. Picasso and Mushroom Love Pattern 11. Secret Admirer 22. Bonjour textile art 31. It all started with a mouse clip-art 13. “Let them eat Cake!” 23. Couch Potato 32. Craft Toolbox 14. Typography 24. Schoolhouse paper cut 33. Basic Embroidery Stitches

Manbroidery Manbroidery Manbroidery Manbroidery

ManBroidery

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This ostrich doesn’t want its plumes plucked for mak-

ing hats and is on the run!

To make this whimsical beast you will need:

Blue and red wool or yarn , black thread, plastic eye.

1. Transfer pattern.

2. Machine sew black thread where indicated on pat-

tern .

3. Stitch body in red and blue alternating rows leaving

bottom in red using the turkey stitch, cut loops to create

shag rug look, fluff to desired thickness.

4. Glue plastic googly eye using a clothespin to secure

until dry.

5. Frame as desired.

Let them eat cake!

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Be Mine Transform vintage valentine graphics

into fabric postcards, stitch to old doi-

lies, or make sweet wall art for this

special holiday.

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