Diy spun cotton ornaments

Here's a fun tutorial for you: how to make spun cotton mushrooms! These have a great rustic antique look to them, and make lovely ornaments.

Spun cotton is one of our favorite materials for making ornaments because it can be customized in countless ways and is a great base for achieving a wide variety of looks. In this tutorial we explore a variety of simple painting techniques paired with a

Do you love vintage spun cotton ornaments? Me too! The problem with actual vintage ornaments, of course, is that they are difficult to find...

This little squirrel ornament is made with a combination of cotton batting and dryer lint. Top, dryer lint and cotton balls. Center, cotton unrolled is easy to "spin" around pasty surfaces. Bottom, thinning out cotton or lint before applying it to surfaces will help you to craft a smoother surface, free from odd lumpy bits. Supply List: newpaper, or newsprint, or old telephone book pages masking tape white school glue and tacky white glue tiny beads for eyes dryer lint (greyish or whatever)…

Make spun cotton cherries, strawberries, berries, blueberries and cranberries with simple painting and embellishment techniques plus a variety of velvet and foil leaves.

Blogging about making unique hand made, OOAK , creepy/cute, art dolls in spun cotton ,clay & fabric with an occasional short tutorial .