Do your scrapbook pages seem plain and boring? They don’t have to be that way! It’s easy to ramp up your scrapbooking to create fabulous pages that are eye-catching and full of your personal style. This article tells you how.
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How to Add Pizazz to Your Scrapbook Pages
Scrapbooking is one of the oldest and most widely loved hobbies in the world, and it really is actually no wonder why. It is really a fun and enjoyable way of displaying your personal memories and mementos, and surely a hobby that everyone ought to try at least after.
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Anniversary Scrapbook Concepts – Figure Out If It’s Working Or Not
If you’re trying to make a keepsake that means anything and has a individual touch, then designing your personal Xmas scrapbooking paper could be the ticket for you. Scrapbooks have a lot of sentimental value, but a truly individual one particular that has unique home created scrapbook paper is a thing that’s genuinely unique. A Christmas scrapbooking paper is even a lot more exclusive as this time of year is all about family members and memories.
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Making Xmas Scrapbooking Papers
Recently I was accused of illegally charting and selling tartans illegally. I want to publicly say that this accusation is completely and totally false.
I did extensive research and even went and asked the folks at the tartan registry about it.
Here’s the full story. When you make a tartan you can take the plaid you have created and have it registered by the Tartan Registry. This is kind of like recording a copyright for a book. The folks at the Registry require information like the sett (weaving pattern), name, and restrictions on use. If it’s sufficiently different from other tartan, it will be registered.
In addition to new tartans, there are hundreds of older tartans that are registered but are old enough to be in the Public Domain, which means anyone can use them freely.
There are also hundreds of modern tartans that are registered but not restricted, so that they can also be used freely by anyone.
Restricted tartans are a very small sub-class of tartans. Usually they are ones created by a company or school that is closely associated with the company. It’s kind of like a logo in how it can be used.
Every tartan that is available on Needlepoint Plaids as well as every tartan I chart as a custom chart is freely available for use or sale.
I just wanted to take a moment to make this clear.
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A Clarification on Tartans
Why not use a birthday plaid as the background for a monogram?
Birthday plaids and tartans are so much fun, it’s a shame not to make one just because you don’t know what to do with it. Some of my recent commissions give an idea of some of the wonderful things you can do with a stitched plaid.
The boxtop above uses a birthday plaid as the background for a simple monogram. The colors chosen match the room where it will live. Birthday plaids can be done in any colors and are great for this purpose.
You could use this idea for a great baby present. Do it in the nursery’s colors or in a traditional baby palette of pastels.
What about a belt?
Stitch it in perle cotton and finish it as a belt for a unique gift.
The rage for tartan in the 1800’s made lots of tartan-embellished items to appear. Look at some of them for more ideas for stitched plaids. Then visit Needlepoint Plaids to order your tartan or birthday plaid. My experience in creating stitched plaids will create a wonderful result.
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What Can I Do with a Plaid?
Originally posted 2006-11-10 07:13:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
This fantastic tip comes from Caela Conn Tyler and was posted by Gini Armstrong on the ANG list. The ANG list is a fantastic resource for discussion and information about needlepoint and is hosted by the American Needlepoint Guild (http://www.needlepoint.org). It’s a must read!
Gini told us that “At a pilot class early this year, Caela Conn Tyler mentioned a great way to get through a long project. She suggested doing 2 stitching lengths each day. That also sounds like a great way to work off UFOs. Two lengths is a manageable amount and by breaking the project into those manageable bites, it doesn’t seem so overwhelming. Caela used that example to share how she’d spent less than a year to stitch a large Christmas stocking that had been in her “collection” for some years.â€
Caela added that doing this is part of morning routine. She stitched two lengths after he coffee and before starting the “official†part of the day. Doing this allows her time to work on her personal projects.
Caela is a marvelous stitchers and teacher (I’ve taken some great classes from her). A stocking she stitched took first place in the professional non-original at the AN Exemplary in 2006. You can see it at NAN’s website (http://www.needleart.org). She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from NAN in March.
I love this idea and am going to put it to use on those UFO’s.
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Pesky Needlepoint Project?
Originally posted 2007-04-20 17:57:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
My latest stitch guide is this little Scottie from Cat’s Cradle. This makes an absolutley perfect introduction to needlepoint plaids for stitchers at any level.
First off, it’s on large canvas. Second, the plaid is a very simple one. Third, the thread is easy to use. Finally, the directions are clear and the charts are in color.
The process for stitching a plaid is not unlike the process for weaving a plaid. The vertical lines are stitched (every other stitch) in the pattern of the plaid (which is properly called a sett for tartans), then, following the sett again, the horizontal lines are stitched. The plaid emerges from the process.
I know it well, have stitched many plaids, but I love the surprise of how the plaid begins to take shape as you stitch the horizontal lines.
The Scottie is stitched using Trio from brown paper packages and the background uses Lorikeet from Gloriana Threads, a lovely soft wool.
It doesn’t take very long to stitch and I think you will just love it.
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Plaid Scottie – Sneak Peek
The class can be done in needlepoint or cross stitch (the cross stitch insert is pictured above). In the three-lesson class you will learn how to create your plaid and arrange colors for it, how to design the plaid, stitching the plaid, and how to finish it easily to fit into a wallet.
This delightful class is only $20. and will include a free ebook copy of my popular project pack, Birthday Plaid Mini-sock (value $10).
You can register for the class via PayPal.
All registrants will be added to a private Yahoo group for the class.
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Birthday Plaid for Needlepoint or Cross Stitch Cyberclass
