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Woven Heart And Hand Valentine Tutorial...

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I've had a number of requests for my 'Woven Heart And Hand Valentine' so I've decided to create a mini tutorial on how you can make your own.  My Mother taught me this technique when I was a little girl, and its always been a favorite of mine.

Step1:

With a pencil, trace your hand (from wrist to wrist) onto the back of a decorative paper .  I've used old sheet music.  Refine the lines, by straightening them - making elegant fingers.

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Step2:

Flair out your tracing at wrists on both sides - creating cuffs.

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Step3:

With scissors, cut out hand and cuff.

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Step4:

Using decorative scissors (I used a small scallop) cut a curved end where cuff will be.

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Step5:

Now cut out a heart from a pretty red decorative paper.  I've used a handmade Italian Marbled paper from the Castle.  Make sure your heart fits into the palm of your papercut hand.

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Step6:

Gently fold hand in half lenghwise, without creating too hard of a crease.

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Step7:

Fold heart in half as well, matching lobes.

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Step8:

Now place folded heart over folded hand, so that the heart lies upside down in the center of your hand palm as shown.  Make sure folds are tight together.

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Step9:

Holding your heart and hand together, cut 5 slits into both layers, making slits equal distant apart and equal distant in length, and slanted up towards heart curves.   Be careful not to cut slits beyond hand papercut.  I like to start with the center slit and then cut slits above and below.

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Step10:

Pull heart from hand and turn so that the hand and heart are facing upwards together.  Place heart on top of hand, and gently slip each cut notch of heart into cut notches of hand.

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Step11:

Now gently push down on each tip (starting from top) so that another heart layer shows through.

Weaving will vary depending on length and width of your cuts.  Try a heart with more than 5 cuts for extra complexity!  Hint:  odd number of cuts will always give a pretty end result.

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Step12:

Finish off your hand by adding a crepe-paper or doily cuff on the end.

Sign the back and send to your Valentine!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

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Sunday, February 13, 2011 in INSPIRATION, Paper Art, Tutorials, Ulla's Art | Permalink | Comments (11)

Folkart Valentines at the Castle!

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Five lovely women joined me in creating Pennsylvania Dutch inspired Folkart Valentines yesterday at the Castle.  Quiet as mice, they cut and painted truly lovely romantic artwork!

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Sunday, February 13, 2011 in Castle Classes, Paper Art | Permalink | Comments (3)

Seasonal Creations...

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I am having so  much fun making textile masks.  This woodland deer and a black Krampus have gone to the Castle on approval.  So many ideas are skipping through my head...  I've also been playing with using Alcohol Inks on crepe paper, making lovely floral colored samples, to use for waxed flowers.  More soon... 

Krumpas mask Crepe paper Coloring


Wednesday, November 03, 2010 in Castle Classes, Fairy Tale Style, Paper Art, Ulla's Art | Permalink | Comments (4)

Brain Storms and Such...

 
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Sometimes absences are due to too much activity...  It's been crazy busy here at Ullabenulla.  I've been creating new samples for Spring classes (YES - Spring 2011!)  where does time go???  (Image above by Charles Grogg)  I will be doing Valentines classes at the Castle, as well as a Mardi Gras 'Mask' class.  I had so much fun creating these 'Firebird' and 'Greenman' samples, I'm itching to make some more - especially with Halloween just around the corner!

Firebird Mask sample Greenman mask sample

I also designed and made a new Lizard pin to go with my Chinoiserie Fish pin...

Lizard sample

I am working on re-doing my popular 'Backgrounds Class' in a new format. Using a large Moleskine Japanese Foldout journal we'll spend a day creating beautifully detailed and multi-layered pages for a really artful journal experience!

Background sample details

More class samples in the works - the Castle hopes to have a new schedule available by early to mid November.

Just for fun, I've been playing with the idea of creating a 'Haunted Necklace', inspired by the season.  Its still in progress, especially after Teenage Daughter said:  "Oh Mom, it looks so Marie Antoinette!"  Not quite the reaction I was hoping for, but I'll keep trying.  I used cotton spider webbing as the base, and made 'beads' from Antique silver ribbon.  I also added old torn lace, pearls, hand-stitched baby cap pieces and a wonderful wavy yarn.  Haunted it may not be yet - but at least its keeping me occupied...    

Haunted Necklace Haunted detail

Another project got started when I pulled out a wonderful old Joan Vass navy knit skirt that I purchased in 1986 in New York, the year I met my husband!  (We are big-time into recycling here at Ullabenulla!) Discovering some nasty little moth holes I decided to do some creative patching - 'slow stitching' for those in the know...  First a bird, then a flock, and finally an oak branch. Now to find time to do some 'slow beading' as well...

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Friday, October 22, 2010 in Castle Classes, Class Samples, Fairy Tale Style, fashion Inspiration, Paper Art, Textile - Inspiration, Ulla's Art | Permalink | Comments (3)

Summer Paper Theatre Class Results...

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Time has just been slipping by and now I need to do a little catch up with my classes.  This Paper Theatre class was a real success!  Everyone went home happy with their results and proud of their creations!

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Monday, August 02, 2010 in Castle Classes, Paper Art | Permalink | Comments (0)

Torn Paper Creatures...

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Anna Wilihighfield puts ink and watercolor to paper, tears the paper and then sews it back together again into delightful bird and animal shapes!  Inspired and delightful!  See more of Anna's work here!   

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Friday, January 22, 2010 in Paper Art | Permalink | Comments (3)

More Papercuts Behind Glass!

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These delicate papercuts are by  Helen Musselwhite!  I love how they wind around inside the glass domes, so you feel as if there is a whole other world within! Her work is spellbinding and wonderfully whimsical!

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Saturday, January 16, 2010 in Fairy Tale Style, INSPIRATION, Paper Art | Permalink | Comments (7)

Papercut Fairytales Behind Glass

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I think these pieces by Emma Molony are marvelous!  How clever to do 'Peter and the wolf' papercuts and then mount them behind glass - like a moving story!  The box below is 'The Snowqueen'.  See more of Emma's wonderful work Here!

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Saturday, January 16, 2010 in Fairy Tale Style, INSPIRATION, Paper Art | Permalink | Comments (1)

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