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Clara CloudChops + Crochet Borders Video Tutorial

I have been talking about this video tutorial for two weeks...  so it's about time I get on with it already right!?!?

I saw a stunning LO over on Stacy Cohen's site a few weeks ago (you can see it HERE)!  I was simply smitten to pieces with it!  I had never seen a crochet on paper border before and I knew it was something I wanted to try e-meediately!

MomChops came to the rescue (as she tends to do) and informed me that crochet borders like I had been crushing over were done on hankies when she was younger (taught in school no less!!!).  She came over to my house (within in 24 hours of me showing her the picture) and taught me as quick as pie (she's awesome like that)!

I wanted to add these borders to paper, fabric and even canvas tags so I got right on it and made up a TON of samples.  I experimented with different crochet stitches and thread weights and colors.  I really had a blast with this and I am sure I will be incorporating gobbles of crochet borders into my projects!

Pretty please take a gander at my video tutorial and then check below for more detailed tutorials on blanket stitch and other crochet stitches!

Fun Crochet Border for Paper or Fabric! from Lolly Chops on Vimeo.

What did you think?  I know I repeat myself (it drives RonChops INSANE - esp since he does the video editing for me... the poor fella can repeat word for word the entire thing by the time he's done (it's actually kinda funny... but I don't make fun lest I lose my video editor!!!))!

The Details
You can see a nice blanket stitch tutorial HERE (it's grainy but good)!

and...

...here are a couple of crochet tutorials:
Single Crochet - HERE
Double Crochet - HERE

For the scallop all I did was a single crochet (in one blanket stitch opening), 4 double crochets (in the next blanket stitch opening) and a single crochet again (in yet another blanket stitch opening).  It's pretty easy and makes a super nice scallop!!

For the picots (I think they are sometimes called popcorns too)... I found this nice video HERE.

Below are some photos of the projects I shared in the video:

This is a little felt business card holder MomChops made for me!
(I love it!!!)
She added a double crochet border with another row of picots!

This is the little Maya Road canvas album (you can see it HERE) with several different borders!
I really really love this guy when he's all stacked up!

...Sew GUESS WHAT!!!!!
I have some super exciting news!

I am going to be teaching!!!!!  I am so over the top excited I can hardly stand it!  This is something I have wanted to do for a long time!  The owner of Scrapper's Boutique (a fabulous store in my area) is going to take a chance and let me try my hand at it!  My first project will be Edna the Owl Bag!!!

Sew...  if you live close to the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area and want to learn how to make your own Edna, please let me know (in the comments or via email)!  As soon as I have the details all worked out, I'll email you (I'll also post the date and time here and on my FB page as well)!  I would loooove to meet some of you guys in person and do some owl crafts together (and just think...  you get your own Owl bag too)!  We'll be doing the bag in teal and green (like I featured last week) and purple!  Can you believe it...  am I branching out or WHAT!?!?!?  Purple people!  hehehe

Also...  MomChops and I are going to be making special aprons for each person in class to wear!  I'll share them as they are made (she's out shopping for fabric as I type!)!!!

...and lastly!!!!

Vacation time!
I am going to be taking little break next week, so you won't see me back here until June 7 (but I'll be posting some random projects on my FB page over the next two weeks - so check there if you are curious to see what crazy crafts I am working on). 

I'll give you a little blue hint...

I mean seriously...!!!!  Can you stand that cuteness?????
(he's my new boyfriend (move over slightly wobbly brown bear))!

Have a wonderful two weeks!  I loves the lot of yas and I'll miss ya tons and tons!!

P.S.  The pink and purple tag was made with Crate Paper and the Clara CloudChops tag was made with Making Memories Flutter felt stickers (the umbrella) and Sassafras fuzzy friends felties (the monkey).  If you want help finding them, email me!

P.S.S.T.  XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO's

My first ever video tutorial!!

I am over-the-top excited to share my first video tutorial with you guys (over-the-top excited for me means that there was an awful lot of finger twinkling going on in this puppy)!!!

I did my very best to keep this as short as I could (if you wanna call 14 minutes and 54 seconds short...)... while still trying to give you all of the info and examples you need to make these on your own!

Don your craft snorkel and let's dive right in!

Flower Tutorial from Lolly Chops.

I definitely learned a few things with this tutorial... for one, donuts and coffee before recording makes for excessive witch-like finger twinkles.  Seriously!

Lastly...
Pictured to the left is my  latest Design Team project for ScrapyLand.  Using the QuicKutz months border die, I decided to make a magnetic perpetual calendar.  

I cut out zillions of flowers from Bazzill, Crate and Basic Grey papers (it might be zillions of millions but I lost count).  I used 5 or so different Sizzix flower dies and glued them all together in layers using brads, buttons and bling for the centers.   Once I had the frame made and the months border and numbers cut out - I glued magnets to the back of each piece.

The frame I made has a pocket in the back that holds a piece of paper you can slide out (that's the Hambly wood grain paper in there now) as well as a magnetic sheet made from a vent cover (you can see the magnetic vent covers HERE).  That way when you get tired of the paper you have in there, you can simply change it out (like it's ever possible to get tired of wood grain anything right?!?!?!).

I covered a little match box with some matching paper and hung it from the nail that the whole thing hangs from...  the extra numbers are stored inside!

So what's next Lolly???
I was thinking about creating a video tutorial or two from some of my past projects...  sew... if there is a particular project of mine that you would like to see me make all live and chatty like... please let me know (I can add in extra finger twinkles on request)!

Do you want to see me glue 365 flowers to a styrofoam ball, or perhaps sew a few hundred leaves to the back of a hamie...  smoosh up some smooshy stacks or create a cork wreath?  (or maybe I am just crazy and need to step slowly away from the video camera...hehehe)!!

Let me know what you think and pretty please have a super fabulous week too!

More RUGS than you can stand (with some hugs too)!