Spun cotton

“I think mice are rather nice,” begins the well-known poem by Rose Fyleman - it’s written for children and I suppose it’s meant to be funny and slightly tongue-in-cheek but I really do have a soft spot for mice, I always have - maybe it was Beatrix Potter who romanticized them for me with tidy littl

Check out our tutorial along with project ideas and learn how to make beautiful Vintage Style Ornaments from Spun Cotton Shapes

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.

Lindsay 🌈 In Alaska on Instagram: "Another spun cotton (or cotton ball) ornament tutorial but this one is even easier! You need: *a baking mold *cotton balls (I like to get the jumbo size) *Elmers Glue-All *Paintbrush *Cheap acrylic paint (Optional) *Hot glue gun and ribbon/string to hang the ornament *Glitter (I am serenely working on another owl, Hedwig!) #christmas #christmasornaments #ornament #ornamentdiy #craft #crafting #diy #tutorial #christmascraft #spuncotton…

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)…

Check out our tutorial and learn how to make your own beautiful vintage spun cotton doll heads from blank spun cotton balls.

Today has been a very good day! I’ve spent the entire day making dolls and working on several different spun cotton figures. In a bit, once the sun sets and I loose the light, I’ll st…

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

Amazon.com: Spun Cotton Crafts: 25 Vintage Projects for the Nostalgic Crafter (Fox Chapel Publishing) Easy Handmade Decorations Step-by-Step - Batting Dolls, Birds, Rosette Ornaments, Icicle Trim, and More: 9781497102088: Valerie Lloyd: Books

To hand sculpt a cotton batting animal, such as this handsome little buck below, may seem a bit too ambitious at first. However, if you can dig a few plastic figures out of your child's toy box, to look at as you work, you may surprise yourself with the finished result! Hold the small plastic animal in the palm of your hand and explore it's surface with your fingers; study it's shape carefully. By doing this, you are giving important tactile information to your brain. If you have never…