A Tiskit, A Tasket…

I’m not sure what a tisket or tasket is but I always liked that little rhyme, and definitely LOVE what comes in Easter baskets. This is a two part blog. Instructions for the basket may be found at the Sizzix blog. And here is where you find out how to make the ribbon rose and egg.

To make the egg, you will need a STYROFOAM brand egg, some variegated chenille yarn in bright Easter colors, a small embossing tool, crochet hook or pointed bamboo skewer and Zip-Dry Paper Glue. Cut a piece of yarn about a foot long. Cover about a square inch of the egg with glue and working quickly, start making circles of yarn. Use the pointy object to push the yarn into place. When the yarn ends, push the end into the egg. Start another circle nearby and repeat until the egg is full of circles. Then take the yarn and start filling in the empty space with yarn. That’s it! So easy and looks so pretty!

On to the ribbon rose… For this you will need about 12″- 15″ of wired ribbon. I like the ombre ribbon that fades from one color to another. Holding the ribbon piece in the middle, start gathering the ribbon from each side into the middle, leaving the wires exposed at either end. I went to a cool ribbon outlet last week and my ribbon rose instructor gave this tip. Take one end of the wire, grab a little section of the ribbon and just start twirling it around. The rest of the piece will follow. Adjust the ribbon as you go, making it looser if you would like an open rose and tighter for a closed flower. If you’d like a rosebud, just use a small piece of ribbon and make the same way, keeping the ribbon tight. When you get to the end, twist the remaining wire around the piece you have been twirling, and there you have a beautiful ribbon rose! I took my scalloped Fiskars and cut some free form leaves and glued them behind the rose. Felt would work well too, but the fleece was out for another project.

Hope you will join me for the Sizzix ScoreBoard Blog Hop which starts this Wednesday. I have been getting sneak peeks from some of the designers and oh MY! They are fantastic! Please stop by and prepare to be blown away. The designer whose project gets the most comments will win a new Sizzix ScoreBoard die and some lucky person who comments on one of the participating blogs will win a die from the first collection of ScoreBoards, so make sure you leave a comment and vote on your favorite project! Thanks for stopping by…