Crafting Caitlin

This blog is dedicated to the personal crafting adventures of me, Caitlin! I adore crafts and crafting unique items. I sew, knit, draw, make charms, and more. I will dedicate posts on this blog to items I have created (most of which are for sale), tutorials, progress pictures, and stories about cats. You can see finished crafts (and buy them) at my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftingCaitlin

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Magma Dragons by DragonsAndBeasties★

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Flower shaped Mini Lemon Curd Tarts

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Butterfly Hair Clips - Origami with Fabric

These butterfly hair clips are made out of rectangular pieces of fabric, folded into little butterflies. It’s origami with fabric! This makes them quick and easy to make.

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Tried & Tested - Soft Pretzels

Hell yeah. Last night I made myself some Soft Pretzels using This Recipe.

I would like to confirm that they are fantastic, easy to make, everything went according to plan and are so delicious I am literally eating one for breakfast as I type this. 

I fully recommend this recipe and definitely suggest you visit This Link which has 7 Mini Videos helping you out along the way! I found it when I googled how to roll dough into a pretzel shape. When you watch the video titled “Twisting Pretzels” totally wait for the end because he shows you the difficult way probably 5 times and then is like oh also this way, which is 10 times easier in my opinion. 

Happy Baking!!

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Roundup of Knots, Resources and Tutorials. I love using knots in jewelry, home decor, drawer pulls etc… You can make anything out decorative knots and the supplies are usually incredibly cheap - rope. For lots more knot DIYs go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/knots

DIY Turks Head Knot or the Woggle Knot from one of my favorite knot tying sites animatedknots.com. They have animated slow step by step directions or a video.

Knockoff Anthropologie Dip Dyed Knot Necklace Tutorial from inspiration & realisation. This necklace uses the 4 Head Bight Turks Head Knot.

DIY Celitc Knot Mat from animatedknots.com.

Celtic Knot Hair Style from Twist Me Pretty.

Loose Celtic Knot Necklace from Las Manualidades. 

Carrick Bend Mat from animatedknots.com.

Cheap and Easy Knot Earrings Tutorial from Ohoh Blog here. Instructions and a link are given for the Monkey’s Fist Knot and the Keyhole knot.

Chinese Button Knot by Mike Green.

Try this: Spool Knitted Double Flat Button Knot and Carrick Mat Knot from what remains now.

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How to Make an Origami Elephant:

Nice tutorial by Fumiaki Kawahata on Origami Spirit.

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Some really gorgeous string art!

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(via PRE ORDER Phone Booth Double Heart Friendship by urbanindustries)

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DIY: Microwave Brownie & Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug! - Watch video tutorial on http://bit.ly/Kt8JH5

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How to Make a Cute Bow Ring & Mustache Necklace - Watch video tutorial on http://bit.ly/1mgHhsm

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Another foray into baking! This time I made some mini apple tarts. Nothing too complex. I found a great pastry dough/pie crust recipe that used sour cream. The dough turned out flaky, puffing up a little in the oven and making utterly divine bottom crust! I also made two completely wrapped in the crust, sort of a apple turnover type deal. Those were good too, I might use that idea the next time, when I use my raspberry and blackberry flavors.

I used this recipe for the dough, some store bought pie filling, and baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15-17 minutes. They turned out beautifully brown on the bottom and amazingly tasty! I finished up with a nice sprinkling of cinnamon and powdered sugar for prettiness and flavor.

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DIY 2 Ingredient Nutella Cake Recipe and Tutorial from Kirbie’s Cravings. Note: the author of the recipe writes that if you don’t follow the instructions exactly this cake will not come out as it should.

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Pattern here

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Swirled-All-Around Wire Rings

I was practicing the basics of making wire jewelry when I came up with the idea of making this ring. When I made the first ring it looked sooo cute that couldn’t wait to share how I made it. Making swirly patterns with wire is so easy and fun. This ible will show you how to make many swirls with a single wire and finally turn it into a cute swirly ring!

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DIY Globe to Death Star Tutorial from Hydrangea Girl. Because nothing says love and romance like the the Star Wars’ DIYs I’ve posted. For lots more Star Wars DIYs go here and for Death Star DIYs including a roundup go here.

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(via Star Trek 3D jewelry charm christmas necklace Mr by jewelsculpts)

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Life Emerges Inside Elaborately Carved Wooden Books

Self-taught sculptor Nino Orlandi, but what we do know is that he can create some magnificent stories through his elaborately carved wood. From a very young age, the Italian artist has been passionate about sculpture and, although he had to put it aside for many years, he has spent the past 13 years dedicated to his passion for the art form.

This series of work is a collection of wooden books in which all kinds of details emerge from the raw material. Hands reach out, trying to escape the confines of the pages, faces seem to appear out of nowhere, and unknown characters are set behind wooden bars, trapped within the various pieces with titles like The Book of Life, The Magic Mountain, and The Book of Dreams. Orlandi has a vivid imagination and his fine works bring the characters of these storybooks to life in front of our eyes.

Nino Orlandi on Facebook

http://www.frequency.com/video/nino-orlandi/60241414