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Friday Finds – Pom Pom Apple Garland
Help your student start the school year right with a little teacher appreciation! Back to School crafting is what we have to share with you. Check out this adorable Pom Pom Apple Garland, a quick and easy project which will bring a smile to any teachers face. Add a special touch to your students backpack or pencil case by using the heart shaped pom pom maker to create an adorable zipper pull. For more Pom Pom inspiration see the links listed below: Heart Shaped Pom Pom Maker Instructional Video Clover’s Pom Pom Pinterest…
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Watch Us Wednesdays – Pom Pom Demo
Clover’s Pom Pom Toss Winners This week Clover is at Create n Connect CHA Conference & Trade Show in Las Vegas. Everyone here at Clover pitched in to help create some truly beautiful projects. From what we hear Pom Poms are a big hit! Already at CHA? Stop by booth #1419 and try our pom pom toss for a chance to win some Clover products! Still wondering how to use this clever Clover tool? We have a tutorial to share with you which provides step-by-step instructions for our Pom Pom Makers. Here’s…
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Make It Monday- Pom Pom Makers
Seeing as how Fall is right around the corner, today we thought we’d share with you some “spooky” inspiration. Click here for our Kids Crafts Halloween Series instructions to make Friendly Ghosts, Spooky Spiders, and some Pumpkin Decor with Clover’s Pom Pom Makers. Our Pom Pom Makers come in an assortment of sizes from X-Small to X-Large and let’s not forget the adorable heart shaped ones as well. Finished sizes range from 3/4″-4 1/2″. Change up the look of your finished Pom Pom by mixing fibers, using ribbon, or…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Woven Baskets
You can weave custom baskets with our Basket Frames, available in 3 sizes of these shapes; round, oval, and square. The baskets can be created with any fiber that is flexible enough to weave including yarn, raffia, ribbon, fabric strips, and twine. Imagine being able to create the exact color match to your home decorating projects or for your next party or gift giving needs. It’s a quick weaving project to create a custom look.
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Friday Finds – Knitted I-Cords
One of the simplest ways to teach knitting is to start with a knitted tube of yarn or i-cord. The i-cord was originally created by the late Elizabeth Zimmerman, knitting pioneer, who called it the idiot cord because anyone can knit one or i-cord for short. It really is quite an ingenious and very versatile piece of knitting. You’ll see i-cords used as ties and finished edges on knit garments; as belts and bag handles; with beads knit in as jewelry; and as decorative elements on home dec projects. You can create an i-cord…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Wonder Knitter Video
Today we have a video demonstration of our Wonder Knitter to share with you. The video is a few years old, but it definitely hits all the high notes of how the tool works. The main difference between the Wonder Knitter and French Knitter is that the head of the Wonder Knitter turns and the knitter is a bit larger in size, so it’s easier for those just learning to knit.
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Make It Monday – Wonder Knitter
We have a lineup of products and projects to share in July that are fun for all ages. We know by mid-summer many families are looking for a new craft to do together. We’re hoping some of these ideas will spark a new found crafting craze in your home. This week’s feature is our Wonder Knitter. It’s an inexpensive little tool that’s quick and easy to learn. It comes packaged with two interchangeable heads to vary the size of your stitch. You’ll work the knitter with yarn or fiber to…
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Watch Us Wednesday on a Monday – Weaving Sticks
We’re so excited about this new product that we had to shake things up a bit and share our new video on a Monday. This past weekend, we introduced Weaving Sticks at The National Needle Arts Trade Show in Ohio. Stick weaving is an inexpensive and traditional way to weave. The sticks are simply held in one hand while you weave the fibers around the sticks with your other hand. You can weave a wide variety of fibers using from 2-6 sticks creating various widths of woven design. Let us…
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Friday Finds – Fabric Flowers
We enjoyed sharing our flower making tools and projects with you all during April. Today we’re wrapping it all up with a few of the newest flower finds that found us swooning. Wearable Flower Wreath Tutorial by Emily Mother’s Day Pom-Pom Bouquet Tutorial by Mom Advice Fuzzy Flowers by Fiona Review of Clover Protect and Grip Thimbles by Everything is not Black & White Hand stitching is easier with a good thimble, so we included a recent review for you. Here’s the link to all Clover Thimbles if you’re in…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Pom-Pom Hair Ties
We love the way Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots created these adorable hair ties using our Small Pom-Pom Maker. We especially like how she tied the hair elastic into the pom-pom before she removed it from the tool. She’s so clever! We hope you’re as inspired by her creativity as we are.