Branch Tutorial
I have been having a little bit of messy fun lately making my own branches that I thought I would share with you all how it is done.
What you will need:
Brown paper bag
Brown ink
Sealer
Step 1
Trim the edge of one side and the bottom of your bag.
Step 2
Scrunch it.
Step 3
Swipe it with your ink.
Step 4
Trim it in 3,2 and 1.5 inch widths. The wider the strip the chunkier the vine.
Step 5
Smother it in your chosen sealer on the uninked side. Oops I forgot to turn mine over in the photo. lol
Step 6
Roll it.
Step 7
Twist it.
Step 8
Smother it again
Step 9
Leave to dry. You can see here the different in the finished branch that the assorted strip sizes make. I prefer the smaller ones.
Step 10
Make them pretty by adding some flowers or leaves.
Now that I have more of my made branches to play with or as a friend calls them pretzels, you will be seeing some on my next Lime Tart projects.
October 17th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
This is such a great idea for making some vines. Thanks for sharing it.
October 17th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
wow Julie – these branches are devine and your step by step instructions make them sound so easy to make. thanks for sharing. xx
October 28th, 2009 at 10:05 am
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December 3rd, 2009 at 11:02 pm
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December 6th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Great instructions, gotta try it. An American living in Ukraine. Coleen http://teaontheterrace.blogspot.com/
February 12th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Thanks Julie for the link to your tutorial, you give great instructions and the photos are so easy to follow… Cheers