Fan Blade

 Hello again - this week I'm in Alexandra Palace, with Lady Sew and Sew, at the Knitting and Stitching show - do come and see us - we are on stand G16/17.

I'm demonstrating the Big Shot, Big Shot Plus and the Big Shot Express - which is the electric model.

Along with lots of  Bigz Dies - both old and new.

As promised I've used one of the new dies this week - it's the Fan Blade - 660459 http://www.sizzix.co.uk/product/660459/sizzix-bigz-l-die-fan-blade-30-degrees-

 along with the Big Shot Plus http://www.sizzix.co.uk/product/660020/sizzix-big-shot-plus-machine-only-white-gray 

and I'm going to be using this die for a couple of weeks to show different effects.

I used 3 different fabrics and cut out 4 fan blades in each -

With right sides of fabric together I joined the 12 blades together in sequence to create a circle (take care to keep your seam allowance precise) -

 

Press the seams flat, and trim the threads.

Stitch around the edge of the circle - 1/4"/6mm from the edge -

 

and then press the hem allowance to the wrong side - and pin in place to the background fabric -



 

the circle is 7"/18cm in diameter, and the centre circle is 1/2"/1.3cm - the choice is to cut a 1"/2.5cm circle to cover the hole - or use a button.

You can hand or machine stitch the piece in place.

Now at this moment I'm not sure what project I am going to create - so I am going to leave it just pinned onto the background for the moment.

Next week I'm going to use the same die to create a different effect and then I may combine them to create a cushion of a table runner.

So enjoy the autumn colours and plan some lovely sewing for the darker evenings.

I hope to see some of you at the show sometime.

Angela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Wafer Paper Flowers to Decorate Sweets & Cakes

Hi friends!

 Have you had thought that we can use our Big Shot for edible flowers to decorate cakes and sweets? Today I will explain how to make easy wafer paper flowers.


You need:

• Wafer paper
• Your Big Shot
• Any Die Circle (I used Sizzix Bigz Die - Circles)
• Edible glue 
• Sprinkles 
• Scissors, brush 
• Wax paper

Cut the circles in wafer paper  with us Big Shot . Putting wax paper between the die and the wafer paper.

Make a cut on each circle, from the edge to the center. Overlap the cut and paste with edible glue to shape each petal.

Go joining with adhesive, starting in the middle. As we move away from the center should go superposing less cutting to the petals remain more open.

When the flower is finished decorate with sprinkles hitting the center edible glue.

 These flowers are edible and can be pasted on the cake  with edible glue. What do you think about this idea?

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Ciao amici!

 Ci avreste mai pensato ad usare la vostra Big Shot per fare dei fiori commestibili per decorare le vostre torte?
 Oggi vi spiegherò come fare fiori semplici con wafer paper, i classici fogli di cialda.

 Materiali:

• Wafer paper
• la vostra Big Shot
• Qualsiasi fustella di circoli (io ho usato Sizzix Bigz Die - Circles)
• Colla alimentare
• Cristalli perlati alimentari
• Forbici, pennello
• Carta da forno

Tagliare i cerchi di wafer paper con la Big Shot, mettendo carta da forno tra la fustella e i fogli di cialda. Si possono tagliare molti alla volta. Fare un taglio in ogni cerchio, dal bordo verso il centro. Sovraporre il taglio e incollare con la colla per dare forma ad ogni petalo, e cominciare a formare il fiore incollando i petali dal centro.

Man mano che ci si allontana dal centro, si deve sovraporre meno il taglio per fare in modo che i petali rimangano più aperti. Un volta finito, decorare il centro incollando i cristalli perlati con la colla alimentare.

Questi fiori sono commestibili e si possono incollare sulla torta con la stessa colla. Che ne pensate?

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Hola amigos,

¿Se os había ocurrido que podemos usar nuestra Big Shot para hacer flores comestibles para decorar tartas y dulces?

Hoy os explicaré cómo hacer flores fáciles con wafer paper.

 Materiales

• Wafer paper
• nuestra Big Shot
• Cualquier troquel de círculos (yo usé Sizzix Bigz Die - Circles)
• pegamento comestible
• sprinkles
• tijeras, pincel
• papel de horno

Cortar círculos de wafer paper con la Big Shot, poniendo papel de horno entre el troquel y el wafer paper. Hacer un corte en cada círculo, desde el borde hasta el centro. Superponer el corte y pegar con el pegamento comestible para dar forma a cada pétalo, ir uniendo los pétalos con el pegamento, comenzando por el centro.

A medida que nos alejamos del centro debemos ir superponiendo menos el corte, para que los pétalos queden más abiertos. Cuando la flor está terminada, decorar el centro pegando sprinkles con el pegamento comestible.

 Estas flores son comestibles y se pueden pegar sobre la tarta con el pegamento comestible. ¿Qué os parece esta idea?

Back to school with Sizzix

Welcome back Crafter!

How was your holiday ??

I'm ready for a new year to spend among paper, scissors, glue, big shot and a lot of new punches to try.

Today I want to share with you a project I'm working on my brand, but you can also make your own if you have a good manual.

My daughter Eleonora always complains that his copybooks for school does not like, does not like the cover, designs, patterns, and then I tried to revisit them, adding some applications and creating various shapes with dies.

NECESSARY:

- Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White & Gray)