DIY tutorial Flocking Powder
in DIY, I was a guest blogger over at, Not For Commercial Use on March 25, 2010DIY tutorial Flocking Powder
As all you already know, I am a Mega fan of Martha Stewart and her amazing products. And you also know that I am on a budget and sometimes …OK all the time MS is a bit pricey.
So today I am going to show you how to Save $ and get super similar results by Doing It Yourself!
In one of my trips to the ever-fabulous Michael’s I stumbled upon the new MS Flocking Powders.. they looked So yummy in all their pastel color glory …But… I had NO CLUE on how to begin to use them or what they were even for!
Of course, I had to find out so I GOOGLED it and came across this wonderful Blog called Such Pretty Things. She had this AMAZING tutorial on how to use them and I fell even more in love with the Powders!
take a look for yourself here! They make pretty paper even extra prettier with fuzzy texture! :)
Here is how I did my own Flocking Powder:
DIY tutorial Flocking Powder
1. I Started with MS Craft Seam Binding ribbon I already owned
2.Used a pretty leaf heart punched paper
3. Cut small piece of Craft Seam Binding ribbon
4.unravel it
5. Cut it super fine
6. collected fuzzy powder
7. Spread glue on desired area
8.Spread fine fuzz over glued area -shake excess off-
and your done!! How fun was that!
Now you have a super cute gift tag ready to adorn a special gift and endless possibilities ahead!
how cool i would have never thought of doin that. i saw the flock today too while purchasing some embossing powder omg i was so tempted to buy it but i said no no no lol ill have to try this now gosh how i love comin to your blog!!!!
Looks good, Keren. Imagine if you used different ribbons at once….even adding silver/gold. I have never done this, but know where to come now for instructions. Happy Crafting, Jenny
Keren, I am repeating this, because my computer just hiccuped (#!) and I wanted to say I liked the effect of the flocking. Imagine if you mixed colours, or added silver/gold to a colour! I have never tried it, but now know where to come for good instructions. Happy Crafting, Jenny
Cool! Thanks for this Keren! I bought some of the red flocking powder over Christmas and I knew there had to be a way to make your own! ♥
Shut up! How cool is that! I am totally in love with flock right now so this will be so much fun to try!
Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
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Thank you so much for being my guest blogger Keren, and thanks also for the shout out :)
Have a fantastic day!
Diana
Congratulations on being a guest blogger! How fun! Off to check it out. Have a blessed day!
So glad I found you! Great blog, and I'm following through FFF on MBC.
Hope you'll come by mine ;)
http://everythingmomandbaby.blogspot.com
Oh my gosh who'd a thought!!! The ladies in blogland are so very clever!!
Pretty little thing you made there girl!
Jo
You are so creative! Received my package today~thank you so much!!! I loved all of my cool free pretty things :)
Hi Keren! Thank you so much for my Free Pretty Things that I received today :) I'll be working on your little ones tutu next week :)
Hello Keren darling, sorry I have been a bit absent lately! I am finally getting to catch up, I needed some ME time to relax and to get rid of my never ending migraines. Luv, thanks so much for popping in for a visit, you are so kind. Take care my friend and have a lovely weekend.
Love & Hugs
Duchess
Very cool! I'm glad I found your blog!!
That is awesome. Love that idea. I had no idea what flocking powder was used for either. Thank you for sharing. I, too, love SUCH PRETTY THINGS blog. I think it's one of my all time favs.
xo Cathy
yea its a 2 bd apt! you should come visit me!! we are moving the end of this month so anytime in April =)
I, too, have looked at those MS flocking powders and just wondered, "so beautiful, but what would I do with them."
Thanks for the tutorial! Can't wait to try them on some new Easter cards for the GK's.
Vera
just 11 away from 400 whoo hoo!!! when you get to 1000 we should partaaaaay!!! lol =D
Hello! I am putting together a photo mashup and would love for you to join! Please let me know if you are interested and I will send you info! Have a fab day!
Hey sweetie I gave you a Hershey blog basket, come look on my blog for more detail's. I hope you have a minute(you are a very busy girl) who know's maybe you'll be featured on "Martha Stewart". That would be awesome. I have alway's liked Martha and admire her courage.
Love ya,Debbie
I just saw a flocking tutorial on tv, and found it really interesting. Pretty colors! Thanks for the additional info!
Very cool. I love the colors. Thanks for sharing at 'Look at me, I'm SO Crafty!' at Fun to Craft.
How Creative.
Thank you for such a great tutorial.
I just need to get me some ribbon and I'll be set.
Colleen
Thank you so much, I have been looking for flocking powder everywhere and alot of the craft stores either don’t sell it anymore or they don’t know what it is. This is such a lifesaver! Thank you again!
Welcome !!! :D
Check in beauty supplies. Flocking is also used in nail art. I use some nail art bling for cardmaking. Tiny bling doesn’t overwhelm my A2 size cards!☺
Great idea, but I was wondering how exactly did you cut the ribbon so fine enough to create the flocking powder?
I just kept cutting right at the very ends of the ribbon .. that makes it very fine.
xo!
You are a G E N I U S ! ! Thank you for the tutorial! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Brilliant tutorial, thank you.
Michelle E
best idea ever i have tried it and it worked super good like it were real flocking powder
I’m so glad you put this up. My mom has tons of these ribbons. I know what I’ll be trying out this weekend, lol. Thank you so much for sharing your project tips with us.
So glad you and you mom could use this craft tip Brenda :)
Coming late to the party. I am actually building a my daughter a model of her favorite car (1967 Impala) and I want to flock the interior floor so it looks like carpet. I don’t need a pound of the stuff so I want to make it myself.
You used ribbon and scissors can you use yarn and a coffee grinder and get the same result? I probably need about a tablespoon of the stuff in tan.
Hi Joe ,
I didn’t use a coffee grinder… I just unraveled the ribbon from the “side” and the very finely cut the frayed ribbon .. the finer you cut it, the better the result.
Best!
I was hoping you would show me how to make the flocking powder but you just showed me how you used it. I am disappointed. Sorry
Hello,
I am confused by your comment.
Did you not see the step by step pictures? they clearly show you that you could make flocking powder by unraveling silk ribbon and cutting it finely.
Best,
KD