You know how I love using up scrap materials that are left over from other projects. Take a peek at the posts here and here.
Well today, I have another idea to use the smallest scraps of HTV or Vinyl. No cutting machines are required or metal dies – just a couple of things you may have in the house.
First a kitchen supply: Baking Paper {AKA Parchment Paper}, Yes you read that right! Time to go rummage through the kitchen drawers. Next head into the study or office and grab the hole punch. Now start digging around in your crafty rubbish bin and reclaim a small scrap of HTV.
Thats it – you’ve gathered your supplies…
How to…
- Take the bottom off of the hole punch (the bit that holds all the confetti in) and turn the punch upside down.
- Insert a HTV Scrap under one side of the punch and Start punching holes. As the punch bottom has been removed and it is upside down you can see what you are doing and line up the HTV under the hole.
- As you are punching, hold your free thumb over the punch to stop the confetti flying off around the room.
- If your HTV does not cut cleanly and tends to stretch, then fold a piece of baking paper around the HTV and punch through the layers together. I didn’t need to do this with my gold HTV but needed it with the White.
- Discard any baking paper confetti if you used it and set aside the HTV confetti.
- Make as many HTV circles as needed for your project.
- Position the confetti, shiny side up on the fabric in a random pattern.
- Cover the fabric and positioned confetti with a larger piece of baking paper and iron over that on a hard surface. Be guided by the HTV manufacturer’s instructions. Tip: if you are using an open weave fabric like I have. Pop a layer of baking paper underneath too. In my case I put some inside the bag to stop the two sides of the bag fusing together.
- Remove the plastic layer from each circle and it’s all done.
No, I don’t intend to give rocks out as gifts this year LOL! I just needed something inside the bag for the picture. Imagine it’s bath salts …He He!
Pam
I love your site. It’s like getting a birthday present every week. These machines can be a little intimidating and you break it all down in a simple way for us. I know that I don’t express my appreciation enough for all the effort you put into helping me enjoy crafting. I can’t say Thank You enough. Many virtual hugs to you.
Sandy
Sandy, Wow, thank you so much. I’m blown away to read your lovely comments.
Thanks for all your support for my blog – I really do appreciate it 🙂
Pam, thank you for giving us such nice projects to do throughout the year. I always look forward to seeing your next creative projects. Each season you give us so many things and also many themes for other times. I am grateful.
When you say “baking paper”, do you mean parchment paper?
Happy New Year!
Thank you for your kind words Nelly. I appreciate you reading my blog and all the times you comment 🙂
Yes, Baking paper is the same as Parchment paper. We call it Baking paper here in Australia and I forgot that there are different terms for it.
Thanks for the heads up – I’ll amend the post now with both terms 🙂