Round up of cactus tutorials
I think cacti are funny. Especially fake ones. If you'd like to knit, fold, glue, sew, or bake yourself a cactus, see these tutorials:
Nadia's crocheted cactus with photo instructions
Yasmin's cactus cupcakes decorated with fondant
Papercraft cactus models from Epson (instructions are in Chinese, but the photos and diagrams should get you through)
Ana Paula's amigurumi cactus pattern
DIY fabric cactus at the Fossil blog
20 comments:
Those fondant ones look pretty real!
Awesome post! I have a thing for cacti . . .
I've got to think that you've probably exhausted your knitting prowess if you've turned to knitting cacti.
Just sayin'.
Love it!
yay! those are so cute! and if you're not into crafts or are too busy, there's this amazing shop on Etsy that does crocheted cacti!
http://acrudele.etsy.com
I found an interesting little pin cushion cactus from an old Needlecraft mag - it would be right at home with this crowd of cacti. Unfortunately, there isn't much by way of instruction. Still, might be easy to figure out with some stuffing and felt on hand. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cluttershop/2538001001/
Thank you! My brother has long wanted me to make him a cactus, and I've been holding off, waiting to find a pattern. You've supplied that! (Also, I'm so happy to have found the Fossil blog...so very cool!)
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THAT'S a cupcake?? Amazing! The others are cute, as well.
I cannot believe that cactus is fondant!! It looks so real!
pale bluebird
Jessica - I just saw some of the material from your Amusement Park collection in curtains on a Tetly Infusions commercial on CBC tv in Ontario!
One other person emailed me from somewhere in Canada a couple weeks ago, and I was delighted! But I'm so sad I have no way to see it!
I still have a cactus (spike) that i had on my dresser when i was 4-years-old. It's about 3.5' tall now.
...I love that little knitted guy on the right there, though.
Very adorable tutorials!
Yay! Those are so cute. And I must say that you really give me another pattern idea for my hair accessories' crafts. Thanks! :0)
Yeah these fake cacti are probably my best bet. I have a history of killing air plants. Argh.
Haha! Adorable! Thank you for the links to those neat tutorials!
These are so adorable!
awesome! And these won't leave those crazy little pricklies that you can't pull out!
i think i need a knit cactus. since my black thumb just killed another plant.
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