To Twine or Not To Twine

Hidy ho, crafty peeps!

I actually decided to make a card for an online card challenge. I realized it's been WAY too long since I've created something SPECIFICALLY for a challenge--as either a participant or DT member...usually, I create something for a DT, then I go find a challenge to enter.

But this time, I actually created a card for an existing challenge!

I picked Craft Your Passion (CYP for short). Over at CYP the current challenge is: 

"Don't Get Your Twine in a Tangle"

 ...which means...use twine or string on a project. 

There is also a side challenge (if you will)...to do something more "inventive" with said twine...other than just tying a bow or wrapping it around a card like ribbon (at least this is what I think it means).

So, I channeled my 1970s self and whipped up a macrame lace border out of twine. I used to do macrame a LOT (so did everyone else). I think it's time that it made a comeback, don't you???

The pattern I used is called "Bush Bar". It's super easy to do and looks really pretty --like jute lace-- when you leave it loose. Before you ask...the instructions are HERE . Aren't I nice??? Just nod your head and say "yes".

I also used twine to make a bird's nest embellishment. Just wove a bunch of different twine pieces and hot-glued them onto a cardstock circle. The "eggs" are dyed freshwater pearls. I also use twine to string the wooden letters (although that really isn't innovative). I could have kept adding little bits of ephemera...but I stopped after the art mannequin, so as not to overcrowd an already-busy card....But I could have added a LOT more "stuff".

I'd like to enter this card in these challenges too!

• Totally Gorjuss #197- Diecuts and Punches
• Crafty Sentiments - Dies and Punches
• Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 220 Use Your NEW Stash- doily die, bird stamp
• Crafting By Designs: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - #140 Lace and Ribbon (I made lace out of twine!)
• Drunken Stampers - #137 Use Twine
• Card Crafter's Circle - #88 Winged Things
• Simon Says Stamp - Make the Cut

Ingredients:

Bird stamp - Stampendous

Mannequin digi stamp - my own design

Patterned Paper - Basic Grey

Vintage doily die - Quickkutz

Deckle Oval die - Spellbinders

Prismacolor colored pencils

Distress Ink - Ranger

wooden letter tags (REALLY old from my stash)

twine (REALLY old...from the 1970s)

cardstock - Kraft, ocean, brown

jute

freshwater pearls