DIY Elbow Patch

While perusing Pinterest one evening, I came across an intriguing tutorial on the wonderful art of needle felting. I had to learn more – especially after realizing it entailed repeatedly stabbing a needle up and down into a piece of fabric or sweater. A satisfying stress reliever that results in something wearable? Sign me up. And now that I can officially call myself a needle felting maven (and nerd), trust me when I say that you’re going to have a blast with this technique. So grab your supplies and let’s get started on a pair of heart shaped elbow patches!

You’ll need:

• a wool sweater
• a 36 gauge felting needle
• a piece of dense foam cut to size or needle mat
• some wool roving
• a 3″ heart cookie cutter
• an iron

With the sweater on, place a piece of tape about half an inch below the elbow. Do the same with the opposite elbow. Remove the sweater and insert the foam block into one of the sleeves.

Align and center the bottom of the cookie cutter along the top of the tape. Pinch off a few tufts of wool roving.

Fill the cutter, spreading out the wool fibers evenly.

At the base of all felting needles are tiny, sharp burrs, which grab and interlock the wool fibers. While holding the needle vertically, repeatedly stab it into the wool roving and through the sweater. I found it easier to work around the outer perimeter of the cutter first and then work my way inwards. Important tip: To prevent breaking the needle, always keep the needle upright and never at an angle. And don’t forget to pay careful attention to your fingers while felting as the needle is extremely sharp. Honestly.

Continue stabbing away until the surface is flat and even. Fun, right?!

Remove the cutter and use the tip of the needle to reign in any stray fibers, if necessary. Don’t worry about the holes as they will be mended later.

Patch up any bare or uneven spots by adding more wool roving where needed.

Carefully peel the sweater away from the foam. Notice that the fibers have transferred through to the backside of the sweater.

To smooth and set the patch, spritz with water and press with an iron on the wool setting.

Repeat the same steps the other sleeve.

Ta da! Your heart shaped elbow patches are finished!

Oatmeal and honey face mask for acne

Oatmeal and honey face mask for acne

I used to have the same problems as you and the majority of people your own age. I remember looking all over the internet trying to figure out how to cure acne fast at home. Then one day I came across something that changed my life (my life in high school at least) and my skin forever! Oatmeal.
But, oatmeal really work? Does it do any good on your skin? As you read every word of this article you will understand how oatmeal and honey face mask for acne works and how to use it effectively.

Let's take a quick look at what causes acne.

Acne is basically caused by natural skin oils, dirt and bacteria that loves dirt and oil. It's kind of ugly if you think about it, but do not worry, continue to follow along. So, what happens is that for the whole day outside leather makes this oil. This oil combines with dirt on your face and in our environment that makes it an ideal place for bacteria to live and multiply. When the time of oil, dirt and bacteria enters our pores and clogs into them. This is where the points blacks, pimples, zits and come from. Now, we know how acne is formed and what the main cause of it is, we can begin to understand how to stop it.

Oatmeal and honey face mask for acne

This is where you enter into oatmeal and honey face mask for acne.

Well, I must say the mask of oatmeal and honey.It 's very simple to make oatmeal and honey face mask for acne, just cook some oatmeal, mix it with a little honey and apply on the face. Leave it for about 20 minutes or so, and clean with warm water. We know it works, I know from personal experience, the question becomes of them: Why does it work? Let us oatmeal for a while. Oatmeal is dry, so you have to mix with water for cooking, if you can not just eat out of the box, right? So, oatmeal absorbs water. When you put on your face, it begins to dry. As it dries, it sucks up all that is around it. Whether it's water, oil, dirt, dead skin and bacteria whatever it is. This is called ex-foliating your skin. As all evil, nasty stuff off your face and out of the pores. This is what every mask on the market is trying to do. Oatmeal does a great job with this. But this is only half the equation. The other important part is the honey. Honey is a natural antibiotic.

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