The trade webshop at efco creative.com has now been updated to include all new products and a complete listing of the Trends catalogue for Winter 2019

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The trade webshop at efco creative.com has now been updated to include all new products and a complete listing of the Trends catalogue for Spring 2019

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Party season is still with us so these coasters might prove useful as they can be used as place settings as well as coasters…

Cloth Star Coaster
Designed by Kathleen Hauck

Tools:
1827109 Awl, 9 cm
1802913 Soft-Cut Premium Line Scissors, 21 cm, Black/Blue
1802730 Aluminium Ruler, 30 cm

Materials:
1054001 Glitter Foam Sheet, 200 x 300 x 2 mm, White
3464725 Red Chalkboard Fabric, Self-Adhesive, 25 cm x 2 m
1906010 Acryl opak Marker, Thin Point, 3 ml, White
3465100 Chalk, White, 10 sticks.

In addition: Template, Pencil

(1) Cut out the larger star from the template and transfer it onto the back of the Glitter foam rubber with the awl. Cut out the star.

Cut out the smaller star from the template and transfer it to the back of the chalkboard fabric with the pencil. Cut out the star.

Note: If the foam rubber star is cut out, please check once again whether the fabric star is transferred correctly. Otherwise, it may happen that the chalkboard star is reversed and does not fit on the foam star.

(2) Peel the backing from the back of the fabric and glue the red star in the centre of the white foam rubber star. Using the ruler and the white opaque marker start drawing another star parallel to the cut edge of the red star. (As per the small star on the template with the line petering out into dashes and dots.) Leave to dry. Then write down the guest’s name with blackboard chalk.

You can view and download the Star template here: Star Template

Note: The lines that were drawn with the opaque marker are waterproof after drying, so they can not be wiped away. The name, which was written in chalk, can be wiped off with a damp cloth and changed at any time.

You’ll find Efco’s range of chalkboard fabrics in the current Trends 2018 Catalogue.

If you’re planning a party for New Year’s Eve then these little wine glass charms might come in very handy…

Shrink Plastic Champagne Glass Charms
Designed by Kathleen Hauck

Tools:
1830081 Protective Tube Set for Pliers for Aluminium Wire, ø 3.2/4.8/6.4/6.4 mm x 10 cm, 4 parts
1801908 Jewellery Pliers, 12 cm
1801905 Wire Cutters, 11 cm
1802907 Craft Scissors round, 13 cm, Assorted Colours
1801800 Revolving Punch, 6 Holes, 20 cm
1802730 Aluminium Ruler, 30 cm
1881606 Flat Paintbrush, Size 6 / 6.3 mm
9311433 Mixing Palette, 6 parts, 24 x 19 cm
1879900 Paintbrush Washing Container, Plastic, 16 x 16 x H 8.5 cm

Materials:
1051901 Shrink Plastic, Matt, 20 x 30 cm, 3 Stk., Transparent
4511274 Clear Stamps, Good Luck, A7, 74 x 105 mm, 11 parts
4510903 Acrylic Block with Recessed Grip, 76 x 100 x 15 mm
4510999 Stamping Mat, 21 x 14.5 cm x 5 mm, Black
4512089 Stazon Ink Pad, 6 x 9.5 cm, Black
4512100 Stazon Stamp Cleaner, 56 ml
1796016 XXL Oval Punch, 63 x 45 mm
1988624 Staedler Watercolour Pencils , 24 Stk.
9316903 Clear Varnish, Matt, 50 ml
2226061 Anodized Aluminium Wire, ø 2 mm,  5 m / ~ 42g, Light Green

In addition: Paper Towel, Baking Paper, Oven, Template

1. First position the desired clear stamp on the acrylic block. Ink up the stamp and then stamp on the smooth side of the shrink plastic. In this way different stamp on the shrink film. Allow to dry briefly.

Use the oval punch to punch the motifs out. Colour the motif on the rough, matt back with the watercolor pencils.

2. Make a hole in the ovals with the largest circle of revolving punch.

Place the shrink plastic with the coloured side up on baking paper and heat in an oven (preheated to 120°C) for about 2 to 3 minutes. Keep an eye on it whilst it shrinks. When shrinking in the oven, the shrink plastic bends first and then straightens again. Then it can be taken out and allowed to cool.

Paint the charms on the rough back with clear matt varnish, so that the watercolor pencils are fixed and can no longer rub off. Allow to dry briefly.

Tip: If the shrink plastic is slightly curved after shrinking, it can be gently flattened or slightly weighted immediately after removal from the oven.

3. Then cut a 35 cm piece of aluminum wire. Cut off 2 pieces of white protective tube and pull over the jewellery pliers. Use the jewellery pliers to bend the aluminum wire into a spiral at each end. (See template – You can view and download it here: Template.)

Curl another short piece of aluminum wire into a jump ring. Thread a shrink plastic charm onto this jump ring. Then close the jump ring and thread it so that the shrink plastic hangs between the rings. Wrap the aluminum wire around a champagne glass stalk and cross the rings in such a way that the shrink film charm hangs between the rings.