Add a little mixed-media layer to your fiber art with these embellished strips designed by artist Beryl Taylor.

MATERIALS

• Glue
• Jewelry gems
• Paint brushes
• Punches; flower and circle
• Ribbon
• Watercolor paints
• 140# Watercolor paper

• Sewing machine and thread

DIRECTIONS

1. Cut a piece of previously painted watercolor paper into 3/4" wide strips of whatever length you chose.
2. Lay a thin piece of ribbon on top and either glue or machine-stitch onto paper strip.
3. Punch 3/4" diameter circles out of contrasting color paper with a circular punch.
4. Punch flowers out of contrasting color paper with a flower punch.
5. Glue the flowers to the circles.
6. Glue a small jewelry gem onto center of flower.
7. Glue the finished circles onto the ribbon-decorated strips.

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