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Have you ever bought something because ‘everyone’ says its fantastic and then just put it in the cupboard because you just don’t know what to do with it? I’m not overly led by ‘the latest product’ but I was with Tim Holtz Grungeboard. I bought some when I saw it, and put it in the cupboard, I get it out, look at it, then put it away again bemused and bewildered. That was until I saw Sheena Douglass on Ideal World the other day, demonstrating how to make bracelets out of it.
Here are some pictures of the first bracelet I’ve made so far. The holly themed one, was made along the lines of Sheena’s instructions the text background ones I put my own spin on the idea.
Grungeboard Bracelet
Close up of the detail on the Grungeboard Bracelet
More Grungeboard Bracelets
I have filmed a tutorial for You Tube, about how I created the purple one. As soon as I have the disk space available, I will edit and upload it. It will have to go in installments as it’s quite involved and the film got quite long!
Come back next Friday for a step by step tutorial on how to make a Garland using Grunge Paper.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 
Billie -
Lovely bracelets, very old world looking. I, like you, have grungeboard and grungepaper that I bought and then put away. I was stumped about what to do with it, no longer. Looking forward to your tutorials. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Elaine
HI Elaine
Thanks
I was going for vintage with that look 
DH is working on my computer and I still need to edit a few pictures so the tutorial should go up next friday…fingers crossed
Best wishes
Billie
Hi Billie, I’ve been having a lot of fun with grungeboard making jewelry. It’s very versatile and forgiving and stands up to a lot handling. I’ve made a couple of the bracelets too, you can see them here http://deeznews-dee.blogspot.com/2009/07/postie-is-my-new-best-friend.html such a quick and easy fun thing to do and the possibilities are endless.
Hi Davinia
Your bracelets ar beautiful, that Textile embossing folder is my favorite and one I was thinking of doing too, ‘great minds think alike’ as my late mother used to say
I found the grunge paper lost its embossing when I heated it to dry a layer of paint. But that was grunge paper not Grunge board. I am using a Cuttlebug, so will need to experiment to see if the Grungeboard will go through it ok. UPDATE…Cuttlebug does NOT like Grungeboard, its too thick to go through with embossing folder.
Still waiting for my hitch fastners to arrive, which is why my bracelets are still flat and unpunched.
Best wishes
Billie