Crafty Marie

Pop up box card dies allow you to make the amazing 3D cube box cards without any need for measuring, scoring and cutting yourself. Although I can make my own pop up box card designs from scratch, having a die that does it for you is very neat. See how to use a pop up box card die with my step by step photo tutorial and written instructions. I'll be demonstrating how it all works with my free box card die that came with my Die Cutting Essentials magazine on subscription. Other dies by companies and brands such as Spellbinders, We R Memory Keepers, Lawn Fawn, Tattered Lace and others work in a similar fashion but come in slightly different designs and sizes. Once you know how to use one die, it should be easy to construct any.

I found that one of the harder parts about getting started with crochet was working out how to create the knot to cast on. You can't make any other stitches or progress with this yarn craft until you learn how to do this. It took me some time before I really got the hang of how to tie a slip knot for crochet. So I'm sharing the exact process that I like to use for making this starter crochet knot. There are lots of photos included in this tutorial which makes it ideal for beginners to easily follow along. Some crafters may use different techniques for making a crochet slip knot. However, this is the one that I happen to like best and am happy to recommend. Don't let beginning this yarn craft get you down before you even really start. Learn to master the slip knot so you can get crocheting.