Craft Project - paper Pulp Snowball Snowman head ornaments

Looking for a great holiday craft project that's not much money? You are in the recycling of old items in new imaginative articles? If so, I think you will enjoy this project!

This project uses some old items to new elements, it is a great way to teach children about recycling. You will need a few carriers drink fast food carton or empty egg boxes of paper to make pulp for paper which is required for this craft project.

Ages: 8 and up with adult supervision.

Supplies needed:

Carrier of drink fast cardboard food or eggs cardboard boxes

White glue to versatile craft

Styrofoam ornament balls

Blender with water from the tap

Old plastic bowl

Foam sponge brush

Strainer/Strainer

Wooden Clothespin

Acrylic white, black and Orange

Brush

piece of scrap fabric Fleece (optional)

Tip: This project can get a little messy so you can fix some old newspaper or of an old table linen plastic before you begin.

Make paper pulp - Rip your paper empty beverage carrier or egg empty box into small pieces. Place the pieces in a bowl made of old plastic. Pour just water from the tap and let parts soak for 60 minutes. Once they are good and moist, a mixture of paper in a strainer. Using your hands, squeeze excess water. Place the paper pulp in your blender container and blend on low speed to what it gets mushy. Pour batter in your empty plastic bowl. Incorporate some artisanal white glue so that you form sticky pulp. The mine is lumpy dough consistency.

Making The Snowball - with a foam-style painting brush, lightly spread white craft glue on 1/2 of your ball of styrofoam. Using your hands... pat on paste of paper pulp, so that you are covering half your ball of ornamental top. Repeat this procedure on the merits of half of your ball. Once done, hang up the ball through the clothespin so that it can dry out and harden. (mine take approximately 16 to 24 hours).

Addition of The facial features — once your ball is dry, paint with two layers of white acrylic paint. Once it is dry, paint on black eyes, black spots of his mouth and finally, a triangular orange-shaped nose.

Headscarf optional - cut us a piece of fleece measuring 1 1/2 "wide by 10" long and linked to a loop and then he stuck to the bottom of our ball to look like a wool scarf.

Shelly Hill is a mother and grandmother living in Pennsylvania who loves sewing, quilting, the development and scrapbooking. You can visit the blog of boats of passionate called Shelly on Crafting free online at http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com , tips and craft project ideas. You can find a photo of the project completed on his blog at http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/2009/12/paper-pulp-snowball-snowman-head.html

Craft project Inspiration: keep a Journal of creativity and to spark new ideas Craft

Faire des projets de l'artisanat est un passe-temps populaire pour beaucoup de raisons : relaxation, réalisation de soi, les cadeaux faits maison, gagner de l'argent supplémentaire, ou simplement comme un moyen d'honorer sa créativité. Les artisans vétérans même parfois devenus unenthused ou sans inspiration sur leurs projets, peut-être mettre de coté leur métier fournitures pendant un certain temps.

Si vos idées d'artisanat semblent avoir pris des vacances, il y a des étapes, que vous pouvez prendre d'amorcer la pompe créative et de retrouver votre mojo astucieux. Un journal de créativité est grande source d'inspiration.

Ce qui est un Journal de créativité ?

Un journal de créativité est une excellente façon de garder votre cerveau sensibilisé à la créativité. Comme toute habitude, privilégiant toujours voir les choses de manière créative, sur les nouvelles idées et de nouvelles façons de voir les choses anciennes et sur remarqué votre environnement animeront vos projets d'artisanat.

Utiliser non seulement d'écrire des idées, mais de journal, dessiner et de couleur. Que vous ne pouvez pas dessiner ? Cette revue est seulement pour vous. Personne d'autre ne le besoin de voir. Défi vous-même de tirer quelque chose de que vous voir, et bien que ce ne sera pas parfait, votre cerveau se souviendront il avec beaucoup de détails plus tard. Dessin empreintes littéralement l'objet dans votre esprit.

Démarrez votre Journal de créativité

La première étape consiste à trouver un journal ou un carnet de garder les idées à. Elle peut être aussi simple ou aussi de fantaisie que vous voulez, de carnets de la spirale de l'artiste Moleskins, mais sachez qu'un portable cher avec papier fantaisie provoque certaines personnes à « gelé ». Il s'agit d'une crainte de gâcher quelque chose de so nice, bien que dire la vérité, il n'y a aucune erreurs avec créativité.

Ensuite, mettre votre nom, date et titre de votre journal de créativité sur la première page. Rendre le titre simple, excentrique, plaisir, philosophique - mais ne transpirent beaucoup trop au-dessus d'elle. Quelques exemples : Unleashed créativité ; Rêveries de mélodie ; Toutes ces choses dans mon cerveau ; Toc-toc, qui est là ; ou tout simplement de Nancy créativité Journal.

Faites une liste d'Inspiration

La première entrée dans votre journal de créativité est simple : faire une liste d'inspiration. Écrire rapidement toutes les raisons que vous aimez faire des projets d'artisanat. Rendre aussi longtemps que vous pouvez et ne modifier vous-même.

Exemple list

J'adore créer
Rendant scrapbooks documenter ma famille me fait du bien et m'aide à me rappeler à tous les moments peu
Chandails et foulards de tricotage est relaxant
Apprendre qu'un nouveau métier est enrichissante et amusante
Faire des dons faits à la main pour d'autres s'acquitte et me rend heureuse

Utilisez votre Journal de créativité constamment

Cette étape peut être un peu difficile. Vous ne voulez pas être tellement embrigadés dans l'utilisation de votre journal de créativité que ça commence à ressembler à une corvée. Vous voulez également l'utiliser si peu qu'il vous oubliez à ce sujet et votre but va non satisfait.

Vous devez trouver une façon d'incorporer votre journal dans votre routine. Pour moi, cela signifie je Gardez-la près de mon lit et écrire, Journal, dessiner et même couleur d'elle avant d'aller dormir. J'ai aussi porter avec moi dans mon sac à main, avec quelques crayons colorés et effectuer des entrées dans il attend en ligne.

Si vous ne voulez pas porter avec vous, ramasser des choses vous voir tout au long de votre journée que vous inspirent et les ajouter à votre journal lorsque, à la maison. Souvenirs tels que les talons de billet, copeaux de peinture de la quincaillerie, les publicités magazines colorées, trouvé des articles comme les tops bouteille.

Une fois vos éléments sont ajoutés, écrire des notes à leur côté sur où vous avez trouvé leur, ce qui vous inspire sur eux, ou de toute façon unique, que vous pouvez penser à créer une embarcation hors de leur.

Examen de votre Journal.

Selon quelle fréquence vous utilisez votre journal, il revoir de temps en temps. Si vous l'utilisez chaque semaine, réviser vos entrées au moins une fois par mois. Vous seriez surpris les thèmes que vous consultez et les idées avec que vous est venu.

Vous êtes votre propre inspiration. Utilisez votre journal de créativité pour susciter des idées pour vos projets d'artisanat. Chaque fois que vous vous sentez ayant besoin d'un coup de pouce créatif, il suffit de considérer par le biais de votre journal.

Copyright 2010 Melody Jones

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Non seulement vous apprendrez étapes pour trouver à temps, vous apprendrez également comment organiser votre embarcation de fournitures et de séjour organisé même si vous êtes un rat pack, comment concevoir un budget, façons de trouver de nouveaux concevoir des idées de projet et des inspiration et des ressources et des idées pour l'apprentissage des métiers d'art nouveau. Et - c'est amusant !

Craft Project - How To Make Fashion Doll Furniture Out Of Plastic Canvas

Do you have a little one who loves to play with 11 1/2" tall fashion dolls? Does you little one need some new furniture to go along with her dolls? If so, I have an easy to make craft project to share with you today that involves using a skein of acrylic yarn, needle and some 7 count plastic canvas. This project is great for beginners and works up in just one afternoon.

You can make just about any type of fashion doll furniture that you would like by using standard plastic canvas and some yarn. To design your own patterns, simple sketch out what you would like to make on graph paper and then cut out your graph paper and use it as a template.

Supplies Needed:

2 sheets 7 count plastic canvas (clear or a color to match yarn)

1 skein acrylic yarn

plastic canvas sewing needle

sharp scissors

To Make The Chair:

1 seat - 19 holes by 19 holes

2 seat backs - 19 holes by 22 holes high

4 leg pieces - 19 holes by 18 holes high

note - you can leave your leg pieces in a solid block shape or cut them to resemble a block style letter A, the choice is up to you.

Stitching: I did a simple tent stitch but I did it over 3 holes at a time going top to bottom to make vertical rows. I used 4-ply Acrylic yarn. You will first stitch your seat, seat backs and then the legs, leaving all outer edges unfinished. Once done, place the two seat backs wrong sides together and stitch them together using a whip stitch but leave the bottom edge unfinished. Stitch three of the chair leg sections to the seat. Place the seat back and fourth leg section together and whip stitch to the remaining unfinished edge of the seat. Finish up by stitching around the legs and openings so that your chair has no unfinished edges.

To Make The Side Table:

table top - 19 holes by 19 holes squared

8 legs - 3 holes wide by 18 holes tall

Stitching: I simply used a tent stitch and stitched the top of the table and then the eight legs. Once done I stitched all eight legs to my table by joining two leg pieces at each of the table's corners. After they are attached using a simple whip stitch, just go around and whip stitch all of your unfinished edges. When stitching the pieces together, just envision your standard look side table with a flat top and four legs.

To Make The Accent Rug:

rug piece measures 22 holes by 22 holes squared

Stitching: You can use a tent stitch or a scotch stitch to add texture and interest to the accent rug. Once you decide on the stitch you want to use, work the center first and then finish up by whip stitching around your outer edges. You can leave the edges plain or add a 1/2" fringe to them, that choice is up to you.

Shelly Hill is a mother and grandmother living in Pennsylvania who enjoys scrapbooking, crafting, and needle crafts. Shelly owns the popular Passionate About Crafting blog at http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com where you can find free craft project ideas and tips. You can find a photo of this completed project on Shelly's blog at http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-plastic-canvas-barbie-doll-chair.html

Craft Project - easy to make beaded snowflake ornaments

If you are looking for a craft project that you can do with older children, I think that this will depend on your needs. You will need to go to your local craft shop and buy a few articles, but other than that, they are quite simple.

We made 14 of these ornaments and it us less than $10.00 because I already had paint and glue the hand. It is a great project to do with children aged 5 years and with the supervision of a more adult. We love to do this project with school groups, scout troops and youth groups in the Church. If you make the project as a group project, you will need to have a few adults on hand to help.

Here are the materials you need.

1 "diameter flat round disc back in the form of cork"

Acrylic paint to match your colors of beads one

cheap brush

all-purpose craft liquid fast drying of glue

Sharp scissors

6 (1 1/2 "long") straight pins with little heads pearl-style

Plastic 4 mm package 1 round of beads faceted

1 tri-billes plastic package

2 planes back findings of jewels strass

4 "gold coin metal cord (hanger)"

old newspapers

several paper towels

water dish

Note: Since you'll be doing a small painting, set several layers of old newspapers on your work surface. Use paper napkins and dish of water to clean your brush.

Step 1: Paint your front side and the sides of your cycle of cork and leave to dry for 15 minutes before it laminated to paint in the back, and then let it dry for 15 additional minutes.

Step 2: Thread a round Pearl faceted, a tri-cordon and another faceted round beads on your PIN right up until you have a total of 5 pearls on your PIN. Soak the sharp end of the PIN in liquid glue versatile craft and jab the PIN in the side of your disk of Cork. You will have to do this step until your snowflake has 6 shelves, let dry thoroughly before moving on to the next step.

Step 3: Using glue liquid craft, join a rhinestone in the Centre of your Cork on each side, we have used clear ones with little gold - tone sunglasses. Using a 4 "exhibit of metallic gold cord, tie it around one of your rays with a node to form a loop for hanging."

Let your snowflake ornaments dry for a few hours. Once they are dry, you can hang on the tree of your vacation on the crowns on garlands or buy some suction cups and they stick to your Windows and mirrors.

Shelly Hill is a mother and grandmother living in Pennsylvania who loves developing, scrapbooking and hook. You can visit enthusiast Shelly on Crafting blog at http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com for ideas of free craft and advice on the development project. You can find a photo of the project completed on his blog at http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/2009/11/easy-to-make-beaded-snowflake-ornaments.html

Washi Tape Craft Projects

So, you are thinking about purchasing some washi tape or you already have some of this versatile craft product and are wondering what in the world to do with it? Well, I have a few fun (and totally cheap) suggestions for you!

The first and most obvious way to use washi tape is use it as an embellishment in your scrapbooking adventures. Washi tape is excellent for papercrafting and can be used to adhere items to your pages. It can also be used as a ribbon or paper strip replacement, and is so much easier to use! Just rip a piece off and place it where you want it to go. There is no messy glue to fight with, and removing it to reposition is a breeze. There are so many different colors and designs, you are sure to find something that will perfectly match your project.

Secondly, you can use washi tape to decorate your wood crafts. You can find a super inexpensive plain wood photo frame at your local craft store, dollar store, or Walmart and use washi tape to give it life. This is an easy way to create custom frames for you and your family, or to give away as gifts. Making these custom frames is very simple. All you need are a few of your favorite rolls of washi tape and the wood photo frame ($0.99 at Walmart.)

Take one roll of washi tape and tear off a piece (or cut it using scissors if you prefer a clean cut) and place it on the photo frame.
Take another, different roll of washi tape and tear off a piece and place it on the photo frame.
Continue this process until your frame is covered in tape. You can allow some wood to peek through if you desire, or completely cover it in tape.
Don't worry if you "mess up" on your tape placement, it is very easy to remove the tape and replace it.

You can also use this tape to decorate wood letter blocks. This is a simple and easy way to personalize these blocks without a lot of time, effort, and mess. You can approach decorating the letters the same way you would the photo frames.

A third great masking tape craft idea is to use these tapes to decorate plain glass vases. Plain vases can be found at your local Dollar Tree for just a buck! I recommend purchasing various shapes and/or sizes and using the finished product to add a custom, designer touch to your room. Decorating the vases is a cinch. I recommend using scissors to create a clean cut on the washi tape. You will want to cut enough tape to wrap around the vase (horizontally) or enough to hide the tape ends by wrapping them over the lip/base of the vase (vertically).

Fourthly, washi tapes make a great package decoration. You can use them to gift wrap a package. This works especially well if you have a plain colored paper. You can also use them to decorate plain white gift boxes. Additionally, if you are mailing a package this makes an adorable decoration to add to the box (just don't use it in place of packing tape, it rips too easily!).

Lastly, and although not necessarily a craft project, you can use it to adhere important notes to your wall/desk without worrying that it will damage the surface. You can write on washi tape, so it makes a really cute way to label things. Personally, I have used washi tape to label seed pods for my indoor garden which made it that more colorful and cute.

There are so many uses for this awesome decorative tape that it has become a staple in any papercrafter's arsenal. There are a myriad of ways that it can be used, and I am sure that once you start using it you will never want to be without a roll!

You can find a huge selection of washi tape, cute decorative tape, pretty packing tape, and mini deco sets at kawaiitape.com. Check Kawaii Tape out today and find your perfect roll!

Craft Project - How To Make Beaded Crosses Holiday Ornaments

Every year when the Christmas holiday rolls around, I love to sit down and make homemade ornaments to use on my tree, garlands, wreaths and as package toppers. This is a great project to make with older children with some adult supervision. I often make these with church youth groups, scouting troops and school groups.

You can make them any size that you desire by increasing the length of your crafting wire and by purchasing additional beads. The finished size of the ones we made, measure approximately 2" wide by 2 1/2" long.

Materials Needed For The Project

3" piece gold metallic craft wire

2 1/2" piece gold metallic craft wire

4" piece gold metallic thread (hanging cord)

1 package 4 mm gold metallic beads (metal or plastic)

1 package 4 mm faceted plastic beads

1 package tri-beads (plastic)

sharp scissors

12" long ruler

needle nose pliers

(optional) all-purpose liquid craft glue

When it comes to selecting beads for this project, you can use complimentary colors or exact opposites.

Step 1: Measure out the lengths that you will need from the spool of gold wire and cut off the required length. Place the shorter wire 1/3 of the way down on the longer wire and twist it around to secure it into place...to form a cross shape.

Step 2: Starting at the top, slide on a faceted round bead, a tri-bead and another round bead. Finish up with sliding on a gold metallic bead at the end. Using needle nose pliers, twist the end of the wire into a small loop to keep the beads from sliding off. Trim wire end if necessary with scissors.

You will want to repeat step 2 on the two shorter ends, leaving the bottom of the cross for the next step.

Step 3: To finish the bottom of the cross, slide on a round faceted bead, a tri-bead, another round bead, a tri-bead, a faceted bead and finally the gold metallic end bead. Twist the wire into a loop to keep the beads on the wire.

Step 4: Cut a 4" piece of gold metallic cord and thread it through the top wire loop to serve as a hanging cord for your ornament.

Tips: If you find that the beads are sliding around too much and you want them to stay in place on a permanent basic, you can squirt a small dab of glue onto the bead before threading it on the wire pieces. If you don't want to hang them on your tree, you can use suction cups and hang them up on your windows and mirrors.

Shelly Hill is a mother and grandmother in Pennsylvania who enjoys various mediums of crafting. Shelly really enjoys crocheting, knitting and scrapbooking. You can visit Shelly's Passionate About Crafting blog for free patterns and craft project ideas at http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com You can find a photo of the completed project at http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/2009/11/beaded-cross-holiday-tree-ornaments.html

Choose the Types of wood for your craft projects - Craft Supplies makes all the difference

For the type of creation which is still doing arts and crafts projects, they know that they must choose what type of wood to be used with care in the design of their latest project. There are all types of wood that can be used, and different wood has different types of grain, texture, consistency and flow makes a big difference. Later when they add paint or dye show of things that may not have seen before. It can sometimes make or break a project.

A knot in the wood can often be restricted during the creation of certain types of things, such as a House of the bird, or used for Visual atmosphere of the work completed. Also, particular attention should be given to the wood density and hardness. Pine could be a great thing to make bird houses but if this House of the Tomb bird it may divided by half, and the weather could get her. If the wood is dense, it is very difficult to nails in it the hammer or fix anything for it.

If the grain is too bumpy, it may be difficult for something that sticks to him, or in some cases, it might be easier in that the second material is. Another issue is the weight of wood. If you build something to be light, naturally you want to use the balsa wood. However, it must also be strong you may have to go with a plywood or pine.

If your project is to support sometimes, it makes sense to use a plank of fiber post if it is made for an internal project that will not withstand the elements. In some cases, it makes sense to use exotic wood with high density would like teak.

Nevertheless, what wood you choose for any project that you do, it is logical to have a good amount of various types of wood already in hand, you choose how to go on your project. Please consider this.

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