Sunday, April 19, 2015
Martha Stewart Living - March Issue Crafts
Sapphire Gemstones
Benitoite. California state gemstone. Benitoite is sometimes called the blue diamond.” First discovered near the headwaters of the San Benito River (hence the name) in 1907, benitoite is a very rare gem that ranges in color from a light transparent blue to dark, sapphire…
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Birthday Jigsaw Puzzle Progress – Puzzle 6 of 10 – Part 6 - Bottom Corner
Had a little bit of time before work so put together the bottom right-hand side corner. I think it’s gravel with some scattered dead leaves.
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Be Creative - January 1st - Photo inspiration
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Hot Glue Snowflakes
Materials
- Paper
- Baking paper
- Hot glue gun
- Glue sticks
- Pen
- Ruler
Steps
- Draw a template on the paper.
- Put the baking paper on top and start glueing.
- Once it’s dry, peel it off.
- If there are any rough edges, trim them off
- Paint with nail polish if wanted.
- Hang them up, stick them on walls or stick them on windows!
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My Boys and Their Artwork
I’ve kept these pieces before. I thought of having them bounded like a book. But then I just thought, why not take photos of them and post them on my blog.
This way, my kids – as they grow up, will have greater chances of reminiscing on their childhood memories.
My eldest’s artwork. To date, he’s now eleven years old.
RV’s work, he’s the second…
Last but not the least, artworks from my youngest, TJ
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Quilled cards
Hello friends..
I tried making some quilled cards for the first time and here is the result.
Do let me know how you like my quilled cards.. Please donot forget to like this page :)
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Block 634: April 18, 2015
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Leather Bound Book
Stacy made a cool little book. Did a much better job than I had in mind, and then gave me links for a tutorial.
Check this tutorial out before you go and eff everything up.
She says it winds up being similar to this:
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Sindhi Embroidery GAJJ 2
Here is one more embroidered piece that I embroidered long ago. This is my shirts border. Many stitches are used in it and mirrors are sewed on it.
mirrors are very common in our cultural dresses and are very favorite in Sindh.
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Casket Handles, Elgin 758. For a Woman or Child's Casket. Antique 1920s.
How To Use An Old Wine Cork To Break Creative Blocks
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{Earth Day Activity} The Lorax
One of the best things about having children is being able to rediscover all the great children’s classics. I don’t think I read Dr Seuss’ The Lorax when I was younger, but it has become one of my favourites. It is also a great way to teach children about the importance of taking care of our world.
In case you don’t know the story, or haven’t watched the movie, here’s what you need to know. The Once-ler comes upn a valley of beautiful Truffula trees, cute brown Bar-baloots, Swomee swans and humming fish. The Once-ler chops down a tree to make a garment he calls a Thneed, inadvertently summoning a creature called the Lorax, who speaks for the trees. The Once-ler ignores the Lorax, and chops down trees to make more Thneeds, destroying the land, polluting the water, and chasing the animals away. Bad Once-Ler.
The Once-Ler regrets his actions and leaves us with the following words (and challenge): Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not.
My daughters love The Lorax, particularly the film version with its fun songs. We decided to make a Lorax face.
What you’ll need: orange cardboard, yellow paper, orange pom-poms, googly eyes, glue and scissors.
I cut out a face shape from orange cardboard. Then I traced the girls’ hands on yellow paper and cut them out.
The girls glued their hand shapes in the middle of the faces.
Then they glued orange pom-poms for the nose and stuck on the eyes.
What is your favourite Dr Seuss book?
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Beverage Bug Barriers
Use perler beads to make these fruit themed cup covers to keep bugs out.
You’ll need perler beads and round template. Don’t forget to leave a hole for your straw.
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Crayon Play 3 - Making the Gloves
Chalky, what fun!
But I suppose his arms can get in the way.
So what if the crayon wasn’t on the end of a toy foot, but on the end of your fingers?
That’s how I came up with my Crayon Gloves.
A pair of gloves, with a crayon on each tip. No lost crayons, no arms getting in the way. And you don’t need to learn to crochet.
You can find the tutorial here:
Let me know what you think.
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Willow wallow.
For Lise,
Basket weaver and poem inspirer…
Against the old grey barn,
Scots stones watch the
Weathering willow
Waiting wistfully
to be
Wondrously
woven.
Slender limbs
Gracefully
bending,
Eagerly anticipating
Creative metamorphosis!
Mother Nature’s harvest+
Woman’s craftsmanship=
#Heavenly Teamwork#
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Starry nights
Ooh. This one.
Took me a lot of time and patience.
But it think it came out pretty awesome. Isn’t it?
So here it goes. How to make this beauty?
Step 1:
Take a piece of hardboard and measure the lines. The one that i have made measures 17.5*14.5 cms. And i left 1.5 cm as border. You can make it as much heighted as tou want. I did the standard measures.
Step 2:
Cut out the shapes and make a window in the middle. This will take a bit of time
Now what we have to do is cover it with any paper that you want, and join them together to make a box.
Step 3:
Cover the upper and bottom part too with a paper.(i used a paper having print of stars)
Step 4:
All that is left to do is to cut out some stars and moon ,cover them with glitter, and hang them by a thread.
Step 5( optional) :
I also did the electrical fittings for the lights. I used blue lights for this. Ah! It looks amazing in the nights.
(electricals was the toughest bit of this project- atleast for me because it was the first time for me :p )
If you like my tutorials in the post, please follow. You can find the links on the bottom of the page.
~pr@pt¡»»»
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Crewel progress
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Birthday Jigsaw Puzzle Progress – Puzzle 6 of 10 – Part 5 - Border Complete
Yay! Finished the outer edge pieces. Border complete! It was tricky, but I got there. I know I say it every time with this set of puzzles, but I absolutely love these Sure-lox puzzle pieces! Such good quality. :)
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Earth Day Handprint Wreath
Earth Day is coming up next week, and I’ve been gathering ideas for some crafty projects to do with the kids; I saw an idea for a handprint wreath and put my own spin on it. Before starting the project, my 4yr old and I talked about why it is important to keep Earth clean and how we can do that. We also briefly discussed energy usage and conservation. I asked her why she thinks it is important to keep Earth clean, and I wrote her response in the center of the wreath.
Materials
- blue, green, and brown acrylic paint (or whatever type of paint you prefer for making handprints)
- 3 pieces wax paper
- several pieces white construction paper
- any colored construction paper for middle of wreath
- scissors
- white school glue or glue stick
Instructions
After gathering materials, make a colored circle cutout from construction paper to be the center of the wreath. I folded the construction paper in half and drew a half circle, then cut along the curve. This is where we had our clean Earth discussion.
Next, get paint ready. Using the first piece of wax paper, squeeze out blue paint and spread in an even, somewhat thin layer (I used the handle of a paintbrush).
Repeat with green paint and brown paint.
I recommend covering the workspace before starting handprints. Our 4yr old was focused enough to not get paint everywhere, and our 19mo old had a lot of fun.
We ended up using four handprints of each color (12 total) in our wreath, but we made more than that to help ensure we had at least four handprints that looked complete. Plus, it’s fun.
Once all of the handprints are made on the pieces of white construction paper, allow them to dry. It was a lovely, sunny day when we did this project, so I put our papers outside to dry with rocks on top to keep the wind from blowing them around. They dried surprisingly quickly.
When the handprints are completely dry, cut them out. I thought about giving this task to our 4yr old (she loves and is great at cutting), but I decided to do it myself. Hands are tough to cut out, and we had quite a few. I was entirely sick of cutting and handprints by the time I finished. So, it was probably a good thing that we had to pause the project at that point and finish it the following day.
Once you have recuperated from cutting out 12 (or 24, in my case) little handprints, arrange them around the colored circle cutout, and glue them around the perimeter!
Hang and display for all to enjoy. And, if nothing else, remember: Keeping Earth clean is important because… “polluting can hurt plants and animals.” – our 4yr old
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