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Natale. Five Pointed Origami Star. I love that this star is neatly finished and attractive on both front and back. Update: March 2013. It has recently come to my attention that this design should be credited to Tomoko Fuse. I haven't been able to find it in a published work--can anyone confirm this? The secret? Start with a pentagon shaped piece of paper, not a square. How to make a five pointed star with pentagon shaped origami paper Start with a pentagon shaped piece of paper. Download PDF set of pentagon templates in various sizes. Fold the pentagon in half down the center of any point. Pull one flat side toward the center of the paper, keeping the center fold line aligned. When the side points intersect the fold lines as shown, stop and hold in place. Crease across the bottom, just between the fold lines. Repeat for each of the five sides. Fold each point in half, working toward the inner (small) pentagon.
Flip the paper over and pinch the corners of the (small) pentagon to make sure they are well creased. Randigt julhänge – Craft of the Day, Striped Paper Ornament. En amerikansk pysselblogg som jag följer är How About Orange och där finns med massor med roliga pysseltips, beskrivningar och mönster. Dessutom är den fylld med vackra fotografier. Ett av tipsen jag fastnat för är dessa randiga julhängen i papper, de ser nästan ut som om de hör hemma på tivoli.
De var enkla att göra och det krävdes inte mycket material. Klicka er till How About Orange för att se beskrivningen. Måtten är i tum och remsorna ska vara 3,5″ x 0,5″, vilket enligt vårt mätsystem är ca 8,9 x 1,3 cm. Klicka här för mallen. How About Orange is an American craft blog that I’ve followed for some time and I’m a big fan of Jessicas work. One of her crafty tips that I’ve fallen for is these striped paper ornaments, they almost look like they belong at a carnival. The dimensions are in inches and the strips should be 3.5 ”x 0.5″, which according to the metric system is approximately 8.9 x 1.3 cm. Therefore I made a template in Illustrator, you can download in pdf format if you wish. Square Knot Bracelet Tutorial. Knotting techniques and using fibre in jewellery are all the rage at the moment and you may well have used some sari silk, cord or ribbon in your jewellery. It can add a relaxed vibe; a softness and bountiful colour possibilities!
It also allows a piece of jewellery to be made entirely without the use of metal, which could be important if designing for someone who has an intolerance (although I have used a copper clasp, you could easily replace this with clasp of a different material, or even a knotted closure). I have long taught knotting classes at my local bead shop, and fellow ABS editor Erin Siegel along with Lorelei Eurto have an exciting book coming out soon - Bohemian Inspired Jewelry, for which I personally can't wait! These ladies are both so talented and I am looking forward to seeing their beautiful fibre led designs. One of the oldest knotting techniques is macrame, originally used by sailors I believe. {I accidentally jumped from step 5 to step 7. DIY Macrame Bracelet.
Growing up by the beach in Southern California, the ability to knot a macrame bracelet was practically a right of passage. Although those days are long behind us, we’ve never forgotten the ever-so-simple square knot technique. This time, however, we’re replacing hemp and wooden beads for more updated elements like colorful nylon cord and glossy metal charms.
Happy knotting! You’ll need: Start by cutting the knotting cord into two 30 inch, two 20 inch and one 10 inch lengths. Fold the 20 inch piece in half, pull the loop through the ring, fold it over the ring, and pull the rest of the cord through the loop. Repeat the step on the other side of the ring. Center the 30 inch cord under the two middle strands. Pull tightly and slide the knot up to the top. Finish the 2nd half of the square knot by folding the left cord over the middle strands and under the right cord. Pull tightly and repeat the steps – left, right, left, right . . . Repeat the same step on the other cord. Make A Frabjous. George W. Hart is a professor at Stony Brook and is one of our favorite artists, making a wide variety of stunning geometric sculptures. On his of his many works that has particularly captivated us for some time is a sculpture called Frabjous.
When we realized that George had posted a template for this sculpture we dropped everything, grabbed the cardboard and hot glue, and raced to build our own. You’ll need papercraft type building materials: Paper, cardstock, or cardboard, and tape or glue. Also good scissors and/or a hobby knife with sharp blades. You can download the PDF template for Frabjous on its web page. The sculpture is made out of 30 identical pieces, with this S-curve shape. Cut out your template at your scale of choice. You need 30 pieces so this can *ahem* take a while. Big hint for cardboard: replace your blade often. Once you have all the pieces, then comes the challenging part, putting it all together. The first hint about construction is to look at the corners. Christmas Crafts for Kids. 12 DIY Christmas Present Bow Tutorials.
---------- Sponsored Links ---------- I love the bow in the image above. I could totally see myself making a few of these. Definitely not one for every present under the tree but for sure to place on the best presents of the year. I also found a wonderful roundup with 12 more DIY present bows you can duplicate over at the One Little Project blog.
Here’s the link to the 12 additional ideas… OneLittleProject – 12 Gift Bow Tutorials. Easy snowflake Christmas ornament. Paper Moravian Star Tutorial. After I posted my Christmas tree last week, I had a few requests for instructions on how to make the paper star. I think it might be hard to write out, but here it goes... Materials: - 4 strips of paper; 3/4" wide by at least 17" long - thread or string to hang You will find large sheets of paper in an art supply store or the art section at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. I use a self-healing mat, straightedge, and rotary cutter to cut the strips of paper. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. So that your paper looks like this: 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
Hold paper in your hand and fold strip like shown in photo below: 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. . { Yikes, don't mind my dry, ugly hands. 25. Your star is finished! I made this green star a few years ago by using wrapping paper. Good luck - I really hope this tutorial makes sense! 101 Green Handmade Gift Tutorials. These crafty green gift tutorials are going to make you recycle, reuse, upcycle or repurpose like never before…you’ll see.
Whatever you want to call it, going green is the way to go! There’s a little something for everyone and I know you are going to find the perfect gift for your neighbor, brother, mother, sister…you get my drift…there are 101 tutorials here, people!!!! They’re not just ideas and pretty photos, but these links will lead you on the path to creating fabulous green gifts that are simple and require minimal supplies. You might need to grab a few extra recycling bins, but it’s worth it!
If you’re looking for Green Home Decor Tutorials, don’t miss the end of the post! Why spend a ton on gifts when you can go green??? If you love creative links, please subscribe to Everything Etsy! Thanks so much for all your tweets, stumbles, Facebook likes and pins on my 101 Simple Handmade Gift Tutorials and Free Printables posts…you are the coolest crafty friends! ~Kim Hooked on Tutorials? Scrapbook paper tree ornament.
I have been looking for an easy ornament for my kids to make to carry on one of my annual Christmas traditions and I found this idea on the BHG website. I thought it was cute and looked extremely easy ...plus there is no paint or glitter involved so I am happy :) Materials needed: Scrapbook paper (I used thick paper that had a cotton like texture to it with glitter accents..got it at the Dollar Store) Thin wire Glue Beads (optional) Method: Cut three pieces of wire (approximately 10 inches each) and bend the top of each wire into a loop. I used a dab of hot glue to attach the 3 wires together and then wrapped a small piece of paper around the glue to hide it.
Make sure the loops are pointing in various directions. Draw three circles of gradually increasing size on the back of the scrapbook paper. Cut the circles out leaving approximately 1/2 an inch outside the circle and then carefully rip the paper along the line to give a rough edge. Cut from the side of the circle to the middle. Enjoy. Handmade Holidays: Scrap Wood Snowmen. Do you woodwork? Chances are you have a box of leftover odds and ends of wood that can be turned into something cute for the holidays.
My husband has a huge box of wood pieces that he throws leftovers into after he’s done making a project. These pieces can range from tiny little scraps to half a two by four. But for some reason he had a bunch of pieces that were all about the same size left over from making something and we came up with these cute little snowmen.We used three pieces of wood with two being between two and three inches long and about an inch and a half wide and maybe a quarter to a half inch thick. Then we used a smaller piece, same width and depth, just a little shorter to fit in the middle. Then we used pieces of Popsicle craft sticks for the brim of the hats on some snowmen, others he cut little slivers of scrap wood to use as the brims.
Paint the snowmen before putting them together. Then paint your hats in the desired colors. Now paint happy snowman faces on the wood. Gnomes. Chouette. The first kit of the new year is this deceivingly simple looking little owl to expand the bird-population in 3EyedBear’s universe. We all know owls are one of the wisest creatures and this one certainly will be one day too. Thing is: she’s still very young and inexperienced, but she compensates that with a passion for reading thick books while you sleep. It don’t hurt to have her posted in your bedroom since owls hunt for little scary creatures by inborn instinct. She will watch over you. Happy dreams everyone (click one of the images to download Howie) Collect them all! Edit: Thank you for all the lovely blog-title suggestions in the comment-box. Now let’s send some pictures of one of the owls and share how you are taking care of them.
-Darla from delicious Bakingdom created 3 Harry Potter-themed owls here for downloading. TAGS: None. Mr Printables | Free Printables for Kids and Moms & Dads. Page corner bookmark for kids in Ideas for kids' crafts. Puzzles. Ninjatoes' papercraft webpage. Paper Crafts : - StumbleUpon. Description: So stylish, cheap and easy! Craft Link: Pretty Paper Flowers Read More: Paper Crafts or Home Description: Create custom artwork for next to nothing with this very clear tutorial. Craft Link: Paper Weaving Description: I’m crazy about this delicate paper mobile from The Red Thread.
I believe the project was designed as a holiday decoration, but I can see enjoying it all year long. Craft Link : Geo Paper Mobile Read More : Candle Making or Paper Crafts or Home Description: In case you’re not sure what quilling is, it’s the art of rolling thin strips of paper into lovely little designs. Craft Link : DIY Quilled Chess Set Read More : Candle Making or Paper Crafts or Home Description: Jessica, from How About Orange, made these adorable candle holders using sheets of computer paper and a craft knife. Craft Link : Cut Paper Candle Holders Description : I’ve been seeing lots of ways of presenting cupcakes lately, but this cupcake stand is my absolute favorite!! Keep looking » 'origami' flowers. DIY Paper Poppy.
Another one of my favorite paper flowers that I created last year is this orange paper poppy. I made two dozen of them to decorate my daughter’s 18th birthday party last year mixing it with a black and white French theme. As one of my favorites and loving the happy orange color, I have since used these poppies for paper brooches, to wear in my hair and of course to add that special touch on top of gifts. This PDF includes the watercolor print for both the front and back of this flower.
I find this style works best with a laser printer and am delighted to find that FedEx Office can print this for you for around $1 a flower. Have them print it onto their regular printer paper, text weight. Tissue Paper Carnations. Today is the start of Flower Week on Folding Trees. Every weekday, I will be showcasing different types of paper flowers. You may be surprised at the variety of flowers you can make using different paper craft techniques!
If you know of any amazing flower tutorials I should include in my round-up, let me know! When I had the idea for Flower Week, I thought I would kick off the week with some flowers that I made myself. I wanted to try some tissue paper flowers, but when I followed various tutorials I found online, the flowers I made weren’t realistic enough for me. A vase of pretty tissue paper carnations! Want to make your own? This tutorial is Donationware – the instructions are available for free, but if you like it please consider sending me a donation (via my other website, PlanetJune) to show your appreciation: Send me a donation and receive the easy-to-print PDF version of the tutorial as a thank you!
Donations of any size are much appreciated. You will need: ..Erm, yes. Flower Tea Bags. Flower Tea Bags painted with tea! Flower Topped Tea Bags make a perfect gift. We started experimenting with tea for Mother's Day and loved the results. Can you believe this color is actually tea? Make them for yourselves or as gifts! Click on "READ MORE" for full tutorial To make these, I used a tea called Lov's Red Berries Tea ---- both to fill the bags and to use as "paint". After enjoying a cup of tea on Spring day, (which I confess, I've been enjoying all Spring, both warm or cold.
It's decaffeinated so I can have it day and night) I started experimenting with a tea bag and easily made these flowers. Supplies: 1. 2. Kitchen String Leaf Shaped Gift Tags (I used green tea painted tea bags that I cut into leaf shapes) Hole Punch Scissors HOW TO: 1 Gather Supplies. 2. While the flower tea bags are drying, punch a hole in the corner of the leaf gift tags, draw a string through this hole to make a gift tag. 7 - 10. Flower Tea Bags. Flower Tea Bags. Paper Flowers. DIY: Memories In A Jar. 50 Treat Ideas for Valentine's Day. 100 handmade gifts for mom. DIY Christmas Trees Ideas. DIY Christmas Star Ornament. Tin Can Christmas Tree Activity - Babble Dabble Do. Toilet Paper Roll SANTA.