Butterfly Jewelry Specimen Pendants. Today I am going to show you how to create a unique, wearable butterfly shadowbox.
These are reminiscent of those specimen boxes you used to see in science class- but we will not be harming any butterflies in the making! I am going to show you three different ways to create these pendants- each of which is very easy. Here are the supplies you will need to make your own butterfly jewelry pendants: Notice on the packaging of your memory frames, it will specify a size. This is the size of the inside of the frame. You will need a sturdy base for your butterflies. Then you will need to decide what you would like as a background for your butterflies.
I like the rustic feel of old text. Cut your selected patterned paper (in my case, a dictionary page) to fit the top of your chipboard base. Then apply adhesive to your patterned paper, and adhere it to your chipboard. I love to use my Xyron sticker maker for projects like this. You can ink the edges of your paper, if desired. About Shaunte Google+ 2 DIY animals masks.
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If you've been following along on Instagram I've been giving hints of these masks based on the book Cheer Up Mouse for the past few weeks and now you can finally make them yourself. Wouldn't these be the perfect activity for Easter/Spring Break? I'm no mother, but I'd think so. And they come in two different versions complete with FREE templates: one is a color in version for little kids and the other is the 3D version you see here for bigger kids. Here's the illustration from the book. You get to choose from all 10 characters as seen here: For full instructions click below.
First, we constructed them out of cardboard to see how to engineer them. MATERIALS: cardboard, sharpie, template for 3D masks (or for an easier project without all these steps download the color-in masks here, scissors, x-acto knife, quilting batting, glue gun, mod podge, brush for mod podge, your choice of fabrics (have fun with it. Step 2: Cut out the shapes with scissors. Phew! So cute, right? How to Make Halloween Puppets, Do Casual Origami, and Change Your Mind. Make // Milk Jug Votives. Since today is Earth Day, I thought I'd dig into our recycle bin and come up with an upcycle project.
Most upcycle projects that I see are glass-- wine bottles, jars, even beer bottles. Not too many pretty projects with plastic milk gallon jugs though. I wonder why? ;) I guess they aren't the most exciting in their original form, but with their vellum-like quality, I thought they would be perfect for a votive project. click "Read more" for the full post Since I want to use these in our backyard this summer, I decided to make them as water-resistant as possible while also keeping it an easy DIY. Why I didn't use a hot glue gun... If you don't have any milk jugs on-hand or don't feel like an upcycle project, you can also purchase polyethylene plastic sheets. Instructions: The first step is to make a template for your petals. Cut out your petals from the milk jug as well as a round piece for the center.
Bend the end of your petals. Now it's time to glue everything together. During the day...
Japanese Bookbinding.