Mushroom in Bloom. Little House Brooches. I'm a doodler. If I'm not actually crafting something, I usually have paper in front of me and I'm sketching and doodling away. Last night my weekend was officially over, when our weekend house guests left, leaving me alone for the first time in days. Sitting at my desk I just started drawing some little askew houses. Well, one thing lead to another, and before I knew it, I had designed 6 little houses, sized to fit on a brooch.
Of course, like any applique designs, they can be enlarged or reduced to meet your needs, but I thought these would make adorable Christmas gifts for friends. Materials: felt scraps embroidery floss thin batting finding (pin for back) 3 - 4 copies of Pattern Directions: Make several copies of the pattern. Choose your design and cut it out. Using multiple copies of the pattern cut out 2 backgrounds and the individual pieces.
Cut out 2 layers of thin batting. Lay the pieces of batting on the back piece of felt, centering the batting. Your brooch is now done! Geeky Video Game Nail Art - BATH AND BEAUTY. Hi everyone! Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I figured that I would share some of the nail art I've done over the past few months. Interpreting video games into manicures has been really fun! These were all painted with a mixture of acrylic craft paint and a whole menagerie of nail polish. The first video game I tackled was Sonic the Hedgehog 2. I later went in and added Sonic and Tails. Super Mario 3 was requested, and was painted next. The latest manicure is from Mortal Kombat.
I'm always looking for suggestions of different video games to do! Paper bag book...now with tutorial. Pumpkin book *tute added* pic heavy. I made this using an old star trek book! I used a wooden pumpkin for a template and cut the pages with a blade. I'm going to make another one and I'll post a tute. Here's the tute I put together. I used an apple pattern for this one but you'll get the idea. First off, gather your supplies: - book for dismembering, paperbacks are great- template (I made half an apple out of a thick piece of chipboard)- exacto knife with a very sharp blade- clips- glue stick- snot dots- ink or paint for coloring and something to apply it with- anything you want to decorate with.
Step 1 My paperback book was too thick so I split it in half using my blade. Step 2 Lay the template down on the book and cut the pages around the template. Step 3 Remove the cut paper leaving the template in place. Step 4 Once the book is cut, trim any rough edges you don't want. Step 5 For color, I used ink refill and diluted it a bit because I wanted it to soak in to the paper. Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10. Kids favors, heart-shaped crayons - OCCASIONS AND HOLIDAYS. We're having a kids' activity table at our reception for the lil' ones. I'm making wedding coloring "books" for the kids. I bought some little fabric bags that will be on the table for them to toss a few of these crayons into when they leave for the night. Cheap, cute kiddie favors! Supplies...Crayons (Dollar Tree, $1.00)Heart-shaped foils (Kroger)Cookie sheetOvenLove Unwrap the crayons, arrange in tins however you like...
Bake at 200 degrees until you reach a consistency you like. The crayons will seperate as you bake them. All cooled, unwrapped & piled up! Watercolor Stencil Portrait + TUTORIAL - MORE ART, LESS CRAFT. Okay kids, for leaving me all those wonderful and inspiring comments, I give you: Watercolor Stencil Portraiting - The Tutorial! Bear with me, it's almost midnight and I am exhausted, and I leave for vacation tomorrow.
And I've never done a tutorial before. Hahaha. Okay. So. 1. 2. 2a. You should end up with something like this; 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I didn't do a very good job. 9. 10. 11. 12. Alright, I hope that was helpful to everyone! Also, IF YOU USE THIS TUTE, POST WHAT YOU MAKE! Vulva book *warning: this post contains pictures of realistic looking vulva!* - MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS. Altered Jigsaw Tutorial (20 pics)
I thought I'd share some ideas for altering a jigsaw. One way of doing it anyway, there are many techniques from painting to paper, stamping, printing, fabrics... This one is a wooden jigsaw, but the same process can be used for the cardboard ones. You just have to be a bit more gentle with them. You can possibly start a cardboard jigsaw at stage 4 since most of them aren't as shiny. It depends on the jigsaw though. This is what I ended up with... And this is the process, I hope it's helpful! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. It's good to vary the paint on the pieces to create some differences in the pieces. 11. and 'cadmium yellow'...for a bit of variety!
12.Paint the frame using the same palette. 13. 14. 15. 16. Resist the urge to get it all out and throw it around the room just for the hell of it. 17. 18. 19. 20. I hope that's useful!