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Examples of Cartoon Clouds that You Can Use. Here are four different examples of cartoon clouds that you can use in your own drawings. I think the shapes are easy enough and it's not worth writing a full tutorial about this topic because it's easy to copy. Pay close attention to the outline of the drawings. I usually start my own drawings with yhe outline. I lightly sketch an outline which is often made up of several circles laid on top of each other. Once I have the basic outline I might go in and add some more details like swirly lines as you'll see in some of the examples below.

Example 1 - Zelda Style Decorative Cloud I first saw clouds like this in the video game Zelda: The Wind Walker and I thought that they were really cool. Example 3 - Another Decorative Cloud These clouds are drawn the same way as the ones in the first example. Example 4 - A Generic Cloud This cloud is very similar to the example to simple bubbly cloud above. Are you looking to make a breakthrough with your artistic abilities? A woman from inside out at Pelourinho.com. Copic Basics. How to Make Leaf Skeletons.

I wanted to share with you a project from one of my readers who shares with us how to make leaf skeletons. I LOVE this! I have several leafs in various forms displayed in my home and knew I needed to make some of her leaf skeletons to add to my decor. I love how a pattern of leaves can enhance the beauty in your home. So I asked Heather if she would mind sharing her project with you. You can find more great projects from Heather at her blog The Other White House. I have spent hours and tried various ways of making these. You need washing soda, not baking soda! Gather your leaves. Washing soda is a strong base so you may want to wear gloves when handling the leaves. You will add 3/4 cup of washing soda and 4 cups of water to your pot of leaves. Keep going, you will need to add more water so your pan doesn’t dry out. When 1.75 hours are up fill a glass baking dish with cool water.

I carefully removed them and rinsed with water and added clean water to the pan. 37.1Kstumbleupon. Turbo C For Windows Vista and Windows-7 64 Bit ~ My C Files. Easily Dunn. So I got this shirt in the 6th grade. And I keep on keeping it because I like the stripes or something…and maybe the colors. But I can’t wear it because a) it’s too short and b) it’s too thick to layer with anything. And in the middle of last week’s closet-purging, in a blinding stroke of genius, I decided to make it a cardigan. But the fastest, kind of laziest way possible. use a ruler and cut a line down the center of the front of the shirt. ok. you’re almost done. hem the edges with your hem tape, using the instructions that came with it. pick a button. then sew it on one of the sides where a normal button should theoretically go. it’s just for show so it looks like a legit cardigan. you’re not going to dilly-dally with making a button hole or anything because that’s just out of the realm of my patience.

I know you probably found this on pinterest or some craft blog somewhere…or something to that effect. Tutorials for Recycling T-Shirts. So way way back, in June, I wrote this Studio Organization post, about starting the process of organizing my studio by cleaning out the closet full of junk. Well, it's September and...let's just say the closet is a work in progress. Some of the things that are taking up space in the closet are shirts that I never wear anymore. I realized I could repurpose them into something else! Here are some tutorials for recycling shirts: Check out these t-shirt scarves! (I apologize, this site seems to have removed their tutorial for this project.) Create cute little bows for accessories or packaging with this tutorial. Gorgeous ruffled pillow tutorial here. Looks like I have a lot of projects ahead of me to keep me from cleaning out my closet!

Martha Stewart Craft Brand by Plaid Enterprises. Wacky Watercolors. Wacky Watercolors Here's a recipe to make your own watercolor paints. These vivid, non-toxic paints can be used wet or allowed to dry and used like regular watercolor paints. We had great fun making and using them! Materials: 3 Tbs. baking soda 3 Tbs. corn starch 3 Tbs. white vinegar 1-1/2 tsp. light corn syrup food coloring Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Tips: Use paste food coloring if you want especially vivid colors and lots of color choices. Take the opportunity to teach little ones about color mixing.

You can make a larger batch and make the paints in an old ice cube tray. The more food coloring you add, the more vivid the paints will be. These take a long time to dry! If you make them in bottlecaps, you can store the dry paints in a plastic baggie or even tie a few of them in a small cloth with a ribbon as a sweet gift. Here's a painting made with our paints. To the Crafts Index All works on this site Alicia Bayer unless otherwise noted.

Most favorited all-time | craftgawker - StumbleUpon. Valentines Friendship Bracelets. Last summer I not only conquered my childhood fear of making Friendship Bracelets, but I also developed a new appreciation for them. They’re simple to make and cute as a can be, but most winningly, they really are great tokens of friendship. So cheerfully reminiscent of childhood and its open declarations of best-friends-forever, friendship bracelets are such a super way to let someone know you’re thinking about them. All this adds up to the perfect Valentine’s Day project! How sweet would it be to show up to work or school on February 14th with a bunch of these lovely little expressions of affection? This time around I was a little more ambitious, creating adorable patterns of hearts and arrows, perfect for the holiday!

Materials To make 9 bracelets: If you’ve never made a macraméd friendship bracelet before please check out our original Friendship Bracelet post to learn how to make a left knot and a right knot. Patterns Heart Bracelet Cutting and Prep You will need: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4. Mini DIY Round-up. Funny: Smart tips to make life easier. Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Crafty (35 Pics) Click Here For More Amazing Ideas.