Doodle Craft Upcycled Rolled Paper Frame! This frame is visually stunning with lots of texture and pops of color! However...it's menace runs deeper. It was the most tedious and time consuming project I've ever wrangled my kids into doing. It all started like this. Famous last words. I similarly convinced my 10 year old daughter to play along as well... so we had the whole crafty family working together. We begun this escapade at 4:02 pm...and finished with the last shutter click at 8:49 pm. But we made it through all of: Barbie the Island Princess Brave Frozen and part way into Wreck it Ralph. for this: It's a great way to recycle old magazines, paper the kids brought home from school...or junk mail! You will need: Paper Wooden frame (upcycle one you have on hand, or get one to refinish at the craft store..my advice: think small!) Paper cutter (you could use scissors...but that would make this project suck even more) Tape roller (you could use glue...but that would make this project suck even more) Half way!
T. J. Potter, Sling Maker - 6 strand flat braid Instructions for a 6-strand Flat Braid I have included two ways to make this flat braid. The first is simply the normal braiding method, and the second is more of a finger weaving method. The structure of the braid is basically the same for both methods, but because of the difference in the way tension is put on the strands, the two methods produce somewhat different looking results. Method #1 To start the braid, hold three strands in each hand. Now take the outside left-hand strand and bring it through the other three left-hand strands going under-over-under, and transfer it to the right hand, keeping it to the inside of the other right-hand strands. Here you can see both steps have been done. Here you can see several passes of the braid completed. Method #2 For this method, hold all six strands in the left hand. The weaving process is repteated with each strand in sequence. Here you can see what it looks like after two steps are done without being pulled tight.
50+ Shrink Plastic Crafts to Make — Saved By Love Creations Shrink plastic, shrinky dinks, shrink film… whatever you call it, it is a fun and versatile medium used to create all kinds of jewelry and art. I hope you find this week’s 50+ shrink plastic crafts as inspiring as I do. It amazes me the jewelry that you can make with this stuff. Sky is the limit. Grab your stamps, colored pencils and markers and lets go! Wall Flowers I bet you guys thought the color today was gonna be Tampico Punch Orange! You are shocked beyond all belief that it's TEAL right!?!? Frankly, I was a little surprised myself. So here we go! Today's Color: Teal (Hello teal, this is Lolly... Today's Featured tutorials:Julie - Inkcredible Stamping - Felt FlowerMake It. Let's get started with the felt flowers from Julie...This is what we call a curve ball. Without moving my computer even... If you don't have a Sizzix or this particular die... the size of the circles you need are as follows: 2 inch, 1.5 inch and a 1 inch. 5 of each one. As my finishing center, I cut a 1 inch circle, beaded around the outside of it and glued two buttons (one on top of the other)... and KABOOM! Helloooo Dolly! sighI love it.Just make one flower. So for the next tutorial we are going to do quick and easy wire ribbon flowers! You roll up the gathered side and sew as you go... Like this dollar store beauty here! There ya have it! Thanks so much for hanging out with me!
Ideas Art & Crafts Projects Ouilling is the amazing forms of art created with paper. Quilling , the coiling and shaping of narrow to create a design. In quilling thin strips are rolled giving rise to beautiful twirls. Nowadays paper quilling not only just a craft project for children but can also become a beautiful artwork that can be a home decor. Paper quilling for home decor Recipe for Homemade Mod Podge Hello Friends! For those of you who don’t already know, I’ve had to leave sunny Florida and come to Maine to help out my son and daughter-in-law. She is going through some medical problems and needs my help with the children. A few days before I left home in early April, I had been swimming in the pool and enjoying the sunshine. Since then, there has only been 2 sunny days that were warm enough to get outside…until today! I do have something great to share with you, though!! patterns, crafts, etc. on there. All you need is a bottle of Elmer’s Glue (I will be buying lots of them when the school supplies go on sale in August!) Pour equal parts of the Elmer’s Glue and water in the jar, screw the lid on and shake it up good. quite a bit to get it mixed up well. One of the things I use it for is to make wall art. Another thing I use it for is to alter clipboards! of fun to make. I also cover a lot of boxes with paper and cloth…It works great on those, too!
TrashN2Tees: Now we're melting plastic bags. I've been wanting to try this for a while.. but alas there are not enough hours in the day for all of my wishful crafting endeavors. Go now and turn simple plastic grocery bags into tote bags and wallets—by fusing them together with an iron. Melt on fellow DIY'er and Recyclers. I'll live vicariously through you on this one. How to: Cut, flatten and layer six to eight bags on the ironing board, place parchment paper over them, and iron the whole stack to meld it into a useful, reusable thicker plastic for sewing together every which way. Theres no wrong way to craft, but I've included some awesome Etsy finds in this post. Long Overdue Fusing Plastic Bag Tutorial from EtsyLabs So what do you think?
Saint Patrick's Day Crafts We already had a Saint Patrick's Day birthday party last weekend, but the Irish fun isn't over yet. I have been looking for a few fun and simple ways to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with my family. Here are my top picks for Saint Patty crafts, activities, and snacks! Saint Patrick's Day Crafts Shamrock Wreath ♣ The House the Lars BuiltShamrock Barrette ♣ Paper & InkShamrock Pinwheel ♣ The Mother Huddle Saint Patrick's Day Snacks Key Lime Pie Cream ♣ Chocolate-Covered KatieMint Lime Cupcakes ♣ Some the WiserParty Popcorn ♣ My Baking Addiction, via She Wears Many Hats Saint Patrick's Day Activities Saint Patrick's Day Reading List ♣ Good Life EatsSaint Patrick's Day Printables ♣ Family FunShamrock Name Fishing Game ♣ B Inspired Mama How are you celebrating Saint Patrick's Day?
Bricolage automne : arbre en quilling simple – ronds et arabesques en papier par Rachel, le 26 septembre 2012 (...couleurs d'automne pour une activité manuelle en papier roulé...) Le bricolage d'automne est de rigueur aujourd'hui, avec le temps triste et gris qui s'est installé, me faisant ressortir la polaire de la penderie ! C'est donc un arbre d'automne en papier que je vous propose de réaliser avec la méthode du quilling (les paperolles de papier roulé) avec la technique la plus simple : les ronds ! Voici le résultat de cet assemblage, qui pourra par exemple être décliné en un travail collectif à l'école. Tout commence par le découpage de bandes de papier, dans les couleurs choisies. Je tourne une douzaine de bandes avec la pince à quilling, laisse les cercles se desserrer librement, une fois enlevés de la pince, et les ferme d'un point de colle. Quand ils sont tous prêts, je les pose sur ma feuille support, après les avoir encollés à l'aide d'un pinceau brosse. J'ai choisi de ne pas coller les arabesques pour l'instant, pour faciliter la pose du feuillage.
How to Make Paper Look Old - wikiHow Steps Method 1 of 7: Solvent (tea, coffee, OJ) and Baking <img alt="Make Paper Look Old Step 1 Version 2.jpg" src=" width="670" height="447"> Paper Look Old Step 1 Version 2.360p.mp4- Watch a 10 second video1Pick a solvent. To age your paper, you can soak it in coffee (darker color), tea (medium color) or orange juice (light color), or a combination of brewed tea and coffee grounds. If you choose orange juice, you may want to skip the next step.There are a few ways you can make the paper look old, even if its new fresh paper.
Red Ted Art's Blog Kids Crafts » Red Ted Art's Blog Did you like this? Share it: Quiling I can't get over how amazing these are. I wouldn't be surprised if Yulia invented quilling. She is a 28 year old artist from Moscow who creates beautiful designs from vertical pieces of thin paper and her website is full of inspiration in color, line, shadow and technique. You don't have to be a fellow quiller to wish you were like this great lady. Even though her pieces would be amazing if they were drawn, it was the fact that they are 3d that caught my attention. When my husband and I were engaged, I bought wooden letters to spell out 'save the date' and covered them with different patterned paper. (I couldn't resist showing our cute picture) The letters were already covered (I know, I didn't post a diy... I picked out 4 colors of paper that went with the colors in the pattern and had them cut into 1/2" strips. It feels great when you know that it takes alot of time and effort, but the end result makes up for all of that. In hindsight, I would choose a letter that had a meaning.