DIY Blanket Cape/Hipster Snuggie. DIY Autumn Leaf Bowls | Hello!Lucky Blog. As we mentioned before, this is our favorite time of year for DIY decor. The chill is in the air and the leaves are changing color, and there's no better way to preserve the delight than by welcoming it into your home. Yes, the craft stores overflowing with autumn decorations can be intimidating, but there are ways to turn those faux autumn leaves into something beautiful and functional. Below are instructions for your very own autumn leaf bowl, perfect for holding your favorite scented potpourri or tasty Halloween treats. Materials: Craft store leaf garland, Mod Podge (matte finish), Foam Brush, Balloon, Scissors, Mixing bowl *Tip: try to find thin, paper-like leaves for your garland. How To: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. **Attention readers! Looking for more DIY projects and free downloads? Mr. Sandman. This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine Total Time 1 hour Ages school-age Scented with holiday spices, our scroll-bearing sandpaper-gingerbread folks couldn't be a more inviting way to get out the word about your cookie-making party.
And when they're finished with their party come-hithers, these charming messengers can moonlight as tree ornaments. What you'll need Sandpaper (finer grits are easier to cut) Glue and brown construction paper Cinnamon stick and whole nutmeg Gingerbread person cookie cutter Pencil and scissors Cardboard Puffy paint Hole punch Ribbon, 1/8-inch wide 2 1/2- by 8-inch strips of paper (one per invitation) Envelope How to make it To cover the unglamorous back of the sandpaper, coat it with glue, press on the construction paper, and flatten it under a book to dry.
Seed Bead Ball Ornament Craft: Christmas Crafts for Kids & Decorations. Craft Stick and Clay Pot Children's Nativity Set {Tutorial} Last week I guest posted at Design Dazzle's 100 Ideas of Christmas Wonderful (which is still going on) and shared this tutorial. Thanks to all of you who came over. :) I just finished my very first Christmas craft of the season: A Childrens' Nativity Set made with craft sticks and clay pots. I'm so excited to show you how to make one for your own family or to give away as a gift! This nativity set is especially for kids. They can play with it, keep it in their room, and best of all...they can help you make it, which makes it even more special and memorable! (The clay pot figures were inspired by a set that a good friend made for me years ago, there are many versions floating around so choose the one that you like best. Craft Stick Nativity Stable (Finished size: Height 7" without the star, width 8") Supplies Needed Pkg. of craft sticks Wire cutters and scissors Hot glue gun and glue Sm. pkg. of sheet moss Dark brown stain or paint Black craft wire Wood star Gold/yellow and cream/gray paint 1. 2. 3.
Melted Snowman Christmas Ornament craft instructions. Cut a 6" length of elastic thread. Knot the two ends together in an overhand knot. This will be your hanger. Lay a piece of foil on your work surface. Place the hanger on the foil with the knot facing downward. Hint: When hanging your melted snowman on the Christmas tree, if you place him in front of a light, the light will shine right through your snowman. Printable Instructions Back Ornaments. Snowmen Ornaments" These cheery snow guys and gals are sure to liven up any Christmas tree. This first project is easy enough for kids to try, too, with help from and adult. Sensational Spiral Ornament This snowy spring of a snowman is fun to make, and he'll add some bounce to your holiday decorating! You'll Need: White paper Pencil 5-inch square white card stock Clear tape Scissors Black fine-point felt pen felt pen 4-inch square black construction paper 1-inch square each of red and green paper Craft glue 1/8-inch hole punch 8 inches cord To Make a Sensational Spiral Ornament: Download snowman patterns here.
Frosty the Snow Ornament This charming snow fellow will never give you the brush-off...even though his legs and arms are paintbrushes! To Make Frosty the Snow Ornament: Flatten narrow end of foam egg (snowman body). Jolly Holly Snowman Ornament This happy guy is just hanging around, bringing warmth and cheer during the long days of winter! To Make Jolly Holly Snowman Ornament: TUTORIAL: Geo Christmas Ornament — Compulsive Craftiness. Here’s another Christmas ornament that is super easy to make, and even cheaper than my felt pom pom ornament . It’s simply 20 circles, cut out of your favorite paper, and glued together into a sphere. While really simple, I think that it’s also really striking and fun. If you have circle punches, this craft could easily be done alone with supervision by a kindergartner. Even a younger preschool-aged child could help glue it together in the later steps, once the circles are cut and folded.
Want to make your own? First, pick a heavy-weight paper that you like. You’ll need 20 circles. Cut one extra circle. Cut out your triangle. Lay your triangle template over a circle, center it up, and fold around it. Borrow a glue stick from your kids, and start gluing the folded edges together. Your first round will be made of 5 circles, glued to make a larger circle. For the second round of gluing, attach another circle to each of the 5 exposed folds. And that’s it!
Chocolate Penguin Pops. Borax Crystal Snowflakes. Snowman in a Baggie! I love "baggie" projects - so easy and, again, practically free! For this one all you need is a baggie, peel and stick fun foam scraps in black, regular fun foam scraps in orange, silver glitter if you have it and some shaving cream. A Dollar Store can of shaving cream is enough for a whole class. Cut 2 large (about quarter sized) circles and 5 smaller circles from the black peel and stick foam.
These do not need to be uniform or perfect circles. No tracing needed. They are "lumps of coal" for the snowman's face so any lumpy shape works. Stick the circles to the outside of the baggie in the shape of a snowman's face. Leave room for the nose. Add a generous sprinkle of glitter into the baggie.
Put the orange triangle nose (cut from regular fun foam- not peel and stick) inside the baggie. Add a generous squirt of shaving cream and seal the baggie zipper. Then you just squish that baggie around and try to line up the nose in the right place on the snowman's face! Give Thanks This Thanksgiving: Crafts That'll Show Your Kids' Gratitude. KRAFTY KIDDOS - 27 Popsicle Stick Oranaments. DIY Chic Popsicle Stick Christmas Decor : Home Trends Magazine. This weekend I started working decorating my house for Christmas.
This year I am doing blue and silver and I wanted to do some of my own projects. I found a great deal on popsicle sticks (150 for .75!) So I bought a ton and started looking for ideas for things to make out of them. Here are some of the results: I ended up making 3 giant snowflakes to hang on the wall, 18 mini snowflakes to hang on the tree and a star for the top of the tree all out of snowflakes. Materials Used: About 110 popsicle sticksGray and blue craft paintBlue and Clear Glitter GluePaint BrushesHot Glue GunRibbonRhinestone stickersOrnament Hooks For the snowflakes, I was inspired by Crafty Nest – you can actually see complete instructions for some of the designs on there – as well as more design ideas. For the tree ornaments, we made three versions: blue with clear glitter and clear rhinestones, blue with clear glitter and blue rhinestones and grey with blue glitter and blue rhinestones.
Powered By DT Author Box. Rudolph the Reindeer Candy Bar by stacey carter. {OrganizedHome} Day 7: DIY pocket Organizer. Originally this wasn't supposed to be a blog post all it's own. I was just going to buy a pocket organizer, cut it down to size, plunk it on the door of the sink cabinet and include it in my kitchen tour. But... Those things cost, like, 20 bucks! For something I was going to cut up!? No way! So there I was, standing in the hardware store with a cart full of children, saying to my husband "I could make this for way cheaper. " Now you need to know that this is soooo backwards. And I tease him about it. So when I stood there with a cart full of children and said that I could make this for cheap my husband raised an eyebrow and gave me a look and said it. Yeah? I tell you this because I want you to know that this really is a simple project. Start with a piece of sturdy fabric cut to the size you want. Cut some sort of plastic material into strips almost as high as your rows and about one and a half times as long.
Once you have all your rows pinned in place, start sewing. Add some loops and hang. Dresser Organizer. If your husband is anything like mine, he has a pile of stuff on his side of the dresser and elsewhere throughout the house. Since I've started to organize, I had found a box and was just putting all his stuff into the box. That wasn't working well. So I decided to make him a dresser organizer. Any guesses as to what I used to make it? CEREAL BOXES! (And a few cake boxes.) Every time I walk into our room now, it shocks me how clean his side of the dresser is. Tip of the Day Clean small areas like dressers every morning or night. Linked To: Craftastic Tuesday: Cereal Box Fun. I've been interested for some time in creating storage with cereal boxes. I looked online and found some fun ideas.
A great one is creating a box with a top. I really like this one. It is made from a Cocoa Puffs box. I'm using it to contain CD's. Isn't it cute!!! You can also make some nice magazine holders. Tip of the Day Purchase some contact paper with your choice of colors and cover your projects easily and quickly. Check Out These Cool Sites. DIY Cereal Box Stationery Organizer Tutorial & Review of Tombow Glue for Crafts. I saw a great DIY Tutorial for a Cereal Box Stationery Organizer on Pinterest and I thought I would share my take on it! Materials a cereal box (I used an 11oz. one that's about 7" wide)scrapbook paperTombow Craft Gluepencil or Sharpie markertransparent tapeUtility knife Step One With the Craft Glue, glue the top of the box closed, then reinforce both the top and bottom with tape. Step Two We're going to be cutting the box in half to make 2 boxes for the organizer (the sides will be cut at an angle), so we need to measure and draw the cut line on the cereal box.
On the front of the box, measure about 5 1/2" from the top and make a mark along one side and then the other. Turn the box over and draw marks about 4 1/2" from the top, and draw another line. Step Three With the Utility knife (I used a box cutter from work), cut the front of the box along the line and also the sides. Step Four We need to cover the boxes with paper. I lined up the paper and creased the edges around the sides.
Song Lyric Wall Art / D.I.Y. Project. A couple weeks ago, I found a paint-by-number at an unbeatable price. I can't pass these things up even though I already owned this particular design. I thought that I could maybe use it to make a fun D.I.Y., but my new rule is that all thrifts that I purchase with the intent of restyling need to get done right away. I have way too many half finished projects in my life. With that little bit of motivation I came up with a fun D.I.Y. to display some of my favorite song lyrcis in our newlywed home. Enjoy.... Here's how I did it... I displayed our piece in our bedroom, on Jeremy's side of the bed. A couple weeks ago, I found a paint-by-number at an unbeatable price. DIY string-tie envelopes.
Hello! Sorry about the little break. My son has been off on his half-term holidays so I had a blog-free week! Now I am back, I just want to give a big shout out (and a big thank you) to my new sponsors, pi’ikea street and paper glitter….do check their sites out! I also wanted to say a massive thanks to all the people who have left comments lately (and to those who have sent me lovely emails). It’s been especially great to hear from people who have been making the projects…and ace seeing all your pictures…hurray! I do confess that I have always had a ‘thing’ about string-tie envelopes.
These dinky little envelopes are great for all-sorts of things (storing paper ephemera, housing invitations/gift cards, storing seeds). By the way, now my kids are getting better at using scissors they have been really enjoying making their own envelopes using the template from my previous post. You will find a full tutorial and templates below! How-to 1. 3. 5. Job done! Make your own jellyfish in a bottle. « BhoomPlay. ~ Note for Thai fans ~ เป็นโพสเก่าที่มีแฟนบล๊อกจากต่างประเทศขอมาให้เขียนเป็นภาษาอังกฤษนะคะส่วนแฟนบล็อกที่ยังไม่เคยอ่านเรื่องนี้เลย ฉบับภาษาไทยดูที่นี่ค่ะ The other day, while I was thinking to get something to put in the water bottle for Bhoom to shake for fun.
I saw a plastic grocery bag next to me and then this idea popped up. I think.. well, give it a try. With some trials and errors, my little jellyfish comes alive just like I thought it would be. : ) When daddy and son first saw it, they’re surprised with their jaws wide open. Things you need to make your own jellyfish (Hope you can find all these in your kitchen) : 1. Instruction: • Flatten the bag and cut off the handle and the bottom part (see picture 1) • Cut along both sides (see picture 2) to split into 2 plastic sheets – by the way, we only use just one of them. • From the center of the plastic sheet, fold it like a tiny balloon to make the head part and tie it with the thread – not too tight (see picture 3). Like this: