My latest miniature is a tornado! I started it whilst I was still at home over the summer and finally got round to finishing it. It started...
Kandinsky Inspired Apple Art for Kids - A fun art and craft for early Autumn that explores colour mixing - Apple Template Available
Fabulous open-ended kids process art project.Yarn art is all about the fun, messy hands, the freedom to create. A great art project for preschoolers!
Create Silhouette Halloween Art using our kid-friendly templates. Includes a ghost, haunted house, black cat, witches hat, spider and bats!
To celebrate the release of The Lego Movie 2, we were approached by Warner Brothers UK to create a sponsored LEGO themed craft. As huge fans of the first movie and everything LEGO, we couldn't
Crafty, unique and fabulous! This jar of beads has everything you need to make the most fantastic works of jewelry art! Make-and-wear jewelry is fast, easy and fun—and with 500 pieces included, you'll never wear the same thing twice! Earthy tones of magenta, plum purple and yellow green are combined with bright hot pink, sunny yellow, aqua blue and red. You are one-of-a-kind; your jewelry should be too! Impress eyes everywhere you go with the Pop-Arty creative bead kit!• Encourages creativity, fine-motor skills and self-expression• Perfect for parties, car rides and sleepovers • 500 snap-together pieces including 12 rings and 6 cuff bracelets• Storage and travel made easy with adorable canister with handleAge Recommendation: Ages 4 to 9
Easy, yet effective Claude Monet Water Lilies Art Project for Kids is painted with a spoon! adding fun and experimentation to kids exploring famous artists.
Learn 2 easy ways to transfer your drawing to canvas for a painting- with and without transfer / carbon paper. Your paintings will thank you!
Boris The Lion Amigurumi Crochet Pattern Make this wonderful lion with his girlfriend Binah.The name Boris means fighter and Binah is a dancer... If you make these dolls with sockyarn and 2.5 mm hook, Boris will be approx. 21 cm and Binah 18 cm. It's a very clear crochet pattern, with a lot of pictures
We're excited to introduce our new series LOVE. Women, artists, environmentalists - human beings whose work we love and whose beauty we want to share with you. First up, the prolific Bauhaus textile artist and printmaker, Anni Albers. "Being creative is not so much the desire to do something as the listening to that which wants to be done: the dictation of the materials."
It's great to learn simple ways to alter clothes to get a beautiful fit. A custom fit is the best way to make your clothing look well-made and expensive.
Do you have a tiny photo that you would like to enlarge to paint? There are a few methods you can use to enlarge a reference photo.#enlargeaphoto #referencephoto #makeapicturebiggerrn#enlargeatraceable
If you worked through the weave along, you'll remember that we made a fishtail braid at one point in our weave. The fishtail braid has such an interesting look and it's really pretty when woven up, so I especially wanted to try it out on some fluffy wool roving. I think the hardest part of
Explore 30 one-skein crochet wonders for home, fashion, and gifts. Crochet these fun projects with leftovers, scraps, and single skeins.
With your hands you can make beautiful prints. You need: black tempera glass plate paint roller sheets A4 size in different colours glue and scissors Put some black paint on a glass plate. Roll the paint well, till the glass is covered. Put your hand in the paint and press firmly. Put your black hand on a sheet of coloured paper and make a print. Make four prints on four different colour sheets. Maybe you have to make even more, because some of them won't succeed. Never mind, choose the best ones after printing! Cut your prints after drying with 1 cm extra around the paint. Stick all prints on different colour paper and you have a beautiful artwork in the style of Andy Warhol!
Sixty beautiful vintage Japanese art prints from the famous design magazine Shin-Bijutsukai. All are in the public domain and free to print.
A bit of vitamin C anyone? Oranges are another staple part of any artist’s repertoire. They’re a terrific subject to learn how to paint because of their simple geometric form, but at the same time they provide opportunities to explore light, shade, color, and texture. In short, oranges are a great subject for getting to
In this post I will explain the basic steps of making linocuts at home without a press. I love the craft of linoleum printing and I hope you will tempted to try it as well.
I am in love with stained glass. I would sign up in a heartbeat for a glass class if I had the time and money. Alas, I have neither, so I searched out a DIY version. This was really, really fun. And so open-ended. And cheap, too! First step, buy a frame from Dollar Tree. For $1. Next, find a coloring page. I originally wanted to do a mandala, but settled for something simple for my first try. Here is a sampling. Third, follow the steps in this tute. With glue and paint and stuff. I had helpers. I went back over the top with the black paint/glue I love it! Brightens up my kitchen window!
I’ve always been an admirer of Ana (oneskeinoflove) and her gorgeous crochet creations, so when she asked me to be part of her virtual book tour for her new book ‘Cosy Crochet Bl…
Learn how to make triangle pattern weights in this super easy tutorial. All you need are fabric scraps and dried rice! Clear steps with pictures.
and since i just showed you a GOOD aspect of summer, i thought i'd share a not-so-good aspect. these crack me up. :)
Materials - 4 mm crochet hook (US G) - Fluffy orange yarn, like chenille (I used one ball of Katia Bambi), to be used with a 4 mm hook. And another contrasting color to embroider the details. - A pair of 10 mm safety eyes - Tapestry needle - Polyfiber fill Abbreviations (US Terms) st = stitch ch = chain sc = single crochet Finished size: From head to the tip of the tail, this little cat measures 38 cm approximately. Of course, should you choose a different hook and yarn, final measures will vary… Ready? Let's begin! Head + Body Start with the color of its fur (Chenille)… 1. Chain 7 ch stitches. Crochet 2 sc (increase) in the second ch from hook and then 1 sc in each of the following 4 ch stitches. Crochet 4 sc (2 increases) in the last ch stitch, which will allow you to turn and work on the other side of the foundation chain. Crochet 1 sc in each of the following 4 ch stitches and, finally, 2 sc (increase) in the last ch stitch. Total stitches: 16 2. Crochet 1 increase, 6 sc, 2 increases, 6 sc and, finally, 1 increase (20) 3. Crochet 1 sc, 1 increase, 6 sc, 1 increase, 2 sc, 1 increase, 6 sc, 1 increase and, finally, 1 sc (24) 4. Crochet 1 sc, 1 increase, 8 sc, 1 increase, 2 sc, 1 increase, 8 sc, 1 increase and, finally, 1 sc (28) 5. to 14. Crochet 28 sc Place the safety eyes between rounds 7 and 8, with a distance between the eyes of 5 stitches… below them embroider the nose, using a contrasting color... 15. Crochet *6 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (32) 16. Crochet *7 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (36) 17. and 18. Crochet 36 sc 19. Crochet *5 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (42) 20. to 28. Crochet 42 sc 29. Crochet *5 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (36) 30. Crochet 36 sc 31. Crochet *4 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (30) Stuff softly…The idea is that the body should be rather flat... 32. Crochet *3 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (24) 33. Crochet *2 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (18) 34. Crochet *1 sc, one decrease*, repeat * (12) 35. Crochet 6 decreases (6) Close, break the yarn and weave in ends. Legs Make four, using the color of its fur (Chenille)… 1. Magic ring of 5 sc 2. Crochet 2 sc in each stitch (10) 3. to 8. Crochet 10 sc No need to stuff the legs… 9. Press the opening with your fingers and crochet together, with sc, both opposing sides to close the opening of the tube (5 sts). Close. Break the yarn and leave a long tail to sew the legs to the body. Ears Make two, using the color of its fur (Chenille)… 1. Make 2 chain stitches. Crochet 4 sc in the second chain from hook. 2. Crochet *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st*, repeat * (6) 3. Crochet 6 sc 4. Press the opening with your fingers and crochet together, with sc, both opposing sides to close the opening of the piece (3 sts). Close. Break the yarn and leave a long tail to sew the ears to the head. Cat's tail Using the color of its fur (Chenille)… 1. Make 2 chain stitches. Crochet 4 sc in the second chain from hook. 2. Crochet 2 sc in each stitch (8) 3. to 19. Crochet 8 sc No need to stuff it… 20. Press the opening with your fingers and crochet together, with sc, both opposing sides to close the opening of the tube (4 sts). Close. Break the yarn and leave a long tail to sew to the back of your cat. Assembly - Sew the ears to the sides of the head. - Sew the 4 legs to the body. With the contrasting color, embroider the paws. - Sew the tail to the back of your cat. - Weave in all ends inside the body. Done! Congratulations! 2021. This is a design by Carla Mitrani for {Amour Fou} – All rights reserved. This pattern is for personal use ONLY. This pattern or parts of it must not be reproduced or published (printed or online), altered, resold or used for commercial purposes without authorization. You can neither reproduce, publish, alter, sell or use for commercial purposes FINISHED DOLLS made with this pattern without authorization. Thank you!
