Craft project: Instructions and patterns for making a birthday cards and party invitations with a pop-up of balloons inside.
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This tutorial show how to draw different kinds of manga and comic book speech bubbles. It also explains when you may want to use each type.
Want to be the cool parent? (Or grandparent or aunt or uncle?) We've got 11 fun party tricks + skills you can learn, from balloon animals to face painting and more!
Your students will be engulfed in hands-on fun with the Balloon-Powered Car STEM Challenge. This low-prep, wallet-friendly STEM activity delivers content and instructions in an engaging comic format. If you have a handful of students who refuse to read the directions, this format will work wonders. ...
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My youngest son and I are "crafting our way through the alphabet", and today we had some fun with the Letter Y. We did a Yarn craft, made a yo-yo, and did a little Letter Y printing practice. To make the yarn sewing card: 1) Cut a "Y" shape from a cereal box or other piece of thin cardboard. 2) Use a hole punch to make holes around the perimeter of the shape. 3) Attach a piece of yarn to a piece of pipe cleaner, and use the "needle and thread" to weave the yarn around the shape. Then, to make a water balloon yo-yo: 1) Take a normal size balloon (not a water balloon) and add a small amount of water. 2) Tie the end of the balloon. 3) Add an elastic band to the end of the balloon. 4) Start "yo-yo"ing! After our craft, we did a little printing practice. If you want to practice printing the letter Y with your little one, right click on the picture below, save it to your computer, and print it. Looking for more letter Y crafts? Check out this adorable "y is for yo-yo" craft. Trace the child's hand and colour it. Then, use glue to attach two circles and a piece of string. You could also ball up tissue paper and glue it to a "Y" to make this "y is for yellow" picture. And how cute is this "y is for yawn or yell" picture that allows kids to practice their scissor skills? Start by colouring an oval on a sheet of paper. Then, use glue to attach a black mouth, a pom pom nose, and two googly eyes. Finish by using scissors to cut paper to make hair, and attach the hair to the paper with glue. Fun, right? Next up, the letter Z. I can't believe we have almost finished our "crafting our way through the alphabet" adventure! β₯ Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy) Find more alphabet crafts here.
Here are five figure drawing tips straight from the experts. Get ready to take your skills up a notch by learning how to position your arm, begin a drawing, avoid "balloon torsos" and more.
As soon as I decided on the Hot Air Balloon theme I set about designing a cake. I have made several fondant birthday cakes in β¦
Edible chocolate bowls are the best way to serve up springtime desserts! It's a treat in a treat :)
Take your sewing projects to the next level using these sewing tips and tricks.
Hello again fellow scrappers & bloggers. I have a brief tutorial today that's been hanging around in 'draft' mode in my blog for months. I've known how to make these dogwood flowers for a while now & have never gotten around to posting a tutorial...well, here it is! They're really easy to do. All you need is a balloon punch (I'm using the balloon punch by Martha Stewart), a marker, a 1/4 inch hole puncher, 1/2 inch glue dots, Stickles, 1/2 inch circle punch, a mouse pad, shaping tool & any kind of sun punch for the center of the flower. I'm using sun punches in 2 different sizes by the Punch Bunch. If you do not have a sun punch you can also use floral sprays/stems if you have them. Start off by punching 4 balloons. These balloons will be your petals. With the 1/4 inch hole puncher make a half moon punch in the top center of each petal. With your marker outline the edges of the half moons for each petal. Next you're going to shape each petal. Use the bottom side of any mouse pad for support. In a circular motion start moving around the flower with your shaping tool while applying some pressure in order to cup the flower. You can use the eraser side of a pencil for this if you don't have a specific tool for shaping. The tool I'm using came with a paper crafting tool kit made by the Punch Bunch. Once your petals are shaped, take the 1/2 inch circle & place a glue dot on it. Then start placing your petals on the circle. Here's your flower with all four petals adhered to the circle. Now to make the center. You'll be using 4 sun punches in total for the center. Two large & two small suns. For all 4 suns snip in between one sun ray all the way to the center of the sun. With a pair of tweezers take one end of the sun & start rolling it towards you. Roll it all around until you reach the other end. This is what your suns should look like after you've rolled all four. Proceed to adhere the suns to the center of your flower. If you do not have glue with a fine tip, you can use a toothpick to place a small dot of glue to adhere each layer. I used my tweezers to place each layer since they're very small. The rest of how you decorate your flower is up to you. I tend to use Star Dust Stickles around the half moons & dots of Lime Green Stickles to further decorate the center of the flower. You can also add veins to them with an embossing pen--the finishing touches is really up to you. Here are a variety of dogwood flowers in all colors. You can use solid colors or pattern--it's all up to you. You can also leave the flowers with or without leaves. Hope you all enjoyed this tutorial.
A machine to fold laundry? Yes please! Check out these ten inventions for Mom in todayβs guest post!
In this fun episode you will learn how to turn a head into a balloon and how to blend it seamlessly. You will learn a lot of useful tips, tricks and
Beautiful set of 1950s sleeve patterns in 8 different styles: A. 3/4 straight sleeve with relaxed fit and turned cuff B. Long sleeve with full pleats gathered into long cuff C. Straight sleeve with darted sleeve cap D. Geometric balloon sleeve E. Classic straight long sleeve F. Long sleeve with fullness gathered into cuff G. Long puff sleeve with lace inset H. 3/4 sleeve with geometric inset and ruching Armhole guide as bodice pieces are included. suggested fabrics: voile, swiss cotton, satin crepe, sheer woolen, organdy, sheer cottons, lace, chiffon. β β β β β β β β You will receive a high quality reproduction with full scale pattern pieces printed on white paper. This is a clean, computer drafted file printed to actual size. Instructions are included. Lady Marlowe 2018. All rights reserved. β β β β β β β β Please keep in mind that these patterns are printed on white paper which is heavier than tissue, but I always offer the most reasonable shipping rates for domestic and international orders. Multi item purchases are automatically adjusted for combined shipping. β β β β β β β β Thank you for looking and please add me to your favorites to see updates! https://www.etsy.com/shop/LadyMarlowePatterns
There are two places you don't want to be caught without water - a water balloon fight and, of course, the desert. But sometimes things don't go as planned.
Hello Darlings!Today I have a new tutorial prepared on how to shorten a plastic zipper! I recently showed this technique on my Instagram and figured I would share it here, too. This technique is very simple and easy to do, but gives beautiful and - most importantly - secure finish to a shortened zipper. This technique is suited for plastic zippers, so do not use it on metal ones - there's a different technique for it!I have prepared this tutorial in both video and photo step-by-step formats, so
This fun fold card stands for display and the center that pops out, just like a box seat at a theatre. Endless possibilities for creating.
