Small animated gif I worked on a while ago exploring the fun and possibilities of looping.
Fish sandwich
DIY Nautical Rope Coasters!
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Beaded Wrap Bracelet: This Instructable guides you through the steps to create a beaded wrap bracelet. This project is an excerpt from my free introductory Jewelry Class! You're welcome to experiment with your materials! The colors, shapes, and sizes are all matters of p…
Heart Templates and shapes to cut out or color in. Perfect for Valentine's Day or other crafts and activities. There's even a paper heart chain template!
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check out this round up of 9 amazing diy wall hangings. Your wall will never be boring again.
Make your own simple textured print blocks.
Fall is around the corner and that means one thing - more rainy days, miserable weather and indoor time. If you're one of those parents who don't want their little one spending every free moment
What do you get if you cross a hula hoop with a pile of T-shirts? A wonderful rag rug of course! We have lots of wooden floors in our house and "not enough rugs" apparently! Whilst I've wanted to teach my eldest daughter to knit I feel that she is just a little too young and that perhaps the effort and concentration required doesn't quite match the time it takes to create a result. So we've been weaving in the garden, making rugs. The skills needed are easily learned with a motion of 'over and under' or 'through the door' and its utterly appealing to young children. It takes only a few hours to complete and children will get completely absorbed in their world of weaving. Here's what you'll need: A large hula hoop - the one we used here had a 32" diameter 8-10 large T-shirts - I found a size 16 womens t- shirt or a mans XL worked perfectly. scissors Here's how: Begin by cutting your weaving materials. You'll need to cut your T's across their width. Cut off the hems and discard. Then cut your T's with 1 inch strips; each creating looped fabric, cutting horizontally across the T-shirt. Now lets make the warp. The warp is the skeletal part of the weave, it's the frame which you then use your 'weft' to weave around. It's simple; take 11 of the loops cut from the fabric and stretch the first one across the hoop. Then take a second piece and stretch across perpendicular to the first, creating a cross shape. Continue until all 11 loops are stretched around the hoop. Push together two of the loops to create a single warp. This is needed to create your odd number of warps. In order to create the weave you will need the odd number to alternate each row of your weft. over, under, over under. Now lets get weaving. Take your first 'weft' (your fabric loop) and wrap it around the centre of one of the warps (fabric spokes), thread it through its end loop and pull through. Weave over and under each warp spoke around in a circle making sure it fits quite snug. For the initial part of making this rug you'll need to use each warp loop as single warp spokes. When you reach the end of your piece of weft loop through another piece: threading it through the last weft and then back through itself. Continue weaving over and under making each circle snug but not tight. If you weave the fabric too tight as you go it may cause lumps and curves when in fact you need it to sit flat once you've finished. When the rug has roughly 14 circles around it or is 8-10 inches across you can start using each warp (the base spokes) as individual warps. When you get to the double warp (the two you pushed together at the beginning) separate them and use one warp as two individual warps like the others and keep the other of the two as one single warp. This keeps the odd number you need to give the weave its alternate rows. To help you remember you can tie a coloured piece of fabric above the 'special' warp that is used as a single spoke. When your rug reaches the size you want it to be but no closer to the hoop than 4 inches its time to tie off the final weave. To do this simply cut the end and tie them around their nearest warp spoke. Then cut each warp off the hoop one at a time tying the ends in their pairs against rug. You can trim them down closer to the rug to create a fringe or tuck them into the rug altogether. We left the ties quite long as we liked the tasseled look, but also because Sessi liked to use them to illustrate to everyone how she made the rug If you wanted to make a larger rug you could of course try finding a larger hoop to use, though I can imagine, having made lots of these rugs, how beautiful they would be sewn together to create a larger piece. There would of course be gaps where the circles don't reach the whole way round but I think the effect would be beautiful. Sessi has asked if we can now make a tall long rectangular rug and so I think having learned the basic technique here we will embark on a new one. To make the rectangular one we will take two pieces of bamboo and wrap warps vertically from one piece of bamboo down to the other, then make our rug by weaving horizontally across the vertical warp, tying each at the side to hold it in place. We hope you have fun making your own beautiful rugs. They make such wonderful splashes of colour to add to a childs room, or used as mats for sitting and playing. As they're easily machine washable you can take them into the garden and off to the park for picnics too, easily carried in children's own little backpacks. The fabric for these rugs can be found in daddy's drawers - do ask permission before taking any of his clothes! Alternatively - as we did, you can raid the charity shops, then, searching for your colours will be much more fun, plus your helping a good cause too! To make sure you find the right size take a fabric tape measure with you and stretch each one you find to make sure it will go over your hula hoop. One T-shirt gave us more than the 11 loops needed for the warp, and though we found all our t-shirts in the same size it doesn't matter too much how big each loop for weaving as long as you have the correct size for making the skeletal frame around the hoop. Alongside our boutique we publish a series of blogs, each day bringing a new theme; our Monday Makery craft and recipe ideas can be found here, Tuesday tell's 'the story behind our collections' , Wednesday brings you a preview and a peek into our boutique with our 'Wednesday Woo', Thursday treats us with 'the art of living' where you can pop by to discover places to go, chance upon things to do, and come across inspiration for family life, Friday is a playful portrayal of 'an A-Z of Sisters Guild', and we've got 2 new series of blogs coming soon! If you would like to share some ideas as a guest blogger on the Monday Makery we would be very excited to hear from you. Use the contact form on our main website here. www.sistersguild.co.uk
Recycled cardboard forest perfect for small world play.
You've probably heard of a flea circus, but how about a bean circus?
At ilovegorgeous, we love all things creative, and half term is the perfect time to take part in homemade projects with your gorgeous girls! Sisters Guild is a fabulous online boutique, whose emphasis is on beauty and creativity. The site is full of great ideas, products, prints, recipes and more, and we asked Carla to send us a fab Monday Makery idea that you can try at home this half term! Under the Stars: Homemade Mobile With daughters of my own it's wonderful to be enraptured by all that glitters, all that's magic, all that sparkles and all that's gorgeous! When ilovegorgeous asked us to guest post a Monday Makery we jumped at the chance to share some craft love. I asked my daughters what we should make, and inspired by the ilovegorgeous 2012 A/W collection where we see stars, sequins and glittered dresses, there was only one thing that sprang to mind..... stars! We gaze up at them in the night sky, we sing about them, we wonder what they are, in all their shining twinkling glory as though magic, but most of all we wish upon them, and sometimes we dream of catching them, holding stars of our own. So, with this in mind, we set out to bring the night sky and all its wonder into our bedrooms, where stars can twinkle above our heads day and night and our wishes and dreams could be cast upon them as we sleep. Here's our step by step guide to make your very own twinkling star mobile: You will need: coloured card a pencil star shaped cookie cutters glue (fabric glue is best) some small clips scissors thread hand needle (typically used for wool or embroidery thread) embroidery hoop ribbon Here's how you make them: 1. Take your embroidery ring and a long piece of ribbon. Open up the embroidery ring a little and place one end of the ribbon in-between the two rings and then tighten the embroidery ring closed so the ribbon is securely fixed. 2. Wrap the ribbon round and round the embroidery ring until you end up back at the beginning, Secure with a little glue, fabric glue works best, and then place a clip on the ends whilst the glue sets to work. 3. Now take your embroidery ring and some thread. (Coloured thread is easier to work with as it’s easier to see, though if you truly want the stars to look as though they're suspended I would recommend using white thread.) Tie one end of the thread to the edge of the embroidery ring, then pulling it tight across to the other side, tie the other end to opposite edge, creating a line across the middle of the ring. 4. Now turn the embroidery ring around so that the first string lies horizontal in front of you. Then, following the same principle as before, tie another piece of string to the edge, about one third of the way in from the bottom left of the ring. Pulling it tight, tie the other end to the top edge of the ring crossing your horizontal line. 5. Repeat this process again on the right hand side to create a grid-like pattern of string across the embroidery ring. Your stars will later hang from these grids. 6. Set the embroidery ring to one side and begin with the stars. 7. Begin by drawing around your star shaped cookie cutters onto your card. We made our mobile using 40 stars. You can make them in different sizes and colours if you like, and vary them on each string. 8. Cut out each of the stars. (If little hands can manage it, try folding the card in a concertina, draw around the cookie cutter on the top side and cut out several at once. 9. To create the strings of stars, first thread the needle. Then, tie a knot at one end, thread the first star onto the thread and slide down to meet the knot. 10. Tie another knot a couple of inches above your first star, then thread another star, again sliding it down to meet the second the knot. Keep doing this until you have a string of 4 or 5 stars. 11. Repeat the process with another piece of string. 12. Once you've made 8 strings of stars, put to one side, and you're ready to finish! 13. Tie one strand of your stars to where the strings cross on your embroidery ring. 14. Take another strand and tie it with a knot to the other central crossover. You now have your central strands fixed. 15. Now, taking each strand of stars in turn, tie each one to the edge of the embroidery ring where the threads meet the edge of the ring. 16. Finally, take four even lengths of thread. (The length will depend on how low you want your mobile to hang.) Tie one end of each thread to opposite sides of the embroidery ring. Gather them up above the ring and tie in a secure knot. Now your mobile is ready to hang! We’ve hung our mobiles above our beds and watch them twinkle in the soft light of our bedside lamps. The gentle movement brings some of the magic of the night sky into our room. Top tip for making glittery stars If you'd like to add some glitter to your stars try this little trick to make it easier. Take a cereal box and cut out the back of it using a sharp knife or scissors. (Adults only please!) Tape the original opening to seal the box, then snip one of the bottom corners off. When you want to add glitter, glue the top of your star then glue side up place into your 'glitter box' and sprinkle with glitter.You can then tip the glitter from the box back into the pot of glitter and none goes to waste! We've got a twin makery this week so be sure to check out our other star Monday Makery! You'll soon have a room full of stars more beautiful than the night sky.....and its all yours! Happy Making! We hope you’ll love this project as much as we do – try making one with your gorgeous girls this half term and as let us know how you get on, we’d love to see pictures of your pretty star mobiles! ilovegorgeous customers can also enjoy 20% off everything at the Sisters Guild boutique; simply enter the code STARS at the checkout! Don’t forget we’ve extended our half term happiness offer - you can still get 20% off everything at ilovegorgeous until midnight on Wednesday 24th October, by using the code HHH20.
These are the ideas we brought in the most unique ways and the most elegant DIY Wine Bottle Painting Ideas for Home Décor, of course. Holidays are here, go try them out!
We’ve been huge fans of Mer Mag crafts and illustrations for a long time. Her work is always so inspiring! Her craft projects are colorful, creative and easy-to-make. You always find the most playful DIY for kids at her blog and the best printables at her Etsy shop. We reached out to Merrilee to talk about […]
It’s time for The Kids Craft Stars monthly craft challenge! Every month we have a challenge between a few blogger friends and I, to in-cooperate a different craft medium or technique into a simple kid craft. This month’s
I feel like all I've been doing this year is writing about boxes. These are the top and bottom of a long box that came along with our giant tube (which I've still not had the courage to cut up into shorter pieces). Watching children play with boxes makes me want to write a poem about them. Or sing a song. These they seem to like to hide under, together, making it feel for a few seconds as if there are fewer children at school today. Then suddenly they burst back out into the light, bringing with them all the sound and motion that we expect at Woodland Park. I wish I had a huge warehouse for storing these kinds of thing, but instead we need to use them up, wear them out, then either get them into the recycling bin or cut them up for art projects, like this incredible glue collage on which we've been working off and on for a couple weeks. A project built on a remnant of the last box we loved until it was no more. A collage made of the parts of other things we've used up, but not found the heart to throw out. And then when we're finished gluing, once it's all dry, then maybe we'll throw it out. If history is to be a guide, it will take a long time before that happens. I might even go over it a few weeks from now and pick it like carrion for parts to re-use yet one more time. In fact, I'm pretty sure much of it will soon be stuck to the side of our new long boxes. But not before we've loved them to pieces.
Kids can print with heart shaped potato stamps and then string them together to make a garland.
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Recycled Cardboard Heart Decorations - The perfect craft for Valentine's Day and process led, allowing kids to explore their creativity.
Glitterfest was this past Saturday. It was an amazing day for me! My best in sales and I was really happy with the work I produced and beyond happy/thankful it resonated with my customers. Here are two shots of my table, before and after. After I had several out of town clients who wanted some pieces before the show, but I couldn't sell them, beforehand. So as promised, I am listing the pieces that are left in my etsy shop. For the paintings, custom orders are welcome! Blooming Cache Heads, I have 5 left. These are both functional and fun, the vintage flowers used on them are pretty rad! Cruise in over to my etsy shop to see what other goodies I have left. Posting my Sculpted Puppet Girl necklaces next. Thank you so much my friends and customers for your loving support of my work. Xo, Lisa
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In this robot craft and STEM activity, children will color a free printable robot and turn it into a gliding robot toy. This fun activity combines creativity with scientific thinking. Follow our Free Printables Pinterest board! We have been having all kinds of robot-themed fun in my kindergarten enrichment class! The kids loved our latest activity- …
