Christmas crafts

Christmas is always been my favorite in terms of crafting and displaying them. Its the time of the year where we can display all the crafts  - specially the Christmas tree ornaments. I always like to decorate my home with the crafts I make instead of the store bought plastics.

So I plan to add the Christmas crafts here - and I promised myself to add at least one post a day. So lets see.

The most used items of crafting are the colored papers and clay.

I have learned different way to make clay at home. And I would add posts on how to make different clay with the materials that is easily available at home.

I have some easy card making ideas that I would love to add to the website. It would also help me as a one stop reference for the card making idea.

Till my next post.. happy crafting

Butterfly Craft for kids – paper craft

If you are looking for an easy paper craft to make with the kids – this is the one. It is easy to keep the kids engaged with the paint and brush, and if a craft is added to the end – they too will love it. This is from my experience.

Materials required:

• Butterfly template

• Paint and brush

• Popsicle stick

• Pipe cleaner

• Scissors

• Sequins/glitter

• Glue

• Print the butterfly template on white card board

• Paint the butterfly with the desired colors

• Cut out the butterfly and glue the Popsicle stick on the butterfly to make its body

• Bend the pipe cleaner into the V shape and attach it to Popsicle stick to make the butterfly antennae

• Glue the sequins or glitter to the make it more attractive

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How to make the butterfly craft:

In case you need an elaborate description of this craft. please check the link. I am sure; anyone who makes this craft with the kids will love it! Do let me know the outcome please..

15 easy to do paper and felt flowers

I was going through different websites to find  some easy to do paper flower craft. I came across very interesting ideas and thought it would be good to share those here. I am sharing the ones which have step by step instructions.Please let me know if there is more that can be added here - a one stop place for pictorial step by step instructed ones and will be happy to add!

Paper Flowers Craft: Hyacinths

Hyacinth flowers are one among the favorite flowers. Love the color the bloom in. 

I tried making some of these bright colored flowers using paper. Paper flowers like the natural flowers don't wilt or fade. But yes, they do not have the fragrance like the natural flowers. But the rainbow colored flowers can be made to add color to the room!

Kids love doing paper crafts and this would be one of their favorite. Involve kids making these super easy hyacinth paper flowers and let me know how it came..

Materials needed

– color paper
– scissors
– toothpicks
– thin sticks
– glue

How to make it –

1. Cut the color paper into strips.
2. Wrap the strips and using a scissors cut the fringes. Make sure the bottom part of the paper strips is not cut.
3. Wrap each fringe around a toothpick to make curls to get the top part of the paper
4. strips with curled fringes.
5. Take a thin stick and start wrapping it with the paper strip, until you get the shape of a Hyacinth.
6. Use the glue to stick the paper on the stick.
7. Cut some green color paper pieces to make the leaves and cover the stem                                                           

Paper origami- Mini origami notebook

Paper origami- Mini origami notebook

This is one sheet mini book which require the minimal tools to make and much much easier for even kids to make and use – a pocket friendly craft. There are variation to the one described below:

 

Mini notebook

Materials Required:

One sheet of paper – any color

Scissors

Glue and pattern paper  - if customizing the cover page.

Method:

•  To start, lay the paper flat on any plain surface
• Fold in half - longer ends together and open flat.
• Fold the paper other way - shorter ends together
• Lift the fold back one later of the from the open edge to the middle fold.
• Flip the paper over and fold back the other open end to the middle fold.
• Cut a horizontal slit in the paper along the middle two folds.
• Fold the top half of the sheet back and gently push in from the ends to form a box structure.
• Finally, collapse the box into book pages.

Mini origami paper book is ready..

In case the book needs to look appealing, add a drawing or pattern paper as book cover, as simple as it is!! - Samples given below: 

Colorful mini book

Ribbon tied notebook

3 in 1 mini book

Cool cover mini notebook

Embroidered cover mini book

How to make paper feather – paper craft

How to make paper feather – paper craft

Paper feathers are easy to make and takes hardly any time and better part is can be used for so many variety of crafts! Paper feathers can be make out of book pages, music sheets, scrap book papers, newspapers, note book pages, or any paper that you can image of for your best creation.

Materials Required:

Paper straps

Glue

floral wire

scissors

feather template – if required

Method:

1.      Cut a piece of wire and bend one end of the wire to make the shape of feather tip.

2.      Take the paper of your choice and draw a line of glue to stick the wire leaving the bend tip       outside the paper at the bottom.

3.      Now place the second piece of paper on the glued paper to make a ‘wire sandwich’

4.      Cut the feather shape out.

5.      Cut a strip of paper, apply glue and wrap it around the uncovered wire, starting at the top.

6.      Using fine sharp scissors, cut fine diagonal lines into the feather towards the center. Cut all the way down the feather.

Now, sit back and take a look at your creation! You will love it! You can make your own feathers  for more crafts with feathers.

bookmark

Super easy Book marks

Reading is fun and informative. It would be lot more fun if you add the colorful and custom made book marks. 

Kids will definitely have fun making their own book marks. Please follow the instructions below to make super simple and easy book marks. It is just one example of the different creative one that the kids can make though!!

Book Mark

To make a book mark or page tag, you will need: 

· White cardstock 

· Printed paper 

· Thread/Ribbon 

· Heart shaped puncher 

· Glue 

· Scissors 

· Eyelet 

Instruction: 

Cut two strips of white cardstock –length of your choice. Punch the heart shape at the tip of the white cardstock. 

Cut the printed paper of slightly smaller in length and width than white cardstock. 

Stick the printed paper on the white cardstock using glue and then over the printed paper stick the other white cardstock. 

Punch a hole in the top and insert and secure the eyelet. 

Tie a piece of ribbon or thread through the hole. 

Punch two heart shaped printed paper and stick above the ribbon/thread one above the other. 

And pretty paper book mark is ready!!