Pom Pom Flower Balls

Hey guys! I'm back! Today we are going to learn how to make Pom Pom Flower Balls! This is a fun and exciting craft to make and great to hang in your bedroom! Let's get started!

Materials

• Five pieces of tissue paper (same or different colors)
• Scissors
• Curling ribbon

First of all, line up all the tissue paper so it is in a pile. Next, fold all the tissue papers in half. In addition, cut on the crease so you will have ten pieces of tissue paper. Once again, lay the ten pieces of tissue paper so they are aligned. Furthermore, fold the tissue paper all the way so it is like an accordion. Basically, you fold the top an inch down and then turn it over. Next, you do the same thing to this side and you keep doing it until you have to more tissue paper left to fold. After you have done that, trim the ends so it is in a shape of a triangle. Now, fold it in half so you can find the middle point.

More importantly, cut a small piece of curling ribbon and tie it in the middle point really tight so it wont come off. In addition, fan the two sides out and then take each tissue paper and fluff it out by pulling each piece up or down. In the end, you will have a Pom Pom Flower Ball!

HAVE FUN!

Heart Mobile!

Hey guys! Valentines day is around the corner so we are going to make a Heart Mobile! This is great to hang down from your ceiling and is a great February craft! Although you can make this with any shape, I am going to teach you with hearts!

Materials

• Large hoop
• String
• Red or pink construction paper
• Ribbon
• Scissor
• Glue gun

Now we are ready to start! First, cut out four pieces of ribbon. Each should be about a foot long. Next, find the middle of one string and place the middle on the hoop so it wraps around. Do this with each ribbon and tie all of them together on the top just like the picture. In addition, take the construction paper and cut about 100 small hearts. After, cut out different sizes of string and make them long enough so you can hang them up on the mobile. Cut about 50 strings Furthermore, take the glue gun and glue the small hearts to different parts of the string. Hang them up and down so it is filled with hearts!

More importanly, let it dry and then glue the top of each string to the hoop with the hot glue gun. Let it dry again. This project takes about three hours. The longest step is when you need to cut out about 100 hearts. The part where you cut the string is long as well. GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN! :o)

How to Draw a Cartoon Dolphin

Today we are going to learn how to draw a cartoon dolphin in only seven steps. It is a quick and easy drawing to do and very cute as well. It's a great thing to draw with only a few materials.

Materials

• Paper
• Pencil
• Eraser

First, draw the body of the dolphin. It looks almost like a rain drop but it is slanted. Draw it large because how big you draw it depends on how big you want your dolphin to be.




Next, draw the dolphins head, nose, and beak. From the round side of the "rain drop," draw a line curving out which connects to the dolphins beak.




In addition, draw an eye on the round part of the "rain drop." Also, draw a small smile by the beak.




Furthermore, draw two fins from the middle of the "rain drop." One fin should be from your angle and the other should be at the angle from the other side.










More importanly, draw the dorsal fin on top which is almost like a curved triangle.









Now, you can draw the fin which is like two curved triangles facing down and touching each other.








In summation, erase all the unneeded lines like the lines in step one. When it is finished, it should look like the picture below.






HAVE FUN DRAWING YOUR DOLPHIN!

Scratch Board!

Do you remember when you were small and you asked your parents for those little scratch pads where you draw on it by scratching it? Well, there is no point of buying it at the store anymore because you can make it with only a few materials that are easily found around the house!

Materials


SCRATCH KNIFE

• Paper
• Oil Pastels
• Pencil
• Black Acrylic Paint
• Paint Brush
• Scratch Knife
• Ruler

First, take a pencil and draw lines going straight anywhere on the paper. They have to go across the whole paper. You can draw the lines diagonal, up and down, or side to side. You can make it look like a checker board too! Next, you need to color with the oil pastels. Color each place with a different color so none of the same colors are touching. You can also use a pattern to color like green, blue, green, blue, e.t.c. When you color, you should have no white spaces at all because when you scratch it off, it will look white instead of the colors you chose. Color the whole paper.

Now comes the really exciting part! You need to take the black paint and paint it on top of the paper. The whole paper should be filled with black paint so it is all black and no colored spaces. Furthermore, let it dry completely. When it is completely dry, you can take the scratch knife and scratch off any design you like. While you are scratching, you should notice that the colors you chose under the black paint is the colors that appear when you scratch.

Have Fun!

 



Decorate Your Candle!

I'm back! This blog post is very special because its my first blog post of 2013 and I find this project really cool! It a marvelous gift too! This would be a great gift for your teachers too! All you need is a few materials:

• A white candle (any size)
• Tissue paper
• A stamp (its length should be about the same as the candle)
• Ink
• Decorations (Ribbons, scrapbook paper, e.t.c.)
• Heat Gun or a Hair Dryer
• Scissors

First, take the tissue paper and cut it about the size of the width of the candle. Next, take your stamp and put it on the ink so you can stamp it. Rub it on the ink smoothly so the stamp comes out fully colored and moist. Stamp it on to the tissue paper a few times so the whole tissue paper is stamped. Don't worry if it overlaps. In addition, take the candle and lay it down in the middle of the tissue paper and wrap the tissue paper around the candle. More importantly, take the heat gun or your hair dryer and turn it on. (if you have a blow dryer, then turn it on HIGH) Blow it on to the tissue paper so the design would melt onto the candle. You will be able to see the wax melting a little but let it melt. Keep doing this until the tissue sticks to the candle.

Furthermore, you can add decorations to it. This is just an idea. You can cut scrapbook paper to fit around the candle and tape it or glue it on top of the tissue paper. You can also tie a ribbon on top of the scrapbook paper so it looks more fancy! Just use your imagination for how to design it.

HAVE FUN!

Awesome New Year Glasses!

Happy New Year! Its almost 2013 but lets make your New Year sparkle by making homemade new year glasses! This is an exciting and easy project to do and it also saves some money! Well, what are you waiting for? Lets get started! All you need is a few materials:
 

• Pair of sunglasses
• Drawing paper
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Poster paper
• Decorations (Glitter, stickers, e.t.c.)

 First, take the sunglasses and keep one of the earpieces on the paper and trace it. Next, tilt it so the front lens is on the paper and trace it. In addition, tilt it again so the other earpiece is down on the paper and trace that too. Now, there should be an outline of the sunglasses on the paper that is connected. Furthermore, draw any shape (circle, star, heart, e.t.c.) in the middle of the trace which would be where your eye goes. Make sure to do two of them make it big enough for your eye to fit in. More importantly, write the number of the new year in bubble letters on the glasses. After you have done that, you can draw some decorations on it like streamers going through the numbers. Just use your imagination for the decorations.
 
Now, you can cut the whole piece out. Make sure to try them on to see if it fits and your eye can see through the hole. In addition, trace the whole piece on poster paper and cut it out. In summation, you can decorate it with things like glitter or stickers! You can decorate it however you want but remember to use your imagination! Once again, Happy New Year and HAVE FUN!

Angel Christmas Tree Ornament!

Happy Holidays! There is only a few more days until Christmas so why not add a new ornament to the tree? Today we will make an exciting christmas ornament of an angel! Let's get started! All you need is a few materials:


COFFEE FILTER

• Three coffee filters
• Two cotton balls
• A 6-8 inch piece of ribbon (thin)
• One white chenille stem
• One gold chenille stem
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun

Now we are ready to start! First, take one of the coffee filters and place two cotton balls in the middle. Next, hold the coffee filter in your fingers and squeeze it so that the cotton balls are in the center and a circle forms in the top. The top part will be the angels head. In addition, take another coffee filter and tuck it in from the open side. This will give the effect of a dress. Furthermore, tie a small piece of ribbon around the "neck" or where the face extends to the dress. More importantly, take the last coffee filter and fold it in half. Then, fold it lengthwise to make creases. (accordian style) Take your white chenille stem and wrap it around the middle. Stretch them out slowly to make them bigger. These are going to be its wings. Below, is how it should look.

 Now we are going to make the halo from the gold chenille stem. You need to wrap it around the head and twist the ends together. Since the chenille stem is so long, cut the remaining piece so there is about three inches remaining. Next, hot glue the remaining three inch piece with the halo on the back of the head. Make sure it is on the top of its head and not somewhere else. In summation, hot glue the wings in the back so it hides the gold chenille going from the halo. This is how it should look when it is finished! Have fun!


I got the steps for this craft from: http://crafts.kaboose.com/easy-coffee-filter-angel.htm