Tuesday, January 29, 2013

How to make a Paper Curls Valentine's Day Wreath


  I know that it is not Valentine's Day yet but,lets get into that Valentine's Day spirit.Isn't everyone excited!Today I decided that since Friday is February 1st I will be doing some Valentine's Day posts.The wreath that we will be making looks hard but,after you start doing it,you will realize that this craft is simple and it also looks nice.You can hang it anywhere you want it to be and it will bring some Valentine's Day spirit to your home.Now lets get started!

 Paper Curls Valentine Wreath 
 
Supplies: 
  • 1x6-inch paper strips
  • pencil
  •  hot-glue gun
  • 8-inch foam wreath form
  • liquid adhesive
  • glitter
  1. Tightly wrap 1x6-inch strips of patterned paper around a pencil to curl. 
  2.Glue the end of each curl into a loop. 
  3. Hot-glue the paper to an 8-inch foam wreath form. Repeat until the form is covered.
  4. Lightly brush liquid adhesive over the paper curls, and sprinkle with glitter.
I got this craft from:http://www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/decorating/hand-crafted-valentines-day-decor/#page=1



Thursday, January 24, 2013

Duct Tape

  Duct tape is one of my favorite things to use for making crafts. Duct tape can make a lot of different things starting from simple bows to prom dresses! Duct tape can also come in different colors like pink,white,usual gray,etc . But,duct tape can also come in some funky designs like zebra print,plaid,mustache print,polka dot,and even more!One of my favorite brands of duct tape is duck tape.Duck tape has the best designs and it is easy to use.Today I will show you how to make a duct tape heart.Since January is almost ending and it is almost February I decided that I should get some Valentines Day crafts started! Lets get duct taping...

 



Supplies and Tools
•  Duct tape (pink, white)
• Stuffing (Bubble Wrap brand packing material, polyfill, or cotton)
• Scissors
 

Duct Tape Heart - Step 1
Step 1
  Take your desired size of duct tape and connect your strips of duct tape together.Cover the back side also so it is not sticky. 
 
 
Duct Tape Heart - Step 2
Step 2
Draw or trace a heart on the duct tape fabric.
Duct Tape Heart - Step 3
Step 3
Cut out the heart.
Duct Tape Heart - Step 4
Step 4
Repeat steps 1-3 so you have two identical hearts.
Duct Tape Heart - Step 5
Step 5
Place the hearts on top of each other and attach with small pieces of duct tape.  Be sure to leave about 3 inches open for stuffing the heart.
Duct Tape Heart - Step 6
Step 6
Fill the heart with stuffing.
Duct Tape Heart - Step 7
Step 7
Finish closing up the heart with small pieces of duct tape.





Enjoy your duct tape heart!I got some of this information from:http://www.duckbrand.com/Duck%20Tape%20Club/ducktivities/holiday-crafts/duct-tape-heart
Duct Tape Heart - Step 8


Thursday, January 17, 2013

A Super simple Way To Do Colorful 3D Art

  Since there is a lot of cool street art I thought that I can do something simpler and recreate some kind of 3D figure! Looking at some 3D picture or art looks like it is very complicated to do. But, it is actually pretty easy. I find that 3D art can be inspiring to do more 3D things that you thought you can never draw before.  Doing  3D art is super simple by following these steps:
  Materials:
  •  drawing paper
  • magic marker or a sharpie
  • colored pencils
  • pencil  
  Directions:
  1. Put your hand on the paper and trace the outline of it very lightly so it won't be noticed too much.
  2. Draw horizontal lines on your paper in magic marker or a sharpie.  The lines should be drawn straight outside of the outline of your hand and curved inside the outline. This will make it look like your hand is popping out of the paper.
  3.  Use the colored pencils to color in the lines but don't color the same color in a row or else your drawing will not look as that good and pop out like 3D!
I got this from:http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/07/06/a-super-simple-way-to-make-colorful-3d-art/

  

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

How to make a Snowflake


   So, now it is a new year. There has not been much snow yet or not at all depending on where you live. So, today we are going to make our own ''snow''. We are going to make paper snowflakes! I hope that these paper snowflakes will bring out the Winter in January. So, lets get started!

 Materials:
--White Construction Paper
--Scissors

2.jpgStep 1. Fold your paper down to a corner and cut the excess rectangle off.












Step 2. After you cut the excess paper fold your paper in half so it looks like a smaller triangle.
 

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Step 3. Cut your pattern on the sides of your triangle but try not to cut too much or else  your snowflake will fall apart.

 Step 4. Unfold your snowflake and now you can hang it or decorate with it.



I got some of this info from:http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-paper-snowflake-1/#step1