Traipsing toward the annual end of year rest period, if you or anyone in your clan are bored, I've got some creative ideas to inspire. Find below the latest batch of craft stories, curated just for you.
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Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Monday, 18 December 2023
Thursday, 9 November 2023
Aliens + Xmas + Minis + Sakura
Sometimes you put on garments that haven't been worn in a year and there's an old momento, or even a five dollar note (yay). This reminds me, a person once told me they would purposely stuff their winter jacket with bits of money so that the following year they would get a lovely surprise.
Today I was looking at the backdoor of my blog and noticed the blog reading list. I completely forgot about this list. I wiped the dust off the list by clicking on a few of them. Of that list there were only two blogs that are currently active on a weekly basis. Most of the blogs hadn't been updated in ten years, or had been deactivated completely.
This brought mixed emotions. But I reminded myself that many bloggers, same as me, made the transition to Instagram. Admittedly I do not blog as much as what I used to, which is perfectly fine. I come here when I need to. For the most part these days I use my blog to house the links to my craft projects that are floating around out there with other publishers.
And so, without further ado, let me show you some of my craft tutorial highlights.
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Thursday, 26 October 2023
Halloween craft treats
Following is my round up of fifteen amazing Halloween crafts.
Fifteen crafts! That's practically a book.
I hope you enjoy Halloween and find inspiration down below.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Tutorial Christmas Door Decor
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| Christmas door decoration tutorial |
It looks like I had another Christmas craft project in the tank.
With just a few left over crafting supplies the kids bedroom door can be decorated to look like a jolly snow face.
To access the tutorial, illustrated reference and template simply click on the below three links.
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Friday, 2 April 2021
The Whirlwind Post
Hang in there as I present to you a great big listing of amazing, fun, easy, beautiful content to keep you entertained for the new couple of weeks. Let's get into it!
Friday, 18 December 2020
Weird + Wonderful Milk Plastic + Infinite Love
This week has been all about weird wonders, figuring out a puzzle and turning them all into inspiring craft. Let's take a walk through it all:
For Kidspot I produced a tutorial on making plastic out of, I kid you not, milk. I learnt some really amazing facts about milk for this tutorial, all of which I share in the tutorial. So head on over to Kidspot to find out how I did this, and how you too can make this.
I have been playing around with my Bostik supplies. One of which is the Bostik Glu Tape. In my latest You Tube video I show you how to make an infinity card using my Bostik Glue Tape. It's honestly so easy to use, and sturdy as. To find out more head on over to You Tube.
Friday, 22 May 2020
Hacky sack + Heart Pillow + Freddie Prinze Jr
Life is not linear. Have you noticed? You zig zag from place to place. Memories can drag you backward. You shuttle toward the future pulled along by anxiety. Then just when you think your head might completely spin off you're dropped into a lull-less ocean, completely devoid of ebb and flow. From there you have a choice – float and wait things out, or... you can cup your hands and gently begin swimming in some direction.
I used to be a floater. I still am to some degree, but only when I'm fatigued. When I feel I've floated long enough, I choose a direction, any direction, and I begin to swim. Very rarely do I hit an island, but that doesn't seem to matter. The important thing is that I'm swimming. It's important to balance these things out – rest and swim, rest and swim.
'Cup your hands' and 'swimming' are my metaphors for the work I do, whether that be Content Creation, Illustration, Photography, Design and Doll Making. These jobs are the peg that anchor me in today.
Do you ever feel this way? Do you have an anchor? What activities make you feel whole?
With restrictions beginning to ease, I am once again excited to spruik on about my entry into the incube8r exhibit Lights Camera Fashion. The show date was pushed back to later in the year, and now here we are. This particular exhibit will not have an opening night, but it will be open for a glorious four weeks.
This week on My Poppet Makes I have created for you a 'no sew' heart pillow project. It's super easy and fun for everyone. Head on over to My Poppet Makes to access the template and instructions.
So, who remembers hacky sacks? They've been around for decades in one form or another. Balloon hacky sacks and Freddie Prinze Jr were on trend when I was in high school. And now we can get them back on trend again (Hacky sacks, I mean.). Head over to Kidspot to find out how to make these juggling projectiles.
And here's a little nostalgic appreciation for hacky sacks, abstract performance art and a certain nineties teen crush:
Friday, 8 May 2020
Felt Art + Marbling Design + Learning
Are your running out of craft ideas? Not to fret, as I've got you covered with another two projects.
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| Kidspot: DIY Felt Art Set |
Head over to Kidspot to get your hands on a Felt Art Template set I created. This set is the perfect starter kit for creating felt images. This activity is perfect for isolation, or travel (life after isolation).
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| My Poppet: DIY Marble Design Hat |
In My Poppet land, I have shown how simple and easy it is to marble a three dimensional blank canvas.
Here's a fun fact about the marbling ink (Bokuundo) used in this project. I bought the marbling ink from an art store fifteen years ago, and it's still good to use.
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| WC Digital Portrait © Melissa Gaggiano |
I have signed up for a swag of short art courses. I've completed a portraiture course that combines water colour with digital elements. The other courses I'm working through include BJD making, Art Toy Design, and Pop-up Book Making.
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