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 kidspot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kidspot. Show all posts
Monday, 18 December 2023
Sunday, 10 September 2023
Craft projects and other neat things
Our time is precious, so let's cut straight to it. Below is a quick list of project tutorials I've put together, people who have my attention and stuff I like.
Fresh art and craft projects:
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Project inspiration from the archives:
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Quick picks – admirable people; inspirational stuff:
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Friday, 11 August 2023
Mini Theatre and other small paper spaces
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| Mini theatre |
The latest craft project for Kidspot is quite the theatrical piece and to get started on it you will need to eat one of those small box packaged chocolates.
If you're looking for a different kind of miniature project then take a look at the following.
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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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Tuesday, 20 December 2022
Tutorial paper craft gingerbread house
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| Paper craft gingerbread house tutorial |
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.
Thursday, 10 December 2020
The Twenty Twenty Crafting High Home Stretch
2020 is actually drawing to a close. It was a slow year, for sure. Yet somehow, as we see the New Year in sight suddenly a home run seems possible.
If however you're not feeling that home run I recommend taking time out from your troubles by giving yourself permission to rest, sleep, read, write, draw, craft, or anything you want. You can do it, and it will refresh your brain. Even if you think there's no time, give yourself five minutes. Just five minutes out of your day will make a lot of difference.
I've been whittling away the days producing some end of year projects, and exploring such products as the Cricut Joy and Bostik. In my field of work/play - play/work there is seriously a lot of cutting and gluing. Which, you know, I'm not complaining about, because this is what I do. But I can honestly say it's the sweetest pleasure when I get to operate tools and use materials that make the work process faster and more comfortable. #workingsmarter Am I right?
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| Making Christmas cards: with Cricut Joy and Bostik glue |
This week I experimented with making two very different Christmas cards, using the above mentioned Cricut Joy and Bostik tools and materials. The content is available on Youtube, in which I share my process, and some of my insights.
- Make a Cricut Joy Christmas card (with Bostik)
- Make a Summery Cricut Joy Christmas card (with Bostik)
If you wish to see more of my journey with the Cricut Joy, I have a dedicated page with links to my Youtube videos on the topic.
Plus, I've a bundle of festive, end of year craft projects for you to have a look at over at My Poppet, Kidspot.
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| My Poppet: Candy Cane Earrings |
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| Kidspot: Santa Tree Cone |
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| Kidspot: Teacher's Gift Box |
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| My Poppet: Orange Pomander Balls |
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| Kidspot: Drink Glass Charms |
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| Kidspot: Bauble Wreath |
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| Kidspot: Confetti Bowl |
Friday, 30 October 2020
Secret Messages, Illusions + the Buffy Dilemma
The word is: Go! Go! Go! Kids are back in school. People are back on the streets. I've got projects galore. Let's check out my latest spate of projects that are all crafty and some that are science based.
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| Kidspot: Water Illusion |
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| Kidspot: Lemon Juice Secret Messages |
As for the something more crafty but no less magical you can try making your own kaleidoscope.
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| Kidspot: DIY Kaleidoscope |
I continue to document my journey as I teach myself how to use the Cricut Joy. My latest addition to the Cricut Joy library is now available to watch on YouTube.
For a bit of context, I am letting the kids watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the spin-off series Angel. We watch the shows sporadically and are prone to lose track of which show we are up to. When this happens there's a lot of backtracking with the DVDs. It's a dull mess really. I resolved the situation by creating a Buffy/Angel fridge magnet that can be flipped after we finish watching an episode. For this project I up-cycled an old fridge magnet. I scraped off the original advertising sticker from the magnet before applying the new Cricut Joy stickers.
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| Cricut Joy: The Buffy/Angel Fridge Magnet |
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