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Reciclando...

2011-12-20T17:21:00.000-08:00

Reaproveitar aqueles saquinhos das cebolas, batatas e laranjas...transformando-os em bonitos sacos de prendinhas.

De
http://bomebaratoblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/como-reaproveitar-saquinhos-de-laranja.html

Convite de Aniversário

2011-10-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

Tutorial AQUI

Flores recicladas

2011-10-04T11:12:00.000-07:00

Aprendam a fazer aqui

Uma oferta linda...para as meninas :)

2011-08-20T17:57:00.000-07:00

Bow Tutorial

Supplies:

Directions:

Vi aqui

Marcadores de Livro

2011-08-20T17:42:00.000-07:00

Vi aqui

Rosas em feltro... "aquele" detalhe!

2011-08-18T04:08:00.000-07:00

vi aqui

Transformando aquela t-shirt...

2011-08-18T04:03:00.000-07:00

vi aqui

Iluminárias recicladas

2011-06-19T11:47:00.001-07:00

Ver aqui

Babetes lindos!

2011-06-19T11:41:00.000-07:00

Tutorial aqui

Uma fita de cabelo original...

2011-05-19T11:26:00.000-07:00

Vi aqui

Um miminho...

2011-04-24T11:09:00.000-07:00

Tutorial aqui

Que Maravilha!

2011-04-20T14:36:00.000-07:00

Daqui

Pulseiras de Trapilho

2011-04-09T08:59:00.000-07:00

it's simple, and it's perfect to dress up your bathing suit, or your cute summer covering with your flip flops in tow, or wear it with your cute summer dress while you dine eating fresh fish while watching the tide come in and the sun set.

*sigh*

i guess you can take the girl out of the beach...but not the beach out of the girl.
i'm counting down to my visit to so.cal. and i can't wait to actually wear my bracelet at the beach. but for now...i'll wear it even if there's snow and winds and i'm encircled by mountains.

lets get started:
*1st you will need approx three strips of jersey knit fabric cut to 1" each with the length of at least 58"

i found my my yellow jersey knit fabric here...my blue fabric at joann's, they have a large variety and you don't have to buy a whole yard of it, like i did. and my gray jersey fabric from robert kauffman

*2nd you will need your fingers. that's it, oh and a pair of scissors.

how many fingers you use will determine how thick your bracelet will end up. i'll go into more detail on the 4 and 2 fingers...i'm assuming you can figure out 3 fingers! personally my favorite one is the 2 finger one...it's the perfect thickness in my eyes.
okay...
*first you are going to take your 1" strips and cut on your ends a 1/4" slit.

*next take your slits and line them up ends together like the picture above.
*now take your bottom strip and pull it through the slits from TOP to bottom
*gently pull till you get a little knot.
now a lot of you will go back in time with me and totally remember doing this with yarn when we were in grade school or somewhere along that time. dont' know if it was a california thing cause i asked my friend who grew up in florida what i should call this and she was like "what are you talking about? i've never made those."

*with your connected strips we are now going to weave the strip in and out of our fingers.
use the next set of pictures as a guideline (next set of pictures are for 4 fingers):
start off with weaving behind the pointer, in front of the middle, behind the ring, and in front of the pinky finger.
then wrap it around and behind the pinky, then in front of the ring, and behind the middle, and then in front of the pointer.

*you should now have all fingers "weaved upon" (ha!)
*bring one big loop around to face you (from the pinky to pointer)
*take your weaved loops and go over your finger and big loop like the picture above.

*continue to do so with all the fingers going in order.
*when you get to the end, or at the end of your first chain (at your pointer finger) make a new loop and start the process all over again!
* once you get like 6 chains done, take your starting tail and gently pull (while your chain is still securely placed on your fingers!) so that you can get a good feel as to how long you need to make your chain, depending on your wrist size.

now let me show you real quick how to make a two finger chain then we will proceed on how to finish your chain and how to tie it off:

**because you are using less fingers you will need less strips. i just used 2 strips when i made my 2 finger bracelet

*just like the 4 finger chain start with a small tail (of at least 4 inches)
*starting on your ring finger, weave behind (your ring finger) and then in front of your pinky.
*then come back and loop back in front of your ring finger.
*come back around from behind (from the pinky side) to the front to make a big loop.
*repeat the steps i showed you while doing the 4 finger bracelet.
*remember to pull your tail so it makes the chain more defined and it gives you a better idea of how long you need to make your chain.
*once you've determined you have a long enough chain, carefully pull the loops off your fingers, making sure you don't undo any of the chain by losing the loops!
*slip the extra tail into both loops.
*pull all the way through, and gently tug the end.

*tie off your bracelet with a knot.
*cut off excess tails!

so by using 2, 3, or 4 fingers, you get:

side view.
and top view of thickness.
and now you are so ready to hit the beach, pool, lake, or heck the grocery store. cause yeah, they are that cute.

Adorei!

2011-04-09T07:04:00.000-07:00

Framed Carrot Easter Decor

Aside from the Canvas Bunny Buckets I shared a few weeks back, I had yet to create anything else Easter-related until this week. I had a few extra minutes during naptime a couple of days ago, so I decided to remedy that! This super-quick, super-easy framed carrot Easter decor is a snap to put together, and the bright colors exude spring! In 30 minutes to and hour, you can create one of your own with this step-by-step tutorial. So let's hop to it!

For this project, you will need...

Carrot templates

Green and orange fabric

Fusible Peltex (a very heavyweight interfacing)

Coordinating thread

Dimensional adhesive foam dots

Craft glue

A washable ink marker

1 piece of yellow cardstock

1 pieces of white cardstock

Letter stickers

Black pen

(1) 8x10 frame

Basic sewing supplies (machine, shears, etc.)

step 1 / Iron your Peltex to the wrong side of your green and orange fabrics according the the product instructions. Use a marker to trace your carrot base and carrot top templates onto the interfacing side of your fused fabric (orange for the bases, green for the tops). Cut out all of the pieces.

step 2 / Use your washable ink marker to trace two little bunny-sized teeth marks onto one of your carrot base pieces. Trim away the excess. Now, head to your machine and edgestitch around the perimeter of each of your carrot base and top pieces. (This stitching is optional, but it really does make this project pop!)

step 3 / Trim a piece of yellow cardstock to 8 inches by 10 inches, and a piece of white cardstock to 5.5 by 7.5 inches. Place foam dots on the outer corners of your white cardstock piece, and adhere it on your yellow cardstock piece, taking care to ensure it is precisely centered. Use craft glue to adhere your carrot tops to you white cardstock, as shown.

step 4 / Apply foam dots to the back of each of your carrot base pieces, and adhere them to your white cardstock so they are centered over their respective top piece. Make sure to reserve the "chomped" carrot for the third place in line. Adhere letter stickers with your chosen sentiment (I used "Yum") just below the cut-out portion of your third carrot. If desired, use a black pen to create faux "stitching" all the way around your piece of white cardstock for added impact. Now, slip your creation into your frame.

All done, and (almost) good enough to eat!

Flores cheias de textura...

2011-04-09T06:59:00.000-07:00

These are a quick-and-easy project that is totally doable in a half hour or less. I just love the juxtaposition of the felt and burlap textures here!
For this project, you will need...
BurlapFelt in various colorsThreadHot gluePin backsBasic sewing supplies: machine, shears, etc.
Prep Work
Cut out your fabric strips. For each flower, you will use the following dimensions:
Large flowers: 1 center piece, cut to 2 x 5 inches1 petal piece, cut to 3 x 12 inches
Small flowers:1 center piece, cut to 1.5 x 3.5 inches1 petal piece, cut to 2.5 x 8 inches
Note: Be sure to cut 1 piece from each fabric type for each flower. For example, if your center piece is felt, make sure to use burlap for the petal piece, and vice versa.
step 1 / Fold your petal piece in half lengthwise, and, using a 1/8-1/4" seam, sew the open side shut. Use your shears to snip your pieces, as shown, cutting as closely as possible to your line of stitching as you can without cutting any of your stitching. Note: For large flowers, make snips about 1/2" apart; for small flowers, make snips about 3/8" apart.

step 2 / Take your center piece and dab three dots of hot glue along one of the long edges, as shown. Fold the piece in half lengthwise, and press. Starting at one of the narrow ends, start rolling your piece up. When you get to the end, place a dab of hot glue at the end to secure your roll.

step 3 / Across the seam where your roll is glued together, place a small line of hot glue along the raw (unfolded) edge of your rolled piece. Starting at this point, adhere the end of your petal piece and start wrapping it around your center piece, adding small dabs of hot glue every so often to keep things nice and secure. When you get to the end of your petal piece, secure the end with a dab of hot glue.

step 4 / Complete the above steps until you complete your desired number of flowers. Then, place a generous amount of hot glue on the back of each flower, and adhere it on top of a piece of felt. Trim away the excess felt so that none of it is visible from the front of your flower. Adhere one of your pin backs to the felt backing with hot glue.

All done!

Note: To complete my look below, I actually pinned three individual brooches in a cluster.

Daqui

Scrapbook

2011-04-07T11:50:00.000-07:00

Papel para Scrapbook

Aqui

A Fadinha dos Dentes

2011-04-03T11:09:00.000-07:00

tooth pillow tutorial, revisited

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Super Cute : para meninas*****

2011-03-12T13:14:00.000-08:00

Felt Princess Tiara Tutorial

The birthday party planning is in full swing for my lil gal (I can't believe another year has flown by. I just want to keep her tiny for a few more years)! She's requested a princess party... so bring on the pink, glitter & tons of tulle!

I didn't want to buy plastic store bought tiara's for each of the girls, so we made a felt version. Want to make one for your princess? You'll just need:
glue gun
felt squares
headband
scissors
rhinestone crystals

Here we go...

First I made a template (freehand) for each piece

Using the templates, cut out tiara pieces

Wrap your large felt piece around the headband. Run the glue along the center of the headband and press to hold the felt down. Next match up the two ends of the tiara and add glue to hold it in place. Glue down the rest of the tiara and cut off excess.

Glue down the smaller piece of your crown and add rhinestone crystals

She couldn't wait to try on the first finished tiara!

I love how each guest will get her very own & original tiara!

daqui

Inspiração para as Alices (do País das Maravilhas)

2011-03-12T07:55:00.000-08:00

Teacup Clock

This has been the longest project of my life. I have been working on it off and on since april. It just wasn't ever right.
Do you brilliant minds ever have stuff like this?
But finally it got done. I wish I could say that I as the creative genius behind it but alas I am not. Erika @ Retropolitan Hip is. Her blog is awesome and she is my partner in crime in many an idea/business venture. She is probably the funniest person that I know and I love her so much! The inspiration piece:

Cute right? Its like $400.00 from Umbra

This lovely is Erika's version:

And this is mine:

The teacups were all found at antique stores, thrift stores, or TJ Maxx.

So do you want to make one too? Here are the steps:

1. FIND A CRAPLOAD OF CUPS! I have probably 6 more sets that I didn't use. You have to play with them and get them in the right spots so that it flows. It would be much easier if you were only doing a few colors but who likes to do things the easy way???! pfssh not this girl. After you have it set up the way you want number them!!! That way you wont forget!!

2. I got the wood at Homie D's. It was months ago so I don't remember how much I spent. Its just particle board. I stuck a pin in the board and attached a string and pencil to it and drew a circle. Then I had Macho cut it out for me.

3. I modpodged paper onto it. I hated it. So then I modpodged tissue paper onto it. eeeh. So then I painted it white. Much better.

4. Of course I covered the center mark. Awesome. I had to rediscover the center so I measured the width and marked the center point at a few different angles and it looked like this:

Then Macho drilled a hole for the clock mechanism. I just used one off a clock that I already had but I am sure you can buy stuff if you want to go the "expensive" route...ha ha ha.

5. I used Gorilla Glue Epoxy to epoxy all of the teacups to the saucers and then the saucers to the wood. Seriously this is the strongest stuff on earth. period. end of story. Dont even try to use something else...you may regret it.

6. Then I had Macho mount it to the wall. This thing is freakin heavy. I was kind of worried about it falling off and killing someone so I had him screw it directly through the clock face into a stud. Then I painted the screw and you cant even tell.

There you have it! This treasure cost less than $50.00 and I LOVE it!

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A Fada "Tic Tac" - a fada que vive nos relógios

2011-03-08T03:09:00.000-08:00

Fairy Nursery Wall Clock

Fairy dust abounds in the nursery where this clock resides...

Made from scrap lumber, bead board, a dollar store picture frame and a vintage thrift store clock this nursery wall clock is 36" tall from crown to toes.

The door to the small cabinet "body" was made out of the picture frame and opens to accommodate baby's keepsakes. The arms, legs and head were cut from a scrap of 1x10 pine and attached to the body with eye bolts so they dangle. The cabinet back and whimsical wings were cut from a single piece of bead board left over from another project.

I cut all the parts with a jigsaw.

Then assembled the tiny cabinet.

Meet Dewalt Brad Nailer -- the best $300 we ever spent!

I added textured paintable wallpaper around the outside.

This was my last "during" picture. I had to stop taking pictures and get to work so there would be "after" pictures.

It's decorated in a quirky, vintage-y style with brightly colored scrapbook paper and paint, old book pages and a sweet reminder to

... "always kiss me goodnight".

DAQUI

Estojo para lápis ou bolsinha...

2011-03-07T03:28:00.000-08:00

Materials:

about 1/2 yard each of 2 different fabric

1- 7 inch zipper

sewing machine and thread

1. Cute one piece of fabric 7 inches wide and 4 inches long. Cut the contrasting fabric 7 inches wide and at least 10 inches long.

2. Lay the zipper on the right side of one of the pieces of fabric with one edge lined up with the middle of the fabric.

Fold the fabric over, pin zipper in place and using a zipper foot sew about 1/4 inch from folded edge.

This is what it will look like after being sewn

3. Turn right side out, press with iron and sew about 1/8 inch from edge.

4. Repeat with the contrasting piece of fabric and it will look like this.

5. Lay the zipper side onto some fabric. Use it as a template to cut 2 pieces of fabric of the exact same shape and size. (For instruction purposes we'll call these pieces "backings")

6. Stack the pieces as follows: backing right side up, zipper piece right side up, backing upside down. Stack them directly on top of each other, lining up edges and trimming any excess fabric.

7. Starting about 1 1/2 inches from one of the bottom corners sew around edges at aboput 5/8 in. Be careful not to sew over zipper. End stitching so that you have about a 2 inch opening at the bottom.

Cut corners and turn right side out. Press.

8. Fold raw edges on bottom in and sew about 1/8 in. around edge. Optional: attach charm or ribbon to zipper pull.

DAQUI

Não resisto a partilhar...

2011-03-06T09:44:00.000-08:00

São mesmo para "Ver e Fazer"!!!!!

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Caixa coração

2011-02-10T10:40:00.000-08:00

Recycled Craft: Valentine Heart Boxes From Cereal Boxes

Our after school craft today...

Family Valentine Boxes

to hang on our bedroom doors,

made from re-cycled cereal boxes!

My mom actually found this craft idea

in a book called,

Crafts for All Seasons

We decided it would be fun to make a couple

of heart-shaped mail boxes

for our family valentines.

Start with a cereal or cracker box

(we even used a microwave popcorn box for one)

and an adult should cut it so that one bottom corner

(along the bottom edge of the box = one side the same length)

forms the point of a heart.

Then cut two bumps to be the top of the heart.

This is hard to explain with words so just

check out my photos and it should make sense!!

Cover your box with paper --

we used construction paper and Elmer's School Glue

but you could also use gift wrap!

Let the kiddos decorate and customize their boxes...

Think:

doilies,

felt hearts,

paper scraps,

stickers,

bits of ribbon/lace,

bubble wrap,

foil,

markers/crayons/twistables/etc.

We cut out paint chip samples for one of the boxes

with a heart-shaped punch.

We also used paper flowers

from this fun K & Company scrapbook paper kit

that I picked up a while ago

(with great intentions of using them to make presents pretty!).

Add a colorful ribbon handle

and hang on a bedroom door knob

or on the back of a chair at the kitchen table.

Time to add some love notes,

chocolates,

and valentine cards, or drawings

and have fun!

Happy Valentine Crafting!

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Simples e bonito!

2011-01-22T03:54:00.000-08:00

He screwed 2 hangers into the back of the headboard.

And he screwed 2 into the wall.

Here he demonstrates how they fit together. Basically, they slide into one another for a nice, flush mount.

And here’s the headboard/wall art in place when it was all said and done.

This morning I got a chance to wash/make the bed, dust and vacuum after all the sanding, drilling and spackling that’s been going on in there. Here are some better truer-to-real-life shots of the Love Bed. Did I mention I now refer to our bed as the Love Bed? Silly me.

The next shot includes a snippet of the fandelier.

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Feliz 2011 para todos!

2011-01-05T17:08:00.000-08:00

Postais de Natal

2010-12-22T16:17:00.000-08:00

handmade cards

I love making my own cards. I love my girls making their own cards. Christmas time is no exception. In this post I'm sharing some cards which were a free added bonus to one of my Christmas online classes in the past. They are still some of my favourite cards.

If you would like to make these I have a PDF template file with the little pieces used for making the stocking, tree and candy cane. Download Fiona's christmas card shapes templates. (This file is an A4 sized document, so make sure you check your printer settings to ensure the template pieces are the right size and in proportion.)

Here are a few photos to give you an idea of how to construct the Christmas shapes on your cards.

I like to combine paper with fabric or felt, so I cut the base shapes from paper:

Then add felt pieces:

I like to add a little stitching. You could also use the sewing machine if you'd like:

All finished:

You could use any shapes for your cards, try looking for some clip art pieces that you like and use a mix of paper and felt to create your own cards.

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Pois é...

2010-12-18T16:16:00.001-08:00

É também por essa razão que tenho este blog...e porque acredito que copiar algo é sempre um elogio que se faz...pois se copiamos é porque gostamos, não há maior prova disso...e até porque penso que muitas vezes procuramos uma inspiração, algo que nos faça ter vontade de fazer, de imitar, mas sempre com o nosso estilo e cunho pessoal...

Vi este presépio muito lindo ( vi aqui)

mas, embora tenha colocado o link, o blog não autorizou a sua publicação. Assim, deixo-vos o link para visitarem.

Neste fim de semana...

2010-12-18T05:23:00.000-08:00

Flores natalinas

2010-12-11T10:46:00.000-08:00

Ornament Advent Day 9:
Jingle Bell Flowers!

I am in love with these little Jingle Bell Flowers! They
are darling for ornaments but they'd make a wonderful
garland as well. Put one on your wrist to add a little
jingle to your step or tie one on a package to make
it extra special. I hope you like them too!

Supplies:
cardboard egg carton
red, green, lime green, and brown acrylic paint
one jingle bell for each flower
~10" piece of green yarn
scissors
paint brush
dish of water
needle with large eye

Directions:

first you need to cut apart your egg carton
as shown above:
→ cut the lid from the egg cups
→ cut down the middle of the egg cups
→ cut the closing flap off and the flat parts between the
bumps (see above)
→ cut the 10 creased triangles from between the egg cups
→ cut apart the egg cups

→ trim the egg cups so they are even all the way around
→ trim the triangles to look like leaves, use the pattern
above but there is no reason to be very precise
→ cut more leaves using the flat pieces from the closing
flap; if you need more cut them from the egg
carton cover

→ water down the paint a bit and apply with a soft
brush, it makes it easier to cover the rough surface
→ paint the egg cups red
→ paint the leaves a mixture of brown, green and lime
green (I put all three colors in a dish and let them
gradually mix into each other as I paint for
a nice variety of color)

→ for each flower you need one egg cup, one bell,
and between 3 and 6 leaves - flat and creased
→ for younger kids you can use a plastic needle but
you'll need to poke holes through the leaves
→ poke a hole through the bottom of the egg cup
→ thread your needle with the yarn, do not make a knot

→ string as above: 3 leaves, up through the bottom of
the egg cup and the jingle bell

→ run the thread back through the egg cup and
through the last three leaves

→ tie the ends of the yarn and trim the extra
Now you have a beautiful Jingle Bell Flower!

Try some in white - aren't they pretty?!

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Calendário do Advento

2010-12-10T17:00:00.000-08:00

Ya sé que much@s pensaréis… a buenas horas pone Celia un calendario de adviento!!. Pero es que todo tiene un por qué y en esta ocasión han sido varios…El más importante es que no siempre disponemos del tiempo que nos gustaría tener para hacer todas las cosas que nos rondan en la cabeza y más si son de ocio. El segundo motivo, porque no me resistía a tener nuestra propia cuenta atrás en la última semana antes de ¡Papá Noel y la gran cena!.

Los calendarios de adviento de los 24 días me parecen un anticipo demasiado largo para los más pequeños de la casa y por ese motivo os enseño este pequeño pero exquisito y sencillo calendario que tanto lo podéis usar de adorno como de arbolito sorpresa. En nuestro caso llevan en su interior unos bombones que a última hora voy a volver a abrir y a escribirles unas notitas en el interior para que la princesa de la casa busque los tesores que encierran esos mensajes…

¡Vamos allá!

Materiales

Tijeras

Cartulina A-4 (dina 4)

Cinta raso o similar

Bombones o regalitos

Plantilla para descargar (calendario de adviento)…………………………

Paso a paso

Imprime la plantilla que encontrarás en Materiales tantas veces como días quieras y a continuación recórtalas con cuidado.

Verás que en el lado contrario de la lengüeta hay dos líneas verticales de color blanco, estas líneas córtalas con la ayuda de un cúter de precisión, será la evilla de la lengüeta.

Antes de hacer este segundo paso marca las líneas blancas verticales con algo que no corte pero que deje la hendidura (eso te ayudará para luego hacer el pliegue sin doblar el papel ).Haz la misma operación con todas las demás plantillas a modo de trabajar en cadena.

Corta las cintas de raso entre 15 y 20 cm y anuladas en su extremo.

A continuación introduce el lazo y cierra la lengüeta. Verás que hay un mini pliegue vertical que podrás pegar si lo deseas para dejar más firme el lazo.

Una vez que las tienes todas con sus cintas, prepara tus sorpresas. En este caso puse unos bombones de chocolate con un envoltorio fácil de pegar.

Antes de pegar los bombones escribe los días en la blonda blanca que hemos diseñado.

Y ahora solo queda pegar con una gotita de ahdesivo caliente la base del bombón.

Con una simple cuerda de lino y unas mini pinzas de madera hemos colgado estos suculentos paquetitos sorpresa que coseguirán que el día 24 llegue con mucha ilusión y dulzura.

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Flores de folhas...lindíssimas!

2010-12-09T15:30:00.000-08:00

Me ha gustado el tutorial para hacer flores con hojas así que aquí va!

La autora de esta maravilla es Natalia de Lobzik.

Para a sua Árvore de Natal...

2010-11-30T12:13:00.000-08:00

PASSO-A-PASSO PARA BOLA DE NATAL


1 - Fazer uma coxinha com massa de biscuit tingida de cor da pele.	2 - Achatar marcando no meio para formar as bochechas.


3 - Marcar as bochechas com o polegar e a boca com a esteca.	4 - Faça uma bolinha para o nariz e cole.


5 - Faça uma coxinha comprida para os braços com a massa tingida de azul.	6 - Faça uma bolinha branca nas beiradas para fazer a manga da blusa e fure para colocar as mãos.


7 - Colar os braços antes da cabeça na bola com cola extra.	8 - Colar a cabeça.


9 - Faça uma coxinha para as mãos achate e cole.	10 - Para o gorro faça uma coxinha abrindo a parte de dentro com o indicador. Cole sobre a cabeça e dobre a ponta.


11 - Faça um rolinho de massa branca para contornar o gorro.	12 - Faça uma bolinha e cole na ponta do gorro e cole o rolinho nas beiradas.


13 - Use a esteca para dar um efeito nos detalhes do gorro.	14 - Faça pequenos botões coloridos e cole na bola.


15 - Faça sombreado nas bochechas usando tinta a óleo vermelho.	16 - Faça os olhos com o pincel nº0 usando tinta fosca para artesanato, ou caneta de retro projetor.


17 - Para a barba e o bigode faça uma coxinha comprida e enrole começando pela ponta.	18 - Cole o bigode um ao lado do outro.


19 - Cole a barba.	Caso queira coloque bolinhas de isopor dentro da bola antes de colar o papai noel.


Veja como ficou lindo sua bola!

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Espelho baratinho

2010-11-17T12:19:00.000-08:00

Para a sua porta...

2010-11-17T11:27:00.000-08:00

Você vai precisar de feltro cor da pele, vermelho e branco. Menos de meio metro para cada cor. Retalhos de feltro preto.
Enchimento, agulha, linha, cola quente, alfinetes, tesoura…

Inicie cortando um círculo de 30 cm no feltro rosa.
Pesponte toda a volta e dê um leve franzido.

O círculo deverá ficar com mais ou menos 21 cm e a abertura da parte de trás deverá ficar com mais ou menos 15 cm.

Corte um círculo de 15 cm no feltro rosa e costure na parte de trás do círculo.

O rosto deverá ficar assim.

Para o nariz corte um círculo de 7 cm no feltro rosa, costure a volta, coloque enchimento e termine a costura.

Para a barba corte uma tira de 70 x 24 cm em feltro branco. Dobre o feltro ao meio e faça linhas de mais ou menos 2 cm na horizontal e 2 cm na vertical.
Para facilitar fiz da largura da fita métrica. Uma linha reta na horizontal e várias linhas retas na vertical.

Corte cada linha da vertical até chegar na linha da horizontal.

Dobre a tira ao meio e corte-a. Ficarão 2 tiras de barba.

Meça o nariz no centro do rosto. Mais ou menos 8 cm.

Prenda o nariz e a barba com alfinetes.

Observe que a barba ficará mais ou menos no meio da volta do rosto.

Faça a costura da barba.

Ficará assim.

Coloque a segunda barba um pouquinho acima da primeira.

Dessa maneira.

Costure a barba.
Prenda a sobrancelha para fazer a parte do capuz.

Com uma tira de 32 X 24 cm de feltro branco faça a parte do cabelo do papai Noel, da mesma maneira que a barba.
Prenda com a parte cortada para baixo em volta da cabeça do papai Noel.

Para fazer o capuz junte 2 pontas de feltro vermelho em formato de cone.
Meça da ponta 35 cm várias vezes.

Dessa maneira.

Corte nas linhas riscadas.

Costure a lateral.

Vire para o outro lado e arrume de forma que a costura fique no centro da parte de trás do capuz.

Faça um alinhavo na parte aberta do capuz, franza um pouquinho e coloque na cabeça do papai Noel.

Dessa maneira, com a parte do cabelo para baixo.

Alfinete e costure com linha branca.

Levante o cabelo e costure-o no capuz de forma que não apareça a costura.

Corte 2 vezes o bigode em feltro branco e costure toda a volta com o ponto de bordado que gostar.

Faça o olho que gostar.
Eu recortei 3 bolas de tamanhos diferentes. A branca é oval.

Depois colei com cola quente.

Costure ou cole com cola quente a boca do papai Noel.
Para dar um realce, corte uma tirinha de feltro preto e cole ou costure em forma de sorriso.

Para dar movimento a barba, faça uma pequena dobra em cada tira da barba e cole com cola quente na mesma tira em que você fez a dobra.

Faça da mesma maneira na parte do cabelo.

Cole ou costure as sobrancelhas, os olhos, o nariz, o bigode.
Você pode ir colando os detalhes do rosto aos poucos ou deixar para colar tudo quando terminar a colagem ou costura da barba e do cabelo.

Fazendo um detalhe com um bolinha bem pequena em feltro branco você modifica a expressão do olhar do papai Noel. Esse detalhe é opcional. Pode fazer o olho somente com um círculo de feltro preto.

O Papai Noel para enfeitar porta está pronto….um pouquinho de trabalhoso….mas não difícil.

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2010-11-03T10:39:00.000-07:00

Hola!! Otra propuesta para utilizar los retazos que nos van quedando es decorando frascos.

Cualquier frasco puede emebellecer y cambiar la decoracion de la cocina solamente cambiendole el "vestido" al frasco.

Se toma la medida del alto del frasco (de la parte del cuerpo del mismo) y el contorno, luego se cortan las telas y se cose el contorno con cinta al bies, para cerrar podemos usar botones o velcro, es fantástico porque son lavables.

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Caixa Organizadora feita de caixa de papelão

2010-10-31T15:54:00.000-07:00

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Fácil e bonito!

2010-10-24T02:34:00.000-07:00

TUTORIAL: NO-Sew Flowers

If only your man brought home fresh flowers for you every day?
Well, show him a surprise and make your own NO-Sew flower bouquet!

I scoured the internet, looking for a simple "fabric flower" tutorial and though some of them were "simple", there were still too many steps! There had to be an easier method.

And, here it is.
Fabric flowers that you don't even sew.
You only need a few supplies:
To make a pretty bunch like this:
So let's get started!

Pick out the fabric color scheme you want. This project is perfect for all those fabric scraps you've been stashing away, like a pack rat (see you really do need them.)
Purchase round wooden dowels at your local craft store. You can do any size you want but mine were 3/16 in by 12 inches long. They're inexpensive. About $2 for a bag of 16.
Cut strips of fabric approximately 2x16 inches (no rules here, do whatever size you'd like. This is the size I used)
Then, with your fabric strip, wooden dowel, and glue gun....we'll make a flower.
Bunch up the beginning of the flower a bit (this will be the center of the flower). Btw, I'm right-handed and found that it's easiest to hold the flower in my left hand and work the fabric around with my right. If you're a Leftie, do the opposite.
Stick a dab of hot glue right in the center there and glue the end of the dowel to the center of the flower.
Don't worry, the tip of the dowel won't show when you're done (unless you want it to! You can push it out more and add something to the top of it for a cool center. I just kept mine simple).
Then, run a few inches of glue along the next section of the fabric,
Like this:
And carefully, oh so carefully (so that you don't burn your hands...which I did....a few times), scrunch bits of the fabric up and press it together at the bottom of the flower. It's like you're "ruffling" the fabric. Just keep doing this, bit by bit. Glue, gather, stick, etc. Until you've gone all the way around.
You may try using the back of a pen to help press the glued fabric down to keep from burning your finger.
And there you go! You should have a pretty blossom like this:
But let's finish off that base....
Cut a small FELT circle (any color you'd like). Doesn't need to be a perfect circle, just eyeball it. Cut a slit in the middle, a la Mrs. Pacman, like this:
Then, glue and wrap the little felt circle around the base of the flower to disguise the messy glue and fabric:
And you're done!
Wasn't that E-A-S-Y? And really, pretty cute.
Okay, let's try variations...

Want to color your stems? Easy again!
Grab your favorite spray paint color. Who said stems had to be green? P-sha.
You need to find something to make the dowels stand up while you spray them. Use whatever you have in the house. Nothing fancy. I grabbed a sponge from under the kitchen sink, poked tiny holes in it, and stuck the dowels down in each hole....
Ta-Da!
Okay, take your dowels to a good/ventilated "painting spot".
To contain the paint even more, spray them inside of a box. These bankers boxes have come in more handy for craft projects than for moving.
And start spraying away. Make sure everything gets and even coat. Let them dry.
The tips of the painted dowels will be left unpainted, so use that part of the dowel when you glue it to the center of the flower, so it's hidden:
The orange really adds a splash of color:
To create the "scalloped" look of the two flowers above, fold your fabric strip in half a couple times:
Then cut a wavy pattern or scallops out of the one side:
And glue it around the dowel. You can also trim the edges a bit when you're done to sculpt the flower even more.
More ideas....

Add a center to your flower by bunching up a small scrap of fabric and glueing it right into the center:
Try a bright color at the base of your flower:
Or oatmeal brown:
And better yet, take your bouquet to the Mother's Day party with your family and friends....
And give each woman her own bloom (with a little message attached).
In fact, these flowers make the perfect "party favor" gift for any girly get-together. Or hey....make a gazillion of them for a Wedding! You'd probably want to enlist some friends to watch Seinfeld re-runs with you while you all cut, glue, and ruffle.

Enjoy!

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Jarras de Gesso

2010-10-23T16:21:00.000-07:00

Plastered Jars

Latas, camisolas de malha já velhas e gesso acrílico.

In the guest bedroom, I have a collection of white ceramic vases in all sorts of organic shapes on display.

So, my question to you: which one of these is not like the other? The answer? The one on the left. It’s a tin can.

I started by taking an old scarf, a tin can and some scissors. Just wrap the scarf around the can and trim off the excess material with a pair of scissors.

Snug as a bug. Use safety pins to tightly wrap the scarf around the tin can. It’s better to stretch the scarf material as tightly as possible around the can so it doesn’t budge. Tug and pull as hard as possible to get it to this point and you’ve got a nice snug scarf covered can.

Mix some powdered plaster with water until it gets to a creamy, yogurt-y kind of consistency. You want it to be runnier than you think, but not so runny that it doesn’t coat evenly and quickly. I know: the best way to figure this out is to play around with powdered plaster a few times until you get to know its quirks.

Smear it. Pour it. Spoon it. Just get the plaster all over the exterior of the can as quickly as possible. I find that rotating the can as you spoon on the mixture helps it flood other area of the can as you spoon. Twist, pour, spoon and repeat.

And one more time: let it dry for a few hours and you’ve got a ceramic-looking vase for your collection. Play with other textures, materials, etc. I am thinking of gluing shells onto the outside of a can and trying the same techinque to mimic the look of the vintage vases in the middle of the pic. Next plastery project for a rainy day.

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