May 4, 2008

How to make greeting cards in home

MATERIALS NEEDED: A chart paper, smilee stickers,golden tape.

PROCEDURE:

1. First take a chart paper and fold it half and cut it.

2. Now take the half part and again fold it into half.

3. Now take the golden tape and paste it on the borders.

4. Now take the smilee stickers and paste it where ever you need.

5. Now inside the card you can write your message.

6. Hence your greeting card is ready.

TIP:
You can also do this greeting card with hand made paper also.

Apr 29, 2008

Decorating skeleton leaves

MATERIALS NEEDED:Skeleton leaf, small round shaped mirrors, colorful tube beads and seed beads,fevicol/glue.

PROCEDURE:

1.Take skeleton leaf and color it by using fabric paint if u need or you can do this craft without coloring also.

2.Now take small round shaped mirror and paste in middle of the leaf.

3.After that take some tube beads and paste around the mirror.

4.You can also paste seed beads randomly.

TIP:

Peepal leaf is best for this type of crafts.

Apr 22, 2008

PENSTAND WITH BANGLES

MATERIALS NEEDED: Old bangles of various colors, cardboard, fevicol/glue.

PROCEDURE:

1.First take a bangle and apply fevicol on it. After applying fevicol take other bangle and paste on it.

2.Follow this procedure upto the desired height you need.

3.Now take the cardboard of round shape.It must be the size of the bangle you take.

4.Now take the bangles and paste it on the cardboard.

5.After that dry it for sometime . Hence your penstand with bangles is ready.

TIPS:

While doing this the bangles must be of metalbangles so that it wont break. An can be for a long time.

Apr 14, 2008

How To Make Skeleton Leaves.


STEPS TO MAKE SKELETON LEAVES:
1. Choose leaves which have strongly-defined veins, such as a magnolia or rubber tree.For beginners it is better to take maple leaves.
2. Dry and press the leaves in an old telephone book.
3. Make a strong solution of Washing Soda and soak the dried leaves in it until the flesh becomes pulpy.
4. Rinse in clean water and gently brush away the pulp with an old toothbrush.

YOU CAN ALSO TRY THIS METHODS:


1. Firstly choose a leaf and place it in a water for 40-45 days. You should change the water for every 2-3 days and remove the pulp. Now after 40-45 days take the leaves and place it in a soft cloth and slowly remove the excess pulp.

2. Place selected green leaves in a pot with 1 tsp Bicarb and 1 tsp Baking Powder and cover with water. Boil and reduce to a low heat. Stir gently from time to time. Once leaves have softened, rub off flesh gently. When complete, bleach the leaves and leave to dry on paper towels.Select strong ones for crafts i.e.. mobiles, cards, ect!

Jan 16, 2008

Paper Flower


Materials needed:One wooden skewer stick, glue,green,blue and pink color papers.








Procedure:

1. First seven petals from pink paper and keep aside for sometime.

2. Now take strip of blue paper and apply glue and wrapp around the skewer stick.

3. Now leave it for sometime

4. Now apply glue on bottom of the blue paper and start pasting the petals.

5. After pasting the petal roll the paper around the skewer so that the glue holds it.

6. In this way complete pasting all petals

7. Now cut the green paper and apply glue to the first end of the stick and start wrapping the paper.

8. After that cut the excess part.

9. Now you can also add leaves if you like.

10. Hence your flower is ready.

Dec 21, 2007

Easy Craft With Egg

MATERIALS NEEDED:A plastic egg, acrylic paints, sequences, fevicol/glue.

PROCEDURE:

1.First take the plastic egg and paint it with your own color.

2.After painting dry it for some time.

3.Now take the sequences and start pasting on the painted plastic egg by using fevicol/glue.

4.After pasting dry it for some time.

5.Hence your egg decoration is ready.

TIP:Instead of sequences you can use any decorative items.

Nov 21, 2007

Paper Plate Craft


MATERIALS REQUIRED:Paper plate,beads of various shapes & colors,sequences,plastic sheet.








PROCEDURE TO MAKE PAPER PLATE CRAFT:

1.First take the paper plate & draw a required design on it.

2.Based on design apply fevicol and start sticking beads & sequences of various colors in the design.

3.Now leave it dry for a day.

4.After a day cover the paper plate by using a plastic sheet so that dust does not fall on it.

TIP:Instead plane paper plate you can also use design paper plate.

Nov 14, 2007

Bracelet With Paper Beads

MATERIALS NEEDED:Handmade paper,scissors,glue,wire,clasp and tooth pick.

PROCEDURE TO MAKE BRACELET:

1.First you have to take the paper and cut it into triangular shape (acute angle).

2.For this craft work you have to need six paper beads.

3.Now take a triangular piece and apply glue to it.

4.Now lay the tooth pick on bottom of it and slowly start wrapping the paper around tooth pick.

5.While wrapping the paper should be tight and flat on the tooth pick.

6.Now remove the tooth pick hence your paper bead is ready.

7.Make the desired number of beads you need to do a bracelet.

8.Now take the wire of length and insert beads into it and attach clasp.

9.Hence your bracelet is ready with paper beads.

TIP: For this craft the beads should be taken based on your wrist size.

Nov 7, 2007

How To Make A CD Cover

MATERIALS NEEDED:Design paper,fevicol/glue.

STEPS TO MAKE CD COVER:-

1.Cut a piece of designed paper into 30cm, 15cm high.

2.Now fold the paper into half.

3.Cut the second piece of about 12cm, 15cm.

4.Now open the first piece and paste the second piece along the edges of first piece by using fevicol/glue.

5.Now insert your CD into the cover you have made.


TIP:Instead of design paper you can also use cardboard also.

Nov 3, 2007

Bangle With glitter

MATERIALS NEEDED:-Metal bangle,Satin ribbon,fevicol/glue, glitter.

STEPS TO MAKE GLITTER BANGLE:-

1.First take the metal bangle and role the satin ribbon using fevicol/glue.

2.After that dry it for some time.

3.Now take the glitter of any color in a plate.

4.Take the bangle and sprinkle the glitter through out the bangle.

5.After completion dry it for some time.

6.Hence your bangle with glitter is ready.

TIP:You can make this bangle by using multi colored glitter.