Flower Vase from Old Bottle

 

I was just cleaning up the house and clearing out the clutter when I tumbled upon some old glass bottles. Why not use it to make something crafty? So I decided to try making a vase and here is how it turned out.

Things I used -

1. An old bottle
2. Some jute rope
3. Acrylic paint & Brush
4. Sequins
5. Glue

Apply glue on the bottom edge of the bottle and stick the jute rope.

Keep on applying glue and roll the rope on it.

Take three 5" long jute tassles and pleat them. Stick them on the bottle like this,

I have also put some circles around the top and in the arches. Cut the excess rope.

Add some sequins.

Add some colour.

So here's our beautiful flower vase ready :)

 

Watch the Video here : Bottle Vase

Mini Swing

Kids love miniatures of everything that they see in the world around them, be it dolls, cars, cup plates, even a mini house. These mini things appeal to them more as they feel it's perfect with respect to their size! So I thought lets try and make this version of a mini swing for the dolls to enjoy :)

Things required:-

1. Empty cornflakes box (or any rectangular box)
2. Another smaller box or biscuit box
3. Some craft paper sheets
4. Craft thread
5. A pair of scissors
6. A piece of cloth
7. Glue

  First let's wrap the big box with a craft paper of your choice.

Take the smaller box and cut it into a chair like shape, like this

Punch two holes on the upper side of both the armrests.

Now we need to make five paper sticks for the supporting structure. And two small ones.

Glue two of them on either edges of the box to form a triangle shape.

To make this structure steady add another small paper stick in the middle to for an "A" shape.

Fix a small rectangular piece of paper on top of the triangle and let the glue dry for sometime.

Let's measure the height of this "A" shaped support structure and cut two pieces of the craft thread just short of this height. Take the swing seat and insert one end of the craft thread in the hole we made earlier and tie a knot. Insert the other end in the 2nd hole on the same armrest. Do this on both sides.

 

Now let's take the 5th paper stick and insert the thread loops in it. Glue it on top of the "A" structure, like this,

 Take the piece of cloth and measure the seat and cut. Stick it on the swing to make it look pretty.

The swing is ready! And now, it's time for the dolls to try it out!

Now this look is making me want to become a child again and play with the dolls too!

Friends Forever

Season's Greetings (2) - Summer Holidays

Summer Holiday's are fun! But the last day of school and the emotion of parting ways with friends for a long time is a bit difficult to deal with. We followed a tradition of wishing each other happy holidays through tiny greeting cards made from the pages of our rough notebooks. Things are so different in this new age but the underlying bond of friendship is still the same.

I wanted to see how my daughter and her friends would react on getting a handmade "happy holidays' card. And to my surprise my daughter was eagerly open to implementing this idea!

Things we used:

1. Colourful crafts paper
2. Sketch pens
3. Glue
4. A pair of scissors

Take a craft paper of your choice and cut a rectangular piece of  3" X 8" and another slightly smaller piece of a different colour.

Stick the smaller piece on the bigger one.

Fold on both the sides.

I have glued some flowers I cut out from an old wrapping paper and added some green too.

Write your lovely message on the inside :)

Here are some more simple ideas!

 A Flower Pot

 All time favourite Hearts

 Tree with some grass

 Girl-Boy faces :)

You can easily get craft paper and supplies from Amazon or Craftgully.