Pop-up Valentine’s Day Card – Eco-Friendly Craft Ideas by Shiho Masuda

Shiho transforms a mailing envelope and magazine pages into a 3d Valentine’s Day card. Song is “Hereux tous les deux” by Frank Alamo

School Craft Ideas: Play Dough Buddy Pens

Craft ideas are very useful for children. You can discover their creative talents when they try. Craft projects are one of the most fun and enjoyable activities, the children are happy in school. Crafts of a child to promote creativity and inventiveness. There is also a good opportunity to improve their motor skills while having fun at the same time. It also promotes a sense of discipline, teamwork, patience, cooperation and ingenuity. A popular CRAFT projects in the school play dough makes Buddy pen. They are simple and easy to make. It only takes a little imagination and patience, because the dough is cured overnight. To make the precursors for the production of feathers buddy play dough are as follows: 1 cup water, 1 cup salt, a bowl, toothpick, 2 cups flour, wax paper, brush, acrylic paint craft a plastic film, ball pen, baking sheet or cutting board, acrylic spray sealer (matte or gloss) and clay. How do you go to the project, you can inject your own changes to make it beautiful and interesting. As ideas flow, you might require additional hardware and you can buy it on the road. It’s a good thing, if you stray a bit from the established procedures and give a personal touch. It emphasizes the unique character and sense of individuality. The first thing to do is add the flour, salt and water in a bowl and mix. Add more flour if too sticky dough and mix until it gets better. It is not dry, that most, if not break. Roll the pen in two layers of plastic film wrapped. From just below the tip of the pen and work your way down. Jab point pen in the dough begins where the plastic bag. The hole serves as a base, where the stylus is held once the draft ended. Then the dough with your palms until they are smooth and completely covered. Wrap the pen in the plastic wrapper. Mold the salt dough and shape like a carrot. Basically, you use the palms, fingers and a hard surface for injection molding. Subsequently, you can find your own technique in making pasta. Fill in the faces of the people, the small forms, the shape of the eyes, nose, ears, hair and other accessories. Continue pushing you rolling with that small amounts of dough into circles or lines and to the body. Use a small amount of water to stay to the dough, if a problem occurs. Molding of small forms can be a bit more complicated. You can help shape pencils, sticks or similar grill your dough. You can also make a toothpick freckles, eyelashes and eyebrows. It can also be used to dig small holes in the center of the iris to form the eyes. Then add 3 bits of chenille is the hair. Just jab pins in salt dough everywhere. Be creative. You can also combine some channels or create cotton hair. Place the finished sign on a document growth. Then put it on a baking sheet or cutting board. Let it dry overnight. Then paint them with acrylic paint craft. Cut one side before turning it on and paint on the other side. Then, the distribution with two layers of acrylic spray sealer. The spray drying the two layers. Finally, the pencil out of the dough and clean the tip.

Christmas Craft Ideas – Make a rustic Christmas Craft

Need ideas for Christmas crafts every year? Try your brain for some ideas for some crafts rack to make Christmas decorations or gifts? This year, why not some ornamental trees recycled jeans?

These can be valuable memories and have a rustic look, but their art. They also make excellent gifts for friends or grandparents. So you need to take a pair of jeans to find but soft, and you draw two circles on it (most of the leg, it works best). (with a pot lid or size that you want to work with) stitched circles with 1 / 2 inch seam allowance, but leave a little space to fill your decorative denim. Read the rest of this entry »

Furoshiki Flower Basket – Eco-Friendly Craft Ideas by Shiho Masuda

Using a handkerchief, a takeout container, and some leftover tissue paper, Shiho fashions an exquisite Furoshiki gift basket. Perfect for Easter! Song is “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay

Easter Confetti Gift Box – Eco-Friendly Craft Ideas by Shiho Masuda (great for kids!)

Shiho repurposes an egg carton and some magazine pages to create a funky Easter gift box. Great for kids! As featured in NY Japion newspaper. Song is”Tomorrow” (instrumental) by Misono.

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Milk Carton Lantern – Eco-Friendly Craft Ideas by Shiho Masuda

Shiho flips this empty milk carton into a pimped out tabletop lantern (as featured in NY Japion Newspaper). Please: USE BATTERY OPERATED CANDLES. LED tea lights are recommended, which you can purchase online for about $1.50.Thai unryu paper can be bought for around $3/sheet at art stores or online. It has a beautiful texture for a light shade. Song is “Skull Collector” by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra