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Butterfly Mobile

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:14:15 +0000

Draw a design on each side of both parts of the cardboard butterfly shape. Don’t make it too complicated as you will need to colour in the design with glass paint pens. Start with the background area and apply an even layer of paint.

(pic a)

When the background is dry fill in the other areas with different colours of glass paint. This will give the butterfly a glossy finish that will shine in the light. (pic b)

Use the same colours of glass paint to colour in at least twelve flat disc beads. You will only need to paint one side of each bead as the colour will show through. (pic c)

Cut four lengths of embroidery thread and tie a knot in the end of each one. Thread at least three different coloured beads onto each thread. Assemble the butterfly and punch a hole at the bottom of each wing. Tie the beaded threads to the wings. (pic d)

Draw a design on each side of both parts of the cardboard butterfly shape. Don’t make it too complicated as you will need to colour in the design with glass paint pens. Start with the background area and apply an even layer of paint. (pic a)
When the background is dry, fill in the other areas using different coloured glass paint. This will give the butterfly a glossy finish that will shine in the light. (pic b)
Use the same colours to paint at least twelve flat disc beads – colour two or three beads with each colour. You will only need to paint one side of each bead as the colour will show through. (pic c)
Cut four lengths of embroidery thread and tie a knot in the end of each one. Thread at least three different coloured beads onto each thread. Assemble the butterfly and punch a hole at the bottom of each wing. Tie the beaded threads to the wings. Leave in a breezy place for a flutter-by butterfly! (pic d)

Best Friend Keyring Card

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:12:24 +0000

Cut some yellow card to A5 size and fold in half to make a blank. Cut a piece of green card to look like blades of grass and glue this to the yellow card (use our template). (pic a)
Use a sharp pencil or hole punch to make two small holes at the top left of the card, on the grass. Cut around the grass shape, leaving a 3mm border of yellow card. (pic b)
Thread a piece of ribbon through the two small holes. Cut out some more smaller pieces of grass from card and fix to the bottom of the card with glue dots so they stand out from the background. Decorate with foam bug stickers. (pic c)
Cut a piece of coloured card the same size as the keyring insert. Cut a slightly smaller piece of different coloured card and glue to the centre. Add your message and some decoration with coloured pens and fit into the keyring. Tie the finished keyring to the card with the ribbon and add a cute bug sticker. (pic d)

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Cupcake Card

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:09:43 +0000

Cut a piece of white card 21cm by 10cm and fold in half. Turn so the fold is at the top and draw a cupcake shape on it. Cut out the shape through both thicknesses, making sure that at least 2cm stays attached (use our template). (pic a)

Glue a piece of coloured paper over the bottom part of the card and trim to size. Use a sparkle glitter pen to draw lines down the paper to represent a cupcake case. Cut out a lighter coloured piece of paper the same shape as the icing on the cake and fix to the top of the card. (pic b)

Decorate the icing with small red circles of paper and add sparkly red dots between them (add extra dazzle with 3D glitter pens). Decide which cake stickers you would like to use and peel away half the backing paper from two of them so that they can be fixed to the cupcake case but overlap the sides. (pic c)

Cut a 6cm square of card and fix narrow strips of double sided tape to three edges. Add a small cupcake sticker and cut a semi-circle from the un-taped side. Fix the square inside the card. Cut a narrow rectangle of card and write your recipe on this. Make a hole in the top to tie a piece of ribbon through and slip into the pocket. (pic d)

Cut a piece of white card 21cm by 10cm and fold in half. Turn so the fold is at the top and draw a cupcake shape on it (use our template). Cut out the shape through both thicknesses, making sure that at least 2cm stays attached. (pic a)
Glue a piece of coloured paper over the bottom part of the card and trim to size. Use a sparkle glitter pen to draw lines down the paper to represent a cupcake case. Cut out a lighter coloured piece of paper the same shape as the icing on the cake and fix to the top of the card. (pic b)
Decorate the icing with small circles of red paper and add sparkly red dots between them (add extra dazzle with 3D glitter pens). Decide which cake stickers you would like to use and peel away half the backing paper from two of them so that they can be fixed to the cupcake case but overlap the sides. (pic c)
Cut out a 6cm square of red card and fix strips of double sided tape to three sides. Turn over, ensuring untaped edge is at the top, and add a small cupcake sticker to decorate. Cut out a semi-circle from the untaped top side. Fix the square inside the card. Cut out a narrow rectangle of card and write your recipe on this. Make a hole in the top to tie a piece of ribbon through and slip into the pocket. (pic d)

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Tassel Keyring

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:08:08 +0000

Use fibre tip pens to colour in a wooden bead and leave to dry – add extra glittery detail to add sparkle to your keyring. Choose four or five colours of embroidery thread that coordinate with the bead. Fold a small rectangle of card in half and wrap the threads around it several times. (pic a)

Pass another piece of thread under the wrap and tie in a tight knot to secure the hank. Slide the threads off the card and use a pair of scissors to cut all the loops at the bottom to make a tassel. (pic b)

Pass the knotted threads through the hole in the wooden bead and pull so the tassel sits snugly up to the bead. Thread a mini metallic bead onto one side of the thread and knot tightly before passing the other thread back through the mini bead. (pic c)

Thread more mini metallic beads onto the two threads and knot tightly to make a ring of beads. Fit a keyring into the ring of beads. Trim up the base of the tassel if necessary. (pic d)

Use pens to colour in a wooden bead and leave to dry – why not use glitter paint pens to add sparkly detail to your keyring. Choose four or five colours of embroidery thread that coordinate with the bead. Fold a small rectangle of card in half and wrap the threads around it several times. (pic a)
Pass another piece of thread under the wrap and tie in a tight knot to secure the hank. Slide the threads off the card and cut all the loops at the bottom to make a tassel. (pic b)
Pass the knotted threads through the hole in the wooden bead and pull so the tassel sits snugly up to the bead. Thread a mini metallic bead onto one side of the thread and knot tightly before passing the other thread back through the mini bead. (pic c)
Thread more mini metallic beads onto the two threads and knot tightly to make a ring of beads. Fit a keyring into the ring of beads. Trim the tassel to neaten if necessary. (pic d)

Easter Chicken Cushion

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:06:35 +0000

Use our template to cut out two white felt chicken bodies. Cut out two green wing shapes and use embroidery thread to sew the flat edge of the wing to the body, leaving the feathered end free. (pic a)

Cut out tail and cockscomb shapes from sticky orange felt. Flip the templates over and cut out mirror images of the shapes. Fix these in place on both body pieces. (pic b)

Cut out lots of small circles from blue sticky felt and two small black discs for eyes. Place the spots all over the body pieces at random.

(pic c)

Place the two chicken shapes together and sew all around the edge with running stitch, leaving a 5cm gap along its back. Fill the chicken with fibre stuffing and sew up the gap to finish. (pic d)

Use our template to cut out two white felt chicken bodies. Cut out two green wing shapes and use embroidery thread to sew the straight edge of the wing to the body, leaving the feathered end free. (pic a)
Cut out tail and cockscomb shapes from sticky orange felt. Flip the templates over and cut out mirror images of the shapes. Fix these in place on both body pieces. (pic b)
Cut out lots of small circles from blue sticky felt and two small black discs for eyes. Place the spots all over the body pieces at random. (pic c)
Place the two chicken shapes together and sew all around the edge with running stitch, leaving a 5cm gap along its back. Fill the chicken with fibre stuffing – using a pencil to help you push the stuffing in – and sew up the gap to finish. (pic d)

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Easter Chick Keyring

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:04:54 +0000

Carefully cut the arms off of a wooden keychain pal. Use acrylic paint to colour the head and body of the figure golden yellow.

(pic a)

When dry paint the feet and collar with orange paint and add a spotty pattern using a cotton bud dipped in paint. (pic b)

Cut two wing shapes from yellow felt (use our template). Cut a cockscomb shape and a small beak from orange felt. Draw small black eyes on the front of the head. (pic c)

Use silicone glue to fix the comb, beak and wings to the chick. Squeeze a little glue onto the edge of each felt piece. Leave for a few minutes to go tacky and then press into place. (pic d)

Carefully cut the arms off of a wooden keychain pal. Paint the head and body of the figure in golden yellow. (pic a)
When dry paint the feet and collar in orange. Add a spotty orange pattern to the head and body using a cotton bud dipped in paint. (pic b)
Cut two wing shapes from yellow felt (use our template). Cut a cockscomb shape and a small beak from orange felt. Draw small black eyes on the front of the head. (pic c)
Fix the cockscomb, beak and wings to the chick by squeezing a little silicone glue onto the edge of each felt piece. Leave for a few minutes to go tacky and then press into place. (pic d)

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Dreamcatcher Keyring

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:03:25 +0000

Take the coloured ring from the kit and tie a length of brightly coloured embroidery thread to it. Create a pattern around the inside of the ring by wrapping the thread over the ring and passing the end through the loop. (pic a)

Keep looping the thread to make a hexagon shape and fasten off. Tie a different coloured thread to one loop and make a smaller hexagon inside this in the same way as before. Make a third, tiny hexagon in the very centre. Glue all the knots before trimming the ends closely. (pic b)

Take some self-adhesive felt and cut out letters to spell ‘MUM’. Fix each letter to a small circle of self-adhesive felt (in another colour??). Cut three 30cm lengths of thread and fold in half. Leaving a loop at the top fix the letters to the thread with another sticky felt circle. (pic c)

Thread the beads from the kit onto the ribbon and tie a feather at either end. Secure the knot with glue before pushing the beads down over the quills of the feathers. Fix the feathers and the letters to the ring with a larkshead knot (leave in?). Attach the keyring with the other piece of ribbon threaded with beads. (pic d)

Take the coloured ring from the kit and tie a length of brightly coloured embroidery thread to it. Create a pattern around the inside of the ring by wrapping the thread over the ring and passing the end through the loop. (pic a)
Keep looping the thread to make a hexagonal shape and fasten off. Tie a different coloured thread to one loop and make a smaller hexagon inside this in the same way as before. Make a third, tiny hexagon in the very centre. Glue all the knots before trimming the ends neatly. (pic b)
Take some green self-adhesive felt and cut out letters to spell ‘MUM’. Fix each letter to a small circle of purple self-adhesive felt. Cut three 30cm lengths of thread and fold in half. Leaving a loop at the top, fix the letters to the thread using more sticky felt circles (try using a contrasting colour). (pic c)
Thread the beads from the kit onto the ribbon and tie a feather at either end. Secure the knot with glue before pushing the beads down over the quills of the feathers. Fix the feathers and the letters to the ring with a lark’s head knot. Attach the keyring with the other piece of ribbon threaded with beads. (pic d)

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Washing Up Fairy

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:01:35 +0000

Paint a wooden fairy with two coats of white acrylic paint. While this is drying cut out a small circle of pink self-adhesive felt and draw on a face using fine point markers. Fix the face to the head of the fairy. (pic a)

Draw a pattern of small blue bubbles on the wings with a Sharpie pen. Wrap some brown thread around your hand. Tie the hank around the middle and then cut the looped ends to make hair. Glue this to the top of the head, adding shorter pieces of thread as a fringe. (pic b)

When the glue has dried, move the hair out of the way and fill in the bubbles with a blue glitter pen. Draw a striped design down the dress of the fairy using a pink marker pen. (pic c)

Cut out an apron shape (stripes??) from felt and glue a rectangle of card to the front with ‘The Washing Up Fairy’ written on it. Cut a strip of self-adhesive felt and use this to fix the apron to the body of the fairy. (pic d)

Paint a wooden fairy with two coats of white acrylic paint. While this is drying cut out a small circle from pink self-adhesive felt and draw on a face using fine point marker pens. Fix the face to the head of the fairy. (pic a)
Draw a small blue bubble pattern of on the wings using a marker pen. Wrap some brown thread around your hand. Tie the hank around the middle and then cut the looped ends to make hair. Glue this to the top of the head, adding shorter pieces of thread as a fringe. (pic b)
When the glue has dried, move the hair out of the way and fill in the bubbles with a blue glitter pen. Draw a striped design down the dress of the fairy using a pink marker pen (if your lines look a bit wobbly, don’t worry! You can always colour the fairy in). (pic c)
Cut out an apron shape from felt and glue a rectangle of card to the front with ‘The Washing Up Fairy’ written on it. Cut a strip of self-adhesive pink felt and use this to fix the apron to the body of the fairy. (pic d)

Mother’s Day Promise Box

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Wash and completely dry a porcelain trinket box to remove any greasy fingerprints. Use a soft pencil to trace a label shape in the centre of the lid and colour in with pink glitter porcelain paint (use our template). Leave to dry before adding a second coat to deepen the colour. (pic a)

Paint the background of the lid with green glitter porcelain paint, adding a second coat as before. When this is dry use a cocktail stick or very fine paintbrush to write ‘Dear Mum…’ in purple. (pic b)

Paint vertical stripes all the way round the base of the trinket box with pink paint. When this is dry fill in the gaps between the lines with green paint. If the colours are not solid enough add a second coat.

(pic c)

Use a similar shaped label template to cut out several pieces of coloured paper. Write your promises on each one and fold up like an envelope, securing with a stick on heart gem. Place the promises in the box. (pic d)

Wash and completely dry a porcelain trinket box to remove any marks and greasy fingerprints. Use a soft pencil to trace a label shape in the centre of the lid and colour in with pink glitter porcelain paint (use our template). Leave to dry before adding a second coat to deepen the colour. (pic a)
Paint the background of the lid with green glitter porcelain paint, adding a second coat as before. When this is dry use a cocktail stick or very fine paintbrush to write ‘Dear Mum…’ in purple. (pic b)
Paint vertical stripes all the way round the base of the trinket box using pink glitter paint (a paint pen may be less fiddly than using paint). When this is dry, fill in the gaps between the lines with green glitter paint. If the colours are not solid enough add a second coat. (pic c)
Use a smaller label template and cut out several pieces of coloured paper. Write your promises on each one and fold up like an envelope, securing with a stick-on heart gem. Place the promises in the box. (pic d)

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Lovely Bug

dr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:58:31 +0000

Use our template to cut out a bug shape from yellow card. Trim a large heart motif from red paper and fix this to the centre of the back with the point towards the head of the bug. (pic a)

Bend the legs downwards where they join the body and check the bug stands up without tipping over. If necessary trim a little off the bottom of the legs to balance it. Cut tiny red hearts and glue these down each leg. (pic b)

Fold rectangles of green and orange paper in half and cut out four pairs of wings. Open out the folds and glue the wings together in the middle so the colours alternate and they overlap slightly. (pic c)

Add a pair of wiggle-eyes to the head of the bug. Cut a fringe in two small squares of red paper and curl up to make eyelashes. Glue these over the tops of the eyes. Fix the wings to the back of the bug and bend up. (pic d)

Use our template to cut out a bug shape from yellow card. Trim a large heart motif from red paper and fix this to the centre of the back with the point towards the head of the bug. (pic a)
Bend the legs downwards where they join the body and check the bug stands up without tipping over. If necessary, trim a little off the bottom of the legs to balance it. Cut out tiny red hearts from paper and glue these down each leg. (pic b)
Fold rectangles of green and orange paper in half and cut out four pairs of wings. Open out the folds and glue the wings together in the middle so the colours alternate and they overlap slightly. (pic c)
Add a pair of wiggle-eyes to the head of the bug. Cut a fringe in two small squares of red paper and curl up to make eyelashes (ask an adult to help you). Glue these over the tops of the eyes. Fix the wings to the back of the bug and bend up. (pic d)

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