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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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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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Cheerful Caterpillar

Patti — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:39:40 +0000

Select several square sided wooden beads – you will need about 14 for a 20cm long caterpillar. Paint the beads in different colours but make sure that three beads are the same colour, as these will form the head. (pic a)
Cut out 4cm diameter circles from several different colours of felt. You will need about four circles of six different colours – 24 in total. (pic b)
Make the head of the caterpillar by tying two beads of the same colour together at the end of a long piece of thread so they sit side by side. Pass one end of thread back down through the first bead, through a third and back up the second bead before knotting again. (pic c)
Use the long thread attached to the head, and sew through alternating felt circles and beads. Carry on until you have used half the thread and then sew back up the length of the body before knotting near the head and adding wiggle eyes. (pic d)

Chinese Lantern Banner

Patti — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:32:09 +0000

Trace around out lantern template onto several different colours of foam sheet. Cut out the outline of each lantern with scissors. (pic a)
Fold the lanterns in half across the middle so you can easily cut out the curved slots from the sides of each shape. (pic b)
Place a glitter dragon sticker in the centre of each unfolded lantern and make two small holes at the top. (pic c)
Thread the lanterns onto satin ribbon. Cut some shorter lengths of ribbon in contrasting colours and tie these onto the main hanging ribbon, between each lantern. Hang across your classroom or at home. (pic d)

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Westie Dog Bag

Patti — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:35:29 +0000

Draw a Westie dog design onto a piece of white sticky foam. Cut out, including the rough hair around his tail and legs. Make a collar from a small piece of red sticky foam and add a black nose and a small wiggle-eye. (pic a)
Cut out a dog coat shape from yellow sticky foam. Use permanent markers to draw a checkered tartan design on the coat. Blot off any excess ink with a tissue and leave to dry before sticking to the dog. (pic b)
Cut two bag shapes from green foam, one with a 5cm long tab sticking up from the middle of the top edge. On the other piece use a ruler to mark all around the sides and bottom edges at 5mm intervals: these will be your stitching guides. Fix a long piece of ribbon to the sides of the first bag piece using double sided tape. (pic c)
Place the marked bag piece over the top and over-sew all around using the dots as a guide. Secure the ribbon ends with the stitching at the same time. Use some Velcro as a closure and stick the dog to the front. (pic d)

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Owl Frame

Patti — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:03:25 +0000

Use pale acrylic paint to cover the front of a large craft photo frame, then leave to dry. Use our template to cut out the bottom of the owl from pink sticky foam and fix to the base of the frame, leaving the aperture clear. Cut out six small orange talons and stick in place. (pic a)
Cut out two green wings from sticky foam, making sure they are a mirror image of each other. Cut lots of small triangles from paler green sticky foam and place these on each wing in a feather pattern. Place the wings on either side of the frame’s aperture, above the base. (pic b)
Cut out two 5cm diameter circles of orange sticky foam. Cut several very thin strips of purple foam and use these to make a spoke pattern on the circles, trimming neatly. Cover the centre of the spoke with a smaller yellow circle and add a wiggle-eye to the middle. (pic c)
Cut a blue head piece and add the completed eyes to it, along with a red beak. Fix the head to the top of the frame. Add lots of dots and spots to the owl using 3D metallic pens in coordinating colours and leave to dry. (pic d)

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Button Gift Bag

Patti — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:35:16 +0000

Punch two small holes in each side of the gift bag, inside the handles. Assemble the bag by folding in the tabs at the base. (pic a)
Cut a 6cm diameter circle of self-adhesive blue foam. Cut a 1cm wide strip of green self-adhesive foam and cut a fringe in one side of it. Fix the fringe behind the blue circle. (pic b)
Stick the fringed circle to the centre of one side of the bag. Add a small green foam disc to the middle and glue on some assorted white buttons. (pic c)
Cut two 3cm circles of self-adhesive foam. Glue buttons to both discs and then sandwich the end of a length of narrow ribbon between them. Thread the other end of the ribbon through the holes in the bag to tie it closed. (pic d)

Bug Box

Patti — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:30:34 +0000

Draw a head, abdomen and thorax shape around the box with pencil and paint blue sky and green grass below it. (pic a)
Colour in the whole body shape with yellow paint and add red spots using a cotton bud dipped in paint. Add a pair of wiggle-eyes to the head. (pic b)
Pierce three holes in the abdomen part on both sides of the box. Cut two pipe-cleaners into three pieces. Bend over one end of each piece to make feet and push the other end through the hole to make legs. Add two halves of another pipe-cleaner to the head as antennae. (pic c)
Cut two wing shapes from blue self-adhesive foam. Paint a vein design on each wing and remove 1cm of the backing paper from the pointed ends so they can be stuck to the top of the box. (pic d)

Birds of Paradise

Patti — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:27:44 +0000

Mix up some papier mâché powder with water and smooth the paste over the surface of a polystyrene ball. You can get an even finish by rolling the covered ball in your palms. (pic a)
While the papier mâché is still damp push a wooden skewer halfway into the ball. Roll a small ball of papier mâché and fix this to the side of the bigger ball, smoothing it in place to make the head and pinching the end to make the beak. Add a smaller ball to the other end to make the tail. (pic b)
Leave the ball on the stick to dry completely before painting it with two coats of coloured acrylic paint. Once the paint has dried add a coat of varnish. (pic c)
Cut some feathers into smaller pointed pieces and fix to the sides of the bird using extra strong glue. Cut longer pointed pieces of feather to fix to the tail area and add a pair of small wiggle-eyes to the head (for a glitzy touch, decorate with glitter pens or sequins). (pic d)

Pirate Treasure Chest

Patti — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:23:22 +0000

Using the chest templates, cut out two pieces of green card. Score along the folding lines and crease. (pic a)
Cut two edges of the lid section into a series of triangles and punch two small holes close to one of the ‘tabbed’ edges (measure carefully so they are centred). Roll this piece of card around a rolling pin to make it curve. (pic b)
Assemble the main chest by fixing the tabs to the sides with double sided tape. Tie a loop of narrow ribbon through the holes in the lid and then fix the trimmed edges of the lid to the top of the chest. Bend in the triangles along the longer edges and fix to the curved sections using double sided tape. (pic c)
Make a small hole in the front of the chest and fix a paper fastener into this so the ribbon loop fits over it, holding the chest closed. Cut some 1cm wide strips of silver card and fix around the chest with double sided tape before decorating with a red 3D metallic pen. (pic d)

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