I decorated this simple wooden frame with quilled flowers, a dragonfly and butterfly. I think paper quilling can be a wonderful way of turning dull objects into something much more attractive.
May 29, 2008
May 26, 2008
Baked salt dough owl wall hanging
This time we tried a home-made modelling dough. How to make such an owl — on SolNEt.ee (in Russian, but with step-by-step pictures). You can also find lots of modelling dough recipes on the Web, for example here or here. We use the following one:
- 1 cup salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Mix flour and salt in a bowl, add oil and mix well, then add water and mix thoroughly to form a dough. The dough can be stored in a fridge in an air-tight bag for a couple of weeks.
After shaping the owl we let it dry in the sun for one day, then baked at 80 C (175 F) for two hours and at 150 C (300 F) for 30 minutes. For eyes we used allspice (Jamaica pepper/pimento/newspice).
I would recommend coating your owl with a varnish, but remember not to use water-based varnishes since they dissolve the dough. You can also paint on salt dough models.
Other things we made of the dough: aircraft, snail, hedgehog, snowman etc.
Cute snail made using a discarded CD/DVD
This happy snail is made out of a recycled CD and coloured paper. One of our ways to use old CDs. You'll need just to cut out a swirl, eyes and mouth, and then glue everything down. Even 4-year-olds can do this simple craft.
May 23, 2008
May 17, 2008
Make a papier-mache airplane using a water bottle
Hurray! Finally we've finished this papier-mache aircraft made of a plastic bottle after Tatyana Dubinsky's "Goldfish" (in Russian). The process was taken pictures of for those who're interested.
Easy to make decoupage candles
Making decorative decoupage candles is an easy craft that allows the whole family to have fun. My method takes about 15 minutes, not including drying.
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