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Vase Craft From Satin Rope Plait 2007-12-06 05:56:29 Satin rope can be used as craft material. We can plait satin rope become various shape of container or unique shape like fruits and others. We need plait technique to get wanted result. Let us learn this method.
Make first base plait with this way (picture 1). This picture just show us to make base plait with just 2 ropes. For this plaited vase, we start with 12 ropes that divide into 2 parts. So we will get 24 ropes (picture 2).
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How to Arrange Your Flowers 2007-12-03 20:33:48 Many people like flower arrangement for gift or craft work. This arrangement may contain fresh flower or artificial flower. As an art work, flower arrangement can be very subjective. One may be like while the others don’t like. However for commercial arrangements there are some designs that commonly used include: circle, oval, horizontal, symmetrical triangle and crescent. The free style also a choice as other alternative beside contemporary and abstract style. (more…) Read more:Flowers
Corn Husk Processing Become Craft Material 2007-12-02 22:02:51 Please see this arrangement of craft flower. This is artificial flower from corn husk. We need some stages to process the raw corn husk become ready to use as craft material.
Choose the corn that quite old because it is more elastic. Take the corn husk with slice its base part. Wash and expose to the air until dry. This can’t be done under the sunshine directly or even use oven. (more…) Read more:Become
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Tissue Box Craft from Paper 2007-11-30 03:19:19 For tissue box craft from paper, we will choose washi paper, so the tissue box has Japanese style. For making the tissue box, use wood glue that mixed with water (50:50).
This tissue box is made from cartoon that contain of 2 parts: the container to place tissue and the cover.
The tissue container is wrapped with black washi paper while the cover is wrapped with motive washi paper. Before the cover is wrapped with motive paper, you can give list in the edge of your cover box (just simply wrap the edge part of the cover with black washi paper). (more…) Read more:Craft
Rose Flower Craft 2007-11-22 05:11:30 Do you want to make rose flower craft from fabric? This is the way…
Flower
Cut the material ( you can choose pink silk) with half circle shape for inner crown (6 pieces) and outer crown with more big diameter (24 pieces).
Then we will make the flower crown. Join 2 slices of materials (put the good surface inside). Divide the edge material that curve become 3 parts. Baste at the curve part material with this method: the first and third part of curve material are basted with common way, but for second part, after you baste it, then you can give a pull to make the material wrinkle. Then reverse the material, put the good surface outside. Arrange the crowns become a flower.
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Carved Egg Shell as Beauty Craft 2007-11-18 22:42:16 Egg shell can be changed become high art value craft. How can you do it?
First, choose the egg that really white with smooth surface. It needs quite long time to changes the ordinary egg shell become decorated shell, especially when we have to empty its content with special equipment. The shell skin must be treated carefully so it isn’t break. The hole to take out its content must be made as small as possible. (more…) Read more:Beauty
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Clown Doll Craft 2007-11-18 22:39:25
Do you like doll or maybe you want to make it for your kids? I get this picture of clown doll. It looks funny and easy to made, even just with your hand.
If you want to make some dolls, you may make other dolls with different model of hair like curly, straight and add it with various hats. You can also make a doll without leg, and use your doll for craft or embed your needles.
If you want to make a doll without legs, so you just need to baste the edge part of circle cloth, pull it and with dacron or cotton.
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Drying Process with Preservative Solution 2007-11-15 16:19:30 Preservative solution will produce dry flower that has color and softness like fresh flower. You also can give the other color as you want. This preservative solution usually is safe for environment.
Drying technique
The plant that will be dried must be processed at the latest 4 hours after picked. In this process, there are 3 phases that should be done.
Holding (preservation solution absorption).
Cut your flower stem about 4 cm to throw away the air bubble that can impede preservation solution absorption. For the holding process you can mix the preservation solution and distillation water with ratio 1 : 3. Enter the stem tip in warm preservation solution until you get the color that you want (usually take about 3-4 days).
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Drying Process with Drying Media (Desiccant) 2007-11-15 16:11:21 Drying process with desiccant can produce better flower and dry leaf for craft material than simple drying process. These ingredients can be used as drying media:
Sand
Before used, wash the sand and dry up. The sand can be reused after dried up.
Silica gel
Only need 48-72 hours to produce dry flower. After absorb the water, silica gel will turn to pink up to clear. It shows that silica gel can’t absorb the water anymore. Silica gel can be used again with put it in oven at 120°C until turn to blue color or you can sauté it.
Borax
Borax usage can cause the dry flower that resulted is rather rolled so it is better to mix borax and sand with ratio 2 : 1.
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Drying Process to Get Dry Plant as Craft Material with Pressing 2007-11-06 23:59:03 In this process, the plant will become flat so it is suitable for decorative craft material in the card or painting. The plant will has more fade color like brown, gray, beige and light yellow. In pressing method, we need some pressing tool like:
Two pieces of plywood 30×30 cm. Make a hole at all corners to entering the bolt.
Four pieces of bolt with key (like wing).
Eleven pieces of cartoon 30×30 cm.
Twenty pieces of absorber paper ( you can use newspaper) 30×30 cm.
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Arrange Rag Become Doormat Craft 2007-12-18 06:23:05 Cut the rag become pieces with about 7 cm x 7 cm of size. Then fold these pieces like picture guide. After get many pieces, join into base cloth become circle or square shape as you like. Is it ease to make this craft.
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Arrange Your Used Plywood Become Unique Rack 2007-12-18 06:21:03 Cut your plywood into square shape with about 10 cm x 15 cm or other size as you need. Make some pieces of these square plywoods. Then arrange these plywoods using 4 ropes become a rack. You need to tie every ropes below the plywoods in order to prevent the plywood collapse. For ease guide, see this picture.
For unique appearance, wrap the plywood before arrange. Wrap using your favorite paper so this craft become more attractive. After hanging to the wall, you can put your crafts, card or plant into this rack. (more…) Read more:Become
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How to Wrap Your Gift More Attractive 2007-12-18 06:18:37 Artistic and unique touch to your gift will give more value. Take your time to wrap your gift. You can insert your gift into a box first if your gift has the shape that is not uniform. Next some inspiration pictures to make this craft.
In order to make more interest, gift wrapper can be added with a lace, ribbon, necklace or other accessories.
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Nice Door Handle Cover Craft 2007-12-14 05:44:57
Plain door almost never be nice detail in a home. But now we can make a nice door handle craft to make your door more interesting. This handle cover usually is suitable for knob type of door handle. Use cloth and accessories that match with your room and door color. Add an accessories to make this craft more attractive.
Cut motive cloth with circle shape use diameter about 25 cm. Cut again plain cloth in circle shape with more small diameter about 20 cm. Sew plain cloth below motive cloth. Repeat sewing about 0.5 cm space within first sewing so it will make a (more…) Read more:Cover
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Rose Flower Craft from Crepe Paper 2007-12-13 04:47:03
This rose flower craft can be made from crepe paper or whatever paper you like, like tissue or others. Or maybe you also can use wide ribbon.
Cut crepe paper with long shape. In this picture we use about 60 cm of length and 8 cm of width. Then prepare a wire or a rib of palm tree for its stalk. Then start to wrap the wire according to this picture guide. Then add the sepal flower and leaf as usual. (more…) Read more:Craft
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Flower Arrangement for Home Decoration 2007-12-10 05:33:35 A room with flower arrangement certainly will give attractive impression. You don’t have to buy or make special order to get it. You can make it by your self. Beside fresh leaf and flower, you need to prepare plant sponge and and container or vase. Who know you have some unique container or vase in your home? You also could use this arrangement as a craft or gift.
Glass containers with different high and shape seem unique. Choose uniform color of flowers and place in console table.
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Get Blood Pressure Monitor is Helpful 2008-03-07 23:35:00 People today are more aware of their healthy lives and age. For instance they give attention about exercising, eating well and getting a good sleep that are 3 keys to maintaining the health. There are many tools that can be acquired by the average individual to help them keep track of their health, and one [...] Read more:Blood
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The Craft Project to Make Beautiful Your Old Pot 2008-03-06 18:36:59 You may have many old pots made from clay with standard shape like picture. This type of pot is easy to modify. These are some modification alternatives.
Pot color craft project
You can give color variation to your pot. For instance, square shapes like chess board. Another shapes like circles also good alternative. You will need this [...] Read more:Beautiful
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Get the Right Baby Bassinet for Your Baby 2008-03-06 04:12:57 Usually baby bassinet is made from natural fibers like wicker and tend to be more portable than cradles. Bassinets are good for parents that travel a lot, live in a story house or are very active. In addition, they are usually smaller and lighter than a cradle, but vary in size.
Bassinet have many models, for [...] Read more:Right
Decorated Egg Craft Project 2008-03-04 20:19:18
We previously have been wrote about decorated egg craft project. Here are some techniques of different decorated egg craft project.
Paint coloring technique
Take the prepared egg. Then give the base color to the egg. Leave it to dry at room temperature. Draw the picture pattern. Then start to give color following the pattern. For every coloring [...] Read more:Craft
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Where to Sell and Buy Jewelry, Diamond and Watch 2008-03-04 19:54:37 Jewelry, diamond and watch is 3 accessories near our life. They can reflect someone’s style and type. So, everyone will has a different favorite accessories. Their favorite accessories can change by time as there are some new models release or maybe they just want to change their old accessories. It is the good choice to [...] Read more:Jewelry
Search the Online Best Store to Buy Your Dishwasher 2008-03-04 06:28:59 All dishwashers perform the same function, they wash dishes. Some do it more expensively and with more bells and whistles than others. It is range from the basic dishwashers until higher quality ones.
There are several things you’ll want to consider before you decide to buy a dishwasher. You can look for dishwashers according to it’s [...] Read more:Search
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Find the Suitable Partner as Your Relocation Service 2008-03-03 19:48:22 It will be a good idea to find a professional relocation service, since there are so many small details to pay attention to while relocating. You will need to choose a good relocation service, specialists that would take care of all your relocation needs. National Relocation
is a professional relocation service that many informational [...] Read more:Partner
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Choosing the Best Ceiling Fan for Your Home 2008-03-02 23:02:11 The ceiling fan is one of the home décor component. The suitable ceiling fan will give the addition comfort of the home and more impression. The best quality ceiling fan will build your home value with its best appearance that match with your home décor and also give the fresh air around your home.
So many [...] Read more:Ceiling
Flower in Life 2008-03-01 21:58:10 Flower is one of nature’s best gifts. Their shape, colors and scent … all are beautiful things. A colorful flower can make your darkest day brighten.
Certain color and types of flowers will mean different things, and you certainly don’t want to send the wrong message if you give them as a gift! Of course, not [...]
Book Craft Project from Recycled Paper 2008-02-26 17:11:49 You can use recycled paper for this book craft project. The previous craft project also similar this is the little different.
Cut the cartoon paper become 3 part like picture.
Cut the other paper become book page.
Join the third pattern cartoon become one part using glue. Read more:Craft
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Get Paid to Blog with Smorty 2008-03-13 22:52:11 Smorty is a blog advertising network that connects the advertisers and bloggers. As we know that advertisers need many medias to introduce their products or services, which blog is one of the effective way for it. The blog that usually frequently updated will often be crawled by search engine so it can help advertisers to [...]
Natural Stone Imitation on Your Clay Pot 2008-03-12 20:39:01 This craft project is still about decorated clay pot after the previous post about that. The previous post can be check at this, this and this post. This time we want to applying the natural stone accent to the pot. As known that the original natural stone can be a point of interest in a home appearance. [...] Read more:Imitation
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Thread Head Baby Doll 2008-03-12 20:30:51 Have you seen this doll picture? It is a little similar with the other craft project but still has the difference. That doll craft project is made from fabric and thread at its head. The first step we make thread coil for the head doll. You can use a cartoon to make the same length [...] Read more:Baby Doll
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