tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38433653744236668132024-02-19T06:10:30.289+00:00Inspire imagination through creationA blog all about inspiring young minds through creative activities.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-42268395046568884622015-03-23T19:22:00.001+00:002015-03-23T19:22:40.627+00:00Sight words gameThe other day we made a sight word game the idea I got online :) <div><br></div><div>On each stick I wrote a sight word. On 1 stick was a red dot and sight word. The aim of the game is to pick up the sticks at random, read the word, if you can read it you keep the stick if not it goes back. </div><div><br></div><div>You keep playing like this until someone takes out the word with the red dot. The game then stops and the person with the most sticks wins. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTS1m6-uyGzCd6KO9yFIyixn3vSp8fVR38wxooMVYkh40mr1bhYZAW8ubYidJKbSC7qijAoNDiGP6cdMp24AILpMiDMdkTx1V4vc-7lo8bfhJY3b5LjsixIlqijBhPzDeNBIQEV0ul2E/s640/blogger-image--341820995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTS1m6-uyGzCd6KO9yFIyixn3vSp8fVR38wxooMVYkh40mr1bhYZAW8ubYidJKbSC7qijAoNDiGP6cdMp24AILpMiDMdkTx1V4vc-7lo8bfhJY3b5LjsixIlqijBhPzDeNBIQEV0ul2E/s640/blogger-image--341820995.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEi2qy07qxjYGxbeGeBQZlGfwo-YN_C16N8E9DCjDTKSyPFWyAs_h3-E1JSG_iiwt5fJkA2OYmaCBCbgmEoox7V6Ya9d8pXkmIWPbtY442w1CPuQWUIZ2thsNySRM-5To92UzIKa74Pu4/s640/blogger-image--1405441339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEi2qy07qxjYGxbeGeBQZlGfwo-YN_C16N8E9DCjDTKSyPFWyAs_h3-E1JSG_iiwt5fJkA2OYmaCBCbgmEoox7V6Ya9d8pXkmIWPbtY442w1CPuQWUIZ2thsNySRM-5To92UzIKa74Pu4/s640/blogger-image--1405441339.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-65701524617129031492015-03-13T12:33:00.000+00:002015-03-13T12:33:45.478+00:00Make your own bracelet<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Today your 30 minute craft is making a bracelet. This activity takes 30 minutes to complete but will need some planning prior to the activity. </div>
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All you need is lollipop sticks, small cups and papers to decorate afterwards. </div>
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To start with the lollipop sticks require to be soaked over night prior to you creating the bracelet. After the have soaked they can then be easily manipulated into shape. I placed ours in Little Boos tea cup set cups. </div>
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I then left these over night to set into the correct shape. When dry all was left was for us to decorate them. We used washi tape to decorate ours however you could use interesting upcycled papers or stickers. I hope that you enjoy this idea. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-40303007396536916392015-03-12T19:37:00.001+00:002015-03-12T21:24:26.342+00:00Parachute person<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuz6XrOh7_9SBlXNSMIHTfTCIaEVwP8CwAYQHNE5xYrtVecz5aB5UfI8GkuxcMpOQHEAz_FAHJxBqfWMpKPegpiQ1viw_xrxB1n0FXoxjifQmsvB7RDEG41AWitNxkFV-a5LmFNtny5A/s640/blogger-image-1077887347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuz6XrOh7_9SBlXNSMIHTfTCIaEVwP8CwAYQHNE5xYrtVecz5aB5UfI8GkuxcMpOQHEAz_FAHJxBqfWMpKPegpiQ1viw_xrxB1n0FXoxjifQmsvB7RDEG41AWitNxkFV-a5LmFNtny5A/s640/blogger-image-1077887347.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope you have been checking facebook as well for all the 30 min craft ideas this month. Today we have made a parachute person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All you need is a plastic bag, cello tape, card, cotton and a peg. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cut the plastic bag into a circle <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfZLq9VjF07Ey7FU3_GrUamTzkOtvWQlOQXy2HBaeoU2n1171TtqpHJsDBzytZElS1hUtW2UHqXCgmy8ylU7XJEK3pV4lj37L2iNL8m_G6C4prno0Wq5s1p2VEa-qrRPPvUg6i3pYzPI/s640/blogger-image-1760065519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfZLq9VjF07Ey7FU3_GrUamTzkOtvWQlOQXy2HBaeoU2n1171TtqpHJsDBzytZElS1hUtW2UHqXCgmy8ylU7XJEK3pV4lj37L2iNL8m_G6C4prno0Wq5s1p2VEa-qrRPPvUg6i3pYzPI/s640/blogger-image-1760065519.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And add some string in four places equally around the circle. Pull all these strings together and knot them. Add a peg to the string where the knot is, then pop on a drawing of a person. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All you need to do then is play with it :)</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-13758778803005035152015-03-07T21:51:00.001+00:002015-03-07T21:56:49.933+00:00Potato printing<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today's 30 min craft was potato printing :) All you need is potatoes, paint and paper. As an additional extra you can use cutters to make more interesting shapes. If you have not got cutters to hand just cut the potatoes yourself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddYUGyx-eDViMk4zkT7xJsVBpmf38_IVvBJGP2dzh8ALb4xS97Tqk7SotQXvNhKNkRlA77OLSXG5b4_0ZugbOfHxYHsagyo53hLn-PJJVIKqIgKDnnlKEdDLHeWe4wl_cFV_Yx_byPPU/s640/blogger-image--1561128615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddYUGyx-eDViMk4zkT7xJsVBpmf38_IVvBJGP2dzh8ALb4xS97Tqk7SotQXvNhKNkRlA77OLSXG5b4_0ZugbOfHxYHsagyo53hLn-PJJVIKqIgKDnnlKEdDLHeWe4wl_cFV_Yx_byPPU/s640/blogger-image--1561128615.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you are using cutters push them in then use the knife to cut around the outside of the cutter then lift off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fFHkedkz4hIGCujDmgfXB2tmgChVBD2aAJDd8atm0ZoTRB-SH1TRq0CzmoQLCfE4lidMb_qbNltejA26XEvz5LKalpJcJe4FtLDAHR7SeSPGPChxqAE-VllyGXdz5ibURR-tKx7DxIQ/s640/blogger-image--1946476817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fFHkedkz4hIGCujDmgfXB2tmgChVBD2aAJDd8atm0ZoTRB-SH1TRq0CzmoQLCfE4lidMb_qbNltejA26XEvz5LKalpJcJe4FtLDAHR7SeSPGPChxqAE-VllyGXdz5ibURR-tKx7DxIQ/s640/blogger-image--1946476817.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Little boo decided to make a pattern with the colours :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjay7UOB1wDGQPgKo_1EWGz9BuaGSkY7P1qewGFJCAeqm66N9acIgX8d78cOcLJikakxJZJQR-QrluFr054Psi2ZwOlewR0ilb9QM3tRG-sZpENbZIPuhZ0xPvmKOFqizyBRv6p7VoNk/s640/blogger-image-1553159829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjay7UOB1wDGQPgKo_1EWGz9BuaGSkY7P1qewGFJCAeqm66N9acIgX8d78cOcLJikakxJZJQR-QrluFr054Psi2ZwOlewR0ilb9QM3tRG-sZpENbZIPuhZ0xPvmKOFqizyBRv6p7VoNk/s640/blogger-image-1553159829.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is going to be great to use as wrapping paper!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-22183186877695035432015-03-06T16:52:00.001+00:002015-03-06T16:57:09.276+00:00Making a houseToday's 30 minute craft, a little house made from upcycled drink carton. All you need is a carton, piece of paper, felts and glue. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To make the process quicker and easier we did not paint the carton but a piece of paper then stuck this around. I then cut out the windows with a craft knife (obviously an adult job). Then little boo decorated it. 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Use washi tape or magazines to make their clothes and draw on a face. Could be used as book marks or puppets. Hope you enjoy :)</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-37405191940994225952015-03-04T12:16:00.001+00:002015-03-05T16:41:46.190+00:00Making a bookToday's 30 min craft is making a small book. All you need is one sheet of paper and some felts :) <div><br></div><div>Fold paper as shown <br><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET4IMPAZ1fFgSWMWvHmr-Ghxv3_0FgmhCZbl5JWr9-c1cjOUViUF42eNX-yUD6K_29KBlQdUigJ1UzjzhKBuLPuzSBEn9hYfJ6rTjt9JSHfITSE0apc74SlWWTX8t01xXdGB__meGaiQ/s640/blogger-image-1139318519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET4IMPAZ1fFgSWMWvHmr-Ghxv3_0FgmhCZbl5JWr9-c1cjOUViUF42eNX-yUD6K_29KBlQdUigJ1UzjzhKBuLPuzSBEn9hYfJ6rTjt9JSHfITSE0apc74SlWWTX8t01xXdGB__meGaiQ/s640/blogger-image-1139318519.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Cut along where the solid line is fold where dotted line is. </div><div><br></div><div>Fold page over and squash together</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4u3oeltaLd-4E7vaT-y3QQHniqaNIFEXn57KEEjgIk-xutwX6DHMIfYW7NPkX6BGH5-gY5WnOBQD2s2aqfSS6tDCvN-IwRJLmUWWth8uqPw2wdnV7o3d0dxeJJJzS0ePe1_bxQ1R9YAY/s640/blogger-image-486695207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4u3oeltaLd-4E7vaT-y3QQHniqaNIFEXn57KEEjgIk-xutwX6DHMIfYW7NPkX6BGH5-gY5WnOBQD2s2aqfSS6tDCvN-IwRJLmUWWth8uqPw2wdnV7o3d0dxeJJJzS0ePe1_bxQ1R9YAY/s640/blogger-image-486695207.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Then create the inside :) little boo decided to do a colours book for lil' sis </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5635jJdkM1ZQh01GvkDeG_YS4jc4kA6iNGebKqBzb8caGNKuta5cR403NZIdSxZCidS5i9af5YMQ2DgBqSMpAKYkkSe1a2RWvFrItxxmAySsjTVdjm5INybK3DfwrEURtVWGTNBrDak/s640/blogger-image--179465606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5635jJdkM1ZQh01GvkDeG_YS4jc4kA6iNGebKqBzb8caGNKuta5cR403NZIdSxZCidS5i9af5YMQ2DgBqSMpAKYkkSe1a2RWvFrItxxmAySsjTVdjm5INybK3DfwrEURtVWGTNBrDak/s640/blogger-image--179465606.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS-Zja69s4sXHnjJJGTuzibTFZ4ZwrVrx275eX23hJyMJHlqMed4SYhxzJpL52LbHoqrxiQNZezWj23uZHQUGWIgbuXMSvnlU7xuLsanDNxEgaJInFq1cEre30hijyqZB5Ad2nZDWca0/s640/blogger-image-621779726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS-Zja69s4sXHnjJJGTuzibTFZ4ZwrVrx275eX23hJyMJHlqMed4SYhxzJpL52LbHoqrxiQNZezWj23uZHQUGWIgbuXMSvnlU7xuLsanDNxEgaJInFq1cEre30hijyqZB5Ad2nZDWca0/s640/blogger-image-621779726.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Hope you enjoy today's 30 min craft! This is also a great idea to do at a restaurant when the kids have to wait. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-81205046997580157192015-03-02T18:29:00.001+00:002015-03-02T18:29:16.748+00:0030 minute craft challenge <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello all this is my 30 minute craft challenge! the idea is that each day over March I will post a craft that takes under 30 minutes to complete. The idea behind this is to find at least 30 minutes in our day to stop, turn off the TV and be creative with our children. <br />
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With a new baby in our household (Lil' sis) there is an increased need for me to ensure that I am setting aside some time for myself and Little Boo so that she does not feel left out. Hence, the 30 minute activities as I hope that this amount of time many people can find in their day. <br />
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I will be posting the activities everyday and hope that people can join me on Facebook as I have created this as an event. Feel free to post pictures of your creations. <br />
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Todays first 30 minute activity is paper dolls :) so simple yet great fun<br />
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This is a simple activity that does not cost a lot of money at all. You need 1 or 2 pieces of paper (depending on how many paper dolls you want) fold in a concertina fashion. Then draw one side of the paper doll, cut this out, then decorate :) hope you enjoy. </div>
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Today I have made my own spray paints. All you need to put the paint in is some spray bottles. Luckily, I had a few empty ones to hand so used these. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-91905743114138505762015-02-27T20:08:00.001+00:002015-02-27T20:10:26.368+00:00Red Nose Day biscuitsJust a short post today to give people an idea of what to sell to raise money for Red Nose Day or bake for fun! After watching bake off this week I was inspired to bake shortbread with little boo. Just like in bake off we made ours into Victoria sponge short bread :) (minus the jam as I forgot to pick it up from the shop) here is the basic idea <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYTspkvRp6dHeNnGpDUFtPDctDbHw-G3oQR1qr_kvqNsjjW3lvpMRqJ36YmS_-kjgI9qX75F16PVMhXGNcGz0unYYgPcAUm_c855JPtZS5PoDu6lCzBYLd5a9gK_3IVaCaak_pRrkH8g/s640/blogger-image--573427312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYTspkvRp6dHeNnGpDUFtPDctDbHw-G3oQR1qr_kvqNsjjW3lvpMRqJ36YmS_-kjgI9qX75F16PVMhXGNcGz0unYYgPcAUm_c855JPtZS5PoDu6lCzBYLd5a9gK_3IVaCaak_pRrkH8g/s640/blogger-image--573427312.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div>We made 2 shortbread biscuits then sandwiched them together with buttercream and what should of been jam. The idea is the jam comes through the top hole to make the nose however, due to lack of jam we used red icing :) hope you like the idea. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-70553264867318034642015-02-15T18:19:00.001+00:002015-02-15T18:48:02.685+00:00Making a junk journal with one page.Today I have made 2 junk journals to use over the holidays for myself and little boo. They were made from packing paper which I ironed to get rid of any creases. Here is what the books looked like once folded and before they were decorated. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkf1tSy27cC0vr0i-9O-P0qDyrTA1OaSyZ0zU5CMPZ20jhnDFyqg_Qsz9c3TkJe-daC5DNRuqR2IrRdDnh1UehKPXusj7IiwF3QmkWtWsoo_Fgi41ue_BIjiqndo-yPzn1I0d6GTuVU1Q/s640/blogger-image-268073364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkf1tSy27cC0vr0i-9O-P0qDyrTA1OaSyZ0zU5CMPZ20jhnDFyqg_Qsz9c3TkJe-daC5DNRuqR2IrRdDnh1UehKPXusj7IiwF3QmkWtWsoo_Fgi41ue_BIjiqndo-yPzn1I0d6GTuVU1Q/s640/blogger-image-268073364.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To make them from one sheet this is how I folded the paper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0dN11UfyWiuAejYizFThrC8bY-QkRhJDFafjSmTP84D7n37OVloKsWnPjgcQjrAmPbihAwoybqTBLx2hOM0I1jl0a-OCypUoP8g7dOOV_Q2xtoI66xXbj7UE5J2ehIrbQkUrsBwInTQ/s640/blogger-image--2103533204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0dN11UfyWiuAejYizFThrC8bY-QkRhJDFafjSmTP84D7n37OVloKsWnPjgcQjrAmPbihAwoybqTBLx2hOM0I1jl0a-OCypUoP8g7dOOV_Q2xtoI66xXbj7UE5J2ehIrbQkUrsBwInTQ/s640/blogger-image--2103533204.jpg"></a></div><br></div>I then cut along the line indicated with a solid line on the picture. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME66mXjsNMvYMrWYhmLbpNNSpNTWO6TTcTH75B418c6Mm1MDEfieBrCC5RQQbmOOy4sY4uSSRKfwa4ToHFn2jXcaaINypoyR-bO3by3joUoAXookPOWPJIUONrGzlo0zpyu02k4H7exU/s640/blogger-image-2144405029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME66mXjsNMvYMrWYhmLbpNNSpNTWO6TTcTH75B418c6Mm1MDEfieBrCC5RQQbmOOy4sY4uSSRKfwa4ToHFn2jXcaaINypoyR-bO3by3joUoAXookPOWPJIUONrGzlo0zpyu02k4H7exU/s640/blogger-image-2144405029.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>Then fold the paper in half and squash it together as shown in the picture. </div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj236v7OzRYyyDP9j9OxgYSaVSz3dQ6NvQJ90kGxugHDFb6iOSiLP4_3xXH7Tyfu5Y_-V9qKct0Uvkp4t1syu2pd29EE2gm1DmEn6zqTYaPqe8EIW8F0LD0m4W8BbsWugwRTD8A1eIOcGY/s640/blogger-image--299284934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj236v7OzRYyyDP9j9OxgYSaVSz3dQ6NvQJ90kGxugHDFb6iOSiLP4_3xXH7Tyfu5Y_-V9qKct0Uvkp4t1syu2pd29EE2gm1DmEn6zqTYaPqe8EIW8F0LD0m4W8BbsWugwRTD8A1eIOcGY/s640/blogger-image--299284934.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>You then have a journal/book. You could use this for many ideas maybe making a book, a photo book or art journal? You need to secure the pages as there will be openings. However, I use these openings for tags. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">They can be secured on one side by stitching as we did in little boos book. </span></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JomiNJoxDEY3NLZRR_gcJm6640Dw0l_6d3J7AWkEmtQIvOIG71HHkP_Q-8yLf_1hR9Dm-V2HgyucshRQXOKb_aC_Z6VXaT5SYefR4FjAdV5lWb7gcaWICkYbJyRx647EeHJ3fYfcVvc/s640/blogger-image--950372825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JomiNJoxDEY3NLZRR_gcJm6640Dw0l_6d3J7AWkEmtQIvOIG71HHkP_Q-8yLf_1hR9Dm-V2HgyucshRQXOKb_aC_Z6VXaT5SYefR4FjAdV5lWb7gcaWICkYbJyRx647EeHJ3fYfcVvc/s640/blogger-image--950372825.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course little boo decided to have elsa on the front of her book! She made this herself using her new blopens which are really good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr66-3FB0mInR7cZjY7rjdYsdN_EhUFQ0A7qBNUG_QFeTFr0-Y3UtzuAZ6Q9iL2u5_a5jl1Bq_hSvr0PPNppoHtIGjY8-80t_hHtAuN-u2uYvWpqUAaL5uW1o0ZZW9CGUcHY9LqJnTp4/s640/blogger-image-50167880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr66-3FB0mInR7cZjY7rjdYsdN_EhUFQ0A7qBNUG_QFeTFr0-Y3UtzuAZ6Q9iL2u5_a5jl1Bq_hSvr0PPNppoHtIGjY8-80t_hHtAuN-u2uYvWpqUAaL5uW1o0ZZW9CGUcHY9LqJnTp4/s640/blogger-image-50167880.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mine is not quite finished yet but I used a new technique (to me) with alminium foil to make the cover look distressed. Will share this with you tomorrow when complete. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-1838299810421155342015-02-01T11:05:00.001+00:002015-02-01T11:22:45.177+00:00A prompt for today<div>I know we all may need help some days with getting inspired so I have decided to put in a little prompt for today.</div><div><br></div> After reading my book today called simple abundance I have been inspired to go out and be creative. The page is entitled creative excursions. So today I am going out with my family and my camera and taking some photos which may help to influence a journal page. <div><br></div><div>So there you have it enjoy the prompt. Any pictures please feel free to put them on my Facebook page (click link on the right of page) </div><div><br></div><div>Here is the page that has influenced today :) </div><div><br></div><div>The book is Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc4q0PYhfnWqfVZoHvFAe028YhlkT-MOvTfnE_wFYqcWStm3A4EGdUMl6SPuaHjoYVgZpXRN-Gfplnz3H2AHccG7t2I7UhVqW1MM96O9vNk4h0q8aLpFWNmkKxn2QzydqppNmvUpxneo/s640/blogger-image--170442292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc4q0PYhfnWqfVZoHvFAe028YhlkT-MOvTfnE_wFYqcWStm3A4EGdUMl6SPuaHjoYVgZpXRN-Gfplnz3H2AHccG7t2I7UhVqW1MM96O9vNk4h0q8aLpFWNmkKxn2QzydqppNmvUpxneo/s640/blogger-image--170442292.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-68574675534542449172015-02-01T00:11:00.000+00:002015-02-01T00:11:12.890+00:00Homemade texture pasteToday I made some texture paste it is so easy! 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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-1361027678692383302015-01-30T17:54:00.001+00:002015-01-30T17:58:41.374+00:00Upcycle roll on containers<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am really pleased I found this out today. A great way to upcycle your roll on deodorant! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When you have used all the deodorant, get a butter knife and pop off the ball. Clean inside the container. Then fill with a mix of paint and a bit of water. Pop the ball back on then you have made your own roll paint. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is great if you do not want the kids to get in too much mess painting. I am collecting my containers from now on!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqbVyda-lkrHxWo7bFG1fbCBAx7RNVEGhQ57iIR2jM6cv-3JqaPdncShFBhjPdTHLuBPBt-Vv9gU0h6RueDX092ie1ldRYwRf0A87M_DBq-OkYCucjVPyTsbvrLfauGWxkFUSVyMqMns/s640/blogger-image--2026232864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqbVyda-lkrHxWo7bFG1fbCBAx7RNVEGhQ57iIR2jM6cv-3JqaPdncShFBhjPdTHLuBPBt-Vv9gU0h6RueDX092ie1ldRYwRf0A87M_DBq-OkYCucjVPyTsbvrLfauGWxkFUSVyMqMns/s640/blogger-image--2026232864.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-43060551501918799392015-01-29T21:36:00.001+00:002015-01-29T21:59:38.656+00:00Making a loose leaf journalAs you may be aware I have been getting back into being creative. I have started art journaling and am loving the process. However, I feel quite hindered by working in a book this is because; I feel like I have to fill it, it takes ages for me to be happy that the surface is flat, I spend half my time looking in my journal for a suitable page to use and feel it stops my creative flow. I feel I work much better on a piece of paper of my choice. <div><br></div><div>Due to this I decided to make a loose leaf journal so I can create my pages then put them in the book afterwards. </div><div><br></div><div>To make the journal I used </div><div><br></div><div>Arch leaf folder (the binder was broken) </div><div>Old cards </div><div>Needle</div><div>Thread</div><div>Gesso</div><div>Art materials to decorate including doll template from Such a pretty mess http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.ca/2012/06/mixed-media-fun-with-bo-bunny-template.html?m=1</div><div>Beads</div><div><br></div><div>To start with I had an arch leaf folder that needed using so I decided to upcycle it for this journal. I took out the ring binder section and metal corners off. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOLGWEDST2O8clSfeOUR048NS_G6e25MZzaX6Q51uT1YdFPWJ_gfg49g75v04fWxbNofDjFuFGgX6c_8h2joKP0mO9XoqyJJapWMxR1ZqQNq_zTw2Q49UAn-UXabxmdxSqyXSaeJMP0g/s640/blogger-image--52166714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOLGWEDST2O8clSfeOUR048NS_G6e25MZzaX6Q51uT1YdFPWJ_gfg49g75v04fWxbNofDjFuFGgX6c_8h2joKP0mO9XoqyJJapWMxR1ZqQNq_zTw2Q49UAn-UXabxmdxSqyXSaeJMP0g/s640/blogger-image--52166714.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">then decorated the folder. The folder provided a great surface to do a mixed media cover on to. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQzZirDyTDjRS_JLi424xlR0dY2iP-lJ0KV55mtj2k_6s_vC5IJhQIlR2jathtzMLPbf7e-1e7rrxhMVhK1Chu3NdQMkbgY_Y2ohTbtgUGdSQSeR-tMZQCbLe7ydALTaRi9c91o-qD8E/s640/blogger-image--258031073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQzZirDyTDjRS_JLi424xlR0dY2iP-lJ0KV55mtj2k_6s_vC5IJhQIlR2jathtzMLPbf7e-1e7rrxhMVhK1Chu3NdQMkbgY_Y2ohTbtgUGdSQSeR-tMZQCbLe7ydALTaRi9c91o-qD8E/s640/blogger-image--258031073.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">When I was happy with the cover</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojP3NUbfg8NJaIwsUsul5X5Asdd49Ai8B2fauMBCuir_gKceRtoQDrWwGhE6CfDLrFBJQx369IgkdtwmbOxNuo1wFyjH9r0NJcbNeFqeDmFTn_oZoTmqm0ih_vXRwQZooSVO0m1fRsSo/s640/blogger-image-2110679179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojP3NUbfg8NJaIwsUsul5X5Asdd49Ai8B2fauMBCuir_gKceRtoQDrWwGhE6CfDLrFBJQx369IgkdtwmbOxNuo1wFyjH9r0NJcbNeFqeDmFTn_oZoTmqm0ih_vXRwQZooSVO0m1fRsSo/s640/blogger-image-2110679179.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">bound into the folder 12 small cards. These I bound in a figure of 8 and added beads as I bound it.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Yutbqvg2Ms1xjiMK-PAlEO2-NhAAgUwihHbU8ksjzTqtOk8jRwHbFNW6-KjJN-7yqARpKQ972Cgs5SAVosjicLPXu1mVY1SwdLhW-CPJWKGcGVrKMGF7G0vdT04rDbkwernRywj-LpI/s640/blogger-image--392019000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Yutbqvg2Ms1xjiMK-PAlEO2-NhAAgUwihHbU8ksjzTqtOk8jRwHbFNW6-KjJN-7yqARpKQ972Cgs5SAVosjicLPXu1mVY1SwdLhW-CPJWKGcGVrKMGF7G0vdT04rDbkwernRywj-LpI/s640/blogger-image--392019000.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjejg_wzVTx32oj0l5__D7IlzAgFGu_3MW8LKDQ8U4JSl-GJOWF6A3vNzcHEu9juhE4YxV4x2chmOUjjWycHvMkbkYnAayaL6l2t2mFvTIOFrNSHpJh3LC-230iLWCKKiiFiI1AjqANUc/s640/blogger-image-1054656443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjejg_wzVTx32oj0l5__D7IlzAgFGu_3MW8LKDQ8U4JSl-GJOWF6A3vNzcHEu9juhE4YxV4x2chmOUjjWycHvMkbkYnAayaL6l2t2mFvTIOFrNSHpJh3LC-230iLWCKKiiFiI1AjqANUc/s640/blogger-image-1054656443.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then the journal was complete!! Now I am free to stick the loose leaf pages in to the book using the cards by sticking the pages to them. In all I could put 48 pieces in here if I wanted to as I could put work in back to back. I am really pleased with the outcome and will definitely be upcycling more arch leaf folders :)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3JRmAKoK2mm9ZJCBRfEKkLP0y-L6uydR-L7GohsPbEiZTx7uycY0VAru0J05iyOOaJeSaV6GiFpfyat2C8ww5cUc70I1pNk0SIequMPaVVEn9kFB0AFskPxBSXqyR75EzOmcikq36G8/s640/blogger-image-920767359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3JRmAKoK2mm9ZJCBRfEKkLP0y-L6uydR-L7GohsPbEiZTx7uycY0VAru0J05iyOOaJeSaV6GiFpfyat2C8ww5cUc70I1pNk0SIequMPaVVEn9kFB0AFskPxBSXqyR75EzOmcikq36G8/s640/blogger-image-920767359.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIf7UeDBJyCZ5AqZrwTjiK1322NmFUdf1x2EDWf-X3tHj47Q2uVEEuMwUFqtgVkVD9yYMa4b_v-nb19daAoR0Omzjq3HQ0CJe2jTSyQtvifSFWJcPqz5JwCt4wM5lNVL0DppDkkJ_n6U/s640/blogger-image-1552643082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIf7UeDBJyCZ5AqZrwTjiK1322NmFUdf1x2EDWf-X3tHj47Q2uVEEuMwUFqtgVkVD9yYMa4b_v-nb19daAoR0Omzjq3HQ0CJe2jTSyQtvifSFWJcPqz5JwCt4wM5lNVL0DppDkkJ_n6U/s640/blogger-image-1552643082.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope you enjoyed reading this please leave a comment below :) </div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-63705305646423358382015-01-28T23:05:00.001+00:002015-01-28T23:53:23.006+00:00Carving stamps<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today I found out about stamp carving and had to have a go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I wanted a cheap way of doing this so opted to use a cuticle cutter instead of a Lino cutting tool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All I used was: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Erasers- I just used the ones I had spare around the house but will definitely be buying bigger ones the weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Cuticle cutter/remover </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pencil </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Paper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ink pad </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiOVcx1mCYONOxGtZvf-xb_jT0t1r6Q3O2cPIe0FM-s5GJkln7WVT7EuHYwHog-0YVYkWRhLK0gLjcto22MuOM3j4STlxcFSw9hGdbNrRMnDJK0dprlaGnzsO6sRg5lePriTs7xrg1J8/s640/blogger-image-1546865908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiOVcx1mCYONOxGtZvf-xb_jT0t1r6Q3O2cPIe0FM-s5GJkln7WVT7EuHYwHog-0YVYkWRhLK0gLjcto22MuOM3j4STlxcFSw9hGdbNrRMnDJK0dprlaGnzsO6sRg5lePriTs7xrg1J8/s640/blogger-image-1546865908.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The idea was to draw the design on the paper then rub on the back of the paper to transfer the image. However, I found I worked better if I just went for it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA58ka2ioZyTMXEu6NfLrNHFqUhd5DaJMmOS4Tg6-BCfnrpD04sZEhHvLTHIEa40c4aZ7F1D_onwdqcZo-GPQl_udTagDEBvP7iiOfdN2OQ2BJ9FwouZVaaUnBkMmZtu7maqgQi5Xi2Ro/s640/blogger-image-347939764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA58ka2ioZyTMXEu6NfLrNHFqUhd5DaJMmOS4Tg6-BCfnrpD04sZEhHvLTHIEa40c4aZ7F1D_onwdqcZo-GPQl_udTagDEBvP7iiOfdN2OQ2BJ9FwouZVaaUnBkMmZtu7maqgQi5Xi2Ro/s640/blogger-image-347939764.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After an hour I had all the erasers carved back and front. One of the stamps I carved around the outside as well. Below are the results. I am so pleased and know I am going to be doing more as it is so relaxing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF-ROHTKQFYUGei2DN2JGQwF0K80nYkkjgaF0pxc9Zu8O95blrt-jlUc6dh8AE0r_iEqY23tsFTBwlzWVPTmHC7w20XT5iTPORw5vepc-wZZC72OckK_bAL29eh1IfXBaMkeQeWQIcrU/s640/blogger-image-1287844759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF-ROHTKQFYUGei2DN2JGQwF0K80nYkkjgaF0pxc9Zu8O95blrt-jlUc6dh8AE0r_iEqY23tsFTBwlzWVPTmHC7w20XT5iTPORw5vepc-wZZC72OckK_bAL29eh1IfXBaMkeQeWQIcrU/s640/blogger-image-1287844759.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is my favourite design. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB1ShDAnaAeFcZf4XPF5MDXp18mnXJIsT9Bu85JsnELoaoGSa43qtFCfrNkRmzi_zlZakugHqTZ61TxbfX_uYXz41nTSHe9vtPjLXdUMvQN7dYaRoZpYyjDjP1roZ3AjzBu1y4QI-krI/s640/blogger-image-381338477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB1ShDAnaAeFcZf4XPF5MDXp18mnXJIsT9Bu85JsnELoaoGSa43qtFCfrNkRmzi_zlZakugHqTZ61TxbfX_uYXz41nTSHe9vtPjLXdUMvQN7dYaRoZpYyjDjP1roZ3AjzBu1y4QI-krI/s640/blogger-image-381338477.jpg"></a></div><br></div>I hope you enjoyed this please feel free to leave comments below. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-38329072466661457472015-01-16T18:52:00.001+00:002015-01-16T18:52:15.156+00:00Art journaling with kidsI have been doing a lot of art journaling lately and little Boo wanted to try this. Today she completed her 1st page and she was great!<div><br></div><div> Art journaling is such a great way for her to express her artistic side without worrying whether she is doing it right. I just placed out lots of materials including a paper pieced doll (the template for which I found at A pretty mess blog). Here is her completed page :) <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJSv9xTqSH-eX-jr1PgqBzHJiWpwalFWf5DvvxlOF8UnH0pnp-xUb3zNsBwjch1DaCXHKQscGsCEtyLd86-RI-Nk1FskzmHCK7OTidFwfjj51W6Vs24gXopsyEbyEpUfqguC0VKkK3WQ/s640/blogger-image--351281143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJSv9xTqSH-eX-jr1PgqBzHJiWpwalFWf5DvvxlOF8UnH0pnp-xUb3zNsBwjch1DaCXHKQscGsCEtyLd86-RI-Nk1FskzmHCK7OTidFwfjj51W6Vs24gXopsyEbyEpUfqguC0VKkK3WQ/s640/blogger-image--351281143.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Little boo also used the homemade stamps we made using a thick foam. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB43Y2tfeOWGuJGgUvp7Y2VsvJ8oIvqx2xtmWaYPrYzisCohNvY-Rue5rlMaMegIOUBQc15L3utWT_0P5xbD9udNXrbB8o28pv0lw5hfJJQ_ZcjmcmU3jDdESLuIFwK5RxhQIrULKp-1s/s640/blogger-image-1643986659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB43Y2tfeOWGuJGgUvp7Y2VsvJ8oIvqx2xtmWaYPrYzisCohNvY-Rue5rlMaMegIOUBQc15L3utWT_0P5xbD9udNXrbB8o28pv0lw5hfJJQ_ZcjmcmU3jDdESLuIFwK5RxhQIrULKp-1s/s640/blogger-image-1643986659.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-38890339400532007262015-01-10T17:56:00.000+00:002015-01-10T17:56:09.412+00:00Making a smash book <br />
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I have not heard of a smash book before but after doing a bit of research I decided that this sounded my kind of craft. To me the smash book is like a scrapbook however, you do not need to spend loads of time making it look pretty like a scrap book. The idea is that it is a quicker way to document what interests you or places/ events that you have been to or taken part in. <br />
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I have started a homemade smash book using old notebook front and back cover. I recovered these to make them more appealing. I then decided to use book rings to bind the smash book as I am just adding pages as I go as often my page may be a bag from the place I have visited or a map/leaflet. <br />
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I keep all the items that I want to Smash in a box so they are waiting for when I have free time. For example there are photographs and tickets/collected items from the places we have visited. Little Boo liked the idea so much that she wanted to make a smash book for herself. I am really interested to see how this goes and am going to leave it to her to choose what she wants to add to the book. I feel that it will be a good opportunity for her to improve her writing as well as creative skills. <br />
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My Smash book also has a part dedicated to our new family member and doubles up as a baby book. For this section I have used gift bags, gift wrap and ribbon I received to make the inside. This makes it a lot cheaper and a great way to recycle! <br />
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All of the craft materials fitted inside this large wallet. There was a selection of scrapbook papers, glue, scissors, crayons, felts and twine. We collected leaflets from where ever we went to add pictures to the journal. The Journal itself was made with off cuts of a box of cereal that we took with us. I then made signatures of paper and inserted them into the journal. I then left the decorating with Little Boo. When we got home we added photographs to the journal. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-37862866449772392432014-08-10T19:49:00.000+01:002014-08-10T19:53:05.276+01:00August/September makes for Craft my Life Here are my makes for August/September on the Craft my life <a href="http://sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/all-crafts-challenge-augustseptember.html" target="_blank">All Crafts challenge</a> where people are challenged to link there ideas that they have made. However the only rule is, is it can not be a card. This is a wonderful way to get more creative and try out all the other crafts that you have perhaps wanted to do. So why not try go along and link up your ideas!<br />
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First of all this month I decided to make a simple gift tag with the Woodware handbag shape. I am also in the process of using the frames which I was given and will post this as well soon.<br />
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The other make that I am sharing today is my card organiser I store cards in here that I have made under the month of the persons birthday. The box I brought already made like this from TK-Max there are some lovely boxes there and the prices are reasonable. I then added the folders (which were up-cycled from an old university folder) and made them look more attractive with some patterned papers. I added heart shapes and stamped these with the months.<br />
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friend Elaine over at <a href="http://sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/creative-blog-hop-q.html" target="_blank">Craft my life </a>to write for a
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go...</span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><u>What am I working on?</u></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Well it is usually easier to
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very hap-hazard crafter and usually am working on many projects at one time. Currently, I am working on a journal inspired by </span></span><a href="http://jennibelliestudio.blogspot.co.uk/" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;" target="_blank">Jennibellie</a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">! The outside of this was made with a cereal box then I covered it in brown paper scrunching to add creases. Inside I have </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">hand bound</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> papers which are up-cycled from magazines or cereal boxes. Some papers I will journal on and others I have placed in such as birthday cards and notes my daughter has written me for safe keeping these I will leave.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">a baby blanket as I am due to have my 2</span><sup style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">nd</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> baby in December :) very exciting time for us!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">and I
am consistently practising my Zentangle techniques.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">As you can see I like to have a variety of crafts started so
that I can pick what I want to do depending on my mood and amount of time that I have.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">I find that my journal lends itself well if
I am having an uninspired day as I can just sit and play about with colours and
textures or simply practise my drawing. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">No one has to see the work
that I have completed so it does not have to be perfect.</span><br />
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others in my genre?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">That is a difficult one. I suppose that I like to write about and
think about ideas that I can share with my daughter to develop her creative talents
as well. Very often I like to up cycle
and use items for crafts that would otherwise have been sent to landfill. As well as making it cheaper I like the challenge of </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">thinking</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> outside the box. Here are some examples of the up cycled crafts
that I have completed with my daughter or independently.</span></span></span></span><br />
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writing/creative process work?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">As mentioned the creative
process is a bit hap-hazard with me I do have times when I feel really inspired
and do loads of creative work (time permitting) but other times when I take a break and just make some cards.
I feel that it is important not to force your creativity. I love the creative
side but unfortunately on many occasions find the writing process more of a
struggle and have to sit for ages wondering whether what I have written is easy
to understand. However, I do like to share my ideas with people in the hope that they may be inspired by my ideas and feel able to share them with their children. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">Thank you for reading my post
I will look forward to any comments :) </span></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-12728234023114665212014-07-13T16:38:00.001+01:002014-07-13T16:38:12.614+01:00Make your own Decorative Tape. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love Washi tape but get annoyed at how much it costs. Therefore, I set myself the challenge to make my own and you know it is not that difficult. I used some low tack tape and then coloured or painted this as I desired. I used the <a href="http://www.inkydoodles.co.uk/ourshop/prod_2925218-A5-Embroidered-Backgrounds.html" target="_blank">Inky Doodles Embroidered backgrounds stamps</a> to make the tape look more appealing. I love these stamps they are so much fun as you can make up your own patterns. I also used my Spectrum Noir pens to colour in the tape. <br />
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I hope that you like the results this is such a great activity to also do with children as they could create their own tape for using to wrap presents with. <br />
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Then I considered a way that I could store these effectively. Thanks to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx8jvNUX_wo" target="_blank">Jennibellie </a>online who gave me the inspiration for making a simple book embellished with my own home made paper beads again Jennibellie inspired.</div>
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I am really pleased to tell you all that I am now part of the Design team on Craft My Life blog. The blog hosts a really fun craft challenge where people can link up their craft ideas. The only rule being that it must NOT be a card. This I think is an excellent idea as it gives us all the opportunity to try out the different crafts that we may enjoy but have never made time for. It would be great if you could pop along and join <a href="http://www.sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/all-crafts-challenge-aprilmay.html" target="_blank">All Crafts Challenge</a> link any craft idea that is not a card. I will look forward to seeing everyone's ideas.<br />
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My contribution this month is my recycled paper weaved pot I really wanted to make something that would use some of my old magazines then came across some ideas which use rolled paper. All you need to do is use magazine paper and half this then roll the paper around a wooden skewer and glue to finish.<br />
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Once, you have quite a few of these you need to then flatten all the rolls of paper. I then followed this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ira6poau18Q" target="_blank">YouTube clip</a> on how to complete a weaved paper basket. I am so pleased with the results I do not want to paint it as I like the way it looks up cycled. To finish this off I added a recycled paper flower. I hope that you like the idea it is really simple to do it just requires patience.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326699735436363862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843365374423666813.post-87699184778586438072014-03-17T23:25:00.000+00:002014-03-20T15:52:12.473+00:00A simple felt brooch Mothers Day idea <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After cutting them out Boo had fun finding buttons for the middle of the flowers.<br />
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She then helped to sew on the button.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7XYJhNkbTtottZS2uF0xu1oXf3Hwzd5JgHC5tJxAQxoMaENuuLhkBxXC8LYbOTWtIQo9x92Kj-Ta8MhyphenhyphenjM04gFWG4dxqoDguxxof99b0cSA12k-CrJykRIxCdaw6ubMGMUZcQPKGEBI/s1600/IMG_1372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7XYJhNkbTtottZS2uF0xu1oXf3Hwzd5JgHC5tJxAQxoMaENuuLhkBxXC8LYbOTWtIQo9x92Kj-Ta8MhyphenhyphenjM04gFWG4dxqoDguxxof99b0cSA12k-CrJykRIxCdaw6ubMGMUZcQPKGEBI/s1600/IMG_1372.JPG" height="576" width="640" /></a><br />
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And the finished result a wonderful felt flower!<br />
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