Just seen these cool pink / purple Leaves…

Almost a cheats way to make cards hehehe.. Stick them on the front and your done

Always found Skeleton Leaves so interesting.. I remeber finding them when I was a kid..

hmmm .. these could defo work with many a crafty item.. scrapbooks, cards…….

Pefect for young kids crafts you could make some great looking but “simple” items with the Leaves!

For other Leaves try http://www.nattynetty.co.uk/acatalog/Po_Leaves.html 

:D

Just came accross this cool blog on how to make a “Mr dangly”

The dangly reffers to the leg by the way!!!

 This dangly dude is pretty cool..

The site give a great description of how this little guy was made!..

And here he is :

The question is well we see this guys everywhere..

The blogger is has created this project to be cloned..

 Welcome to the CLONE MR DANGLY project. Here’s how I am imagining it. A million Mr Danglies, replicating like a rampant virus across the globe. A Mr Dangly in every home. Let it be so.
 

This is what you need

50g King Cole Merino Wool Blend DK in MINK (142)
50g King Cole Merino Wool Blend DK in FAWN (8)
NOTE: any old DK will do! Go crazy!
3.25mm straight needles
Tapestry needle
Polyester fibre stuffing
Two brown buttons
Crochet hook (for hair)

Find out far more over @ the clone Mr dangly blog page:

http://electricbiscuitonline.blogspot.com/2005/06/clone-mr-dangly.html

Came accross these funky cards of at swirlyarts today and thought It well worth a blog..

My Fav is the Funky teenagers cards. The pink one that works well with the forums colours

Site is easy to nav so well worth a look around if you like the real hand made touch!.

Cool example :

Have a looky:
http://www.swirlyarts.com/teenage_birthday.htm

I think these are so cool..

Really really funky little monsters..  

Jennifer Strunge is the designer and also makes thing little cotton toys but having been on her site and I’ve seen some as big as humans if not bigger.. Btw if your a cat lover then this monsters seem to love cats!!!

Jennifer BLOG is well worth a read click here

Find out more @ http://www.cottonmonster.com/

Model Earth

Planet Earth consists of four different layers. There is an inner core, an outer core, a mantel and a crust. By following the recipe below, you can make your own edible model of our planet. Before you start making your own little Earth, it is important to learn how deep each layer should be in comparison to the other layers. The earth’s crust is only 20 miles deep while the mantle is over 4,000 miles deep! The outer core is 2,200 miles deep and the inner core is 800 miles deep.  

You will need:
One clear glass bowl with a 10 inch diameter
4 bowls to mix your ingredients in
A plastic bag
Utensils to stir things with

8 oz. pkg. black cherry gelatine dessert
4 oz. pkg. raspberry gelatine dessert
4 oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding
Water according to the manufacturers instructions
(Some companies sell vanilla pudding that should be mixed with milk; in that case you will of course need milk too.)

12 graham crackers
½ cup of melted margarine
¼ granulated sugar

How to make an edible Earth desert:

1. Prepare black cherry gelatine and raspberry gelatine desert; each in their own bowl. Always follow the instructions from the manufacturer, since the exact instructions can vary somewhat between different companies. You may need to boil some of the water.
2. Prepare the vanilla pudding following the instructions from the manufacturer.
3. Place the three desert bowls in the refrigerator to set. This will take roughly 2 hours.
4. Place the graham crackers in the plastic bag and crush them into fine crumbs.
5. Melt the margarine and measure it to make sure that you have ½ a cup of melted margarine. 
6. Mix crushed graham crackers, melted margarine and granulated sugar in a bowl.
7. Press the graham mixture onto the bottom and along the sides of the 10” glass bowl to create the Earths’ crust. 
8. Take out the deserts from the refrigerator and spoon the black cherry desert into the graham cracker crust. Leave a pocket in the middle of the bowl. The black cherry desert will symbolise the 4000 mile deep mantle.  
9. Spoon vanilla pudding into the hole, but leave small hole in the middle. The vanilla pudding symbolises the 2,200 mile deep outer core.
10. Spoon the raspberry gelatine dessert into the small hole. The raspberry gelatine dessert symbolises the 800 mile deep inner core.

Crafts for Kids – Fall Activities

Harvest Feast Place Cards

Celebrating this years harvest at the end of the summer season is an ancient tradition in many parts of the world. In fall, the storages would hopefully be filled after the fruitful summer season. Fall also brings an abundance of fruits, berries and mushrooms. Below, you will learn how you can make beautiful place cards for this years harvest feast. You will need pencils, scissors, glue, popping corn (not popped) and heavy-duty construction paper in green + any other colour or other green shade. The green construction paper will be used for the “corn husk”.

1. Ideally make this place card at least one day in advance since the glue need time to set. If you use the place card too early, the glue may leak down under the decoration.
2. Take a piece of construction paper and cut out a rectangle that is roughly 5 x 6 inches. (Do not use the corn husk paper.)
3. Turn the rectangle into a place card by folding it in half and then unfolding it. It is important that the paper is sturdy enough to stand on its own.
4. Take the green construction paper and fold it in two. Cut out an oval with pointy ends. Since the paper is folded, you will get two identical ovals. The oval should be roughly half the length of your place card, i.e. 3 inches.
5. Take one of the ovals and glue it to the front side of your place card.
6. Cut the remaining oval in halves the long way.
7. Cover the green oval on your place card in glue, but leave an outer edge of roughly ¼ inch free of any glue.
8. Place popping corn in the glue and push them until they are securely fastened. The corns will resemble an ear of corn.
9. Use the cut green oval to make husks for your ear of corn. Glue them on at a slight angle and only use glue for the outer edges, the rest will stick up over the ear of corn.
10. Write the name of your guest on the place card.
11. Leave the glue to set while the place card is resting flat on a table or similar. If you leave the card “standing up”, the glue may leak down under the ear of corn.
12. Put the place card at its proper place at the harvest feast table.