Transform your simple household items like a christmas cards of the past holiday into a christmas ornaments of the present.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
Helpful Waste Ideas
With the help of this easy to follow image instruction, you can create a very awesome ideas and decor that will help you on your daily life and be the center of attraction in your home and garden.
Learn to Save Waste Rain Water
Clean and Separate Waste Items for Recycling
Squashed Plastic Bottles
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Santa Soda Can Ornaments
Instructional Santa Soda Can Christmas Ornaments
Materials Needed:
Rinsed and dried pop cans (any flavor, but red ones might take a little less paint)
for as many ornaments as desired
Red enamel spray paint
Hot Glue Gun and lots of gluesticks
White acrylic paint - large tube
Small paint brushes
Small tube of flesh color paint or mix a little red and yellow into white
Glitter or other "snow" type product to mix with white paint for texture
Small Pompoms in red for noses and white for hats
Glue on Eyes - disk type found in doll crafting section
Felt for Gloves (used black with glitter already on it) 2 sheets for 48
1/2" wide ribbon for belt ( any color or pattern you desire - used houndstooth)
Any kind of red material for hat if you have a sewing machine
otherwise purchase premade small santa hats
Any kind of white trim such as rick rack or piping for hats
Polyfiber stuffing - about a ping pong ball amount for each hat
White doll hair on a metal wire to use for beard cut into 3 inch length
then bent into a "U" shape
Stick on or glue on gems for belt
Step 1
Remove tabs from cans, insert a stick or other device about the size of the opening of the can to hold can, spray sides of cans and let dry. I used a large cardboard box to help contain the overspray. - and set cans on newspaper to dry… You will need to do 2 coats to cover the graphics on the cans but it's not necessary to make completely opaque.
Step 2
Mix some white paint and glitter for texture, then using a dry brush technique, dab paint mixture onto cans around the "neck" , down the front and bottom of Santa's suit. Let dry.
Optional: Took a white opaque pen and wrote "Merry Christmas 2012" on the back of the suit.
Step 3
Paint flesh tone onto entire top of can. Let Dry.
Step 4
Very carefully fold over the can slightly above the middle to create the shape of Santa. You will have some paint flake at the corners of the fold but it will be covered by the next step.
Step 5
Mix a heavier combination of glitter and white paint to dab onto the folded portion of the can to create Santa's cuffs - this should cover any cracking of the red paint. Let dry.
Step 6
Cut out felt into shape of gloves about 1" size and 2 - 2.5" strips of ribbon for belt. Hot glue the ribbon onto the can, then the gloves and finish with gems.
Step 7
Hot glue the eyes, nose and beard to create the face. Make sure to have a little of the opening show through for his "HO HO HO" mouth!
Step 8
Cut out about a 4" triangle of red material for hats, sew on white trim on one edge, then fold and stitch seam, turn inside out and hand sew white pompom to end,
stuff polyfiber inside base of hat - then hot glue the front and back to top of can. I used gold safety pins to create a hook to hang, but you could use any type of hanger.
Step 9
Enjoy giving to friends and thanks for recycling!!
Credited to: Barb LINK
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Recycling Bike Chain
One man's trash is another man's treasure. These recycled bicycle chains are truly a treasure, strong, durable and unique to wear. Check out how creative and stylish these "new to you" items are...!
Sculpture
Braided Bracelets
Hidden Link Bracelet
Twin Cable Bracelet
Wall Clock
Pendant
Decor
Chandelier
Second Generation Chain Mail Choker
Cool Bracelet
Gold Chain Bracelet
Cuff Bracelets
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Picture Frame
Chain Bowl
Tea Light Holders
Earings
Monday, September 15, 2014
Penguin Christmas Ornaments
Pop plastic bottles to make adorable penguin Christmas ornaments
Instructions :
1.) Two (2) liter pop plastic bottle (you can use smaller pop bottles to make smaller Penguins) you will cut through the top half of the plastic with a sharp knife of one of the pop bottle.
2.) Place the the one piece you just cut & place 2 pieces of pop bottle together.
3.) Use either hot glue gun or regular glue & glue the pieces together.
4.) Use White Gesso to cover the pop bottle.
5.) Draw with a black marker like in the photo #5.
6.) With Black Acrillic Paint paint around the outside of the belly line & bellow the bottle you glues on.
7.) Use whatever Acrillic paint color you want for your penguins hat for the base color.
8.) Chose another Acrillic color for the polka dots, snowflakes or stars you put on the hat.
9.) Paint 2 dots for the eyes in black paint & with orange paint make a small triangle for his/her nose.
10.) cut up new dish towel for scarves & cut ends to fringe. Tie the scarf around the neck.
11.) Use pom pom as a tassel & glue on hat.
Enjoy Your New Penguin Christmas Ornaments
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Recycling Old Crutches
Don't just throw those old crutches away. There are some ways to make use of those old crutches, it's either donate it on the NGOs near your community (non-governmental organization) or you can recycle like the one you see below. You can create furniture, shelf or even decoration on your living room. So you better walk and try !!
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