We’re off to see the Wizard…
In a rush to make Halloween costumes.
Gemstone template & making paper emeralds.
I’ll be going as the Emerald city.
How to keep it hidden from daughter, bling makes her giddy!
Category Archives: Paper Craft
Wizard of Oz
Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright. There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.
DIY PAPER WITCH SHOES
“There’s no place like home,” Dorothy chanted, willing her return back to her Kansas prairie. Munchkins, winged monkeys and an emerald city weren’t lure enough!
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Illustrations by Sara Ogilvie
Witches shoes template here: http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/10/28/paper-witch-shoes/
Pom Poms & Strawberries
Finger pom-poms
Wax candle on Strawberries
Watercolour strawberries…
Pom-pom and strawberry garland
on the knocker…
Kangaroo Carousel
Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
Well put George Elliot! Clearly you’ve not experienced the ‘adventure’ of life indoors with two kids… during school holidays! Yessir, that’s 14 consecutive days of non stop “mama I’m bored.” And so one must take the adventure outside. We went bush…
we went beach…
Now back home and daughter is still yabbering on about kangaroos and carousels, so we merged the two for this craft activity…
KANGAROO CAROUSEL
Kids colour in kangaroos whilst unicorn waits patiently
Cardboard carousel top
Pipe cleaners passed through straws
Kangaroo Carousel!
Rocking Horse Card
Craft fails this week…plaster pretzels!
fall apart in your hands plaster leaves.
Learning to master the hole puncher!
Finally! a keeper. Rocking horse birthday card.
Wild and woolly!
Kirsty Loves Cardboard
Young or old? Foliage or face? It’s all a matter of perspective isn’t it?
One man sees a box of beer, another sees a croc!
Kirsty Fletcher is a Melbourne based artist. It’s incredible what she can make with a little cardboard and a lot of imagination!
We’ve been painting party props with leftover cardboard packaging in the lead up to daughters birthday party.
Safari Gym or Snail?
Not really the same Wow factor as Kirsty’s creations, but cheap and sturdy enough for the kids to demolish.
Chrissy Lau inspired coat hangers
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” Albert Einstein
Well Chrissy Lau is one clever clogs. Leaving England for sunny Sydney, this lady has a law degree and is a self-taught artist. This is a mural she created around the theme of change.
Her illustrations are intricate and pretty.
I saw a few of these by Chrissy Lau at the local shops recently…
and thought to make something similar with water colour paints for our hangers at home!
Easter Carrots
Be you naughty or be you nice, chances are come Easter Sunday you’ll be chowing down on chocolate. Easter is a good time for all!
Pay homage to that very busy Easter rabbit by kitting out your home with some lovely paper carrots…
Keep carrots on hand for sustenance…
read a carrot related book… The Very Big Carrot by Satoe Tone.
..and have yourself a very merry Easter.
Animal Print Paper Flowers
From cavemen to cougars, animal prints have been worn by many. Some wear it well…
others not so much…
Many a four legged beast were thankful the world over, when in 1947 Dior turned from fur to animal print. From Gucci to Givenchy, many designers followed.
When browsing for animal print patterns to make paper decorations with, found much of the usual safari palette… giraffe, leopard, zebra, until I stumbled across these Ashley Goldberg prints.
My attempts at these fine prints using watercolours.
Making Paper Lanterns using Ashley Goldberg inspired prints.
Animal print & crepe paper flowers
Little Indians
Were you ever a cub scout or girl guide? Growing up, I had a friend who was. By the time we were teenagers she had acquired such a skill set, she could MacGyver her way out of any situation. With each newly mastered skill she received a badge, but little did she know of the the scouts shady beginnings.
Back in the early 1900′s, Ernest Thompson Seton owned a lot of land in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut. The local youth were not happy when he decided to fence off his vast hunting grounds (thus keeping all the wild game to himself). They retaliated by vandalizing his property. In the old ways of turning the other cheek, Sir Seton invited this local riff raff over for a weekend campout on his property. Two days, many toasted marsh mellows and Indian lore later, the boys grew fond of Sir Seton, so much so that they nick named him “Black Wolf.” These were the beginnings of ‘The League of Woodcraft Indians’ and eventually ‘The Boy Scouts of America.’
Much like my childhood friend and her treasure trove of badges, Indian tribes had their own system of badges. Their badges were feathers which were earned -acts of bravery. Each feather had special meaning. Once an Indian had accrued a good set of feathers, they would be made into a headdress to be worn with pride.
My hand made stencil & screen printed Indian Headdress
The kids colouring them in.
Helen Borten illustration from Little Big Feather.
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