Tissue Paper Flowers

Tissue paper flowers are just so easy to make that they are a perfect decoration for any gift or event.

Materials Needed:-

Tissue papers
pipe cleaners
scissors

Instructions:-

1) For each flower you will need a stack of 8 sheets of tissue paper. You can use different colors.
2) Take your stack and fold it accordion style, into 1 inch folds. You can make different sized flowers by changing the size of the tissue paper squares and the amount of layers of paper you start with.

Accordion Style Folding

3) Twist a pipe cleaner around the center to keep paper together..
4) Gently pull apart the paper on each flower layer by layer, and fluff the paper upwards to create the flower’s shape.
5) You can try rounding out the edges or cutting diagonally to create pointy edges with your scissors before you form the flowers to create different petal shapes.
Attach your finished flowers onto your gift box or arrange them on tables or in vases.

This tissue paper flowers goes to Artsy-Craftsy February

Decorative Item / Wall Hanging

Materials Required:-

Thermacol Paper Plate
Colour Papers
Fevicol/ Glue
Any other decorative items (such as stickers ,Beads,sequins)
Punches (Fall leaves,stars,pumpkin)
Scissors
Glitters
Plastic Sheet

Method:-

First apply fevicol to the paper plate and sprinkle golden glitter in the middle of the paper plate and red glitter on the corners of the plate.The paper plate should be fully covered with glitter.No space should be left.Let it dry completely for 2 hours.Tap off excess glitter after wards.

After it is completely dry decorate it with beads ,stickers ,sequins ,rhinestones etc.

I decorated it with fall leaves,pumpkin and stars.Punch out fall leaves,stars and pumpkin or buy already punched out leaves,stars and pumpkin  or card stock stickers. Glue them on paper plate decorated with glitter. Allow it to dry completely.(If you don't have punches then take colour papers and draw the designs using stencils and cut it out.)

Finally, cover the paper plate with plastic sheet so that the dirt doesn't accumulate on it.

It can be used as wall hangings or decorative item.

Milk Carton Ginger Bread House

If you are looking for an easy gingerbread house to make with kids,in the classroom or at home then a milk carton gingerbread house is perfect for you.Milk carton gingerbread houses are easy for kids to make and fun to put together.This  Christmas craft allows kids to be hands on and involved from the very first step- no waiting around for mom or dad to complete the complicated prep.As your child's imagination is stimulated, his motor skills will receive a boost!Yesterday my daughter's class was having Christmas Party. There they made and decorated this no-bake Ginger bread house.

Materials Needed:-

Milk Carton
Graham crackers
Frosting / Icing
assorted candies
Small candies
M&M's
Gum drops
Red Hots
Peppermints
Candy canes
Pretzel Sticks
Mini Marshallows
Cherrios
Paper Plate
plastic knife
shredded coconut / coconut powder
News paper
Cookies
Sprinkles

How to build:-

# A few days before the activity, We rinse out the milk cartons and let them dry.Otherwise, a sour-milk will come out of milk carton.
# We used milk carton as the base of the house.
# First gather all needed materials and get organized before beginning to assemble milk carton gingerbread houses with your kids.
# Its best to have all of your candies ,pretzel sticks,cookies and gingerbread house decorations in individual
bowls or in a big paper plate separated each thing.
#If you are using homemade icing, prepare it ahead of time. Always cover homemade icing as it will dry out
quickly.
# Cover the tables where kids are going to make ginger bread houses with newspapers.
# Place a milk carton on a paper plate.
# Smear Frosting onto the side of your milk carton, covering all 6 sides.
# Stick on the graham crackers across the angled tops of the cartons to make the roof and 4 sides to make the walls and press firmly to attach.
# Using the frosting as a glue have kids decorate the gingerbread house with candies.
# Use green candy as shrubbery for the front of your house.
# You should have variety of candies on hand to use to decorate gingerbread houses. Look for unique candies.
# Sprinkle coconut powder / Shredded coconut all around the house as snow.
Be creative !Use your imaginations.If desired create detailed designs.

This is reaching Artsy Craftsy's  Edible Crafts  event and  Christmas Craft Event 2010 

Fall Decorations

Fall is a fun time to create a backyard display, with all the fall colors. You can create a unique look by combining several things together into one display. Here are a few fall backyard decorating ideas to help you get started.

Here are a few things you can put in a fall backyard display :

* Flowers
* Pumpkins
* Leaves (Different colored leaves)
* Colorful gourds
* Straws
* Scarecrows
* Corn Shocks
* Small Plants
* Twigs
* Pine cones
* Trees

Orange, brown and red are the color of fall, plus leaves, trees, twigs and plants are free and you can use to have a nice fall decorations.

An old wooden box with some straw pumpkins and gourds can make a cute fall display for entryway.

The porch is a nice spot to put your fall decorations.You can gather twigs, dried leaves and branches of trees and put it in the corner of the porch, just put them in balanced with the other side of the porch.

Diya Decorations

Diwali is also called as "Deepavali".Deepavali means row of lights.Diwali is the festival of lights .Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas) or Deep filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil.Diyas are one of the most significant of Diwali decorations and are lit to worship the gods and goddesses. People light up their houses and shops.Beautiful colorful diyas or earthen lamps of all shapes and sizes are available in the markets during diwali time. . .These Diyas are used for decorating the entire home and premises during all the five days of diwali festival.The Diyas are filled with ghee or oil. They act as fuel for the diya and a wick, usually made of cotton, is adjusted in the diya.

Here are some tips to decorate Diyas /Deep / Deepak :-

1) Just get the plain earthen lamp diyas from the market and decorate them.
2) Make your diyas look more beautiful by coloring them with different colors.
3) Paint the ordinary diyas with acrylic colors or poster colors or terracotta colours.
4) You can also paint diyas with 3-D colours.
5) You can paint the diyas and when paint is wet that time only you can sprinkle some glitters.
6) Decorate diyas with some small decorative shells, beads, sequins, glass pieces, mirrors ,golden laces, zaris ,bindis ,glitters and stick them on the edge of the diyas.
So paint the Diyas and light them around your house. The diyas on which you have done your decorations look more beautiful and stunning as you light them up.

Here are the some diyas decorated for you. :-)

Decorated with beautiful stars and kundan flowers. My friends liked it very much.

Have painted these diyas with blue and white color . Have done simple tikali work on it.

Diya decorated with terracotta paint and glitters look very beautiful.

 

So try out and decorate your house this Diwali with beautiful homemade decorative diyas. :-)

This is reaching Mindful Meanderings Artsy-Craftsy-November Diwali Craft