Easy Cut & Paste Flowers

This craft was fast which was perfect for our day. Sometimes my son is all over the place, and a quick sit down activity like this will center him enough that we can go one to something less fun ( like errands) without a fuss. I love using things in my recycle pile and today I had the fall parks and rec brochure that was begging to be turned into art. If you dont have buttons, pom poms, or even just colored paper could be substituted in their place. 1. Gather your materials. You will need 2 pieces of construction paper , some newsprint, buttons, glue, scissors and a marker. I originally was going to have my son use the markers to color the flowers but he had no

interests and I am glad he didnt I liked how they turned

out better! 2. Start by drawing a flower on the newsprint. If your child is able and willing, have them do this step.

3. Cut out

4. Cut out some stems and leaves

5. Add glue to where you want the flowers to be.

6. Add your flowers.

7. Add glue to the middle

8. Add your buttons.

9. Add glue for the stem and leaves

10. Add the stem and let dry.

11. Add glue for the leaves.

12. Add the leaves. 13. Share these flowers with someone special- they last longer than real ones.

14. 15. I am so excited about todays Work of Art Wednesday post. 16. There are so many wonderful and talented blogging mommies. Since we want Mommy Moment to be a blog that inspires and encourages moms I thought we should take the time to put the spotlight on one of these very special moms! Valerie from Frugal Family Fun Blog is our first ever Moment in the Spotlight Mommy blogger!

If you are not familiar with her blog or her appearances on TV you are missing out! You just have to get on over there! She is the definition of AMAZING and INSPIRING! 17. Ok, ok, on to her post 18. For a fun project, use Q-tips and twigs for a 3-D Spring craft catkins (a.k.a. pussy willows) in a vase! These buds are one of the first signs of Spring. 19. Have your child mix black and white washable paint with a Q-tip to make grey.

20. 21. Paint the tips of several Q-tips with the grey paint and allow to dry. Parents, cut the tips off, and discard the cardboard stick.

22. 23. Kids can glue twigs to a piece of cardstock paper, or cardboard. Parents, cut paper in the shape of a vase for your child to add.

24. 25. The kids can glue the buds to the twigs, allow to dry, and you are done!

26.

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RESEPI APAM POLKADOT

resepi apam polkadot pernah saya kongsikan sebelum ini DI SINI tapi saya kongsikan sekali lagi dengan gaya penyampaian yg lebih ringkas & mudah difahami buat SURIATI juga adik2 saya yg baru nak belajar buat & request resepi ni, boleh lah refer kat sini & cuba buat ya... mungkin sekali buat ada salah silap mana2 janganlah cepat putus asa... boleh cuba lagi sampai berjaya!

B.E.L.U.M.C.U.B.A.B.E.L.U.M.T.A.H.U
resepi dari kak Yuslindhia Zamani

3biji telur gred A (dari peti ais) *saya guna telur dalam suhu bilik biasa *280g (2cwn) tepung gandum *2sdt baking powder *diayak bersama 220g (1 1/2 cwn) gula halus (kalau letak filling guna 200g sahaja) 250ml (1cwn) susu segar/susu cair/santan/susu UHT *saya guna susu cair jenama marigold tin warna pink 1sd kecil ovalette 1sdt esen vanilla (untuk hilangkan hanyir telur) filling (ikut citarasa sendiri spt chocolate, strawberry, kelapa, kaya, peanut butter) masuk dlm piping bag pewarna (ikut citarasa masing2)

pukul telur + gula + ovalette sampai kembang dengan kelajuan maksimum, adunan ni akan jadi pekat, putih & berkrim bila dah betul2 kembang *biasa 1 adunan ni saya pukul 5 - 6 minit

kemudian slowkan speed baru masukkan tepung + baking powder + bahan cecair secara berselang seli *masa keseluruhan mengadun dalam 10 - 12 minit (sementara itu, didihkan air kukusan yang diletak daun pandan untuk apam lebih wangi) bahagi adunan kepada beberapa bahagian & titiskan pewarna masukkan setiap bahagian dalam piping bag (untuk buat dot, asingkan sedikit adunan dalam piping bag khas untuk buat dot sahaja) susun acuan lompang dalam pengukus & masukkan paper cup dalam acuan lompang picit adunan dlm paper cup 1/2 cup picit filling ikut citarasa picit adunan sama @ lain warna sehingga penuh kemudian dot2 kan dengan warna pilihan bila air kukusan dah mendidih, sederhanakan api & kukus selama 15 minit

Buttons arent just for seamstresses you know. I always have a stash of buttons on hand for a variety of projects. I love using them with kids crafts, they are great for dressing up little projects, and perfect for a quick embellishment. Buttons definitely have more uses than just fastening a blouse closed. This button tree I finished today is a perfect example.

I was presented with a challenge by the fine folks at Buttons Galore and More andJacquard Products to come up with a project using these gorgeous three dimensional paints and a variety of stunning buttons. I am always up for a good craft challenge, so of course I said yes!

Theres a bonus too. Jacquard and Buttons Galore have offered to provide a prize package to one lucky reader. Youll receive the same beautiful paints that I did and will be able to choose some fabulous buttons as well! Ill tell you more about the giveaway at the end of this post, so stick around. Ive had a brand new, still in the shrink wrap, 20 x24 wrapped canvas sitting in my craft room for months. I bought it because it was on sale and I knew I wanted to make something like this tree, though I assumed I would be painting the whole thing. As I started brainstorming for the challenge, thats when it hit me to make a button tree. Ive seen several different kinds around the web, but I hadnt seen any using dimensional paint.

So I pulled out the canvas and some pastel colored spray paints I had in the craft room. I started with light blue, spraying one end of the canvas. Then I overlapped a bit with Robins Egg Blue, then some purple. I sprayed the other end with pink, then over-sprayed with yellow. Then I just willy nilly sprayed some blue here, yellow there, purple here, until I liked the way it looked. I allowed the canvas to dry for about an hour.

I drew a simple tree trunk onto the canvas, sketching lightly with a pencil. I drew 5 main branches, then added smaller branches off of those. When I was happy with it I used a brown metallic finish paint to fill in the tree. I used a liner brush on the smaller branches.

This is where I had a little fun with the dimensional paints! I chose the colors Black, Brass, Bright Copper and Gold Pearl. These paints come out in a nice steady stream and looked beautiful, adding a really nice dimension to the canvas.

Next I chose some of the largest buttons in each of the button collections. I was using Rustic Coconut Shell (my favorites!), Sea Glass, Earthly, Vacation and Rose Garden. I placed them in various places on the canvas. Once I was happy with their placement, I attached them with E6000 adhesive. It took a little while, but I just kept adding different sized and colored buttons everywhere, saving the tiniest buttons for the outer edges.

Thats it! A little spray paint for background effect, a simple tree drawing filled in with paint, some shimmering three dimensional paint, lots of beautiful colored buttons and some glue.

Total Time 2 to 3 hoursAges school-age

It's amazing how many things you can make from a recycled cardboard tube. Did you know that when you paint these tubes, they will eventually harden and hold their shape, allowing you to manipulate them beforehand? I'll show you how to create this fun suspended coiled tree, great for ornaments or hang a bunch of them from the ceiling!
by Amanda Formaro

What you'll need

1 cardboard tube (from a toilet paper roll) Green acrylic craft paint String or yarn Sequins White craft glue

Helpful Tip:

Be sure to do your shaping within the first hour of painting the cardboard as it needs to be pliable in order to shape it. Allowing it to dry fully in the position you choose will harden the cardboard and allow it to keep its shape. If the ornament stretches out too much for you, simple coil it up again as noted in step 2, place a book or stack of paper plates on top and let it sit overnight. The overnight drying time will allow it to stiffen up more.
Variations:

Instead of ornaments, make a bunch of these trees painted in different colors and hang them from the ceiling. Skip the sequin step for a lovely party decoration!

How to make it

1.

Paint the inside and outside of the cardboard with green paint. Allow it to dry for about 40 minutes. The tube will still feel a bit flexible but it should be dry enough to handle. Start from the bottom and cut into the tube, cutting it into one really long strip, about 1/2-inch wide. Coil the cardboard around your fingers, making one end wide (bottom of the tree) and narrow and tighter at the other end (top of the tree). Manipulate the cardboard until it's in the shape that you want.

2.

Carefully push the smaller coiled end into the larger coiled end until it is flat. Place an object on top of it to hold it down (a stack of paper plates, a small paperback book, etc) and leave it there for about 30 minutes. Pull the small end up and out of

the large end to create the tree shape. Attach a string hanger to the top of the tree and glue sequins on as ornaments. Find more of Amanda's craft tutorials on Crafts by Amanda. Don't miss a thing! Follow along on Facebook for tons of great craft ideas.

Total Time 2 to 3 hoursAges school-age

Here's a pretty decoration for your bedroom, classroom or anywhere you'd like to add a little Valentine cheer. Cardboard tubes can be bent into whatever shape you like once they are painted,. Be sure to work with them while they are still pliable, within the first hour of being painted, as once they've dried overnight they become quite stiff.
by Amanda Formaro

What you'll need

3 4-inch cardboard tubes Paint: burgundy and dark pink Scissors Glue stick

Yarn White craft glue Pony beads (pink, white, purple) 4 large buttons 12-inch wooden dowel

Variations:

Instead of a dowel and a yarn hanger, you could use a clothes hanger instead.

How to make it

1.

Paint the inside and outside of two of the cardboard tubes burgundy and one of them dark pink. Allow them to dry about 20-30 minutes, so that they are dry to the touch but the cardboard still feels a little damp.

2.

Flatten the cardboard tube and cut into 8 equal pieces. Repeat for the other two cardboard tubes.

3.

Cut each mini tube open so that when stretched out it becomes one long strip.

4.

Stretch out two strips. Apply glue stick to the end of one strip.

5.

Place the second strip on top of the first and squeeze the ends together to make the glue adhere.

6.

Holding the glue section with your fingers, bend the long ends out, one to the left and the other to the right.

7.

Still holding the glued section, curl the long ends inward to create the humps of the heart. Apply glue stick to attach the humps together.

8.

Once you have created all of your hearts (you will have 12 all together, 8 burgundy and 4 dark pink) add a little white glue in between the humps of one of the burgundy hearts. Insert the point end of one of the pink hearts into the glue, connecting the two hearts. Repeat this process inserting a burgundy heart above the pink heart. You will have three hearts, burgundy, pink, burgundy, attached together. Repeat this for the remaining hearts.

9.

Add some white craft glue to the top of each heart trio and insert a 36-inch strand of yarn for each one. Thread on some pony beads then add a button. 10. Wrap the yarn around the dowel and glue at the loose end. Repeat for the other three strands. 11. Make a hanger from yarn by tying at both ends of the dowel. Find more of Amanda's craft tutorials on Crafts by Amanda. Don't miss a thing! Follow along on Facebook for tons of great craft ideas.
Tags: crafts, decorations, valentines-day

How to make Rag Doll [Tuto]

Punya anak perempuan?...suka boneka pasti ! coba mommy yuk buat sendiri :). Dibawah ini saya membuat tutorial atas permintaan Tabloid Genie untuk difoto pada sesi wawancara senin 25 Juni 2012. Tapi karena disini saya yg mengambil gambarnya jadinya buram dan tidak profesional hehehe....jadi kalau mau lebih jelas gambarnya ya di Tabloid Genie di rubrik creativity yang akan terbit Jum'at nanti

Bahan-bahanya sederhana dan mudah didapat : Kain perca katun aneka motif ditambah sedikit kain felt untuk sepatu dan muka, atau suka-suka :) Benang jahit dan benang sulam hitam dan merah untuk mukanya Dakron atau kain perca kecil-kecil untuk isinya Oya juga kertas karton untuk pola yaa.. Peralatan yang dibutuhkan : Gunting Jarum jahit dan jarum pentul Mesin jahit kalau ada kalau tidak ada anda bisa menjahit dengan tusuk tikam jejak :) Sumpit untuk membantu membalik dan mengisi pensil yang tajam

Pertama-tama buat pola seperti gambar disini ukuranya bebas, saya membuat untuk kepala,badan dan lengan sekitar 15cm tinginya , kaki ditambahin sedikit hehehe dikira2 saja sesuai selera :)

Lalu potong bahan sesuai pola masing-masing dua lembar kecuali untuk muka cukup selembar saja. Sepatu bikin 2rangkap= 4 lembar yaa..

Jiplak pola mulut dengan pensil tajam lalu sulam dengan tusuk tangkai dengan benang sulam merah. Pasang muka ke kepala boneka juga asesorisnya (aplikasi) dengan bantuan jarunm pentul. lalu jahit keliling muka dengan tusuk feston . Terus pasang mata dar kain felt hitam jahit di twmpatnya jadinya seperti dibawah ini.....hehehe maaf fotonya buram....maklum fotografer dadakan :)

Lalu jahit sambung bagian tangannnya dengan lengannya, terus lipat jahit keliling pinggirnya sisakan lubang diatas untuk membalik dan mengisi. begitu juga untuk kaki.

Untuk kaki jahit dulu bagian beakang sepatu sedkit lalu sambung ke kakinya, lipat dua dan jahit kelilingnya yang terbuka kecuali atas tentu. Jangan lupa membalik dan mengisinya yaa denga dakron.

Ayo kita sambung potongan kepala dengan badan kedua-duanya, lalu letakkan tangan yang sudah diisi menyilang di badan depan dan tutup dengan badan belakangnya seperti sandwich yaa.. jadi laper nih :)

Lalu jahit keliling badan biarkan terbuka bagian bawahnya, terus balik jadinya seperti diatas ..taraaa... Jahit kaki yang sudah terisi pada bagian bawah badan depan sehingga seperti dibawah ini...tapi jangan sampai menutup lubang bawah ...hehehe nanti mengisi boneka dari mana donk

Isi...isi....isi...secukpnya jangan terlalu padat karena membuat muka boneka berkerut, sebenarnya untuk badan lebih bagus menggunakan kain perca jadi boneka tidak terlalu tipis dan enteng :)

Setelah diisi jahit lubang bawah badan dengan rapi....siap diberi hiasan tambanhan sesuai selera

Disini saya belum sempat membuat hiasan tambahan sudah ditungguin anak saya qonita (6th) yang tidak sabar menunggu jadinya dan di foto untuk Tabloid Genie