http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/ Crafts, Projects and Ideas, holiday craft projects, kids craft ideas. Free arts and Crafts for all ages. en 60 enlighten/misc/rss.jpg http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/lightbulb-snowman-259/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/lightbulb-snowman-259/ Clean lightbulb and let dry. Paint with white acrylic paint and let dry, paint another coat and let dry. Paint on face, let dry. I crocheted my hats , but you can use the tops of baby socks and they are just as cute. This is a pretty quick craft and while the paint is drying you can work on the hat. Hot glue the ribbon hanger to the top of bulb before you put hat on, it is easier to make it hang right. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:45:24 Glass Recycle Crafts Glass Recycle Crafts krafty_sheri en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/light-bulb-santa-189/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/light-bulb-santa-189/ Paint an oval for Santa's face with flesh acrylic paint in the center of the round part of the light bulb. Paint entire remaining round portion of light bulb with white acrylic paint. Paint neck of bulb red, and top (socket) of "hat" white. Allow to dry completely.

Using black acrylic paint, dot on two eyes. Using black marker, draw on smile. Dip clean paint brush into pink acrylic paint, dab off excess paint onto newspaper or paper towel. Gently blotch on pink cheeks.

Touch up Santa's beard and hat brim with more white paint. Hot glue a loop of gold cord or ribbon to the back of the bulb. Craft glue is not recommended as it does not adhere as well as hot glue does. Hang!]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 12:44:53 Glass Recycle Crafts Glass Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/pot-of-gold-188/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/pot-of-gold-188/ Thoroughly wash and dry small baby food jar and lid. Mix 4 tablespoons of white craft glue with enough water to bring it to painting consistency. Have children cut tissue paper into squares. Starting with small sections, apply glue mixture with paint brush or sponge applicator to jar. Stick tissue paper onto glue mixture and continue all the way around the jar. Apply glue mixture over the top of tissue paper layer. Apply a second layer of tissue paper, allow to dry completely.

While jar is drying, apply glue around the outer edge of the jar lid. Adhere the ribbon around the lid lip and tie in a knot. Curl the ribbon by sliding the flat edge of the blade from a pair of scissors along the ribbon. Glue pom poms to the top of the lid and allow to dry.

When jar and lid are completely dry, fill jar with colored candies and give to the lucky recipient! Attach a cute note such as "Kiss me. I'm Irish!" or "A Lucky Pot of Gold for You!".]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 12:42:22 Glass Recycle Crafts Glass Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/light-bulb-angel-187/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/light-bulb-angel-187/
While bulb is drying, cut out two large flowers from the lace curtain and fashion a halo from craft wire (leave enough wire to wrap around the bulb socket).

When bulb is completely dry, wrap craft wire around bulb socket and manipulate wire upward so that halo is above the socket (head). Using gold fabric strip, glue in place all the way around the socket (almost at the end of the socket where it meets the bulb). Cover any remaining socket with Fiberfil. Prepare Fiberfil by taking small amount and rolling it between your hands to create "tubes", glue in place. Above the gold band, one at a time, glue tiny silk flowers in place until entire socket is covered.

Carefully paint face area on with flesh colored paint. Fashion a small bow from gold ribbon or cord and glue to the front of the bulb, about halfway down where the round part begins. Carefully glue iridescent or white plastic flowers around the bow (as pictured). Use the two lace curtain flowers to create a shawl by starting up behind the angel's neck and working your way frontward and around. Do this for both sides, overlap where needed.

Turn angel over in your hand, being careful not to put any pressure on the embellishments on the front, and glue angel wings to the back. Tie a loop in gold cord or ribbon and glue securely to the back of the angel just above the wings.

Use black marker to draw on eyes and mouth. Using a small paint brush, blot off excess pink paint onto paper towel. When all excess paint is off of the brush, carefully and gently blot on cheeks. Hang!
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While bulb is drying, cut off the ribbing from the child's sock. Roll up a brim at one end and tie off the other end with gold ribbon or cord, tie in a bow. Leave about half an inch of sock above ribbon for the fluffy top, fringe ends. Add a bit of Fiberfil to the inside of the hat. Cut a tiny square of fabric and glue to the front brim of the hat.

From the remaining material on the sock, cut a rectangle, about 2 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches long. Place a small amount of Fiberfil in the center, roll up jelly roll style and glue together. Glue ends closed. Take one of the toothpicks and carefully cut/break in half. Insert pointed side of each toothpick into the muff on either side.

Once light bulb is dry, glue the muff to the belly of the bulb, below the neck and above the fattest part of the bulb. Glue the toothpicks to the bulb. Using another toothpick, cut into fourths. Using the sections that do not have pointed ends, glue to the toothpick arms that are already in place on the bulb. This will create the elbow to the shoulder. Glue to the elbow and to the bulb (see photo for guide).

Fit hat snugly over socket of light bulb and glue in place. To create the hanger, tie a long piece of ribbon into a loop. With the hanging ends, tie around the hat underneath the brim (roll it down out of your way). Loop tie should be positioned at the back of the hat. Tie ribbon tight and snip off extra ends. Roll brim back up to cover ribbon.

Fashion a scarf from scrap material and tie carefully around neck, glue in place. Fringe ends of scarf with scissors. Glue two buttons to belly area, tuck top button underneath muff halfway. With one of the remaining pointed toothpicks that you cut into fourths, glue on for nose. Carefully dot on eyes with black marker. Hang!

Special note: You may not use all the toothpicks that the instructions call for. They are easily split when broken or cut, so we allowed for that with extras.
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Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She is also the owner of http://FamilyCorner.com Magazine.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 12:37:40 Glass Recycle Crafts Glass Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/light-bulb-penguin-185/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/glass-recycle-crafts-44/light-bulb-penguin-185/
While bulb is drying, prepare hat and mittens but cutting off a finger from a child's glove. Use the longest finger on the glove, cut a small section for the mittens. The mittens are simply small triangular shapes. To make the hat, put a small amount of Fiberfil into the glove finger and roll up end for a brim. Glue pom pom to the top. You can bend the hat to one side by bending it down and gluing in place.

Fashion a bow tie from 1/2" or 3/4" wide shiny gold ribbon (about 3"-4" in length). To do this, lay the ribbon, shiny side down, onto your work surface. Fold both ends into the center, doubling up the ribbon. If this gives you the length that you want for your bow tie, then glue those ends down to hold in place. Take a piece of shiny chenille twist tie and manipulate it around the center of the ribbon, scrunching the ribbon together, thus creating your bow tie. Hint: these ribbons and twist ties are found on many premade ornaments, some with angels others with flowers.

When bulb is completely dry, pull hat over socket and glue in place. Glue bow tie in the front at the neckline and glue mittens at the edge of the white where the hourglass shape widens. Using black marker, dot eyes onto face and five tuxedo buttons down the front of the bulb. Carefully cut 1/4 of the toothpick off at the pointed end, glue in place for beak.

With a fairly generous amount of hot glue, fasten a loop fashioned from gold ribbon or cord to the back of the bulb. Hang!
About the Author
Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She is also the owner of http://FamilyCorner.com Magazine.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 12:35:36 Glass Recycle Crafts Glass Recycle Crafts cupcake en