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Now, the sort of tricky part; your first fold will be the most important, so take your time. Take one end of your first strip, it should be dry by now, and use about one inch to make a flat c-shape, and then fold the rest of your strip around it until it makes an oval. If you want a triangle-shaped trivet, make a v-shape, for a half circle, a capital letter D-shape and so on. When you’re almost out of paper, add another drop of glue to the inside of the piece that’s almost gone and slide the beginning of the next strip inside the first strip, then keep on folding a larger and larger oval, until you’ve used up all six strips. Right now your trivet will look sort of like an old-fashioned braided rug, and your hands will be dirty and sticky!!!!! Go wash them while the last drop of glue dries. Now you can either use three large wooden beads of the same size, or you can do the next project and make your own beads! Glue the beads close to the edge of your trivet in the shape of a triangle on the bottom so you can put hot pots or hot plates on your table without damaging it. If you like you can paint your trivet with acrylic paints, but remember, never wash a paper trivet!]]> Wed, 3 Jun 2009 04:13:01 Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts sistersheba en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/cutout-egg-ornament-197/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/cutout-egg-ornament-197/ Using the darning needle, make a small hole in one end of the egg and a slightly larger one in the other end. Be sure to pierce the inner membrane at both ends. The egg will blow out more easily if you also puncture the yolk.

Hold the egg over the bowl. Place your mouth over the small hole and blow with firm and steady force. The contents of the egg will come out the larger hole. Or if you prefer, hold the end of a drinking straw firmly against the smaller hole and blow into that.

Rinse the egg out well with water, and allow it to air-dry.
Method:
Dye the blown eggs and allow them to dry completely.

When the eggshells are dry, use a pencil to outline the area to be cut.

With the darning needle, make a hole in the eggshell near the pencil line.

Starting at the hole, cut very carefully along the line using the manicure scissors. Use small strokes and keep the points of the scissors turned in, moving the egg as you cut.

Coat the outside of the eggshell with colorless nail polish to strengthen it and add gloss. Let it dry well.

If you do not plan to use glitter or sequins on the inside of the eggshell, coat the inside of the shell with colorless nail polish and allow it to dry.

If you plan to make a hanging egg, put the hanger in place now. Carefully slip both prongs of a Christmas tree ornament-hanger through the hole in the top of the eggshell. Anchor them in place inside the eggshell by butting them through the holes of a tiny button. Tear a small piece of paper into a circle slightly larger than the button. Glue the paper in place over the bottom inside the top of the eggshell. Hanging eggs usually look better if the inside of the shell is finished with glitter or is painted with acrylic paint after the hanger is in place.

To apply glitter to the inside of the egg, coat it thinly with glue, then sprinkle on the glitter. Shake out the extra glitter. Or put a thin coating of glue on the inside of the egg and use tweezers to help you cover the inside of the shell with sequins. Let the egg dry well.

For tiny flower arrangements or miniature scenes, first put a piece of florist's clay in the bottom of the egg. With the tweezers, insert the stems of the flowers and leaves or the bottoms of the figures into the clay.

Cover the edge of the opening with glitter to match the inside of the egg or glue on an edging of narrow ribbon, rickrack, or braid.

If you wish, glue tiny felt flowers, beads or sequins to the outside of the egg.

For a stand-up egg, glue a small brass curtain ring to the bottom of the egg.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 16:34:08 Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/crafts-from-trash-196/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/crafts-from-trash-196/ Does grandma like to sew? Here is a simple gift you and your child can make for her, turning a baby food jar into a pin cushion.

You will need:


Empty baby food jar

Small amount of polyfiberfill or cotton balls (enough to fill the jar and a little more so it makes a mound on top)

1 4-inch circle of fabric

Rubber band (large enough to fit around the neck of the jar)

12 inches of ribbon

Strip of wrapping paper, 3-1/2 inches by 8-inches

Clear tape

Place the wrapping paper strip inside the baby food jar, printed side facing out, and secure with tape. Fill the jar with stuffing. Center the fabric circle over the top of the jar and secure with the rubber band. Tie the ribbon around the jar, covering the rubber band. You may also use plain white paper instead of wrapping paper and draw your own designs on it.

Puzzle Frame
You will need:


Glue

Scissors

Cereal boxes

Construction paper

Puzzle pieces (you may paint them or leave them as is)

String for hanging or a magnet strip

Clear tape

Photo*

Cut off the side of the cereal box to get long rectangular pieces. Trim these pieces to be 11 inches long and 1 inch wide. Use the box front or back and cut two more pieces 7 inches long and 1 inch wide. Cut construction paper the same size as the frame pieces and glue onto the pieces. Allow to dry. Use the two longer pieces to form the sides of your frame. Put glue at each corner and add the two shorter pieces on the top and bottom to form a frame. Now glue puzzle pieces randomly around your frame. Other embellishments, such as glitter or yarn pieces, can be added. When your frame is completely dry, glue a hanging string or a magnet strip to the back if you are hanging your picture on the refrigerator. Fasten your picture into the frame with tape and hang.

* The finished opening for your picture is 5-1/2 by 9 inches, so you need a picture slightly larger than this to go in finished frame.

Lace Cards
Busy little hands are sometimes too eager to turn pages in a favorite storybook. You can recycle those torn picture books into lace cards.

You will need:


Cereal boxes

Torn picture book with large, simple pictures

Glue

Scissors

Shoestring for lacing

Hole punch

Cut the cereal box front or back out. Select a page from an old picture book and glue it onto the cardboard. Smooth out any air bubbles. Allow plenty of time for the card to completely dry. After the card is dry, trim around the edges. Punch holes to outline pictures on the card, approximately one inch to two inches apart.
Bookmarks
The dividers found in boxes of 100 tea bags are the perfect size for bookmarkers. Make them to give away or to keep!

You will need:


Clear adhesive shelf paper

Small pictures of flowers

Scraps of ribbon and laceL

Stickers (optional)

Glue

Scissors

1/3 yard ¼-inch ribbon

Cut out small pictures of flowers or other decorative pictures from magazines or greeting cards. Glue your selected pictures and bits of lace onto the tea dividers. Add stickers and a message if desired. When you are finished decorating your bookmarker cover it with clear shelf paper or laminating sheets. Trim the edges and punch a hole in the center near the top of the bookmark. Thread a ribbon through the hole.
Paper Fans
Colorful wrapping paper that is too pretty to throw away can be used to make decorative fans. Use them to decorate a gift package with a matching homemade card and envelope.

You will need:


Wrapping paper

Scissors

Tape

Curling ribbon

Cut a rectangle of wrapping paper about 4 inches by 5 inches. Starting with the side that measures 4 inches, fold back and forth accordion style until you have a long folded piece. Secure one end by folding over and taping with clear tape. Make a loop of curling ribbon for a hanger and tape to the end of the fan. Tie a length of curling ribbon around the secured end of the fan and curl.
Cardboard Play Town
One of my sons' favorite toys has always been a play town made from empty boxes.

You will need:


An assortment of small empty boxes, such as macaroni boxes, salt containers, milk cartons, etc.

Empty paper towel tube

Construction paper

Scissors

Tape

Plain white or brown paper

Crayons or markers

Cut pieces of paper to cover the boxes and tape in place. Draw on windows, doors and other features for your buildings. To make a traffic light, cut circles of red, yellow, and green construction paper and glue to the paper towel tube.
Egg Carton Garden
Are the winter blues getting you down? Don't wait for spring, turn Styrofoam egg cartons into a garden!

You will need:


Styrofoam egg cartons

Scissors

Pipecleaners

Modeling clay or Play Dough

Styrofoam cup

Put some modeling clay or play dough into the bottom of a Styrofoam drinking cup. Cut the cup sections of the egg carton apart and cut petals in the cups so that they resemble tulips. Poke the pipe cleaner through the bottom center of your flower. Poke the other end of the pipe cleaner into the modeling clay in the drinking cup. Enjoy!
Other Ideas
Cut out designs from the wrapping paper and glue onto construction paper or card stock to make a greeting card. Using an old opened up envelope to make a pattern, trace and cut wrapping paper and fold in three of the points to slightly overlap forming an envelope. Secure the edges with glue. Fold down the final flap.

Reuse the mesh bags oranges come in to make a nest bag for birds. Fill the bag with short lengths of yarn, string, grass clippings and bits of lint from your dryer and hang in your yard. Our feathered friends will pull out the materials you have thoughtfully provided to line their nests.

About Author
iParenting.com is an Internet network of 16 award-winning Web sites for parents and parents-to-be. http://iparenting.com]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 16:32:05 Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/ghost-puzzle-pin-craft-idea-195/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/ghost-puzzle-pin-craft-idea-195/ Paint front and back of puzzle piece white. Let dry. You may need to add a second coat.

With black marker, draw stitches around front of puzzle piece. Draw eyes and mouth.

Glue pin to back of puzzle piece.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 16:20:24 Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/jeans-book-cover-194/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/jeans-book-cover-194/ Cut the legs off a pair of jeans. Cut open the front, cutting off the entire zipper. Turn jeans upside down. Place the binder on top and line up the top edge of your jeans with the top edge of the binder and the back seam with the center of the spine.

Trim both sides and the bottom of the jeans 1" bigger than the binder. Hot glue the top edge securely. Tack the other three sides with dabs of hot glue.

Turn the project over. Tuck in along the back seam to fit the jeans to the spine. glue in place.

Wrap sides and bottom of the jeans around the edges of the book. Glue in place.

Glue trim over raw edge. Decorate the outside with gems and appliques. Glue trim under belt loops and around top of book.
About Author
Terri Bose is the owner of Making Friends. Visit her website at http://makingfriends.com for lots of fun crafts for kids.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 15:02:08 Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/egg-shell-mosaic-193/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/egg-shell-mosaic-193/ Place newspaper on a table that's okay to make crafts on.
Kid Step
Place the eggshells in a heavy Ziploc freezer bag.
Parent Step
Seal bag tightly.
Kid Step
Crush the shells with a rolling pin. Get a heavy piece of paper or cardboard and make a picture on it with some glue. Sprinkle the shells onto the glue. Press them lightly to make them stick. Let the shells dry for at least fifteen minutes. When the shells ape firmly stuck to the paper paint them with your favorite colors of paint.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 15:00:37 Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/friendship-pens-192/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-recycle-crafts-46/friendship-pens-192/ Using as little glue as possible, place a very thin bead of glue near the tip of the pen and up about 1" on to the barrel. Starting near the tip, wrap yarn tightly around pen without leaving any gaps. Add more glue as you go. You can change yarn colors but it is much easier to use multicolor yarn.

When you reach the end, trim and secure with a little dab of glue. Cut three 12" pieces of yarn. Knot the three pieces together near one end. Braid and end with another knot. Glue on pen end.

Add additional braids if desired. Your can also add pony beads or alphabet beads.
Variation for Scouts
Use the Number Beads found at MakingFriends.com to decorate pens with your troop number.
About Author
This craft was brought to you by our sister site MakingFriends.com, where you can purchase supplies needed for the Furry Head Pencil http://makingfriends.com]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 14:59:18 Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts Miscellaneous Recycle Crafts cupcake en