Garland

growingupsc — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 05:34:47 +0000

Garland By Carmen Clark We are smack in the middle of the decoration-heavy months of the year, and these fall projects will get you into the spirit of the holidays. While I try to use the simplest materials, things you hopefully have around the house, sometimes these projects take additional materials. In this case, fake leaves, beads, thread, and a needle. I like to use felt balls on my garland as well, but those can get pricy! Believe it or not, Dollar Tree tends to have beads, fake leaves, needles, and thread! If you can’t find something on the list, I encourage you to visit Crooked Beauty in Felton. We have everything to make this project in our studio or we have take-home Fake Leaf Fall Garland Kits. Leaf GarlandsHere are two ways to make a colorful fall leaf garland that you can reuse every year. These lovely and simple garlands will look beautiful along your mantle, or maybe in a window, or archway. You could do short strands and hang them vertically like a curtain in front of a window. Fake Leaf Garland Materials: Fake leaves, needle and thread, beads, felt balls or anything that would add a personal touch! Cut thread the length you want your garland to be. You can also do short ones and tie them together. Thread the needle You can do this two ways; you can either lay out in the order you want the items strung, or pick randomly without order. Either way looks beautiful, and if you have a little helper, they might have fun picking what goes next. Use the needle to poke through the leaves and beads and whatever else you use until you’ve strung up all the components. Hang it up! Paper Leaf Garland Materials: Construction paper, fake leaves, needle and thread, beads, felt balls or other bling Cut thread the length you want your garland to be. You can also do short ones and tie them together. If you have a copier at your disposal, you can copy a leaf outline onto the colored paper. If you don’t have a copier, cut out each leaf, and use them to trace on the colored paper, then cut them out. Pro Tip: Using paper is fun because then you can paint or draw on the leaves, making it even more special and unique! Hang it up! Another version of this is using small white x-mas lights and wrapping the garland around them so they hang off the lights! Read More Articles

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Fall Craft

growingupsc — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:07:36 +0000

Spooky Fall Creations By Carmen Clark There are so many fun Halloween projects to do; from costume making to home decor, it’s hard to know where to start! These two paintings are simple and fun, and hopefully, the supplies needed are already in your art box or easily attainable. Both these projects use watercolors, which really allows the colors to overlap and create layers of colors. Watercolor and Crayon Spider Web Materials: White paper, white crayon, watercolor paints Because crayon is made with wax, it repels water, so when you put crayon on paper and then paint over it, the water will leave the crayon alone. This is especially fun when using a white crayon on a white piece of paper; the littles get a kick out of it, like it’s magic, and I never bother to dissuade them. 1) Draw a spider web, pressing with medium pressure – you don’t want to break the crayon, but you want to make sure it’s nice and thick. How to draw a simple spider web: Draw 6 lines radiating from a middle point on the paper. Start at that middle point and draw circles spiraling out from that point. Think of a color scheme, maybe it’s blues and purples, or maybe it’s autumn colors. Using a very wet brush, paint the colors on the paper. The spider web will emerge, white like the crayon, while the rest of the paper becomes colorful. Autumn Cat Materials: White paper, watercolor paints, black sharpie or permanent pen You will be using yellow, orange, and red colors (I’ve seen this with blues and greens and it’s just as pretty!) Start with yellow and paint a circle in the center of the paper Continue with orange and paint a larger circle around the yellow Do the same thing with red, paint around the orange, you want the red to hit the edges of your paper Remember: it’s okay for the colors to layer, it’ll create a lovely effect that is unique to watercolor paint Let the paint dry – probably not more than 5 minutes or so Using your pen or sharpie, draw a tree on one side of the paper, with a branch reaching out to the middle of the paper, where the yellow is. How to draw a simple tree: Draw a wavy line all the way up the side of the page, about ½ inch from the paper’s edge Draw a wavy line to the middle of the paper. Draw a second line above it. Use a U shape to create the branches at the end of the branch, but don’t connect them. Draw a cat in the middle of the branch. How to draw a simple cat: Draw an oval for the body. Draw a circle on top of the oval for the head. Draw two triangles for the ears. Draw a wavy line, going from the middle of the oval for the tail. Read More Articles

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Garland

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