RECYCLED TIN PEN HOLDER

Hi all , welcome back !! Am posting a tutorial on recycling a tin into a pen holder. Lets get started.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1. Foam sheets - red and black colour
2. Old tin
3. Pattern paper
4. glue and scissors

PROCEDURE:

Take the black and white foam sheet and cut the shapes as shown in the above picture.

Assemble all the shapes to form the ladybug ( pic1) . Cover the tin with pattern paper and paste the ladybug at the bottom.  At the top add a sentiment of your choice . I recycled the salt tin in this project.

I use this as a brush holder. You can use it as a pen stand or a flower vase. This craft took me just half an hour to complete. Thus a simple, easy and attractive pen holder is made by recycling the tin.

Happy Crafting!!!

submitting it to
Sentimental sundays   " Its a buggy bug world"
Fairy tale challenges " Recycle"
Quirky craft challenges - " the 3 B's  challenge bugs, butterflies and birds"

"HELLO" CARD

Hello friends , Welcome back !! Wish you all a happy pongal. Today am posting a hello card made for  the freshly made sketches challenge.

submitting to Freshly made sketches challenge

JUST BUBBLY CARD

Hi all , today am posting the bubbly cards made for Casology challenge. This is a very simple card and i made it in just twenty minutes.

linking to Casology challenge

BEADED HOOP EARRINGS

Hi all, today am posting a tutorial on making beaded hoop earrings.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Floral wire or gauge wire , Circular object to wind the wire , Cutter and plier and beads



PROCEDURE:

For smaller hoops cut less than 6 inches of wire

First add the beads then bend the wire in the corner , else it would be difficult to add beads. I made this earring by using pearls and golden balls. I added a quilled jhumka in the center.

For this earring i used red and golden beads alternatively .

The colour of the beads can be customized matching our dress. Enjoy doing this simple and beautiful earrings.

Happy Crafting!!!

submitting to
Itsy -Bitsy make it festive challenge

DECORATIVE DESK ORGANIZER

Hi all, Welcome back!!! Today am going to post the tutorial of making a desk organizer by using cereal boxes.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1. Cereal boxes ( 2 nos)
2. Gift wrapper
3. scissors
4. glue
5. Embellishments for decoration

PROCEDURE:

Two similar cereal boxes are needed for this project. The varying heights of the three boxes are 9 inches, 7 inches and 5 inches respectively. You can have your own ratios. 

Cut the first cereal box to the height of 9 inches from the bottom. 

Take the second box and cut 7 inches from bottom. Fold the flaps of the remaining part , tape it to form the third box.

Arrange the boxes in the ascending order of their height and glue them together.

Allow it to dry for sometime and then cover it up with gift wrapper.

I folded a small piece of cardboard to  create partition in the smaller box.  . Now you can decorate this organizer of  your choice. 

I decorated it using  foam roses, foam cut borders , glittering hearts and white pearls. 

I use this decorative organizer to store my craft supplies. Thus a beautiful organizer, made by recycling boxes is ready to decorate your desk. 

Happy Crafting!!!

Submitting this project to :
 Dream valley challenges - theme "Christmas"
Parade your Crafts challenge - theme " Christmas and winter projects"
The squirrel and the fox challenge - " Anything goes"
Itsy - Bitsy Challenge - " make it festive"
Fairy tale challenge - theme " recycled"
BGC blog hop
Through the craft room door challenge - " Anything goes"
Alphabet Challenge blog - " alphabet x for extraordinary
Sentimental Sundays - " Alter something"

CLEAN AND SIMPLE CARD

Hi , Today am posting a clean and simple card made on the theme love for freshly made sketches.

DIY 2014 PLANNER BOARD

Hello friends , its time for the dawn of a new year. So am posting a useful tutorial on making a planner/memo board for 2014 from recycled materials ( cardboard , old gift wrappers , calendar sheets, cereal boxes etc). Lets get started off with this new year project.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1. Big size cardboard boxes ( i used the internet connection kit box)
2. Gift wrapper
3. coloured tissue papers ( kite papers)
4. Cereal box
5. Printable monthly calendar 
6. Embellishments and decorative items of your choice
7. Photo
8. Old calendar sheets
9. Sticky notes

PROCEDURE:

Cut the cardboard box to the size required for your planner board. In the center cut like this ( pic below) for keeping the photo. The size of the rectangle in the center depends on the size of your photo. You can also cut multiple rectangular layouts to keep as many photos u want to.

Cover the cardboard with the gift wrapper.

Decorate the board of your choice by leaving space for sticking to do lists.

Here i have hand cut the word create from ordinary paper.You can cut out your own sentiments or if you have more space you can even paste some inspirational quote. 

I decorated the photo frame by sticking flowers made of coloured tissue papers.  On top of the sentiment i stuck some punch craft flowers and quilled the leaves. I will make a tutorial on these flowers in my future posts.

Now you can start pasting your to do lists and photo on the board. I used post-it as they are easy to remove and wont damage the board.

For making the envelope holder board take a smaller size cardboard box and cover it with gift wrapper.

Take the cereal box , from the bottom mark 4 inches and cut it. Paste it on the smaller board by using hot glue from glue gun and board pins.

Cut the old calendar sheets and make small pockets for holding envelopes.

I pinned the jan 2014 calendar on the board and marked the important dates using colour pencils.

So here is the decorative planner board for 2014 made by recycling the waste materials of 2013.

I categorized my to do lists as follows : to do list for blog posts , to do's in craft , grocery and shopping list , call and mail list and other works list. 

This planner board makes it easy for me to organize my work . This board serves as a beautiful photo frame as well as a wall decor.

Instead of sticky notes the to-do list printables can also be used. School or college time table can also be stuck in the photo frame.

You can download to do list printables by click here .
Hence friends , get motivated and organized with your DIY planner board this 2014. This would be a perfect gift to welcome 2014. Below is the image of an inspirational to do list.

Let's follow this list everyday and make this year a successful and memorable one in our life. Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous 2014.

Happy Crafting!!!

Submitting this project to
BGC blog hop 2014
Creative craft Challenges - " Anything goes"
Craft your passion challenges  - " Something new"
CrazyChallenge - " Celebrate the new year"
Sentimental sundays - " pick from our favourite challenge #152 Mixed media portrait
Through the craft room door challenge  - "Anything goes"
hobby cutz challenge  - "Anything goes"
Fairytale Challenge  - "Recycled crafts"