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Homemade Candle Holder

This is really a waste to Treasure recycling project – you can make two candle holders from apiece used bottle!


materials

  • soda bottle
  • knife
  • Scissors
  • paint
  • ribbon
  • silk flowers
  • dried flowers

Instructions

  • Remove the paper tag off a bottle.
  • You can see a line of the bottom of the bottle with swishes like icicles lynching down. Cautiously cut it with the knife along the apex of this line, and then use scissors to make a fine straight edge on all sides. The bottom part will be utilized as a candle cup. Paint it in golden color and when dry, paint the icicles hanging down. Insert a candle to complete this candle holder then put it in glass candle votive.
  • On the apex part, find the line with swishes going up. Cut around that line with the knife and then use scissors to make a fine straight edge on all sides. Paint with the golden color paint then let it dry. Tie a gorgeous ribbon at the neck in a bow shape and insert some dry flowers and silk flowers also. Now your two candle holders recycled from the waste and converted into treasure!

Caution: Never ever leave your children alone with candles and don’t overlook a burning candle it will be a dangerous. Please use candles carefully!

Pencil Holder

Today I am going to make special gift especially on Father’s day. This is one of the best gifts for your father that even small kids can also make and present it to their father. It is not expensive and not so many items are required. Just by utilizing recycled material, you can make wonderful pencil holder that your dad would love to place it on his office table to hold daily use stationery. This craft is home made but really special.

The things you need are:

• 4 toilet paper tubes
• Scissors
• Scrap of heavy cardboard
• Stapler
• Acrylic paints
• Paint brush or markers
• Glue

Take the toilet paper tubes and cut each about 1 inch wide. Join them together with the help of stapler in shape of 4 leaf clover. Now cut a circle bigger than the paper tube holder, place it on the center of that cupboard and make outline with the help of pencil. Now take off the paper tubes, apply glue in the outline and place those tubes on the glue. Fix it and wait until it becomes dry.

Now paint the tubes and make several designs according to your choice. You can use stencil before using paint on the tubes. Apply stickers, stones, glitter etc. This is the time where you can show your creativity and your artistic nature will support you here. You can use stars, dots, triangles of different color that also look great. Use paint of differ color scheme to make it more eye-catching.

Party Crafts

Crafts can be made from different household things. Making art and craft things at home are really a fun. You can make several projects at home and use it for decoration purpose. Today I am going to share with you a very simple and easy home craft; even your kids can make it because to work on this craft is safe and sound in all respect. You can place this craft at some party and enjoy its noise.

The things you need are:

• 2 plastic disposable cups
• Colored electrical or craft tape
• Pony beads, wood beads or beans, rice, popcorn kernels, jingle bells, small stones
• Paint and paintbrush

Take one of the plastic glasses and fill it with colorful beads, wood beads, small stones, beans, jingles bells etc. Put the other plastic cup on the filled cup with beads to enclose it. Now with the help of craft tape or any colorful electrical tape join it from the center that will give the look of boarder line. Now decorate the party shaker from outside the wall by making different patterns or by pasting colorful stickers on it. Now it is ready to place anywhere at home.

Handmade Bangles

Home made jewelry is very popular among ladies these days. Even teenage girls are much interested in making jewelry at home. If you have ideas then you can make ear rings, rings, bangles and different necklaces. You can make jewelry according to your dress color as well. This will provide you good matching accessories with clothing. Today I am going to share with you how to turn simple bangles into fancy one.

The items you need are:
• Bangles
• Glue
• Different color of butter paper
• Multicolor beads
• Glitter

Take bangles and make pair of four bangles each and joining them with glue then cut the butter paper according to the width and size of that four paired bangles. Then apply glue on the back side of the butter paper and cover that four paired bangles with butter paper.

Let the glue completely dried then draw different floral designs with the help of lead pencil and fix different colors of beads by using glue on these sketches. If you have good aesthetic sense then you can make several flowers and design without tracing the sketches.

At the end, apply glue glitter on the bangles and wait until it dry. To make different colors of bangles, use different color of butter papers. Repeat the same process for make dozen of fancy bangles. You can wear them in different occasions and can also present them as gift to your friends, sisters or cousins.

Thank you with Crafts

We often think how to say thanks to our loved ones. We can simply say ‘Thank You’ in words as well but it cannot give any magical effect to others in some cases. There are certain ways to show your friends and family how much you love and care for them. So today you are going to learn how you to tell your kids say ‘thanks’ in a lovable manner. Today I am going to share a thankful turkey craft. You can place this craft on the center table to give surprise. Your children will able to learn about the things they are thankful for.

The items you need are:

• Two paper bowls
• One toilet paper tube
• Card stock in various colors
• Small red balloon
• Orange poster paint, and paintbrush
• Small paper cup
• Toothpicks
• Scissors
• Glue
• Stapler

Take two bowls and a toilet roll; color it according to your own choice. Let it dry completely then join these two bowls together with glue. Now stick the toilet rolls with joined plate in such a way that it stands straight. Let it dry before taking any further steps. To make the turkey face, cut the black paper into circle and paste on the face of the turkey. To make the beak take yellow paper and cut it into square shape, then cut it into diagonal shape to make it two triangles. Fold each triangle from the half and paste it below in the center of the eyes.

Take the red balloon and cut it from the top into V shape. Put glue on the balloon and paste it below the beak. To make hat, use small paper cup and paint it black. Cut out the circle of a chart paper and paste it to the edge of the cup to give the shape of perfect hat. Now place the hat on the head of the turkey.
To make feet, trace your hand on the paper, cut it out and paste it to the bottom to make turkey toes.

To make feathers, pile up some colored cards and cut them into the shape of feathers. Apply glue on the back of each feather and sandwich tooth pick between the folding.
Let it dry then insert these toothpicks carrying feathers on the rim of the plates. Write thankful words on each feather to express your feelings.