Showing posts with label Chenille stems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chenille stems. Show all posts

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Chenille Stick Bug

Hello Folks!! Welcome to another step by step tutorial. Here's something to do for the coming Christmas holidays. Enjoy and have fun making this cute Chenille Stick Bug as part of “CRAFTY COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS". 

Material Required:
Chenille stick – Green, red & brown
Itsy Bitsy Silicon glue
Google eyes
Pompom
Scissor

Method:
Step 1 – Take 2 different color of Chenille sticks (red & green) & twist as shown. Make 2 such strands
Step 2 – Bend one end of both the strands as shown
Step 3 – Wrap a brown color Chenille stick around the strand
Step 4 – Glue google eyes on the body with the help of Itsy Bitsy glue
Step 5 – Glue a small red pompom below the eyes
Step 6 – Cut a small piece of chenille stick and wrap it around the waist of the bug

The chenille stick bug is ready. Make these with your friends during any party and have a gala time. You can use multicolour Chenille sticks too. Happy crafting!! Let us know what you thought of it.
  
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Clay Snowman

Hello Folks!! Welcome to another step by step tutorial. Here's something to do for the coming Christmas holidays. Enjoy and have fun making this cute Clay Snowman as part of "CRAFTY COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS". 

Material Required:
Thai clay
Chenille stem
Cord
Itsy Bitsy Silicon glue
Scissor
Eye pin
Black crystal

Method:
Step 1 – Take 3 clay balls & press the middle (as shown in the image)
Step 2 – Glue black crystals for the eyes on one of the balls

Step 3 – Cut a Chenille stick & glue it for the nose
Step 4 – Now, glue the second clay ball with the help of Itsy Bitsy Silicon glue
Step 5 – Similarly, glue the third clay ball
Step 6- Glue 3 black crystals to the second ball and tie a chenille stick (as a scarf)
Step 7 – Insert an eye pin from the top of the head (as shown) and put a cord to hang
The super cute clay snowman is ready. You can use it as a pendant or a tree hanging! This is a fun & easy tutorial during the holidays. Let us know what you thought of it.

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Tinsel Christmas Tree

Hi Folks! Hope you had a great day. Here's something to do for the coming Christmas holidays. Enjoy and have fun making this cute Christmas tree as part of "CRAFTY COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS".

Materials Required :
Metallic Chenille stick – 2 colors
Itsy Bitsy silicon glue
Embellishment
Scissor
Black cardstock

Method:
Step 1 – Roll a black cardstock into a cone
Step 2 – Glue the edges with Itsy Bitsy Silicon glue
Step 3 – Trim the edges to get a perfect finish
Step 4 – Put some glue on the top of the cone (At the top & bottom only)
Step 5 – Take 2 different colors of Tinsel chennile sticks and start sticking around the paper cone
Step 6 - Keep rolling the chennile sticks around the paper cone to cover it completely
Step 7 – Glue a star embellishment at the top of the tree
The gorgeous Christmas tree is ready. Glam up your holiday decor with this bright and fun tree. It is easy to make & can be an enjoyable project. Let us know what you thought of the tutorial J

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Reindeer Car Hanging

Hi Folks! Hope you had a great day. Here's something to do for the coming Christmas holidays. Today, we are going to teach you to make reindeer car hanging which is functional and decorative. This can also be used as a Christmas hanging.

Materials required:
Jumbo pompom
Pompom
Small pompom
Google eyes
Felt sheet – mark the shape of antenna and ear on the felt sheet, cut them.
Transparent Wire
Chenille stem

Method :  

Step 1 - Glue the two pompom using silicon glue
Step 2 - Glue the google eyes, nose, antennas and the ears





































Step 3 - Cut a chenille stem into four equal pieces and glue them to the reindeer as shown
Step 4 - Glue the small pompom to the legs of the reindeer and glue the transparent wire near the antenna

Wow! Our reindeer is ready to be hung! Where would you like it to be? In your car or on the Christmas tree ? J

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Pencil Topper Snowman

Hi Folks! Hope you had a great day. Here's something to do for the coming Christmas holidays. Today, we shall make a pencil topper, which can be used on any pen or pencil. Kids will love to have them on their pencils and love to make them too.


Materials required:
Black chenille stem- 1
Small Thermocol ball- 1
Black crystals big-2, small– 4
Silicon glue
Blue woollen thread
Small piece of Orange chenille stem
Black handmade paper

Method : 

Step 1 - Wind the chenille stem on a pencil to make the cylinder shape
Step 2 - Pierce the chenille stem into the thermocol ball to make the face of the snowman


Step 3 - Cut the shapes as shown. Two circles of varying size, cut a circle at the centre of the big circle and a rectangular strip to make the hat




Step 4 - Glue the ends of the rectangular strip to make a circle


Step 5 - Glue the strip to the circular paper with a hole at the centre

                                           Step 6 - Close the top of the hat with another circle

                              Step 7 - Glue the hat, eyes and pierce the orange chenille stem to make the nose



                               Step 8 - Take the woollen strands and braid it as shown, trim the edges



Wrap the braid around the chenille stem to make the scarf. Glue the small crystals to make the mouth of our snowman.  

Wow!! Now we have a pencil topper snowman ready for our Christmas collections. Stay tuned to this blog for more Christmas craft collections. J

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Christmas Wreath

Hi Folks!! Welcome to another tutorial which is based on Christmas theme. This December let us celebrate the magical season with Christmas crafts. We are going to make a Chenille stem wreath. Easy to make for kids who are staying at home for the holidays. You can hang them on the door, window or on your Christmas tree!



Materials Required:
Chenille stem Green- 7
Chenille stem Red- 1
Ribbon in Red colour
Button in Green colour
Silicon Glue - 1

Method:

Step 1 - Wind the chenille stem on a pen to get the coil shape
Step 2 - We need six such coils to make the wreath
Step 3 - Thread the all the coils into the chenille stem as shown and twist the end to close
Step 4 - Wind a Red Chenille stem on the wreath
Step 5 - Make a bow with the Red Ribbon as shown
Step 6 - Glue the ribbon to the wreath and place a button at the centre of the ribbon and glue using silicon glue
Your Christmas wreath is completed. You can add bells and other embellishments to make the wreath more colourful and festive.

Link to supplies:
Chenille stem Green:    http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/papers/handmade/full-size/handmade-paper-22x30-200gsm-yellow-1sheet-ib
Chenille stem Red:    http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/papers/handmade/full-size/handmade-paper-22x30-200gsm-grey-1sheet-ib
Ribbon in Red colour:    http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/ribbons-laces-trims/satin-ribbons/satin-ribbons-25mm-red-15mtr-pbhc-ib
Button in Green colour:    http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/fashion-accessories/nail-art/stickers/nailed-it-nail-art-starter-pdq-des-10-gz805-1pk-mc
Silicon Glue:   http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/adhesives/silicon-glue/silicon-liquid-glue-30-ml-ib