Christmas pudding jar topper

Get in the festive sprit with this clay jar topper!

You will need:

- clay ( brown, white, red and green ) i used cloud clay and coloured it using acrylic paint
- a clean jar with a screw on lid

1. make sure your jar is clean 

2. Soften your clay and colour it if necessary, you need a large brown piece to cover the lid and some white, a little green and a little red clay.

3. Mould the brown clay into a dome shape and press onto the lid of the jar, it doesn't need to be perfect as imperfections make it look more realistic!

4. Roll out the remaining white clay

5. Cut out a splatter shape then smooth over the ' pudding ' this forms the ' icing '

6. Cut out some holly leaves from the green clay and make a small ball from the red icing, lithely press them onto the icing, be careful not to squish them though!

Bake or leave to dry then you can add a gloss finish or just leave it!

Fill your jar with christmassy sweets and enjoy!!!

Lovely little hand warmers

These little hand warmers take seconds to make and can use up any old scraps of material and old rice! useful for keeping your hands warm on a cold morning or cool you down in the summer!

All you need is,

- material
- rice
- needle and thread
- pins

So first of all you will need a template, you can chose whichever shape you want, I decided to go for a heart but squares work well too. To make my template i simply opened up word, created a shape and printed it off! 

You then need to cut two shapes out of any material you wish. You may want to use wadding alongside the outer material to hold in more heat.

Next pin around the outer edge and sew the right sides together, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance and a gap so that you can turn the hand warmer inside out and fill.

After you turn your hand warmer inside out you will need to fill it with rice.

You can use whatever rice you want, lentils also work as a substitute! Use a teaspoon to half fill your hand warmer, this gives it a bit more flexibility in your hands.

You will need to sew up the hole by hand to ensure that you don't get any rice spillages.

Then you are ready to heat up your hand warmer, simply place it on a plate and put it in the microwave for 10-20 seconds, no longer.

Your hand warmer should stay hot for about 5 minutes, you can also use it as an ice pack just place it in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes.

Any questions and queries email me at  butterflyfairycrafts@gmail.com

one delayed ( but fun ) project

So now about the delay, I wrote this post but forgot to publish it ( silly me ) haha! But its here now, published and ready for you to read!

This is really simple and is just really a filler until I have a chance to post my nativity scene!

Its a lollipop! unfortunately I don't have an image of the finished product but you can kind of see how it turns out!

This is what you will need, I am using cloud clay but you can used whichever clay you want if you are using fimo or sculpey you don't need to colour the clay yourself!

 split the clay

 

dab with a sharpie to add colour then roll until the colour is well mixed

 

 

roll the white and brown to make the stick

And roll up the red to make the lollipop

And there you have it one simple clay project, you can make it into a pendant or whatever you want!

Last minute DIY back to school ideas

So school is starting again soon if your lucky then you have another week! But there is no excuse for a little last minute crafting!

So first lesson of today is how to jazz up your diary!

If you want to jazz up the year a bit of bling here and there can do the job very nicely!

So you will need

-some bling , I got a giant box of gems from hobby craft for £6.00
- some glue , any old pva or even a glue stick
- a diary , I got mine from Whsmith but any will do!

So this is so simple and quick you'll be wanting to jazz up all of your old notepads!

Just add a dab of glue then place a gem, go for a pattern or just go completely wild it's sure to look great!


Lesson 2 - Make a super stylish book holder, to keep all of your books, paperwork and homework handy!

what you will need

- A4 file , make sure its sturdy, mine's from Hobbycraft for £3.00
- some Decoupage paper, you can get any pattern you want, mine's also from Hobbycraft for £3.79 each
- some Pva or Deco patch glue( which is just pva )
- a brush, you want quite a large one to spread the glue more easily

So this is another very simple but useful craft idea, spread some glue thinly onto your box, place a piece of cut up or ripped up Decoupage paper then cover it over with another thin layer of glue, this gives it a glossy finish! Continue like this overlapping the pieces of paper to ensure that the box is fully covered!

A finishing touch - add a piece of ribbon around the base of the box to class it up or leave it as it is!

Now you have mastered the art of crafting back to school items, have a happy school year!

Easy flower hair clip

This clip is super easy and can be made using the Blossom sugar art moulds and a few sharpies!

So what you will need is:

A clip
Some white clay
Some sharpies or other permanent markers
A mould I used the Blossom sugar art Hydrangea
Some glue

And thats it!

So after you've gathered all of your equipment your ready to start!

1. Take your clay and using the cutter provided in the mould set cut out the flower shape, I used Fimo because of the strong texture, in some of my posts you will see I use cloud clay however it is too stretchy for this and you really need clay that will hold its shape!

2. Place it on the mould, make sure you align the cut out correctly in the mould.

3. PRESS!

4. Now open it up and carefully peel out the flower.

5. Bake or leave to dry, then get creative and decorate with some markers, you could try a funky pattern or just colour it in a block colour!

Finally add a clip using glue then add a coat of gloss to seal in the colour and make it shiny!

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Today's progress

So today I guess I haven't done a lot, but I have got a project for you which I will publish tomorrow!

Here's my progress, a few whiskers and half a nose more than yesterday!

Have a crafty holiday

Track my progress...

So over a year ago I decided to try out latch-hooking, and so brought a latch hook kit from hobbycraft,

(it looks like this)

I decided it was time that I worked towards completing it, so you can track my progress and see how week I am getting on ( or how slow I decide to go) !

Of course I am trying to make some more projects for you and hopefully you'll be seeing some sewing and clay projects this week.

Now to see todays progress,

As you can see before I only had the top of the meerkats head, now he has... eyes, let's see if I can give him some whiskers tomorrow!

See you tomorrow for some more crafty-ness

Easy clipboard / note holder

This is an easy tutorial of how to make your very own clipboard or note holder! Also it's a great use for your decorative pegs!

So as you can see from the images above you hang it up and the peg easily holds all your paperwork and notes, of course its easy to turn into a clipboard, just don't hang it up!

what you will need

- cardboard
- various coloured card/paper
- a peg
- some ribbon
- some glue

So first of all you need to gather up all of your equipment a[s you can see they are pictured above.

2. Stick the paper onto the cardboard, then carefully cut around the edges removing the excess paper.

3. Stick on a second piece of paper but leave 1/4 of the other coloured paper so that it is still showing.

4. Glue on the peg, you can do this so that it is sticking over the top or is flat against the top of the cardboard.

5. Glue the ribbon across the join of the two pieces of paper.

6. If you wish to hang up the clipboard you will need to glue a small piece of string or ribbon on the back of the cardboard.

7. Place a small piece of paper over the top of where you have glued the ribbon to the back to add a little more strength to the ribbon.

Now you have completed your clipboard, have fun using your clipboard/note holder!!!

Another variation

I added a little extra card to give it a bit more colour!  ------------->

Hello, again

Hi, I'm finally back WITH a project for you to try! I f you have been reading some of my older posts you will know that today is the start of the project a day campaign! If you'd like to get involved view the campaign page.

Now on with the project!

This is an easy and very basic project but gives you a great way to store your bracelets without just throwing them in your draw!

What you will need

toilet roll tube
card or paper
glue, I use a glue tape pen for simplicity

These are all illustrated below, as well as the finished product!

Now as I said this project is super simple and so only requires three steps! Yes, three steps!

So here we go

Step 1  Measure the length of your toilet roll tube, mine was 10.5cm.

Step 2  Cut the card to the same width as the length of your toilet roll tube. ( cut it so that it is wide enough to cover your tube ) Don't worry about the length of the card/paper.

Step 3  Add some glue to the card/paper and stick it onto the tube, smooth it down as you wrap the card/paper around the tube, if there is any excess card/paper overlap it. As you can see from the images above I overlapped mine slightly on the edge, this ensured that the tube edge was well hidden!

Another variation

You could stick a circle onto the base of the decorated tube and stand it up, it could then be used to hold your bracelets on the outside and pens on the inside!

Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy project, as you can guess I'll be back with another project tomorrow! Bye for now!

Triple project post

Hello again, as promised here is my triple project post! I've put together a knitted coster tutorial, and two inspirational projects.

So here it goes, my polymer clay knitter coster!

What you will need:

- polymer clay (15g at least)
- craft knife
- ruler or cookie cutter
- rolling pin

1. Soften, then roll out the clay.

2. Using the remaining clay roll into thin strips, take two and twist them together, you could also roll them between your forefinger and thumb.

3. Repeat step two but roll or twist the strips in the opposite direction.

4. Lay them side by side on your ready rolled out piece of clay, continue like this until you have completely covered the square, you'll see that it creates a knitted effect. I made mine a little odd, using thinner and thicker strips for each section to make it look more natural.

5. Bake, glaze then use! Simple!


Next I am going to show you two different projects you can try at home!

Maths CAN be glamorous with this calculator, I deco patched the case and back with some leftover tissue paper, then along the 'tram lines' on the case of the calculator I added a little embellishment!

Now here is an extra-terrestrial life form, an alien pen pot, made using just card, a tin can and some felts, a perfect way to complete the monthly challenge as well as being a great project for kids!

Hope you like some of these ideas, my posting will be a bit sparse for the next few days as I'm working on something special as I've nearly reached 2,000 views!!! Yay!

Visit again soon,

D.I.Y: Decorative pegs

These page are super stylish and add a little colour to all of your important notes!

I am going to get right to the instructions now, so here is a list of what you need:

- Pegs (As many as you want)
- Assorted paper/light weight card
- Pva glue
- A paint brush
- Scissors
- A pencil


1. Draw around the outside of your peg, onto your paper.

2. Cut out the shape you have just drew.

3. Using a brush smooth some glue over one side of the peg, place the cut out paper strip on top, then re-apply some glue, leaving a glossy finish. I used Pva glue which makes them water resistant meaning that you can still use these to peg out your washing!

4. Repeat these steps for your other pegs to create a variety of colourful pegs.

Why not add a magnetic strip, so then you can stick these onto your fridge or whiteboard, whilst they still hold all of your notes!

Thanks for visiting and be sure to stop by on Monday for my next crafty tutorial!

Kreative kids

Hi, sorry to say it but this post is a bit of a throw together! Trust me i've tried so many different things but none of them really worked out so take a look at doe of the projects me and my brother did recently!

 Sorry about the picture quality as i said this was a last minute post!

We used a range of techniques making these projects.

The snake has simply been painted and the tortoise and yummy cupcakes have been decopatched, this means gluing small pieces of decorative tissue paper on a model to completely cover it!

Thanks for visiting my blog, feel free to follow and comment and don't forget to check out some other posts by clicking on a category at the top of my blog!

Chicken button art - 15minutecrafts

Hi again here is todays project as promised!

So this is a chicken which has been made by gluing various buttons onto canvas.

This is a great way to use up any spare buttons and of course you can make any animal or object you wish too, or why not go abstract and randomly glue buttons for a unique effect!

What I used:

- assorted buttons
- square canvas
- PVA glue
( and a little accessory for the corner!)






So I started out by drawing out the outline of the chicken, then placing buttons.Its important at this point that you DO NOT glue any down or else you don't know how all the buttons will fit on or if you need to change your design!





After placing your buttons I found it easy to remove a few, rub out any visible lines, apply glue then place the buttons back.

This way I was able to make sure all the buttons returned to the same place.


Add a few final touches and your ready to go!

 Here is a close up of the head, as you can see I used a range of large and small buttons to create a more textured piece.

 Here is the finished artwork!

I added a large button with a ribbon through the centre, this was like a seal of approval!

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