Wednesday 28 February 2018

Pastel Clay Dipped Jars



You will need
Hexagonal glass jars (I cant remember where I got mine from – probably Wilkinsons)
Air dry clay
Rolling pin (I use the inner tube from a roll of foil)
Water
Paints (I used watercolour pastels but acrylics would work too)
Roll out the clay thinly

I used a ruler and a pair of scissors to get a piece big enough to cover the bottom half of the jar plus a bit to wrap underneath it. The top edge should be as straight as possible.



Wet the jar with a little water and wrap the clay around it. I folded the edge over so it would cover the bottom of the jar.

Use a wet finger to smooth the clay and seal the edges.


Wait for it to dry - overnight is best.
Paint it - I used watercolour pastels but you could use acrylic paints instead

 
Fin!

Friday 9 February 2018

400+ Valentine Craft Tutorials To Make Now


Whether you celebrate Valentines Day, or Galentines Day or prefer to throw an Anti-Valentines Day commiseration party instead, this bumper list of tutorials has got you covered.


Red Ted Art have a simple tutorial for making roses out of paper towels.


Idea Stand have a huge list of 70 tutorials to make valentines gifts and decor from mason jars.


These wool hearts by Aunt Peaches are simple and adorable.


Personal Creations have a big list of 75 Valentines Day crafts you can make with your kids.



Head over to Life As Mom for instructions to make these simple salt dough candle holders.



88 Home Decor have 88 tutorials for outdoor Valentines Day decorations.


Try Me and B Make Tea for the recipe to create these adorable Bee Mine Oreo cookies.



Need a card? Willow Day has a tutorial to make this magical Unicorn Valentine card.


Head over to Blue Bear Wood for the how to on these little wool heart decorations.



Wohh Wedding have a list of 25 valentines gifts you can make for men. I mean it says men but there's no law saying you can't make these for women or non-binary genders too. Have at it.


Prefer to celebrate Anti-Valentines Day instead? Check out Wild Amor and make these amazing anti-love heart magnets.



Try Country Living's list of 42 crafts to make for everyone on your Valentine's list.


Pop over to Hative for 30 craft ideas to try for Valentines Day.


There's a great tutorial over at Pillar Box Blue to make these beautiful map roses.


Frugal Coupon Living have a list of 28 easy Valentines Day foods to make.



DIY Joy have a lovely collection of easy gifts to make, including these stunning leather love hearts.


And finally our very own Half-Arsed Crafts tutorials for making Valentines crafts out of air dry clay.


If you try any of these tutorials leave a comment to let us know how you get on!