For my Grandson Nicholas a Hot Air Ballon

What You’ll Need:
*36” helium-filled balloon – available from party supply stores or on-line
*Light basket
*Netted bag – often used to package produce like onions,avocados or oranges
*Ribbon – 5 yards
*Toy
*Scissors

Step 1:
Cut the handles off the basket.
Step 2:
Put the basket under your balloon. Anchor the balloon 6 or 7 inches above the basket by taping a string (tied to the balloon) to a table or floor.
Step 3:
Cut the netted bag to make as big of a rectangle as you can. Place on top of the balloon.
Step 4:
Thread the ribbon through a hole at the top of the basket and extend the ribbon to the nearest corner of the netting - tie to the netting. Repeat 5 more times to even distribute 6 lines around the balloon.
Step 5:
Experiment with light weight toys to see what weight balances the buoyancy of the balloon.  You want the toy to be just heavy enough to make the balloon come down ever so slowly. Tape the toy to the bottom of the basket.
Step 6:
Cut the balloon’s string close to the floor or table.
Step 7:
Rotate the balloon so the knot points up and is in the middle of the netting. Use the balloon’s string to attach the balloon to the netting.

Let the fun begin!!

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Silverware Wind Chime!

THINGS YOU
NEED


1. Rag or old cloth
2. Hammer
3. Something to hang the silverware from- we used these chubby little twigs.
4. Scissors
5. Silver or silver plated utensils (they sound nice)
6. Fishing line
7. Beads to embellish the hanging silverware
8. Drill bit
9. Drill
10. Safety goggles


Pound the silverware flat. Placing the old towel over the silverware kept the surface smoother. And then we finished them up bare.
Be sure to hold the utensils still by their handles while pounding the curved parts.



Don’t bother flattening the handle of the knives. We tried and found that ours were hollow and ruined one. Oops!



Prep the hanging sticks and drill the holes in the silverware.


When drilling the holes through the twig, place them pretty close together. We made them about an inch apart, and it takes a pretty stiff wind to make them jingle. Maybe try 3/4? or so.



Drill the holes in the silverware. This is the hardest part. Hold the utensil firmly on the table covered with the cloth (it will get hot!) with only a small overhang. Drill carefully through the handle near the tip. Wear safety goggles to protect yourself from little metal shavings!



Cut lengths of fishing line and thread them through the holes in the twig. Wrap the line around a time or two and tie multiple knots to assure they won’t come loose.

I left pieces of the line on the outermost holes on the top side to form a loop from which to hang the wind chime.

Plan and string your beads and silverware.

It’s a little tricky to thread and tie knots in the fishing line. Be sure to wrap the line through the silverware holes a couple of times and tie multiple knots. Trim left over line fairly close to the knot.

Be sure to keep your silverware hanging at similar lengths so they’ll all be able to clink into each other in the wind.



Tie the two lengths of line at the top to form a triangle/loop to hang the chime from. We added a few more beads up there too, just to make them look prettier but they would hang nicely from a simple loop tied in the fishing line too.

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1.00 ring

2. 1
   Place the bill on a flat surface, face up. Smooth it out as much as possible.
   
   
   
   
   
   • If it’s too old and wrinkly, consider ironing it first.
     
     
3. 2
   Fold the top end down. Do it so that the fold falls just under the white edge. This covers the white edge and makes the finished ring a bit slimmer. Note that the front margins are different from the back margins!
   
   
   
4. 3
   Fold the bottom end up. Do it the same as the top fold, to cover the white edge. The exact width for these two folds isn't critical, but try to keep them parallel with the edges of the bill. 
   
   
   
5. 4
   Fold the bill in half lengthwise. Bring the top and bottom edges you created together. 
   
   
   
6. 5
   Fold the bill in half lengthwise again. Run your fingernail or a pen over the fold to make it crisp and clean.
   
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7. 6
   Check your folds. They should look like this if you open up the end. 
   
   
   
8. 7
   Note that one of the small numbers should be facing out. Place it so that it's on your left, as shown. 
   
   
   
9. 8
   Fold the right end of the bill upwards (over itself). Form a 90-degree angle, about one-third of the total length. The placement of this fold can be adjusted to make the ring larger or smaller.
   
   
   
10. 9
    Wrap the tab around the bill. Fold it straight down behind the bill. 
    
    
    
11. 10
    Turn the folded bill over, so that it is oriented as shown. 
    
    
    
12. 11
    Make the ring. Take the long end sticking out to the right, and curl it in a loop around the back. Pass the free end under the tab that is sticking down. 
    
    
    
13. 12
    Take the short part of the bill that's sticking out behind the tab, fold it across, over the angled fold on the outside of the ring.
    
    
    
    • Arrange the number so it's on the outside, then tuck the end underneath. This is the "stone" or "top" part of the ring.
      
      
14. 13
    Fold the loose end that's still sticking down under and tuck it in under the "stone". 
    
    
    
15. 14
    Admire your good work.
    
    
    
16. 15
    Finished.
    
    
    
    
    

    re blogged from wikiHow

Paper Doily Spring Wreath

Supplies:
150 4" paper doilies
Stapler
Glue Gun
Floral bits
Cardboard circle 12" across

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A HEART STAND

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!



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Sparkling Stemware

What You'll Need
Spray paint
Masking tape
Newspaper
Stemware

How To Make It
1. Clean your stemware and let dry.
2. Cover the glass using tape and newspaper, leaving only the area you want painted exposed.
3. Apply spray paint. (Spray from a distance of at least 1 1/2-feet for a more even coat).
4. Repeat with all of your glasses and let dry.
5. Remove newspaper and enjoy your new stemware!

New Years Eve Crafting

Hanging Clocks

What You'll Need
Construction paper
Hot glue gun
Tape
X-acto knife/scissors
Fishing wire

How To Make It
1. Cut construction paper into long strips that are half as wide as the circles you want to hang.
2. Accordion fold the strips, trying to keep the folds as even as possible.
3. Adhere two or more strips together using tape until you can form a circle.
4. Hot glue gun the center of the circle to keep the shape.
5. Cut 3, 6, 9, 12 and clock hands out of card stock.
6. Attach the embellishments with tape or hot glue.
7. Hang with clear fishing wire.

Cork Countdown

What You'll Need
Craft knife
Card stock
Star hand-puncher (or different shape)
Scissors

How To Make It
1. Cut a slit in the top of a cork.
2. Cut the numbers 1-10 out of colorful card stock.
3. Punch the numbers with a star hand-puncher and then stick them in the cork slits.

Christmas Decor for Families on a Budget

Glass Bottles, Primer, Epsom Salt 

Gather up old wine bottles at a yard sale or second hand store or even friends and neighbors, get the primer from the garage or local store the salt if you do not have any Dollar Store carries it.

Now lay out some paper or a tarp, an old shower curtain  .Your going to spray the clean dry bottles with the primer then roll in the salt!

Easy, Simple, Cheap, Elegant!

Can You Say Penny....less?

Remember the Whirlybird..............






What You will need:


Paper
Scissors
Paperclip (optional)

1. Print out this template at the bottom of the page, on to an A4 sheet of paper.

2. Cut along the solid grey lines.

3. Fold flap A forward and flap B back

4. Fold lines C & D upwards – this adds weight to the base of the tail

5. Fold flaps E & F inwards along dotted lines

6. Hold the whirlybird by the tail, high above your head and let go.

7. If you change the length of the wings you can make the whirlybird go faster or slower. You can also add a

paper clip to the tail to give it more weight.

Scrapbook Paper works well adding Individuality to your Whirlybirds!





 

Wind-up-Paper-Butterflies

instructions





Materials: You’ll need heavy cardstock, 24 gauge wire, silicone rubber bands (I found mine in the hair aisle at Walgreens) needle-nose pliers, scissors, tape, a paintbrush, a black marker, and a white ink pen.

Step 1: Measure and cut your wire. The wire used for the top wings will be 4 inches, and the wire used for the bottom wings will be 5.5 inches.

Step 2: Find the center of the longer wire. Wrap it around the base of your paintbrush to form a loop.
Step 3: Keeping the loop horizontal, bend the tails of the wire down vertically.
Step 4: Bend each tail in towards each other to form a hook to hold the rubber band.

Step 5: Find the center of the shorter wire, and wrap it around the base of the paintbrush. Instead of forming a loop, pinch the wire to form a circle, and bend the tails of the wire out to form the base for the wings.
Steps 6 & 7: Assemble the body of the butterfly. Wrap the rubber band around the top wire and set it in the center. Thread the rubber band through the loop of
the bottom wire, and attach it onto the bottom hooks.

Step 8: Draw the shape of your wings and cut them out. You can make them as plain or fancy as you want. They don’t have to be perfect—be creative!
Step 9: Outline the edges of each wing with your black marker. Draw lines and doodles on the wings to replicate a Monarch.
Step 10: Use the white ink pen to draw dots on the outer edges of each wing

Step 11: Tape each wing to the body of the butterfly.
Step 12: Holding the body of the butterfly with one hand, use your forefinger to turn the top wings and wind up the rubber band. I found that between 40-50 rotations made the wire nice and tight. Be careful not to wind too far, or the wire might bend!
Step 13: Carefully insert the wound-up butterfly into a card or book. Whoever opens it will get a flutterly little surprise!