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Table restoration

Everyone has faced such a problem as hatred of furniture. Often, even the most beloved table or casket is annoying, and you are ready to give everything in order not to see it. To solve this problem, the most ideal option would be

Mysterious couple panel using the iris folding technique

There is such an interesting technique in needlework as iris folding. It is mainly used in the manufacture of paper crafts. But I like working with textiles more. Therefore, almost all of my work was done using the iris folding technique of fabric.

Penguin

Now origami - the so-called paper crafts - is a very popular pastime. But some figures have very complicated and incomprehensible schemes. And children cannot repeat them. Therefore, a description with a step-by-step photo is a good help for kids and their parents.

Snow Maiden from colored paper

Funny and uncomplicated in the execution of crafts based on a cone made of paper, probably familiar to everyone. We will tell you how to make this craft more interesting using the simplest elements of the quilling technique. As the New Year approaches,

Panel of newspaper tubes

Panel translated from French means "piece of fabric." But if you look at what kind of compositions skilled craftswomen can make, you can’t call them anything other than works of decorative art. As early as the 18th century, mosaics decorated churches and

Christmas boot

Ideas to make toys for decorating a Christmas tree come completely unexpectedly. So it happened this time. Seeing the empty packaging from under children's socks, I wondered how they looked like boots hanging by the fireplace. So persistent formed

Chestnuts may come in handy.

Often children bring from the walk the "wealth" of nature. Especially with enthusiasm they like to collect fallen chestnuts, look for them under the foliage and enjoy every find. From them you can make not only simple children's crafts, but also jewelry for the girl.

Greeting card "Red cat"

Billets and tools for the execution of this craft will need a little: colored cardboard; scissors, ruler; PVA glue; felt-tip pen, simple pencil; two orange paper napkins, bamboo skewer decorative flower.

Yarn spider

Toy Spider from yarn is made very quickly and does not require complex materials. For crafts, you will need: yarn, scissors, glue stick, felt-tip pens, white paper, a small piece of cardboard, wire. First you need to make the body of a spider: for this

Christmas tree made of garbage bags

Soon the New Year and now you have a good opportunity to make a Christmas tree with your own hands, which will be an excellent souvenir for the New Year holiday. Christmas tree is very simple. But for this you need to be able to crochet. Therefore, it’s rather a craft for

Pine cone starfish

Autumn is the time when children are happy to collect colorful leaves, fancy twigs and fragrant cones. How to apply this natural material to the benefit of the development of the child? A simple and spectacular crafts made of cones is one of

Children's craft "Aquarium in a box"

Children's crafts are of great importance for the development of a child of any age.They develop not only fine motor skills, but also imagination, the ability to express themselves and an understanding of the world. And today we will show how with the help of plasticine and match

Flower made of nylon fabric

With the availability of the necessary materials, everyone can master the art of making flowers from kapron fabric. The ability to make such flowers will come in handy if you want to decorate your interior, beautifully arrange a gift, complement the banal

Candy bouquet of colored paper

Colored paper is an auspicious material for creativity with children. From double-sided colored paper, you can come up with voluminous crafts, and then present them as a gift. For example, together with my daughters, we tried to make such flowers, very

Wine cork keychain

From the seemingly completely unnecessary things in everyday life, it is sometimes possible to make a very original and useful thing. Today we will make a keychain for keys from a wine cork with our own hands. The beauty of this craft lies in its simplicity and originality.

Postcard "Flower with a surprise"

A beautiful flower on a stalk with a photo or a wish inside looks original, but to make it quickly and not at all expensive! And if you make several such flower-cards at once and write a good wish inside each of them -

How to get a special decoration?

Namely, a decoration made of polymer clay, or, as it is also called, plastic (thermoplastics). This material is quite easy to use: it resembles plasticine. Sometimes it is called "adult plasticine." And rightly so, because this material is not at all

Crafts from CDs

To always reign in your home, you need to store small things somewhere. Our wonderful handmade box is perfect for this business. For work, we need super-glue, an old medium-sized box, a cloth of two

Box "Sea Breeze"

A little more time and summer will come, all the residents go out onto the street and, of course, to the beach. This is a wonderful time to relax and feel the breeze of the near sea, river or, if you're lucky, even the ocean. And while this time has not come yet, you can

Miniature Glass Bottle Vase

Human fantasy knows no bounds. What creative people just can’t do: paintings with nails, landscapes on the walls with putty, newspaper crafts, dough and polymer clay. It is worth recalling the breathtaking sculptural

Adjustable computer cooling system

I offer an easy-to-manufacture and easy-to-use computer fan control system. The system has 3 positions: - disabled; - low noise mode; - maximum mode.

Easter eggs from ... plasticine

Traditionally, on the eve of Bright Sunday, eggs are decorated. A variety of methods are used for this. An Easter egg can not only be painted, but also stitched, knitted or cut out of paper. And it can also be molded from clay with children. For

Original box

The 21st century is a time when technologies develop faster than a person manages to deal with previous innovations. Moreover, this is the time when people try to buy a person’s attention with the help of various gifts that they’ll wither.
«Do it yourself - do it yourself"- a site of interesting homemade products made from improvised materials and objects at home. Step-by-step master classes with photos and descriptions, technologies, examples of work - all that a real master or just a craftsman needs for needlework. Crafts of any complexity, a large selection of directions and ideas for creativity.

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