Showing posts with label DIY & Crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY & Crafts. Show all posts

Funky DIY Rope Ghosts

I've got quite the thing for Ghosts.

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The cute spooky type of ghosts.

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And these rope ghosts offer funky fun and cuteness in overload.

They are also easy to make.

Another great project for the children to create for Halloween.

Plus they resemble macrame, which is very cool!

They really are rope craft at it's best!

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To Make One Ghost You Will Need:

Sharpie marker pen

A hot glue gun and glue sticks

Scissors

A bowl with a 8 1/2 inch ( 21.5cm) diameter for the backing. 

Black felt and/or craft eyes.

Black felt for the mouth.

Cardboard (recycled from a box).

White cotton craft rope (about 12 metres/13 yards)

Twine or ribbon.


 How To Create:

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1/. Place the bowl onto the cardboard and draw around it using the Sharpie marker pen. 

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2/. Work out the centre and rule a line. Cut the circle in half to get a base for the ghost.

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3/. Cut your guide rope to 133cm (52 inches) in length.

Centre and glue in place.

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4/. Use the first rope placement as a guide for the next rope and glue in place.

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5/. Continue in the same manner until the rope fully fills the arc shape.

Trim the ends.

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6/. Flip it over. Glue on a hanger. Then run a line of glue along the cardboard as shown.

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6/. Untwist the hanging part of the rope. 

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7/. Glue on felt eyes and mouth.

Or you can use craft eyes as I have.

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8/. Hang to display.

(Note: The size I have made takes quite a lot of cotton craft rope, but you can downsize this pattern/technique to make a smaller size).

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The History of Ghosts in Halloween Decor

For centuries, ghosts have been a crucial part of Halloween lore. Back in ancient times, people believed that the veil between the living and the dead was at its thinnest on Halloween night, the 31st of October. 

To ward off evil spirits, they would light bonfires and put on costumes.

As Halloween transitioned from a more somber holiday to one that celebrated both fun and fright, ghosts became a popular decoration. 

Nowadays, it's hard to imagine Halloween decor without the presence of these spectral beings lurking in the shadows.

DIY Driftwood Ghost Banner
You might like to make a Ghost Banner made from driftwood too.
Click HERE to find out how.

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Simple To Create Cork Pumpkin

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This project is a very simple one.

The Halloween cork pumpkin (which can also be displayed in the Fall and Thanksgiving decor displays).

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To create this, you will need:

25 Corks

A hot glue gun 

Orange acrylic paint

Green card for the leaves

Fabric ribbon or twine for the bow detail.


To make:

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Glue four corks together for the base.

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Glue another 5 corks in a row on top of the four that create the base.

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Then glue 6 corks in a row on top of 5 corks.

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And on top of those, a row of five more corks.

Then another row of four corks.

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Finally, glue one cork atop the centre of the last row of four corks for the stalk.

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Remove any excess glue strings.

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Paint the fronts of all the corks as shown.

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Print the leaves template on a green coloured card and cut them out.

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Glue at the base of the cork stalk.

Bend the card slightly to give the leaves some shape.

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Add a bow to the pumpkin stalk.

I used a rope braid.

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Place in your decor.

The Cork Pumpkin is a fun addition to your Halloween, Fall or Halloween decorations.

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'Save the birds' Crystal Hanger

DIY Crystal Hanger 

Have you ever had birds fly into your house windows?

Yip - so have I!

Recently I cleaned my filthy windows and then the very next day, a beautiful wax eye bird was dead on the ground.

The windows simply reflected the native bush behind 'The Barn', and that poor bird thought it was flying into the bush!

So sad.

If you are a long-time follower of Mia Bella Passions, you are probably wondering, bush?

But the 'Mia Bella Passions' garden is Italian and cottage!

So...

I haven't told you about my new beginnings and the happenings over the past two years.

Now's the time to do that.

I made the decision to leave my marriage.

For myself.

Not for anyone else or because of anyone else.

Simply because it was the right thing to do after such a long time of unfixable unhappiness.

The truth is 'Mia Bella Passions' - the house, the gardens and the blog carried me through terrible years of sadness and difficulty.

Not long after the separation, I met 'Him'.

I exhibited paintings in a gallery he was the curator of.

Another creative.

My perfect match.

We became a team.

 I shifted from 'Mia Bella Gardens Homestead' and transitioned to a gypsy-type life travelling, photographing, writing, painting and melding into the amazing small Lakeside community I now live in.

So that is where the bush comes into the picture.

Our creative studios and office are in a big blue barn that backs onto the native New Zealand bush.

To create some reflective light in the windows so those poor birds do not think there is a bush ahead, I have made pretty beaded crystal hangers.

I call them my 'Save the birds' crystal hangers.

Bead Craft
To make a 'Save the birds' crystal hanger, you will need
Glass beads in your choice of colour and shape.
Very thin wire or jewellery wire.
Jewellry Crimps
Jewellery crimps.
Pliers.
A larger bead and crystal for the bottom of the hanger.

Start by cutting the wire to about 20 inches long (50cm) and attach your bottom crystal through the top hole in it, and twist the wire.
Then add a feature bead.
I used a glass heart which had a hole through the bottom and top.
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Add more beads in whatever pattern and size you desire leaving about 3 inches (7.5cm) of wire to create a hanger loop.
 Using a metal crimp place one at the top of the bead chain, and squeeze to flatten with the pliers.

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Put another metal crimp on and thread the wire through to create a loop.
I actually put two crimps on for the loop but you only need one.
Squeeze the crimp flat and trim the excess wire.
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Hang it in a window where the birds tend to fly into.
The beads create shimmer to distract,
and the crystal creates beautiful rainbow patterns on a sunny day.
This has been the perfect solution that stops the birds flying to the barn office windows.
And they are very pretty too.

#diycraft #beadcraft 


Halloween Cork Bats

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Halloween cork bats are terribly cute!

And terribly easy to create!


You Will Need:

All you need are corks. (approximately 2inches in size).

Black felt.

Craft twine.

Black and white acrylic paint.

A paintbrush.

Scissors.

Hot glue gun.

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I'm making 12 'terribly cute bats'.

With the thought on Halloween to gift away a bat to the little people trick or treaters.


To Make:

Halloween Template

Copy-paste-print the pattern sheet.


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Pin pattern onto black felt (or freehand cut if you are confident) and cut out a set of wings for each bat.

Then the ears for each bat.


The Next Step:

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Using a hot glue gun.

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Glue ears onto cork.

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Then the wings.

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Paint white circles of for the eyes.

(Dry with a hairdryer for fast drying)

(You could also use small-size plastic boggle craft eyes instead of painting them.)

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Then paint the black pupil onto the eye.

(Dry again with a hairdryer).


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Glue on a (twine or ribbon)hanger to the bottom of the bat.


Then display it on a raw branch in a vase.

You could paint the branch orange, black or white.

But I have left mine naturally raw.

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Add to your Halloween display as a table centerpiece, to decorate your trick or treat table or on your sideboard.


#bats #halloweencrafts #halloween 




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