Palm leaf Hopper tutorial

Palm leaf Hopper tutorial Split the leaf Remove a leaf from a palm. Using a pin split the leaf in three, separating the hard center vein from the leaf at both sides. Leave the last 2cm intact at the side that was connected to the palm.

Carefully run your nail along the vein to soften it so that it’s more pliable. Fold the vein back on itself and tuck under the leaf where it’s still connected. It might be easier for you to use a tiny bit of putty or Oasis fix to keep the vein in place while you practice doing this and later you will find it’s easy to hold in place while you weave the body.

Start weaving the body Fold one side under and then over the vein. Pull tight. Do the same with the other side and pull tight.

Continue weaving the body two or three more times depending on the length of your palm leaf.

Butterfly Body

Create feelers (Antenna) by tucking the two sides of the leaf into the vein loop and pulling the vein snug. Separate the side strips and carefully run your nail through the length of each to curl as you would ribbon.

Tie and curl the Butterfly Feelers

Top of the Butterfly Finish off the body by weaving the long center vein around itself and cut short. Cut the tail end if required.

Fly or Hop?

You can now add leaves for wings or cut the left-over vein in 2 for legs to tuck into the body.

Grasshoppers Read more: http://www.christinedebeer.co.za/?p=1119

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Unique food gifts: How to make an edamame stick

Unique food gifts: How to make an edamame stick 

This one is may not really be “kyaraben” food by itself, but it’s a great way to add green to your bento box.

This technique lets you put edamame together in one place without using a little cup. All you need is uncooked pasta! You can put it in the corner of bento box like in the Piggy & Gir bento, or use it as a divider like in myPortal bento.

Pasta gets soft enough to eat because the moisture from edamame in a couple of hours or when microwaved. But if you’re not sure about eating uncooked pasta, you can fry the pasta.

[edamame stick] (used in “Piggy & GIR”, “Portal” )
- edamame
- pasta

1. After boiling edamame, pop the beans out of the pods and peel the outer skin of the edamame.

2. Stick the soybeans on the uncooked pasta one by one.

Snap off the pasta on the both sides and done!

That’s it!

3. If you put #2 in a bowl of water and microwave it for a couple of minutes, the edamame stick becomes soft and bendy! Maybe you can use this as a necklace for a girl character food or have it surround other food. (be careful when you bend it. If the pasta isn’t soft enough, it might break off.)

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Recycling paper and arts: 9 Incredible Book Sculptures

Recycling paper and arts: 9 Incredible Book Sculptures

Some folks freak out everytime they see some traditional form of media made into something else - books, vinyl records, and the like. As someone who has altered these things into many a how-to project, I constantly recieve comments about how "sad it is that books are no longer valued" or "instead of ripping up albums, try listening to them." Folks, my entire home is filled with books. And records. And lots of old furniture, plenty of heirlooms, and even a few cassette tapes. I get it. But, not all old things are worth saving.
Or, better yet, sometime a thoughtful transformation proves the everlasting value of historic media. Honors it in a unique way that doesn't say, "This is old, so I'm gonna turn it into something else," but "this is awesome, and I want it to participate in a work of art, or be echoed throughout my home."


On that note, GammaSquad has assembled nine seriously awesome book sculptures. I know there are lots more of these out there.

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Buttons arts: Amazing Button Crafts from Around the Web

A sheep that's cute as a button!  Hmm.  What pertinent information can I tell you about this sheep?  The buttons are sewn onto this lucious green fabric, as are the felt head (and ear).  The legs and outline are basic embroidery.  The frame measures 6 1/2 inches square.  You can hang it on a wall, or it also has tabletop-sitting capabilities...I spared no expense when selecting this frame for my loyal followers. 

Okay, here's how to enter:

1.  Leave one comment on this post.

2.  I'll close the giveaway at 6:30am (PST) on Wednesday, September 22nd..

3.  I'll use a random number generator to determine the winner.

4. I will notify the winner via email, so make sure that's available to me either through your blog or your Blogger profile or leave it in your comment.

5. I will ship internationally, so everyone's welcome to participate.

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Funny and art USB flash drive

The original stick

USB flash drive has become an integral part of our pocket things.

It used to be that: keys, wallet, note. 
Now everyone in the pockets added: phone, flash drive, a lighter. What is it you do in your pockets?) 
So design flash drives became another area of creativity for creative people. 

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Schattengewachs - house plants out of the light

 

Schattengewachs - house plants out of the light

Many people want to have a home any plants. But not all have enough of this spirit, because for them will have to take care of. Yes, even just to water their flowers do not all have time, to say nothing about caring for this "green wall"! But the designer Winkel Maximilian (Maximilian Winkel) created a series of plants for the home called Schattengewachs, for which no need uhazhivat.Eti plants - from light.

 

Schattengewachs - house plants out of the light

From a school course of natural history we know that many plants need light to grow and they were green. But houseplants Schattengewachs, created by designer Maximilian Winkel, need no light, but rather darkness. 
And it is not that this is the night flowers. This is, in principle, no flowers. After Schattengewachs are light installations as diverse flora. 
Moreover, they are all set in pots. These pots can even decorate with green grass (grass seed and the earth come with them included). But their main effect is achieved with light. 
 

Schattengewachs - house plants out of the light

True, pots Schattengewachs need to install along the wall. And, when it begins to darken, become apparent that the vertical plane are displayed flowers, shrubs and even trees. Moreover, these plants are programmed to ensure that over time increasing in size, grow. 
Of course, Schattengewachs of Maximilian Winkel - this is not the most beautiful houseplants. But certainly - the most original and trendy. Light installations because of our time in high esteem. 
 

Schattengewachs - house plants out of the light

It now remains to have another baby and pets: dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits, made ​​of light. However, the latter, that is, sunbeams, already long been there.

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Art: clothespin pinwheels & garlands

Source: anthropologie.com

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Unique ideas: The painting on the soles!

The original course -  do not paint a very shoes, but only its sole . That is not bent, like socks shoes, for example - and thus, the dye in these places do not crack. Subject to high heels - and we'll see well. For example, I always notice neotorvannye yellow price tags on the shoes at these places when I go for someone along the path)).





Unique ideas: The painting on the soles!

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