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I'd been meaning to make the classic metal hanger version, but then I decided to get out my metals box and try to make something a little more magical.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--Dj9c5WGdSE\/UGUGiuKdZ6I\/AAAAAAAAE0M\/XIdnsjE_7hI\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"416\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--Dj9c5WGdSE\/UGUGiuKdZ6I\/AAAAAAAAE0M\/XIdnsjE_7hI\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nThe kids had fun going through my stuff, picking out ribbon and pretty little things. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-HiCWpqGtURw\/UGUGkacWQdI\/AAAAAAAAE0k\/7vvETG21_Ls\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-HiCWpqGtURw\/UGUGkacWQdI\/AAAAAAAAE0k\/7vvETG21_Ls\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nUsing a pair of needle nose pliers, I twisted wire into star shaped \nwands, then threaded the beads and such they had chosen onto the stems. Beads that \nwere too small for the wand wire, I put on smaller gauge wire and \nlooped it loosely onto the wand so that they dangle freely like tassels.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EnJJ1uAWz3c\/UGUGlBlh4OI\/AAAAAAAAE0s\/FEcFWi5l0cE\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EnJJ1uAWz3c\/UGUGlBlh4OI\/AAAAAAAAE0s\/FEcFWi5l0cE\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+3.jpg\" width=\"452\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nI went over the stars with a hammer, forging them gives them strength so they will hold their shape.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-5r0LsL1WleU\/UGUGjKYEMUI\/AAAAAAAAE0U\/RlC-r9uSOYw\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-5r0LsL1WleU\/UGUGjKYEMUI\/AAAAAAAAE0U\/RlC-r9uSOYw\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+10.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nI tied ribbon on the handles, and gave them a couple jars of bubbles for some super magical bubble blowing. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-d6gD_FVAN7I\/UGUGj9eMqTI\/AAAAAAAAE0c\/6kgjCnFV3lw\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-d6gD_FVAN7I\/UGUGj9eMqTI\/AAAAAAAAE0c\/6kgjCnFV3lw\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+11.jpg\" width=\"466\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nKaia particularly likes running with her wand, trailing bubbles... I had a hard time getting a picture of her even relatively in focus. :)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VPuQ770mU64\/UGUGnyHLm0I\/AAAAAAAAE1U\/8vrWx_hAEDw\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"366\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VPuQ770mU64\/UGUGnyHLm0I\/AAAAAAAAE1U\/8vrWx_hAEDw\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+8.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nThe wands are bigger than any \nthey have had before, and they love the larger bubbles. Next time I \nwill have to make some great big ones to dip in a dish!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z9gSExLp-SU\/UGUGm9lqzvI\/AAAAAAAAE1E\/JZ_SeNAytFs\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z9gSExLp-SU\/UGUGm9lqzvI\/AAAAAAAAE1E\/JZ_SeNAytFs\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nKatalin concentrates \u003Ci\u003Eso hard\u003C\/i\u003E when she blows bubbles, it is really amusing to watch. She is so proud every time she produced a bubble!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xe1TK6GHJb0\/UGUGmN5T0-I\/AAAAAAAAE08\/gmP65sbYOMw\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xe1TK6GHJb0\/UGUGmN5T0-I\/AAAAAAAAE08\/gmP65sbYOMw\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3_ItL29Pg0k\/UGUGnbswOLI\/AAAAAAAAE1M\/ty57Lvxns_c\/s1600\/Bubble+Wands+7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3_ItL29Pg0k\/UGUGnbswOLI\/AAAAAAAAE1M\/ty57Lvxns_c\/s640\/Bubble+Wands+7.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nThey have had bubbles, but these little wands hold a whole new level of appeal for them, they have been bubbling constantly!\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4639506705571751958\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/homemade-bubble-wands.html#comment-form","title":"13 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/4639506705571751958"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/4639506705571751958"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/homemade-bubble-wands.html","title":"Homemade Bubble Wands"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Juise"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11266654483137315084"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg7vplcMls0WnE6x5rDMZDq75uFgOm4Mx7tjnOSpDai0x5l18fUbOMaWTmOp4K1TwsSmrV11imIkNvuQvPIPVDQT5dtHnX5EuoV4T28zIJOYjPZBqF2XVX33Emtsc9eVA\/s220\/Blogger+Profile+Pic+2.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-W9RVwI3itgI\/UGUdFjHn8HI\/AAAAAAAAE14\/h3MLhasAzvs\/s72-c\/Bubble+Wands+9.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"13"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023352155376045758.post-5965742301097082397"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-06T20:38:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-03-06T20:38:25.162-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Construct"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paint"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Watercolor Lanterns"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe girls and I made some lanterns using watercolor paper and paints, vegetable oil, and white craft glue. I think they are lovely! I did see this idea somewhere else on the interwebs, but I am unable to find it now to give any credit. This idea seems to be kicking around, though, so I don't think I am sweeping the glory out from under anyone's feet too terribly.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0-o0yhDyLxs\/T1WL-aLreAI\/AAAAAAAAEiY\/TQ_x3EhvpAU\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0-o0yhDyLxs\/T1WL-aLreAI\/AAAAAAAAEiY\/TQ_x3EhvpAU\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+10.jpg\" width=\"298\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe started off with plain watercolour paper which the girls painted, using the wet on wet watercolour technique. This simply means that you soak your paper before painting it with dissolved watercolours. (Not \"dry\" paint, as it is considered straight out of the tube.)\u0026nbsp; Here, Katalin demonstrates both her one-brush, and three-brush methods. ;) I cut one large watercolour sheet into two, one side a bit smaller than the other, to get two lanterns out of it in different heights.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--g1vmDORRp0\/T1WKbImtxxI\/AAAAAAAAEgc\/tceYAJ9ehgk\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--g1vmDORRp0\/T1WKbImtxxI\/AAAAAAAAEgc\/tceYAJ9ehgk\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+1.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-z3wyDHcN3cc\/T1WKcmK72qI\/AAAAAAAAEg0\/kvI0xhI-7DQ\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-z3wyDHcN3cc\/T1WKcmK72qI\/AAAAAAAAEg0\/kvI0xhI-7DQ\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+2.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis pair was a Birthday gift for their Grandma, and I only gave them yellow and red paints to work with so that she wouldn't get mud lanterns. They didn't seem to mind, and enjoyed swirling the two colours into orange in places, and trying to cover their entire papers.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7K0peuDdtsI\/T1WKc33BabI\/AAAAAAAAEg8\/SL6RAlRjJmE\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7K0peuDdtsI\/T1WKc33BabI\/AAAAAAAAEg8\/SL6RAlRjJmE\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWhen they had finished painting, we sprinkled the wet papers with a little coarse sea salt. You can use any salt, though, and it will absorb the paint directly under it, and gather the paint in the area into little pools around the grains. Different sized salt grains make different sized patterns. The salt has a nice effect, you can see the visual texture it left in some of the below photos, and the kids always have fun sprinkling it on. Many of our watercolour paintings get this treatment!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vSWaThhEsRk\/T1WKdawa13I\/AAAAAAAAEiQ\/-yZeEn3mkR8\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vSWaThhEsRk\/T1WKdawa13I\/AAAAAAAAEiQ\/-yZeEn3mkR8\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWhen the paintings were dry, the girls rubbed vegetable oil into them with paper towels, until they were thoroughly saturated and transparent. They were a little over-enthusiastic, so I dabbed the excess oil off when they had finished, and we left them overnight to dry on a few paper towels. The next day, I cut little strips along one side, this side become the base. Ours are approximately an inch apart.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SDOSblVL2A0\/T1WKeB92ajI\/AAAAAAAAEiM\/3PremsWumhI\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SDOSblVL2A0\/T1WKeB92ajI\/AAAAAAAAEiM\/3PremsWumhI\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+5.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThen I put a line of white craft glue down one of the side edges and rolled the paintings into cylinders, overlapping the glued edge with the opposite side. This seam needs to hold together well while it dries, so to hold it in place, I slipped a jar in each lantern. I clipped the edge the jars didn't reach shut with paper clips. To be on the safe side, I left these to dry overnight as well.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-e7AgFEZgHvM\/T1WKemDX6gI\/AAAAAAAAEiI\/3ResQDB0jVQ\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-e7AgFEZgHvM\/T1WKemDX6gI\/AAAAAAAAEiI\/3ResQDB0jVQ\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+6.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mU1cdl9bL10\/T1WKfNSWYbI\/AAAAAAAAEiE\/2mu9Cf3WvpE\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mU1cdl9bL10\/T1WKfNSWYbI\/AAAAAAAAEiE\/2mu9Cf3WvpE\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+7.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOnce the side seams were done, I folded the fringe on the bottoms in with a dot of white craft glue where the strips overlap. I set them upright and dropped the jars back inside to hold the strips firmly in place while they dried. This is what the bottom of your lantern will look like when yo are finished. Unless your child's name isn't Katalin. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xyv8HXrNzXc\/T1WKf9kgr9I\/AAAAAAAAEiA\/o-NvFcsmwmo\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xyv8HXrNzXc\/T1WKf9kgr9I\/AAAAAAAAEiA\/o-NvFcsmwmo\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+9.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XKSQYDW4oMM\/T1WKfWAFGdI\/AAAAAAAAEhk\/PBluU2zaO1g\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XKSQYDW4oMM\/T1WKfWAFGdI\/AAAAAAAAEhk\/PBluU2zaO1g\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+8.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThey look so soft and beautiful, with or without a candle lighting them up. The girls made a couple more for us using lots of colours, and I have been using votive candles (that are contained in glass,) inside them to keep flame away from the paper. In the ones we gifted we included some wax LED candles, so that they can be safely placed anywhere and left flickering away without fear. \u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-HMgAWE1NlU4\/T1WKbqQywZI\/AAAAAAAAEh0\/Llkc8WnbP7E\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-HMgAWE1NlU4\/T1WKbqQywZI\/AAAAAAAAEh0\/Llkc8WnbP7E\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+10.jpg\" width=\"476\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EKaia has been constantly asking me to light the candles in them, I am going to pick up another LED candle so that she can do it herself. I think it would be sweet for her to have one next to her bed at night, glowing warmly while she drifts to sleep. Next, I believe I will be wiring some handles onto ours for them to carry around, as this is what they do anyway! \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rItLVUWoVG4\/T1WKcOY0QbI\/AAAAAAAAEiU\/Kp6zgNvgRbI\/s1600\/Watercolour+Lamps+11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"388\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rItLVUWoVG4\/T1WKcOY0QbI\/AAAAAAAAEiU\/Kp6zgNvgRbI\/s2000\/Watercolour+Lamps+11.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5965742301097082397\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/watercolor-lanterns.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/5965742301097082397"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/5965742301097082397"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/watercolor-lanterns.html","title":"Watercolor Lanterns"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Juise"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11266654483137315084"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg7vplcMls0WnE6x5rDMZDq75uFgOm4Mx7tjnOSpDai0x5l18fUbOMaWTmOp4K1TwsSmrV11imIkNvuQvPIPVDQT5dtHnX5EuoV4T28zIJOYjPZBqF2XVX33Emtsc9eVA\/s220\/Blogger+Profile+Pic+2.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0-o0yhDyLxs\/T1WL-aLreAI\/AAAAAAAAEiY\/TQ_x3EhvpAU\/s72-c\/Watercolour+Lamps+10.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023352155376045758.post-6441370692250231768"},"published":{"$t":"2012-02-05T17:05:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-02-05T17:09:49.421-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Construct"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Castle Birthday Invitations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cEg1oti507k\/Ty7hb5E1buI\/AAAAAAAAEXM\/tzFJxpmk8k0\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"412\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cEg1oti507k\/Ty7hb5E1buI\/AAAAAAAAEXM\/tzFJxpmk8k0\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+11.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESharing with you the invitations we made for Miss Kaia's birthday party. They are pretty simple affairs. I folded a piece of scrap paper in half and drew half a castle on it, then cut it out. (So it will be symmetrical.) The door is cut out the way it is so that it is easy to trace the shape, and I know where to stop cutting to leave paper \"hinges\" on. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yo_wSqBud9Y\/Ty7cVrjag8I\/AAAAAAAAEWg\/o92ZYJHcMfU\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yo_wSqBud9Y\/Ty7cVrjag8I\/AAAAAAAAEWg\/o92ZYJHcMfU\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+1.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PhygTgLt6YU\/Ty7cWKfNl4I\/AAAAAAAAEWk\/2FKkS5ZsFlA\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PhygTgLt6YU\/Ty7cWKfNl4I\/AAAAAAAAEWk\/2FKkS5ZsFlA\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+2.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI used that first piece as a template to trace out the rest of my castles, and cut them all out. The doors are cut up the center, then down each side about halfway, leaving them attached and openable. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-h7RNMO6Gduo\/Ty7cWfavsqI\/AAAAAAAAEWo\/AtpBbarLAz4\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-h7RNMO6Gduo\/Ty7cWfavsqI\/AAAAAAAAEWo\/AtpBbarLAz4\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+3.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XrmZwp2NIXk\/Ty7cWiV33WI\/AAAAAAAAEWs\/VCpDTHGBkus\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XrmZwp2NIXk\/Ty7cWiV33WI\/AAAAAAAAEWs\/VCpDTHGBkus\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+4.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EUsing a glue pen with a sponge tip, I applied a light layer of clear glue to the backs of the castles. I adhered them to card stock, leaving the backs of the doors unglued.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NjvfFtdVIXA\/Ty7cXBkaU6I\/AAAAAAAAEWw\/fvnUELZ34pY\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NjvfFtdVIXA\/Ty7cXBkaU6I\/AAAAAAAAEWw\/fvnUELZ34pY\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETo make so many windows easier to do, I cut potato stamps in three shapes. A large window, and smaller window, and a point for using on doorknobs. I dipped them in embossing fluid and stamped my windows, dusting them with embossing powder, which I then set. I outlined the windows and rooves with a glue pen and dusted them with sparkles, as well as adding a big \"K\" to the front. (For, \"Kaia\", of course.) The embossing adds some neat texture to the castles, as the windows actually bubble out, something not really picked up by the camera.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dRU6lQ3OVFQ\/Ty7cXTkTgcI\/AAAAAAAAEW0\/wRoBluf_UmI\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dRU6lQ3OVFQ\/Ty7cXTkTgcI\/AAAAAAAAEW0\/wRoBluf_UmI\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+6.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-prKAEpBxmfM\/Ty7cX72lalI\/AAAAAAAAEW4\/mbruCcL2pnI\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-prKAEpBxmfM\/Ty7cX72lalI\/AAAAAAAAEW4\/mbruCcL2pnI\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+7.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EInside the doors, I drew a bunch of balloons, and touched them with a glitter pen. I outlined them with pen, and also used pen to add a couple flag poles on the turrets. I cut tiny pennants out of card stock, and glued those above the towers on the \"poles\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--4QMYGRJiPM\/Ty7cYbWQ1RI\/AAAAAAAAEV4\/kSlPV96aujY\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--4QMYGRJiPM\/Ty7cYbWQ1RI\/AAAAAAAAEV4\/kSlPV96aujY\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+8.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tA81wBReStY\/Ty7cYmraCHI\/AAAAAAAAEW8\/9Zz9MjyFXIw\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tA81wBReStY\/Ty7cYmraCHI\/AAAAAAAAEW8\/9Zz9MjyFXIw\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+9.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI added all the party info to the backs, (what I would give for a printer!) and what I would like to say now is that I immediately slipped them into addressed envelopes and sent them on their way!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cKSVdJMPV9o\/Ty7cY54A70I\/AAAAAAAAEXE\/-eAPof3461I\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"440\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cKSVdJMPV9o\/Ty7cY54A70I\/AAAAAAAAEXE\/-eAPof3461I\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+10.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EUnfortunately, what really happened is that I set them in the middle of the table to do just that, and while I was was not watching, (probably cooking, doing laundry, or *gasp* in the bathroom, heaven forbid,) my inquisitive little 18 month old, Miss Katalin,\u0026nbsp; got them all down and \"happened\" to them. Kataclysm! Oh, this age. Such fun.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2kUhppsI9Js\/Ty7cZDQwINI\/AAAAAAAAEXI\/4lvsDVObwNE\/s1600\/Castle+Invitations+11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"408\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-2kUhppsI9Js\/Ty7cZDQwINI\/AAAAAAAAEXI\/4lvsDVObwNE\/s2000\/Castle+Invitations+11.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo I have remade just a handful to send out to Grandparents, which I am doing quite belatedly. Ah, life.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6441370692250231768\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/castle-birthday-invitations.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/6441370692250231768"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/6441370692250231768"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/castle-birthday-invitations.html","title":"Castle Birthday Invitations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Juise"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11266654483137315084"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg7vplcMls0WnE6x5rDMZDq75uFgOm4Mx7tjnOSpDai0x5l18fUbOMaWTmOp4K1TwsSmrV11imIkNvuQvPIPVDQT5dtHnX5EuoV4T28zIJOYjPZBqF2XVX33Emtsc9eVA\/s220\/Blogger+Profile+Pic+2.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cEg1oti507k\/Ty7hb5E1buI\/AAAAAAAAEXM\/tzFJxpmk8k0\/s72-c\/Castle+Invitations+11.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023352155376045758.post-7198139993358227405"},"published":{"$t":"2012-01-26T02:47:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-10-06T15:35:09.469-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Construct"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Felt"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sew"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Make a Unicorn Horn Flower Crown"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nBecause who should have to decide between a flower crown and a unicorn horn? Kaia really wanted to wear both for her Birthday, and this is what I ended up with.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dEtDY5Vm_I8\/TyD7q-toVTI\/AAAAAAAAEMk\/k5d5aR9Glto\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+20.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dEtDY5Vm_I8\/TyD7q-toVTI\/AAAAAAAAEMk\/k5d5aR9Glto\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+20.jpg\" width=\"476\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nWhen she first told me she wanted to be a unicorn for her Birthday party, I started poking around the Web, trying to figure something out. I was really disappointed with what I found. I didn't want her to be encumbered by a big, hot, bulky costume for her indoor party. I wanted something she could don on her own when she wanted to play. I didn't want a modeling clay horn held on with an \"invisible\" elastic band. These just don't seem practical to me for a young child. I wanted a horn that would go on easily and comfortably, one that was lightweight, was not fragile, and would stay in place well on her head while she cantered around the house wildly, rearing and jumping. Because you \u003Ci\u003Eknow\u003C\/i\u003E that is what is going to happen when you place a unicorn horn on a 4 year old. (Omygosh, she's almost \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003Efour\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E!) I think I actually achieved all of these standards I set myself, and I am really happy with how the whole thing came together, (and so is she!)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nWhen I made the horn, I was thinking I would experiment a bit, start figuring things out. I didn't expect to be happy with the first thing I twiddled with, so I'm stuck without any pictures. I made a paper model in order to do this tutorial. Not the prettiest pictures, but hopefully they at least make the process easy to see.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nYou will need:\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E Craft Felt in Various Colours\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EStuffing\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESewing Thread and Needle\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExtra Strong Quilting Thread\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESmall Length of Elastic\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHeadband\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHot glue\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EScissors\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlastic Gems\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFabric Leaves (Or Make Felt Leaves) \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;I used sparkly white craft felt for her horn. Aside from the fact that it is, obviously, sparkly, the sparkle felt is quite a bit stiffer. Cut out a skinny triangle and fold it in half lengthwise, right sides together. Sew up the open long side, marked with sharpy in the following pictures. Leave the bottom open. (That triangle was supposed to be relatively symmetrical. The real thing was, I swear. Pretend that it is relatively symmetrical, okay? Thanks.)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4ZYtqAgeWXs\/Tx350HSYjDI\/AAAAAAAAEKw\/hm2qSIzHZb0\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4ZYtqAgeWXs\/Tx350HSYjDI\/AAAAAAAAEKw\/hm2qSIzHZb0\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+1.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kE11hJoOti0\/Tx3503uwwLI\/AAAAAAAAEK0\/DfUc9x_Zclg\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kE11hJoOti0\/Tx3503uwwLI\/AAAAAAAAEK0\/DfUc9x_Zclg\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+2.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTrim off excess fabric, and turn right-side-out. Using extra strong quilting thread, cut a long piece, (enough to wrap your spirals,) and knot off the end. Make it a good, big knot, you don't want it to pull through the felt once there is tension on it. Run the thread out near the tip of the horn from inside. (Not \u003Ci\u003Eat \u003C\/i\u003Ethe tip.) Pull it all the way through, so that knot is the only part left inside. Stuff the horn as tightly as you can, I used polyfill stuffing. Trim the bottom to even it out if necessary.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-IH-IYj8CZb0\/Tx351Ooti5I\/AAAAAAAAEK4\/vsHIPdaUmiY\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-IH-IYj8CZb0\/Tx351Ooti5I\/AAAAAAAAEK4\/vsHIPdaUmiY\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+3.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ziOxjOquKWo\/Tx352HwPXLI\/AAAAAAAAELA\/tBzitvaZV1M\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ziOxjOquKWo\/Tx352HwPXLI\/AAAAAAAAELA\/tBzitvaZV1M\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+5.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBegin wrapping the thread down the horn in a spiral, tightly enough to leave a good indent. This will give your horn a nice spiraled shape, and keep the thread from slipping and sliding around on the horn. (This was the part I was most unsure about. I worried that the fabric would bunch, or that the thread would not be strong enough to pull tightly, or that it would not stay in place. None of those fears came to light, it worked very well.) Tie your thread off inside, near the bottom of the horn. Place your horn on another piece of matching felt, trace the bottom circle, and cut it out.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--JGRi20iOVU\/Tx352VSgkSI\/AAAAAAAAELE\/jOAcMiYSGRU\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--JGRi20iOVU\/Tx352VSgkSI\/AAAAAAAAELE\/jOAcMiYSGRU\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+6.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7MVm0TNiiGo\/Tx353CvGTvI\/AAAAAAAAELI\/yHBym8rq2wY\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7MVm0TNiiGo\/Tx353CvGTvI\/AAAAAAAAELI\/yHBym8rq2wY\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+7.jpg\" width=\"265\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStarting from the inside, wrap stitches around the edges of your felt, sewing the circle to the bottom of the horn, and tie it off. Try to hide your knot inside, or at least away from the edge.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-n3BXd14mI-w\/Tx353_qhzZI\/AAAAAAAAELQ\/bouaOIU4fT4\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-n3BXd14mI-w\/Tx353_qhzZI\/AAAAAAAAELQ\/bouaOIU4fT4\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+9.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OjrjABTz9W8\/Tx354Wf_QQI\/AAAAAAAAEJI\/IzNZ28gIS_c\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OjrjABTz9W8\/Tx354Wf_QQI\/AAAAAAAAEJI\/IzNZ28gIS_c\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+10.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nI attached it to a nice, wide, cloth-covered headband that we found at a dollar store. To do so, measure a piece of elastic around the center of the headband to get your length, then make it a bit smaller so that it will stretch snugly into place. Sew the elastic ends together to form a loop. Stitch the elastic to the bottom of the horn. Take care to sew the elastic all the way to the edges of the horn, or the base will pull up at the front and back. Also make sure that the seam holding the elastic together gets sewn to the horn, this way it will end up on top of the headband, instead of as an uncomfortable lump against your child's head.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1V3nMyhy3Qk\/Tx354mO6SjI\/AAAAAAAAELU\/eAaoG_I6Myo\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1V3nMyhy3Qk\/Tx354mO6SjI\/AAAAAAAAELU\/eAaoG_I6Myo\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+11.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sJ5rLbG8_sk\/Tx355HiX4NI\/AAAAAAAAEJY\/YpIzzTa0X1o\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+12.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sJ5rLbG8_sk\/Tx355HiX4NI\/AAAAAAAAEJY\/YpIzzTa0X1o\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+12.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYour unicorn horn is complete! Like magic, the paper horn suddenly transforms into a real one! Oh, wait... *ehem* Anyway, once on the headband, I added a little hot glue under the edges of the horn to help keep it from wobbling any. I think this would be remedied by using a wider elastic band than what I happened to have on hand, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lYytk6lfqtI\/Tx355ccuhKI\/AAAAAAAAELY\/O8eZO-C-FSw\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+13.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lYytk6lfqtI\/Tx355ccuhKI\/AAAAAAAAELY\/O8eZO-C-FSw\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+13.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SHF6ZQFRW0g\/Tx3557gCMPI\/AAAAAAAAELc\/ztluFwO1TNk\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+14.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SHF6ZQFRW0g\/Tx3557gCMPI\/AAAAAAAAELc\/ztluFwO1TNk\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+14.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;Hot glue the fabric leaves down either side of the headband, overlapping a little and alternating direction. Cut a variety of flowers out of the coloured felt. (Tip: Your husband may get slightly irritable if you attempt to do this in bed, stick to reading a book.) I honestly think layering has the biggest impact on how nice they come out looking. I used hot glue to fix the layers together. I've no idea how well hot glue works on wool felt, but it works amazingly on eco felt. I believe the heat actually fuses the layers together to an extent. For the large yellow flower, I simply cut a bunch of strips of felt, folded them in half, then tacked them all together by their ends with a little thread.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mMpxFQ3RWgU\/Tx356LqH4KI\/AAAAAAAAELg\/ev7ur5q5mtw\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+15.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mMpxFQ3RWgU\/Tx356LqH4KI\/AAAAAAAAELg\/ev7ur5q5mtw\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+15.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oyXB0eV4l_w\/Tx356WlHPDI\/AAAAAAAAELk\/H53BfZFua2k\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+16.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oyXB0eV4l_w\/Tx356WlHPDI\/AAAAAAAAELk\/H53BfZFua2k\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+16.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHot glue the flowers all over the headband, then hot glue the plastic gems to the centers. Make sure to overlap the base of the horn a bit and cover up the elastic band. You are the proud new owner of a unicorn horn flower crown!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-prTpfuRlGqk\/Tx356yY9kFI\/AAAAAAAAEMw\/8scIcSLDrLw\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+17.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-prTpfuRlGqk\/Tx356yY9kFI\/AAAAAAAAEMw\/8scIcSLDrLw\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+17.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gsx7ybz5vSo\/Tx357dbVpKI\/AAAAAAAAEKI\/UNvLPiGRTWU\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+18.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gsx7ybz5vSo\/Tx357dbVpKI\/AAAAAAAAEKI\/UNvLPiGRTWU\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+18.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI had a very hard time keeping her still long enough to take any pictures...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i904vcu4aRw\/Tx358f_CfNI\/AAAAAAAAEMc\/G8BAkJaLPcE\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+21.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i904vcu4aRw\/Tx358f_CfNI\/AAAAAAAAEMc\/G8BAkJaLPcE\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+21.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4LLS--3qNys\/Tx358FGeCCI\/AAAAAAAAELw\/ulStV14K0NY\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+20.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4LLS--3qNys\/Tx358FGeCCI\/AAAAAAAAELw\/ulStV14K0NY\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+20.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-baT347yZH0E\/Tx357xlnntI\/AAAAAAAAEMs\/OgSJMM6mH7A\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+19.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-baT347yZH0E\/Tx357xlnntI\/AAAAAAAAEMs\/OgSJMM6mH7A\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+19.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FkGva2vNMmM\/Tx3586iA2II\/AAAAAAAAEMg\/JwVsX3U3qos\/s1600\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+22.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FkGva2vNMmM\/Tx3586iA2II\/AAAAAAAAEMg\/JwVsX3U3qos\/s2000\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+22.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHer rainbow unicorn tail is now complete, too, and I have a full blown unicorn galloping around the house all day. Find that tutorial  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/make-rainbow-tail.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. By the way, it would be really easy to stick a couple ears in there amid the flowers. According to Kaia, however, she already has two ears and didn't want any more. (Don't look at me... she wears plenty of other animal ears, my logic does not often have much effect on her, however.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G0eFs79_2eE\/TyZD0oLY06I\/AAAAAAAAERI\/iCJMvdf_c1o\/s1600\/Rainbow+Unicorn+Tail+19.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G0eFs79_2eE\/TyZD0oLY06I\/AAAAAAAAERI\/iCJMvdf_c1o\/s2000\/Rainbow+Unicorn+Tail+19.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7198139993358227405\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/make-unicorn-horn-flower-crown.html#comment-form","title":"36 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/7198139993358227405"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/7198139993358227405"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/make-unicorn-horn-flower-crown.html","title":"Make a Unicorn Horn Flower Crown"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Juise"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11266654483137315084"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg7vplcMls0WnE6x5rDMZDq75uFgOm4Mx7tjnOSpDai0x5l18fUbOMaWTmOp4K1TwsSmrV11imIkNvuQvPIPVDQT5dtHnX5EuoV4T28zIJOYjPZBqF2XVX33Emtsc9eVA\/s220\/Blogger+Profile+Pic+2.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dEtDY5Vm_I8\/TyD7q-toVTI\/AAAAAAAAEMk\/k5d5aR9Glto\/s72-c\/Unicorn+Horn+Crown+20.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"36"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023352155376045758.post-7801001832981116096"},"published":{"$t":"2011-12-30T03:38:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-12-30T03:50:44.574-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Christmas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Construct"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Handmade Holiday: Woodworking"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe holidays are over! I have a little time to sit down and relax now. Over the last month and a half or so, every moment I could eek out has been spent on gift making. I swear again, as I do every year, \u003Ci\u003Enext\u003C\/i\u003E year I am going to start so much earlier! Time enough to complete projects at an easy pace, possibly even with time enough to find a few moments at the computer here and there. Now I can share the things I have been labouring over.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI had completely different plans for every child on my list up until I suddenly acquired a scroll saw. I am so excited about it! I haven't used one since... well, 6th grade shop? So it was a bit of an adventure, and very much a learning experience.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--FclwNz1stU\/TvzIK7hU0AI\/AAAAAAAAD0E\/oyuKFp-T0-g\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--FclwNz1stU\/TvzIK7hU0AI\/AAAAAAAAD0E\/oyuKFp-T0-g\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+2.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jlH7Ryk2b-o\/TvzIKt0bHJI\/AAAAAAAAD2U\/21QrhtssGiM\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jlH7Ryk2b-o\/TvzIKt0bHJI\/AAAAAAAAD2U\/21QrhtssGiM\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+1.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAs a trial, I first cut this little tree you see above. It was 100% an experiment, just to get the hang of the saw and to try out watercolour paint on the poplar wood I was using. It is unsanded, and the entire thing, birds and apples included, I cut free-form with the saw without so much as sketching anything out on the wood. They could definitely be nicer. I used our Dremel to round out the edges, and did quite a hack job, especially around the pop-out objects. Despite all this, the toy was snatched away the moment I finally agreed it was dry, and has been played with since. This gave me hope for the toys I was actually going to \u003Ci\u003Etry\u003C\/i\u003E on!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-o4AUHWqR3x8\/TvzIOIJ0urI\/AAAAAAAAD2s\/Bsl6XsfU-KI\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"510\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-o4AUHWqR3x8\/TvzIOIJ0urI\/AAAAAAAAD2s\/Bsl6XsfU-KI\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+10.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFor my next project, which was for my 3 year old niece, I ran with the same tree \/ puzzle idea and made this owl set. This time, I took the wood burner to it and added more details. I have only a wide, flat edged tip for my wood burning tool and found trying to make small marks, or most especially the circles for the eyes, \u003Ci\u003Every\u003C\/i\u003E difficult. I am definitely going to find myself some different tips, but the stores I tried at didn't carry them, and I didn't have time to order anything online. So I could be happier with this set, but I still felt like it came out okay.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tu2og0jcAFw\/TvzIOZSbFEI\/AAAAAAAAD2w\/FWZPCjvOktc\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"444\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tu2og0jcAFw\/TvzIOZSbFEI\/AAAAAAAAD2w\/FWZPCjvOktc\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+11.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI followed that with a teether for her baby sister, which I made from scrap cherry. My photos do not do the wood justice, it is so, so very smooth and soft, and after I oiled it the wood positively \u003Ci\u003Eshone\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wMKC4PzYU4Y\/TvzIQrstrdI\/AAAAAAAAD3E\/c3uAApzyShA\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+16.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"331\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wMKC4PzYU4Y\/TvzIQrstrdI\/AAAAAAAAD3E\/c3uAApzyShA\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+16.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI sewed a little leash for the teether as well, with velcro closures so that it can be used on other toys.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1GKo5dp7pTI\/TvzIQOd19yI\/AAAAAAAAD3A\/QiPkhU_S4oo\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+15.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"364\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1GKo5dp7pTI\/TvzIQOd19yI\/AAAAAAAAD3A\/QiPkhU_S4oo\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+15.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFor one of my four year old nephews I made a space set. By this time I was better understanding how to shape the wood, and starting to have fun going to town with the wood burner. I looked at a handful of astronaut pictures, and tried to make his suit more simplified, but still reflective of the real deal. The alien has got a butt, because... come on, what little kid doesn't love a butt? My apologies for the backdrop in the following pictures, I was in quite a hurry and just grabbed a piece of fabric out of my cloth bin, I did not take the time for lint removal. ;) \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qj8RfUbptN0\/TvzILKq77hI\/AAAAAAAAD2Y\/ZMDNhYrQURE\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"578\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qj8RfUbptN0\/TvzILKq77hI\/AAAAAAAAD2Y\/ZMDNhYrQURE\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tf5jc_eHihw\/TvzILiLf6FI\/AAAAAAAAD2c\/56zGIboM8hM\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"616\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tf5jc_eHihw\/TvzILiLf6FI\/AAAAAAAAD2c\/56zGIboM8hM\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c_p-T6X64wM\/TvzIMK44eQI\/AAAAAAAAD0c\/jzwA4_16EOw\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-c_p-T6X64wM\/TvzIMK44eQI\/AAAAAAAAD0c\/jzwA4_16EOw\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RkFGtGPJTU4\/TvzIMTnk1jI\/AAAAAAAAD0k\/b__vnXS48Ww\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RkFGtGPJTU4\/TvzIMTnk1jI\/AAAAAAAAD0k\/b__vnXS48Ww\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMy 7 year old niece was a little tricky. I'm not sure how much toy play she does anymore, so I decided to go with something that could be for either play or simply decoration. I made her a set of rainbow gnomes a couple years ago, so a stacking rainbow (I hope) can either be displayed with them, or be played with together.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wj1E1DgfzG4\/TvzIMwhKegI\/AAAAAAAAD2g\/aFhJzM3ajMM\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wj1E1DgfzG4\/TvzIMwhKegI\/AAAAAAAAD2g\/aFhJzM3ajMM\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+7.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-L3rnDlSC1m0\/TvzINJzmBVI\/AAAAAAAAD2k\/ikGHyeddhlo\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"440\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-L3rnDlSC1m0\/TvzINJzmBVI\/AAAAAAAAD2k\/ikGHyeddhlo\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+8.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wa_tvrAsm8A\/TvzINl8xsjI\/AAAAAAAAD2o\/CFijiaUP7T0\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"504\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wa_tvrAsm8A\/TvzINl8xsjI\/AAAAAAAAD2o\/CFijiaUP7T0\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+9.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIt was about at this point that I realized I should be using a \u003Ci\u003Ewood cutting\u003C\/i\u003E tool on the Dremel to shape my figures, rather than the sanding attachments I had been using to slowly grind things down. How did I not realize this? I have no idea, but I feel rather daft. Things got easier after that, as you can imagine, and I made this unicorn for my other four year old nephew. The cutting tools I picked up made it possible to separate the ears, make a horn, narrow the nose, and give the body itself more shape, things I couldn't really do with the sanding tools. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WGBRQZiyPh0\/TvzIO2Fq51I\/AAAAAAAAD20\/VXrs8PD84LY\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+12.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"560\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WGBRQZiyPh0\/TvzIO2Fq51I\/AAAAAAAAD20\/VXrs8PD84LY\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+12.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFor the unicorn's mane, I drilled a series of small holes down the back of its neck and used non-toxic wood glue and a toothpick to insert short lengths of yarn nice and deep, two of each colour. Once the glue had set, I combed through the yarn to separate out the individual strands and make it look more like hair.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h8ncplTLIKU\/TvzIPS_hH9I\/AAAAAAAAD24\/8kOnB87gx14\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+13.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h8ncplTLIKU\/TvzIPS_hH9I\/AAAAAAAAD24\/8kOnB87gx14\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+13.jpg\" width=\"288\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K8spEMWRZAQ\/TvzIPqIwApI\/AAAAAAAAD28\/zqObNE1qOGs\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+14.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K8spEMWRZAQ\/TvzIPqIwApI\/AAAAAAAAD28\/zqObNE1qOGs\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+14.jpg\" width=\"295\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFor my horse loving 13 year old niece, I made a horse as closely resembling hers as I could manage. It is intended to hang on the wall. I burned her horse's name into the side, and made her mane little nubs like my niece likes to do her horse's hair up for shows. To the back, I attached hanging hardware, and two brass chains. I finished a dowel rod and screwed two hooks into it to attach to the chains, so that she would be able to use it to hang things from.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pmNvu_CfKtI\/TvzIQ8hLNXI\/AAAAAAAAD3I\/N5eZJZwHqNw\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+17.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"388\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pmNvu_CfKtI\/TvzIQ8hLNXI\/AAAAAAAAD3I\/N5eZJZwHqNw\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+17.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XN-qWKY6LWA\/TvzIRU4dV4I\/AAAAAAAAD3M\/_yReRLjhXj4\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+18.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"442\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XN-qWKY6LWA\/TvzIRU4dV4I\/AAAAAAAAD3M\/_yReRLjhXj4\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+18.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI had fun attempting to add details like hints at muscle structures, and recessing the back legs.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-m42WJxiTwUI\/TvzIR2dJgwI\/AAAAAAAAD3Q\/ZpIOyHFQvfY\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+19.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-m42WJxiTwUI\/TvzIR2dJgwI\/AAAAAAAAD3Q\/ZpIOyHFQvfY\/s2000\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+19.jpg\" width=\"257\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI finished all of the toys in non-toxic paints. For the most part I used watercolours, I love the way the grain of the wood comes through it. There are a few exceptions, such as the astronaut and some small details here and there, which I watered down acrylics for. (I had no safe \"white\" watercolour paint.) I sealed them all with olive oil, aside from the horse at the end here, which is not a toy and I felt safe using wood stain and sealer on.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIt makes me so happy to be able to give all the children toys that I made especially for them, and I hope they are enjoyed. I enjoyed making them... At least, aside from the insane amounts of sanding, anyway! I really did warm up to working with wood though, I am so excited to have the scroll saw to use. I feel like I learned so very much in just this batch of toys, and I am really looking forward to making more... At a more leisurely pace!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNext wood project is a doll house for Miss Kaia's birthday... that will be a new experience entirely, as well, so I am keeping my fingers crossed and cutting and taping myself together a big cardboard model. More on that later, though, I still have the rest of my handmade holiday gifts to share, and \u003Ci\u003Eplenty\u003C\/i\u003E of time to get a doll house done. Okay, actually I have just over a month, but after everything I have crammed into the last handful of weeks, that seems like a dream!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7801001832981116096\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/handmade-holiday-woodworking.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/7801001832981116096"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/7801001832981116096"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/handmade-holiday-woodworking.html","title":"Handmade Holiday: Woodworking"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Juise"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11266654483137315084"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"27","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg7vplcMls0WnE6x5rDMZDq75uFgOm4Mx7tjnOSpDai0x5l18fUbOMaWTmOp4K1TwsSmrV11imIkNvuQvPIPVDQT5dtHnX5EuoV4T28zIJOYjPZBqF2XVX33Emtsc9eVA\/s220\/Blogger+Profile+Pic+2.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--FclwNz1stU\/TvzIK7hU0AI\/AAAAAAAAD0E\/oyuKFp-T0-g\/s72-c\/Holidays+2011+Woodworking+2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023352155376045758.post-1620732273776293057"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-20T00:57:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-01-26T01:34:13.587-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Construct"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Homemade Baking Clay"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Homemade Baking Clay - With a Halloween Twist! (And a Tutorial)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-58X88wn60V0\/Tp95JXk3ykI\/AAAAAAAADio\/9ahWb81axHE\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+16.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"460\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-58X88wn60V0\/Tp95JXk3ykI\/AAAAAAAADio\/9ahWb81axHE\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+16.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EUsually when we make our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/homemade-baking-clay-tutorial.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehomemade baking clay, we paint it afterward\u003C\/a\u003E. This time around, I decided to break up the batch and colour it, like we do our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/playdough.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eplaydough\u003C\/a\u003E. Now I'm not sure why we've never tried that before! Not that Kaia doesn't enjoy painting her creations, but she had far more fun playing with, and making her clay things this way.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vbiLC4GkoOI\/Tp9yoc_abyI\/AAAAAAAADfY\/Ok-bwern1YA\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"470\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vbiLC4GkoOI\/Tp9yoc_abyI\/AAAAAAAADfY\/Ok-bwern1YA\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFor the sake of making things easy, I'm including the recipe and directions for the clay in this post, too. Easy is nice. Like this clay recipe. It is ridiculously quick and easy to throw together.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EBaking Clay\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMix together:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n1 C salt\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n1\/2 C water\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n2 Tbsp. vegetable oil\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAdd: 2 C flour \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWork together well. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIf your clay is crumbly, add small portions at a time of water and \/ or oil until it is smooth and holds together well. If your clay gets sticky, or thin and gloopy, just add a little more flour until it stiffens up and doesn't glob all over your fingers. Make things! You can use it uncoloured, or do as we did this time around and divide the clay up and add food colouring, kneading it into the clay. If you do not fancy having rainbow coloured hands for awhile, wear gloves. I go for rainbow coloured hands.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWhen you are all done, line a cookie sheet with tinfoil, and bake your creations at 250\u003Cspan class=\"st\"\u003E°\u003C\/span\u003E Fahrenheit for several hours.  Check on them periodically to make sure they don't burn, especially if you  have smaller things. Tiny things, like the candy corn, (there is a short tutorial on how to make those at the end of this post,) may only need an hour or so.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sV5EEXLZJH4\/Tp9yqccOJzI\/AAAAAAAADiA\/B7qxrGahVlM\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sV5EEXLZJH4\/Tp9yqccOJzI\/AAAAAAAADiA\/B7qxrGahVlM\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+5.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zMlyYVM4mgk\/Tp9yp7ysniI\/AAAAAAAADfw\/ojxiyuubmBs\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zMlyYVM4mgk\/Tp9yp7ysniI\/AAAAAAAADfw\/ojxiyuubmBs\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+4.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe wanted to make Halloween decorations, so we coloured the largest portions of our clay orange, green, black, yellow, and white. The white is simply uncoloured, and black... well, that was a bit of a project. I'm sure there is black food colouring out there, but \u003Ci\u003EI\u003C\/i\u003E couldn't find any at the few stores I checked. First I tried some black cake decorating gel. The clay turned slightly grey, and quite a lot sticky and nasty. I added more flour to ungross it, and then tried dabbing in some watercolour paint. It got darker grey, but we weren't getting anywhere fast. I got impatient. I got out my bottle of india ink.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhile this worked \u003Ci\u003Ereally well\u003C\/i\u003E, I am still shocked. I am only going to recommend using it with extreme caution, despite the total lack of disaster we experienced. I remember it not coming out of anything. I  expected to have pitch black palms for days, but it washed completely  off my hands in seconds. I expected  it to stain our skin and the counter tops when we played with the clay, but,  again, it did not. Not at all. We had no problems whatsoever. However, if you decide to use it, be careful. It's sneaky stuff. Possibly it was only trying to lure me into recommending it to you so that it could strike at even more unsuspecting clay makers. You never know.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TVmzGyasI1Q\/Tp9yq7zA_xI\/AAAAAAAADiE\/Dnnmtb3bze8\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TVmzGyasI1Q\/Tp9yq7zA_xI\/AAAAAAAADiE\/Dnnmtb3bze8\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+6.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TRHZtcNWJr4\/Tp9yrkqYizI\/AAAAAAAADiI\/-IP_leap8bE\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TRHZtcNWJr4\/Tp9yrkqYizI\/AAAAAAAADiI\/-IP_leap8bE\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+7.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EKaia made a \"globlin\", as she calls them, a witch, some ghosts and  pumpkins, and then, good natured as she is, she made them some balls to  play with, and a black globlin cake with a red cherry on top to eat. She  had more fun with the coloured clay than she ever has with our clay  before, although she occasionally forgot that it wasn't playdough and  smashed her creations before I could remind her that we got to keep  them. She worked late into the night, until I finally had to pack it up  on her despite her protests. (It will keep for quite awhile in an  airtight container, e.g, jars, tupperwares, ziplock bags.) She was back at it again the next morning, the second breakfast was over.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-dKt_trN_0uM\/Tp9yox37nlI\/AAAAAAAADfg\/_cYCU1n086c\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-dKt_trN_0uM\/Tp9yox37nlI\/AAAAAAAADfg\/_cYCU1n086c\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+2.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2F-mk3SZM9c\/Tp9ypTAfxzI\/AAAAAAAADfo\/9B1G9kr4GYk\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2F-mk3SZM9c\/Tp9ypTAfxzI\/AAAAAAAADfo\/9B1G9kr4GYk\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+3.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAt 15 months, Katalin was amused with the clay alone for a much shorter time than her sister. She squished it a bit, then tried eating it. While it is, technically, entirely edible, it is crazy salty and apparently \u003Ci\u003Emore disgusting tasting than anything else at all\u003C\/i\u003E. Okay, that may or may not be true, but it is the only thing that I have \u003Cb\u003Eever\u003C\/b\u003E seen the kid immediately spit out after shoving in her mouth. She looked quite grossed out, so at the very least, it must taste worse than candles, crayons, sticks, rocks, mail, dirt, toilet paper, sand, chalk, paint, and aloe plants. To list a few. Anyway, she did have fun for awhile cutting it up with a (safe) knife, but I suspect she was mostly pleased with the amount of mess she was capable of making that way. Eventually, I pulled over some of our little pumpkins, and stuck a couple pieces of clay to it. \u003Ci\u003EThat\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Ewas a hit. She spent the rest of the evening decorating the pumpkins with clay.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VrONbzEr1UI\/Tp9yuSKPlDI\/AAAAAAAADic\/pmN3xx999tc\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+12.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VrONbzEr1UI\/Tp9yuSKPlDI\/AAAAAAAADic\/pmN3xx999tc\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+12.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI'm not sure what determines which is a globlin and which is a ghost, but the one on the left here is a globlin, and the other two are ghosts.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeAy7T3ema8\/Tp9yu3j51EI\/AAAAAAAADg4\/82YZ15kKphg\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+13.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeAy7T3ema8\/Tp9yu3j51EI\/AAAAAAAADg4\/82YZ15kKphg\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+13.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHere is Kaia's globlin cake, play balls, pumpkins, and also what she declared was a pumpkin patch.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5eRitPP_Xso\/Tp9yvjkxO5I\/AAAAAAAADig\/4a1nNSgSJx4\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+14.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5eRitPP_Xso\/Tp9yvjkxO5I\/AAAAAAAADig\/4a1nNSgSJx4\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+14.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis is a globlin and a witch. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-u2wxdSNADBQ\/Tp9ywIzMcyI\/AAAAAAAADhI\/wmCf0VHaTWM\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+15.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-u2wxdSNADBQ\/Tp9ywIzMcyI\/AAAAAAAADhI\/wmCf0VHaTWM\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+15.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI hope you have fun with your clay, and if you'd like to make some candy corn of your own, this is how I made mine. Roll out orange, yellow, and white clay in separate tubes, approximately the same size. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5TxZcTfRBVs\/Tp9ysLslBxI\/AAAAAAAADiM\/VfLaSld250s\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5TxZcTfRBVs\/Tp9ysLslBxI\/AAAAAAAADiM\/VfLaSld250s\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+8.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGently squish them together.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-nNzAu0bxVqA\/Tp9ysmKDkgI\/AAAAAAAADiQ\/fhm1Xq3O0Xk\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-nNzAu0bxVqA\/Tp9ysmKDkgI\/AAAAAAAADiQ\/fhm1Xq3O0Xk\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+9.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThen cut it into triangles, and smooth the corners and edges with your fingers.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q7_iQI22EZw\/Tp9ytNO7bNI\/AAAAAAAADiU\/HC_PQzheSM4\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q7_iQI22EZw\/Tp9ytNO7bNI\/AAAAAAAADiU\/HC_PQzheSM4\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+10.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WH1qq8YI6kw\/Tp9ytwDZ81I\/AAAAAAAADiY\/toQG-eCuT-I\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WH1qq8YI6kw\/Tp9ytwDZ81I\/AAAAAAAADiY\/toQG-eCuT-I\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+11.jpg\" width=\"297\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI'm going to put a coat of Mod Podge over them to make them shiny, but I think they're cute as is, too.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-E04cerXwavw\/Tp9yw5PfkCI\/AAAAAAAADiw\/nJ4qNgYSBWY\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+16.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"452\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-E04cerXwavw\/Tp9yw5PfkCI\/AAAAAAAADiw\/nJ4qNgYSBWY\/Homemade+Baking+Clay+Halloween+16.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1620732273776293057\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/homemade-baking-clay-with-halloween.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/1620732273776293057"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9023352155376045758\/posts\/default\/1620732273776293057"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/thejuise.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/homemade-baking-clay-with-halloween.html","title":"Homemade Baking Clay - With a Halloween Twist! 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