Mothers Day Card Filled with Love Tutorial

 

 

Use any type of paper and fold in half, cut and fold in half again. You now have two cards. Starting at the top of the paper (top side) find the center and make a cut about one inch long. This will be your collar. Fold both sides down and dab a bit of glue on the corner so they stay down. Take an exacto knife and make a slit only on the front top side of the paper. If you don't have an exacto knife you can use your scissors or anything sharp.

Leave top part of your envelope open and glue bottom and sides together. I used a hot glue gun because it's quicker and I had a lot of them to make. Using your glue, embellish your cards with a string of pearls for a cute necklace. I used my paper punch for the butterfly and flowers to resemble a necklace charm. I found some paper dollies and cut a piece for a pocket hankie and some loose pearls for the buttons. Use real buttons, lace material or round out your collars for a different look. I then slid some goodies down into the center of the envelope and tucked a mini Kit Kat bar into the pocket. That's it! Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy but...super cute project with the Hum Bug crafter.

 

 

 

 

Lapel Pins for Christmas Tutorial

 

Christmas Pin Tutorial.

Glue pompoms in a circle, I used a hot glue gun for this. Look through your beads and if you don't have anything cute, paint on them to make your ornaments the way you want them. Glue beads, some small ribbon, and anything else you think would look nice. Finish them off with a lapel pin glued to the back. That's it... They make a great gift and they don't cost much so, grab a bunch and pass them out to everyone. That's a Hum Bug Craft!

 

 

 

 

A quick tutorial of a Miniature Side Table

How To Make A Side Table

This is a quick table to make. I used balsa wood for the table top, you can find this at most hobby stores. Balsa isn't a strong wood by any means but I'm not really using it in a miniature display. Once made it will not be touched again.
     I cut the size I wanted out of balsa and took 4 fancy toothpicks. Cut the ends off the toothpicks to the length I needed and rounded off the cut ends. I took one toothpick and indented a small groove into the soft balsa, don't push to hard or you'll break it. I did this for all four corners that I marked for the legs. I then dabbed a small amount of glue into the indentions and inserted the (toothpick) legs. Let dry and painted the piece white. That's it.. A quick table.

Toilet Paper Roll Craft For Saint Patricks Day!

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This week I'm making party favor hats to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day at one of the nursing homes. I'll show you how this easy crafty candy holder can bring a smile out of anyone. Supplies include: Toilet paper roll, green material or felt, cardboard ( I use thin cereal or cracker boxes), hot glue, pen, gold tinsel pipe cleaners or any gold ribbon for the brim of hat, candy, and green shamrock confetti.
  I'm using material for my project only because I have to make so many and felt cost a bit more than I would like to spend.
  Start by cutting out strip of material that is a little wider then the roll so you can glue some to the inside of the tube to make a more finished piece. Cover and glue the roll.
When that is done cut tube in half so now you have made 2 hats. Next take an empty tube and trace a circle onto your cereal box. Cut out and glue to material. Cut that piece out so you now have material glued to your cardboard, this will be the top piece of your hat. Repeat the same but make it bigger for the brim. I used a small glass cup from the kitchen. At this point I used a green Sharpie pen and colored the edges of the cardboard. I guess I could have made a more finished piece by tucking the material all the way around the circle but....I have a bunch to make and running out of time.
Glue the bottom brim to your half tube. Glue your pipe cleaner around the brim and add shamrocks to your hat. The top circle: I cut a very small strip of felt and glued one end to the circle and the other to the inside of the toilet paper roll so now you can flip the lid without loosing it, a make shift hinge. Fill with candy in gold and green colors.
That's it. Hope you had fun at.