An eco friendly cardboard Penguins toy tutorial

My nephew turned 4 years old and I wanted to make him a present instead of buying. So I Googeld and found this cute tutorial  :
http://www.pinkstripeysocks.com/2013/12/make-your-own-cb2-inspired-cardboard.html

Here's my take on it:

You'll need:
- Strong cardboard
-Exacto knife
-Copying paper
-Black marker
-White Marker (I used wite out)
-White Felt
-Sequins
-Grey embroidery thread

*I first copied the Penguin's pattern from the tutorial on the blog above*

God's Eye craft tutorial

Here's a short picture tutorial on the process of making a God's Eye.

You can use small tree branches, chopsticks, wooden or plastic skews .. well just about anything.

In this tutorial I'm using chopsticks, pink wool and recycled white and orange cotton threads.  

God's Eye Craft

For the past few days I have been going throw my yarn and threads bin and started making God's eye crafts. It started as a present I wanted to make for friend of mine and developed into exploring the endless possibilities of this fun craft.

בימים האחרונים עברתי על סלסלת החוטים והצמר שלי במטרה להכין עין אינדיאנית-מכונה באנגלית עין האלוהים- עבור חברה. יצירת העין התפתחה ליצירת הרבה יותר מעין       אחת, ולבדיקה וניסיונות בחוטים שונים וחרוזים

God's eye

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For Eye of God, see Eye of God (disambiguation).

God's eye or Ojo de Dios on Quemado Mountain, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

A God's eye is a yarn weaving and a spiritual object. The Ojo de Dios (Eye of God in Spanish) is woven with yarn and wood, often with several colors. The weaving of an Ojo de Dios is an ancient contemplative and spiritual practice for many indigenous peoples in the Americas^{[citation needed]}, and beliefs surrounding them vary with location and history. Some people believe they were originally part of the sophisticated religion of the Ancient Pueblo Peoples.^{[citation needed]}

In many of the Pueblos of New Mexico (U.S.) Ojos de Dios have traditionally been created for celebration or blessing, presented as a gift or designed to bless a home.^{[citation needed]} Often they reflect a confidence in all-seeing Providence. The spiritual eye has the power to see and understand things unknown to the physical eye. During Spanish colonial times in New Mexico, from the 16th to the 19th centuries, Ojos de Dios were placed where people worked, or where they walked along a trail (Mager, 2012).

Traditional Ojos de Dios are frequently woven in solitude, as part of an extended meditation or prayer. In other settings, their construction is one aspect of longstanding communal engagement and connection. For centuries, young people in the mountains of New Mexico have made Ojos de Dios in learning circles(wisdom circles) with their elders.^{[citation needed]} In other parts of the 'New World' they were used as ritual objects or for rites of passage

New item in my shop: Beads and upcycled fabric mobile

For a few weeks now I have been working on an up-cycled, fun and colorful mobile.
It's the first mobile in my shop and I hope more will be added soon.

בשבועות האחרונים עבדתי על יצירה של מובייל צבעוני ומשמח שעשוי מבדים ממוחזרים
.זה המובייל הראשון בחנות שלי ובקרוב יתוספו אליו עוד

Fabric scraps mobile pictorial

I had a few fabric scraps left over and decided they will make for a cute mobile/wall hanging.

So here's a short picture tutorial.

יצירה של מובייל פשוט ופרחוני משאריות בדים, קצת חרוזים וחוט 

New Summer scarves collection in my shop!

Just in time for Summer, Iv'e designed and hand stenciled light weighted and soft scarves with cats and triangles patterns.
All of the items in my shop can be customized, so don't hesitate to contact me regarding a custom order.

Fashionistas and cat lovers unite: Zara loves Cats!

All you cat lovers fashionistas should really check out the latest ZARA's photo shoot on ZARA's website.

Here's a sample of some of the beautiful pics form that photo shoot:

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A Waldorf Education inspired toy tree

I work in a Waldorf Kindergarten and love to experiment with making "toys" that are inspired by the Waldorf spirit and view of what is best suited for young children to play with.
These trees are my latest creation.
They are not perfect and require more work but they are very easy and FUN to make.
I will post a complete tutorial very soon :)

Get Creative, get to work! Steal Like an Artist with Austin Kleon - Chase Jarvis LIVE

I love Chase Jarvis Live, and in case you haven't heard or seen the show I highly recommend it!

Basically Chase Jarvis , an amazing & successful photographer, seats down for a talk with other amazing, talented, smart and successful creatives and they share a tone of knowledge and tips for us other creative types.

This video is with Austin Kleon the author of "Steal like an artist", and in case you are having a momentarily 'artists block' it will take you right out of it.

Funny cats quotes embroidery

For the last couple of days I've been working on embroidery that combines cats drawings and cats quotes.

Here's a sneak peak..More to come :)

New items in my shop!

I have been working on new designs & new prints. 

You can check out the new collection here:

www.etsy.com/shop/BrooklynCat

How to make a craft foam printing stamp

You will need:

-Craft glue

-Craft foam

-Balsa wood blocks (alternatively you can use an empty paper towel roll, and cut it into small pieces)

-Templet ruler

- Pencil

-Paint brush

-Acrylic or fabric paint 

-Scissors

Using a pencil and a ruler mark on the craft foam a triangle and a rectangle.

Using scissors, cut out the shapes from the foam .

Glue the foam on to the balsa wood or paper roll.

  

Using the paint brush apply paint to the foam stamp.

Press the stamp on to the fabric. 

Repeat until the fabric is covered with pattern.

 

Tutorial: How to make paper mushrooms

This is a fun and easy up cycling tutorial that you can make with kids.

You will need:

-Toilet paper roll

-Paper

-Scissors

-Glue (clear masking tape or craft glue)

-Red crayon 

Cut a circle from your paper and draw the

mushroom pattern. It could be red & white

or colorful 

with scissors cut the circle half way, only to the

MIDDLE of it

pull one part of the circle on top of the other and glue

them together using a masking tape or craft glue

with scissors make a few short cuts on the edge of

the toilet roll and glue it to the top of the mushroom 

you can cut a window and door on your mushroom and

turn it into a mushroom house