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Awnings are a common sight above doors and windows. The awning shades and protects the area underneath from elements such as rain and snow. Instead of purchasing a premade metal awning, save yourself money and build your own. Constructing the awning out of aluminum is both inexpensive and durable. Over time, the aluminum awning will require some cleaning and maintenance such as spraying with a water hose to remove dirt or applying a fresh coat of spray paint.
"LittleBigPlanet" is a game for the Playstation 3 gaming console. "LittleBigPlanet" won game of the year in 2009 and allows users to create different worlds within the game. If you would like to make text instructions for the game, you can do so with word processing software as you complete the challenges inside the game. You do not have to be a game reviewer to create these instructions. You can do it yourself with little hassle.
From the car to the front door, you probably have a variety of keys to carry around everyday. Add a personal touch to this bunch of metal, by creating your own photo keychain to display alongside them. You'll need a photograph and some plastic string -- as well as a few other craft supplies -- to create your own one-of-a-kind keychain. Design one for your own set of keys or make a photo keychain to give as a gift.
Remember when your parent gave you a penny to drop in the wishing well? It was like getting a bonus birthday candle blow every time it happened. Though we grew up and learned that getting our wishes to come true takes more than a donated penny, wishing wells are still a fanciful addition to any landscape. This is a relatively simple project, even for an inexperienced woodworker. Measure twice, cut once and watch out for your thumb.
Your salt and pepper shakers involve just one of the accessory decisions you have before you when decorating your kitchen. These shakers may either serve a primarily functional role and appear with a basic design, or you may apply special touches to blend them in with your overarching theme.
Knotty crafts create uniques designs and characters with a variety of household items like fabric or rope. Make blankets, animals, or party favors with simple overhand knots. Macrame is a more difficult knotting style, also known as Chinese knotting. It is used to make plant hangers and jewelry.
When children play with dolls and stuffed animals, they like to imagine that the doll is happy or sad, hungry or tired. For this reason, dolls that do not have facial features or expressions already sewn or printed onto the face can lend toward a more creative playtime experience. If your child does not already have a doll that is featureless, you can make your own using basic household materials, such as a cotton handkerchief.
Toddlers and young children often enjoy playing with cloth dolls, which can be purchased at a toy store in a variety of styles and constructed out of various materials, such as handkerchiefs. Instead of buying a commercially produced handkerchief doll, make your own cloth doll using basic materials that can be found around your house or purchased from a fabric store, such as a cotton muslin handkerchief. This allows you to create a soft muslin doll without spending a lot of money in the process.
The Christian cross is found not just on religious items such as rosaries, but also on such everyday items as jewelry and key chains. A cross string key chain can be made from easily available materials for a Sunday school craft project, for your own use or to give as gift.
Neck rings are raised bands that encircle the base of a doll neck. The ring is designed to be installed once and to hold the doll's head in place once it is installed. This means the neck ring isn't designed for the head to be pulled off. Each time a doll head is pulled off, the neck ring is likely to become damaged, torn or ripped completely off. Once the neck ring is no longer attached to the doll neck, the doll head will not stay on. Attaching, repairing or replacing a neck ring is common to doll repair.
A comical clown outfit for Halloween or a masquerade party isn't complete without a big red clown nose. The nose piece is quite inexpensive and the strings tend to break easily if they come with the nose. Some clown noses state that they adhere to the nose well, but they often fall off due to sweat or facial oils. Securing a clown nose to your head with a string only takes a couple of minutes, and it is worth the effort since this vital part of the costume stays on well.
Church pew babies became popular during the Civil War when supplies for toys were hard to come by. Mothers would use a handkerchief to create dolls for their young children. The soft material was not only safe for babies to play with, the dolls also did not make noise in church if they hit a pew or the floor. Church pew babies also became known as "Sunday toys" because they were used on Sundays to quietly distract small children.
Church pew dolls or babies have been around for years to entertain young children in church. They are known for their simplicity as well as being a quiet toy for a child to play with. They were first made with extras within a mother's purse, but since have had additional add on's to look more like regular dolls.
Pioneers sometimes fashioned dolls out of handkerchiefs when fabric and sewing supplies were scarce. Girls were often allowed to play quietly with handkerchief dolls during church services, which is why these dolls are sometimes called church dolls, pew babies or prayer dolls. Making a pioneer handkerchief doll requires few supplies and is a fun craft project to do with kids. The dolls are soft toys suitable for young children or older kids interested in the pioneer era.
Dressing dolls is a favorite activity for youngsters but, for some people, it becomes a passion or hobby that lasts into adulthood. Dressing a traditional clown doll means depicting a clown's colorful personality through specific clothes. There are several kids of clowns, such as the the circus clown, the sad clown and the scary clown, and each features a traditional clown outfit, but with slight variations. Whichever clown you choose to create on a doll, one thing is for sure: Bright colors and crazy patterns are essential.
Kamibashi string dolls are cute characters made entirely out of string, or embroidery thread, and pipe cleaners. Originating in Thailand, where they are made under a government program to provide work for people living in remote communities, they have become highly collectible items that are also simple to make at home. Traditionally, Kamibashi string dolls are said to bring love and good fortune to everyone who owns one, and they are small enough for use as either cell phone charms or key fobs.
In 2002, Tiger Electronics launched a plastic E.T. doll to coincide with the theatrical re-release of the Steven Spielberg film. It was like the Furby toy in that both had sensors that made them "talk" and respond to the user's actions. The E.T. doll has a 400-word vocabulary and can speak over 1,000 phrases. Its finger and heart will glow in response to various situations. It can also blink its eyes and extend its neck.
The Woody Doll is a product patterned after the main character in the popular "Toy Story" trilogy of films. This cowboy doll comes in several models ranging from simple to complex. Some Woody dolls have little to no function, while others can talk, change parts and sense movement. With the showing of "Toy Story 3," Woody dolls have become more advanced than ever. Remember to use caution when giving toys with detachable parts to young children.
If you have a child who enjoys playing with dolls, you do not need to purchase highly detailed and expensive dolls from a store. You can make a simple doll from something as basic as a ladies handkerchief. By modifying a handkerchief to define a head and hands, you transform it into a beautiful toy that you can give to your own child or to the child of a friend or family member.
Yo-yos are fabulous little fabric circles that can be transformed into a variety of objects including coverlets, pillows and tablecloths. One of the more imaginative uses of yo-yos is the clown doll, which was a very popular craft project during the 1940s. Yo-yos are sewn up from quilt fabrics and strung together to create a colorful clown. The lively clowns will enchant all with the merry sounds they make from the jingle bells on the tips of their feet, arms and hat.
Dolls, whether for a child's play or artistic purposes, can be made from many different materials. One of the simplest types of doll is the cloth doll, which is a stuffed, soft-bodied toy. Cloth dolls can be simple person-shaped forms, or can have more complex bodies with articulated joints, depending on the pattern used. You can learn to draft your own cloth doll pattern, starting with a basic body shape that involves separate pieces for the head and limbs.
Mop head dolls are very similar to yarn dolls. Making a mop head doll is a simple doll making activity that children and parents can enjoy together. String mops designed specifically for crafting are available in some craft and hobby stores, or you can repurpose a lightly used mop.
Doll enthusiasts everywhere truly take pleasure making Reborn dolls because the completed dolls transpire into amazing works of art. The dolls feel and look remarkably real, they have actually fooled people. For instance, an incident occurred where a lady left her Reborn doll in the car while she went shopping and a passerby saw the doll in her car and immediately called police because they sincerely assumed the doll was a live baby. Surprisingly, with only a little time and patience, you can make your very own Reborn doll.
Crafty people often stop at nothing when it comes to making beautiful things out of nothing---or, at least, out of something most people would not think of using. Instead of mopping the floor, make your mop into a gorgeous doll. Use your creativity simply by starting with a color scheme and bits of lace, ribbon, beads, flowers and material to breathe life into a mop and give it personality.
Cloth dolls, stuffed with rags and papyrus, have been found from as far back in history as the third century B.C. The simplest cloth dolls are two identical body outlines sewn together, turned inside out and stuffed with anything from straw and sawdust to polyester fiberfill. Cloth dolls can be flat or sculpted, wrapped in simple cloth or elaborately dressed, complete with undergarments.
Some form of string or thread doll has been in existence for centuries. Also known as voodoo string dolls and worry dolls, they are enjoying a new popularity. The modern version of the string doll originated in Thailand and spread throughout the world. String dolls can symbolize good things such as love, luck and riches as well as negative things like death and illness. The popular little dolls were banned in China because adults worried that children were taking the dolls' alleged powers too seriously.
Voodoo dolls are created to place a spell on an individual that is intended to bring them good fortune, love or fulfillment or to place a hex or curse on someone. Whatever the reasoning, the history of the voodoo doll is steeped in African culture brought to the Americas and spread to New Orleans, where it is said these types of "voodoo" dolls originated as a corruption of the original "Voudun" spirit religion. You can make a voodoo doll in the comfort of your own home with a few easy-to-locate materials.
Handkerchief dolls have been popular since the American Civil War era. These charming dolls came out of a time when everyday supplies were scarce. Handkerchief or church dolls are made by hand from a handkerchief, lace, a little ribbon and stuffing. A church doll made from a handkerchief is a quick and simple project. Follow these instructions to create one of these historically enchanting little dolls.
Just as any child needs a warm and comfortable place to sleep each night, a doll needs a place to lay her head. Creating a doll bed in the perfect size and style is a good beginning project for a would-be doll-furniture maker due to the simplicity of structure and function.
Ideal created one of America's most beloved baby dolls with the 1960's Thumbelina. The doll was sold in four sizes from 14 to 21 inches. There were Thumbelina models that cried, wiggled and played music. Thumbelina dolls are often taken to doll hospitals for restoration and repairs. It is possible to repair the doll without the high price of professional repairs. Some repairs can be undertaken at home. More extensive repairs are better resolved by a doll master.
Dolls have been with us since antiquity. Whether representing deity or playthings, dolls have been fashioned around the world. According to the Cloth Doll Creations website, "The British Museum has a Roman rag doll, found in a child's grave, dating back to 300 B.C." Stuffed with papyrus and rags, the doll is in remarkably good condition. The motivations for creating dolls are as varied as the dolls, but one thing is clear, dolls are a hobby that is here to stay.
Tassel dolls have been made for centuries because of their ease of construction and utilization of materials that are widely available. Dolls can be simple and folkish, or created from finer materials, such as silk floss. They can be left as is, or hung by ribbon loops. Tassel dolls can be dressed if desired.
Baby Chou Chou dolls can be a wonderful gift for a child. The dolls come in many different varieties and they do different things. If you missed the instructions when opening the package, you may be having a hard time figuring out all the features of your Chou Chou doll. Don't worry, you can get specific instructions for your doll online.
