Category: SWAPS

Kissy Mouse Ornament

For each ornament you’ll need:

  • 2 Kisses
  • Pink felt ears, cut tear-drop shapes
  • String for hanging
  • pink ribbon tail
  • 2 google eyes
  • hot glue

Glue the string and ears onto the bottom of one kiss. Hot glue the other into place. Glue on tail and eyes as in picture.

Easy and Cute!

Native Headress Pin or Neckerchief

Materials:

  • 15 safety pins ( I used small brass ones )
  • “E” beads ( I used a variety of colors )
  • 6 mm round beads ( I used faceted ones )
  • approx. 8″ of 20 gauge wire
  • 1/2 pipe cleaner ( I used gold )

Instructions:

  1. String “E” beads on pin in desired pattern. Do 14 pins the same way. ( I experimented with different colors. Each of the above will represent a feather so you may want to use a pattern here. )
  2. Pinch heads of pin closed, so that they don’t open while wearing. IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE!
  3. String 6 mm beads and heads of pins on wire. Start with a bead and fold wire back over bead to keep it on. Alternate beads and pins, being sure to put all pins facing the same way. (This is where I created a pattern. Ex. blue faceted 6mm bead,1 pin w/red beads, blue faceted 6mm, 1 pin w/white beads, blue faceted 6mm, 1 pin w/blue beads, blue faceted 6mm, 1 pin w/white beads, blue faceted 6mm,1 pin w/red beads, etc…..) End with a 6mm bead, leave enough wire to fold back over bead as you did at start, then trim excess wire away. Be sure ends are folded back enough so that there is no sharp point.
  4. String pipe cleaner through loops at bottom of pins, pushing pins close together, and centering pipe cleaner.
  5. On ends of pipe cleaner string several beads, either “E” or 6mm. ( I used 3 blue faceted 6mm beads on each end) Form excess pipe cleaner into a loop, and twist to secure.
  6. Take your last pin and pin the first beaded pin and last beaded pin on the back of the slide. This will help to form shape, and is used to create area to put neckerchief through.
  7. Adjust shape, pull “tails” straight, then wear with pride.

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Glue Ghost Pin

Open a hair pin. On a glass surface, ‘fill’ the pin with white glue. Drop on beads for eyes, and a mouth of cut paper. When glue is dry, carefully lift off glass. Hot glue a pin back to the back of ghost.

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3D Pebble Magnets

Here is what you need:

  • glass pebbles (find at craft store) – the ones you see in the bottom of a beta fish plant bowl.
  • glue – clear paper glue not Elmers glue it doesn’t dry well.
  • construction paper or scrapbook paper
  • Scissors
  • magazines or stickers or your own drawings.. (I’ve used stamps too and other things.)
  • magnet strips or tiny magnets

Instructions:

1. Take the magazines or whatever you want to use and cut out the picture.

2. Glue it to the paper of your choice.

3. Cut out the picture after it dries a little.

4. Put glue on the back side of the clear pebble and add your cut out picture to it.

5. After it dries cut around the pebble.

6. Apply the magnet.

Now it’s done. Pretty neat. Make about 5 or more and give as a gift.

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