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on January 04, 2012

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Here's a little more of what I have been working on recently...

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Sphinx made out of Recyled Cardboard

Yesterday, inspired by an Instructables idea I saw, I made an ancient Egyptian style sphinx out of recycled cardboard boxes. This project was a bit of a challenge. It ended up being about 1 metre long and abut 1/2 metre tall. I made it out of 46 layers of cardboard, recycled from boxes like shipping cartons. To create the design, I worked in layers. I started at the nose level and then drew the sections upward first, ad then down. The project was relatively fast (less than a day) and very cost effective (just recycled cardboard and PVA glue to join the layers at the end). The only thing was the sore arm you get from such a lot of cutting cardboard. But the effect is nice - a bit like layers of weathered stone.

Craft Tutorial - Hankie Envelopes

This craft project is wonderfully fast and a really lovely way to show off your favourite vintage hankies (or perhaps embroidered napkins). The finished envelopes would be a nice way to give a small gift or hang on the Christmas tree for vintage charm. Materials (for one envelope) Vintage hankie (fully laundered) 15cm section of lace daisy chain in complementary colour 1 button for front snap fastener (optional) Instructions: 1. Iron the hanky flat with back facing up. 2. Fold in right side of hanky about 2/3rds of the way and press. 3. Fold in opposite side of hanky about 2/3rds and press. This makes two straight sides of an envelope. 4. Fold up base point of the hanky to meet the overlap of the sides and press. This now forms an envelope base. 5. Using matching thread, machine stitch along both sides of the hanky to the join in each side. 6. Use a needle and thread and catch down the point at the top of the e...

DIY Ancient Egyptian Party Ideas - Thrifty Things to Make

I recently hosted my mothers 70th birthday surprise party. She has always been keen on Ancient Egyptian artifacts so it seemed a good choice. You can go with the really old Egyptian period, or the 1920's style Archeology and digs, or even Indiana Jones style adventures. To keep costs down, I decided to create as much of the makings for the party as possible. Some worked better than others, but I thought I'd share the ideas and the outcomes to inspire your own attempt to walk like and Egyptian. I had lots of notice for the party and was able to call on the talents of my dad who is very good at building to create some of the props. I decided I would like a folding room divider that could be used as a backdrop for the photos as well as a nice keepsake for my mum. This mural would be of hieroglyphs. My father built a three panel screen just using lightweight disposal wood and hinges. The panels are all 180cm tall and 48cm wide and are ...

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