Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Monday, May 16, 2016

Crocheted Dog Beanie

Difficulty Level: Medium


Hello Crafters!
 Judy the St Bernard loves her new beanie! And it's pretty easy to make too! Use the same technique you used for this hat but when the top is as big as you want, don't crochet in the inside. Just stop adding stitches and continue crocheting until it's as big as you want, and omit the last step. Oh, and something else important... drop stitches on either side for ear-holes! When you're done, do one more row around, but skip every other stitch so that it's tight around the brim. If you know how to crochet, it should be easy! Have fun!

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Oil Pastel Fox

Difficulty Level: Medium

Hey there, Crafters!

I used a layering technique on this fox. I started with a yellow color, then an orange, a deep red, and finally dark purple. With oil pastels, you can scrape away some of the color, so when you use your fingernails, all of the colors underneath show through. Wondering about why I added purple? Believe it or not, purple makes a much better dark color when it's on top of another color. Just plain black makes it look flat. Have fun crafting!

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Sculptures Made With FREE Clay!

Difficulty Level: Easy 

Yes, you read that right. FREE CLAY. You can find it almost anywhere! This little cat was made with it! It's amazing! It's... okay, I know what you're thinking. Just tell me how I can get this clay! 
   Fine.
   In 50% of small, natural ponds, the bed will be made of clay. It will have a more sticky consistency than mud and it would hold together better. This isn't the smooth, white stuff you buy at the store. It's lumpy, brown, and filled with small stones. But when you mash it around with your hands, warm it up, and pick out the stones, it becomes an awesome material to work with, and it doesn't cost a cent. Only collect clay from ponds you can go to, and don't go on any private property to collect it. Sculpt what you want. You may have to add some water, because it might be kinda crumbly. Then bake it for about five to ten minutes in a 250 degree oven until it's hard. Don't over-bake it, or else it might split. That's pretty much it! Have fun!

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Crocheting a Bow Tie and Bowler Hat for Dogs!


 Difficulty Level: Difficult
Doesn't this dog look ADORABLE in his new hat and bow tie? And it was pretty simple to make, as long as you know how to crochet and add and drop stitches. So let's get crocheting!

For the bow tie:
-Start by chaining eight, then crochet like you would normally BUT don't add a stitch at the end of every row. This is VERY important so that it gets smaller.
-Once you get to two stitches, add two and then do two more rows, then drop one so that you have two stitches again.
-Then, add a stitch every row until you get to eight again.
-Finally, tie off the end and then put a slip knot on your hook, hook the end through one of the stitches on the middle part and crochet all around the middle so that it's raised. Leave a bit of yarn to tie the bow tie onto the dog's collar. ONLY tie it around the collar, NOT around the dog's neck, or they may choke.

For the bowler hat
-Start by chaining three and inserting the hook through the first stitch, and crochet around the stitches so that it makes a disk, adding a stitch every row around. This will be the top of the hat.
-When it's as big as you want, stitch around the inside loops of the last row you did and keep going around, not adding any stitches, so that it stays the same size around. It should begin going down.
-When it's the right size, (if you make it bigger, it can be a top hat!) stitch around the top stitches of the last row you did, going around about three times to make the part that sticks out at the base. Leave some string to tie around the dog's head.
-(Oh, and Whovians-- if you omit the last step, and use red yarn, it can make a fez!!! Your dog can be the Dog-tor, with a cool fez and bow tie!)

And there we go! Say bye, Jack!

Monday, March 7, 2016

How to Draw a Baby Seal Pup

Difficulty Level: Easyish 

Here's a Quick Tutorial on how to draw an adorable cartoon baby seal pup! Happy Drawing!

Sunday, March 6, 2016

How to Draw a Polar Bear

Difficulty Level: Easyish
Hello Crafters!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. This new post is a very fun drawing to make, plus it's pretty realistic too! :) For a video tutorial CLICK HERE

Saturday, March 5, 2016

How To Draw A Baby Penguin

Difficulty Level: Easyish


Learn how to draw an adorable cartoon baby penguin! Click on the link below for a step-by-step tutorial! Have fun drawing! :)

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