zaterdag 10 maart 2012

Tutorial Bunny Ballerina


Dancing on tiptoes...a cute little bunny for you to make.
So let's grab the materials and put this little ballerina on her feet, it's an easy project and so adorable when finished. Who knows..maybe this bunny will lighten up your coming Easter.

Materials needed:
Two pressed cotton balls (1 cm diameter)
A chenille stick
A round toothpick
Scraps of paper for the dress (I used two colors tissue paper)
A tiny piece of felt for the ears
Markers, black and pink
 A circle cut out of cardboard
Pretty paper to cover the cardboard circle
Glue
Scissors

Step 1 - Let's do some bodywrapping
Cover one of the cotton balls with the paper of your choice. This ball is going to be the body of our ballerina. Cut a wide enough circle out of the paper to cover the whole ball. Glue the paper onto the cotton ball untill it is covered. On one side there's a hole in the cotton ball, make sure to keep that hole usuable, don't cover it up.



Set aside to dry.

Step 2 - I like a firm head
Cut a small piece from the toothpick, the length should be just enough to attach the head to the body of the bunny. I needed 1 cm in this case. Glue the piece of wood into the hole of head.

  
Step 2 - To hear I need an ear...or two
Cut two little ears out of the felt. Have a look at the picture to see the shape.
Put a tiny blob of glue on the bottom of an ear. Glue the sides of the ear together.Take care only to glue the bottom half and leave the top ear as it is. Use a clip to secure and set aside to dry.  

When the ears are dry glue them to the backside of the head.  Trim the glued end if needed.

Position of the ears at the backside of the head


 This is how the head looks from the front side


Step 3 - Put your left leg out, put your right arm in
Cut 4 pieces of chenille stick into 2 cm parts. Two will be the arms, the other two the legs. Poke with a craft pick two holes on the side of the body and two on the bottom. Put a tiny amount of glue on one end of the chenille sticks and insert the sticks in the holes. Allow to dry.






Step 4 - I spy with my little eye
Take the markers and draw the two eyes with black and the mouth with pink. Since the cotton ball will absorb the ink quickly don't put to much pressure on your maker. If needed you can mark the position of the eyes and mouth first with a crayon and when satisfied use the marker.




Step 5 - The dress makes the bunny
The tutu is made out of three layers of tissue paper. For each layer take a piece of paper and fold in half, fold in half again.



Take the upper right corner and fold it down, you'll have a triangle shape
Fold again in the same manner

Take the scissors and cut the top point off

Cut the lower part into a roundish shape

The completed skirt

Cut three skirts and glue them to the body. Use a tiny amount glue.

So far...so good. It should look something like this:


Step 6 - Standing firm
Cut a circle out of cardboard and poke a hole in the middle. Cover the circle with a pretty paper. When dry, glue the feet of the ballerina into the hole.


Step 7 - The grand finale
I like bows so bunny had to have one too!

And...glue the neck into the hole of the body. We're done!


I hope you like this tutorial, if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Have fun!

Here's another bunny I made.
Bella Ballerina and Fluffy Flower together. Aren't they cute? Oh dear....making bunnies is becoming addictive!

  

vrijdag 9 maart 2012

Late in the evening

In between taking care of the  kids, wallpapering at my moms, the flue, spring holiday , planting flowerbulbs in the garden and taking part in activities at the schools of my sons I found time to do some miniatures. Quite incredible huh?
Honestly I can't think of  a greater way to relax. Just imagine me late in the evening sitting in my private little corner of the house, my worktable filled with scraps of paper, different kinds of glue, woodchips, scissors, craftknifes, uncountable bottles of paint and paintbrushes in jars. I have some great music on and I can't help myself from singing along and swinging my feet to the beat. The desklight is shining brightly and my two pairs of glasses are in reach if I need to see something a little better. The smell of fresh coffee surrounds me....aaaaaaah....just PERFECT!

And there I go, my head is filled with so many ideas...I glue...I cut...I paint...I hum...I move to the beat...

Late at night I suddenly realise how late it actually is. I try to clean up the workspace a little (not to much though, the chaos others see has some wierd logic and order to me), I dim the lights, turn off the music and take a closer look at the miniatures I made. A huge sigh...life is good, life is great!

Let's find hubby, pour a glass of wine, walk the dog together and snuggle into bed.

Here are some of the miniatures I made lately and recently were added to my webshop.

You're ever so welcome to browse around in the shop http://www.anothercosyshop.nl