Making Fizzy Art with Baking Soda and Vinegar

Spice up your art projects by making Fizzy Art.  Why watch is dry naturally? With a little baking soda and vinegar, watch your work of art bubble to make an imprint on a piece of paper.

Here are some simple steps to get you started...

Abstract Art Using Marbles

Art is truly fun and exciting.  Make your own abstract art using marbles and paint.  Do something fun with family and friends.

How I carved my first pumpkin for Halloween

Halloween is fast becoming a popular in these parts of Asia.  I myself was not really ready to jump into the band wagon, if not for my kids who were already at the age to appreciate the costumes, treats, candies, and the joy's of trick or treating.  We never even planned to put up any decorations for Halloween.  Unfortunately, during one of our trips to buy plants and seeds for our garden, We came upon some pumpkins for sale at The Garden Center in Mother Ignacia Quezon City.   This can be found right beside St. Mary's QC just in front of Baluarte Resto Bar and Grill in Timog Ave. QC.  Pumpkins are very rare and aren't freely sold in super markets so it was refreshing to see lots of them here.  The pumpkins just looked to good that We couldn't resist to take one home.  We chose a medium sized and not yet ripe pumpkin, for easy storage and could last us through Halloween.

We decided to carve the pumpkin and turn the pumpkin meat into soup.  Here are some of the steps I did to carve our very first pumpkin:

How to make Christmas Bells out of Plastic Bottles

Christmas Bells have long been one of the symbols of Christmas. It has been used to decorate homes and Christmas trees.  Christmas decorations won't be complete without these colorful bells.  Why not try to make your own Christmas Bells out of plastic bottles and ordinary house hold items.

Toothbrush Holder from Recycled Soda Bottles

Do your part and find a good use for those empty Soda Bottles.  Why not try using those empy Soda Bottles and turn them into something useful? Why not try turning them into a Toothbrush Holder.

How To Make a Christmas Star from Drinking Straws

Make your own Christmas Decor to hang on your Christmas Tree. Why not use drinking straws to make your own Christmas Stars.

Create Your Own Santa Minion from Plastic Cups

Wondering what to do with all those disposable plastics or paper cups used to hold your drinks? Here's a colorful and fun way you could try doing.  Why not turn those plastic & paper cups into Santa Minions for your Christmas decorations.

How To Color Glass Bottles Using Correction Fluid

Don't just throw away your glass bottles.  There's a ton of cool stuff you can make with your old glass bottles.  Why not recycle your glass bottles into cool containers or flower vases.  Here's an easy way to color your glass bottles using correction fluid and colored markers.

How To Make Paper Spirals

Paper Spirals are nice to look at and relatively simple to make.  Ever wanted to make your own Paper Spiral.  Here's a simple way how you can create your own Paper Spirals to play with or use as decorations.

Materials:

Colored Paper
Pencil
Scissors
Compass

Make your own Rocket Ship from Carton Boxes

Every child dreams of one day reaching the stars and to see what goes beyond it.  Dreams of all the wonders and mysteries of the universe and to boldly go where no man has gone before.  Good news is that you don't have to be a Rocket Scientist or a member of Star fleet.  With the use of old Carton Boxes and  a lot packaging tape, you can make your own Rocket Ship and continue your dream of visiting distant worlds and galaxies.

Make Your Own Family Tree Collage

Make a Collage to show your family tree...

Tissue Paper Roll Christmas Lantern

A useful project for Tissue Paper Rolls.  Create Christmas Lanterns using Tissue Paper Rolls.

Toy Tank from Recycled Materials

Get creative and build your own Toy Tank with ordinary household materials and do something useful with your junk...

String Art

Create your own work of art using a piece of string and a lot of imagination.

Create Your Own Snowman from Recycled Materials

Getting bored at home doing nothing during the holiday season? Why not try making your own little snow man using recycled house hold materials?

Abstract Art 1

A fun and messy way of creating Abstract Art using poster paint, a piece of straw and a lot of imagination.

Make your own robot from Pet Bottles and recycled materials

Make your own robot from discarded and recycled materials. Make use of ordinary items found inside your house and  turn them into something new and exciting...

Name Plate popsicle sticks

Immortalize your name in Popsicle sticks. Popsicle stick which comes relatively cheap and practically easy to find and accessible can be used for a variety of applications and uses. For this project we will be using Popsicle sticks to literally spell out your name.

Materials needed

Popsicle sticks
Crafts Glue
Poster paint
Ribbons
Yarn
Scrap booking materials
Card Board
Double sided tape

1. Spell-out your name using the Popsicle sticks. Just remember to control the size of
   your Popsicle sticks as they tend to become very big.
2. Once you've spelled-out your name. You can now stick them together using your crafts glue.
   Just remember to allow your Popsicle stick enough time to dry properly.
3. Decorate your Popsicle sticks using poster paint, or you can use scrap booking shapes as
   they are a good source of decorative items,or wrap the Popsicle sticks with yarn or ribbons.
4. Attached the decorated Popsicle sticks onto a piece of card board to hold them all together.
   Just remember that the Popsicle sticks become heavier once you add on the decorations.
5. Congratulations your done...

Bean Art

Have lots of fun creating works of art using different kinds of beans. Use different colored beans to produce wonderful and exciting effects. 

Materials Needed:

A Piece of Card board (You may use paper, but you must consider that the more beans you use the heavier your project becomes)

Beans (lots and lots of beans. For this project I used a combination of green mongo beans and white kidney beans. However, you could use other varieties such as red beans and even corn.)

Crafts glue

Yarn

Shaped Rubber bands

Markers

Procedure:

1. Design  a pattern for your artwork. You could used shaped rubber bands, draw shapes and use yarns as borders. I suggest you use borders to keep the seeds in place. However, you could just draw the shapes and highlight the borders using markers.

2. Populate the shapes using your beans and glue. Experiment with different colored and shaped beans for effect. Just remember the more beans you use the heavier your artwork becomes.

3. Let your glue dry and settle. You could also color beans to produce a more colorful effect.

4. Congratulations your done...

Rocket ship from recycled Materials

Make something new with old and discarded house hold materials. There are a lot of things you could make with your old stuff.  Instead of throwing away your house hold junk, why not reinvent them and turn them into something fun and exciting, like a rocket ship.