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How to make a cake from diapers yourself

How to make a cake from diapers yourself

It is not customary to come to visit a baby withempty-handed. But what to give something nice and useful? Sometimes you have to rack your brains. Recently, a diaper cake has become a popular gift. Here you can show creativity and please both the baby and the parents. The gift can contain a surprise for the parents and useful things for the little future owner of the original cake. "Ingredients" for the cake: - a tray for the future cake; - the base of the cake, for example, a bottle of champagne or wine; - colored fabric for decoration; - colored…

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Ideas for creativity: knitted dolls for the 2015 contest, original gifts with their own hands

Ideas for creativity: knitted dolls for the 2015 contest, original gifts with their own hands

This type of creativity takes into account individualcharacteristics of a person, very interesting. It's nice when you hit the bull's eye and the person likes the result of your work! As for the technical execution - it is not at all complicated. Choose suitable threads and a hook for the dolls-sisters. The base - the head, body, arms and legs are knitted in the same way. The differences begin only in the decoration - the color of the dress, the shape and shade of hair, a set of accessories. In addition, the dolls can be decorated with homemade jewelry - hairpins, beads, bows. For example, I knitted small horns for one of the sisters, and for the other -

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A useful master class on how to make a brooch with your own hands

A useful master class on how to make a brooch with your own hands

A brooch is beautiful and uniquedecoration. Since ancient times, women all over the world have used this beautiful decoration. Today, you can buy a brooch in an accessory store, but it is best to make it yourself. Such a brooch will become your property, and maybe even a family heirloom. Materials for making a brooch: • Soutache finishing cord; • Natural stones of suitable shades and sizes; • Beads; • Threads; • Glue; • Fittings; • Scissors; • Pliers; • Needles. So, let's get to work. Cut off four identical pieces of soutache…

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Massive necklace-collar of felt with large crystals - we make this stylish accessory with our own hands

Massive necklace-collar of felt with large crystals - we make this stylish accessory with our own hands

The popularity of detachable collars and large necklacesis just off the charts right now! And why not? After all, such things go well with different clothes. It is very convenient to wear a detachable collar today with a top, and tomorrow - with a dress, for example. Unfortunately, the prices for such accessories are often inflated, due to their demand. Well, it's not worth spending money! Let's try to make something between a collar and a necklace with our own hands - a felt neck decoration with large rhinestones and chains. Materials: Felt fabric and satin or...

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Unusual gifts for children

Unusual gifts for children

As the New Year holidays approach,I would like to tell the readers of this category how to make original gifts with your own hands for the New Year. Try making an advent calendar with your own hands. It is also called a "new year's anticipation calendar". Children will especially enjoy this exciting activity, and you will also immerse yourself in an atmosphere of magic. Making advent calendars is traditional among Catholics. But in Russia, this tradition is also gaining popularity. Traditional Christmas calendars consist of 24 cells. But in Russia, the anticipation of the New Year begins on December 1, so the calendar is made of...

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We make our own hands of satin ribbons, lush and neat bows for hair

We make our own hands of satin ribbons, lush and neat bows for hair

Hair accessories made from ribbons always look verybeautiful and interesting. Such accessories will be a great gift for a little fashionista. In addition, you can make them yourself, because it is very easy and does not require much time and tools. To make cute lush hair bands you will need: about four meters of satin ribbon 2.5 centimeters wide (this amount of ribbon will make a pair of hair bands) threads and a needle felt base elastic bands decorative centers glue gun. We will start making bows by cutting off a piece of…

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Packing children's gifts with their own hands. 8 best ideas, how to cool and brightly pack gifts for children

Packing children's gifts with their own hands. 8 best ideas, how to cool and brightly pack gifts for children

If you want your gift for the dayIf your child remembers a birthday or other holiday more than others, then it is better to make the packaging for it yourself. A gift should be good not only on the inside, but also on the outside. We know that children love gifts. So why not make your surprise even more interesting? You can make appliques on the packaging, draw funny faces, write funny letters - your imagination is limitless. Idea 1. Make a path on the box from dark paper and attach a small toy car to it -

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Step-by-step manufacturing of a decorative bag for coffee with your own hands using natural materials.

Step-by-step manufacturing of a decorative bag for coffee with your own hands using natural materials.

What to give to a person who has no ideayour life without aromatic coffee. A souvenir in the form of a coffee drink, which has long ago won the preferences of many people around the world, will be quite unusual for both a man and a woman. Coffee intended for a gift should be purchased in specialized markets. It is there that a consultant will provide the most complete information about coffee varieties, their quality, and also the countries of origin. If you decide to buy ground coffee, the store employee will be able to grind it in your presence. In those cases when…

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