|
Sprite's Craft Corner
Aug. 5, 2008
Disney Scrapbook
I went to Hong Kong Disney and decided to make a scrapbook. So I got out all my supplies and started.
Here are some of my finished pages. Stitch is my all time favorite as you can see because I wrote it.
   
Ariel is my favorite Disney princess. But she's not at Hong Kong Disney. She is on a float in the parade, but you can't get your picture with her or meet her.
       
And that's my scrapbook! |
• Comments (2) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Jul. 4, 2008
Lillian's Makes a Necklace & Plays with Ribbon
Lillian is my Build a Bear. She wanted to have a blog, but I told her she couldn't. She asked me over and over, but I still told her no. Finally she asked if she could post on my blog. I said, "Okay, but just once." But I think I might let her do it a couple of times. What do you think? Should Lillian write more posts? Or should she only have this one chance?
Hi, everybody! I'm going to teach you how to make a necklace even though most of you already know. But before that, I want to show you what happens when you put your nose into a bag of ribbon.
Sprite went to a ribbon store and I found her bag of ribbon. I thought it was interesting, so I started nosing through it.
And then I "accidentally" fell into the ribbon bag. Oops!
As you can see, it wasn't a very pretty sight when I came back up! Well, I think it actually was pretty ribbon but all the tangles were not pretty.
And then I fell over. And that was a real mess!
Now for the necklace craft! First of all, you will need thread. You can use any kind -- stretchy or not stretchy, colored or clear. You need sharp scissors as well.
I couldn't decide whether I wanted another heart bead or a pink oval bead.
Once you get all the beads on like you like them, you have to tie a knot. I had to have Sprite help me because I don't have very many fingers.
I am being arrested by a necklace. Ha ha ha. Oh my, I think this necklace is little too tight.
 
Ahh.... lots better. It makes a perfect tiara!
This is my sister Snowy. She likes crafts. I taught her how to make the necklace just like I taught you. Gotta go now, Sprite just came home from the yarn shop. I think I see a bag left alone.
|
• Comments (6) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Jul. 3, 2008
Sculpey Clay Family
My mom and I went to Spotlight, a huge craft store. We found lots of things there. I found some Sculpey clay molds and some colored clay. Mom said I could choose five colors and one mold. But I decided I would need six colors to make the family. So my mom said, "Okay, one more. But no more after that."
The girl in this picture was a tricky one. I had to try to make her twice until I could make her this good. I learned the secret while I made the boy. You have to put the mold with the clay in it into the freezer for one minute and then the clay will come out easier.
The mom's feet are kind of deformed because the shoes are too big. The dad was probably the easiest because I didn't have to use too many colors for him.
I baked them and thank goodness Mommy didn't burn them. Last time I tried to make a little girl, Mommy accidentally burned it and it looked like a demon doll. Mommy says it does not, but I says it does too. I probably will put these dolls on my desk and show them to my friends instead of playing with them. |
• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Jun. 27, 2008
Ribbon Market
My mom, her friend, and I went to a craft market. And we bought a whole lot of ribbon. There were all types of ribbon. My favorite kinds were the rainbow and the pink.
Here is a picture of all the ribbon we bought. We will use some of this for a Disney scrapbook. Later I will post pictures of the scrapbook.
At the market, there were also beads and buttons. We bought two grab bags of beads. Inside we found all sorts of beads. We found a very very big, clear bead that was in the shape of an elephant.
There were also sequins and feathers. We could not find a grab bag of feathers, so we bought a few bags.
All these supplies mean more crafts for you to learn. So stay tuned! |
• Comments (1) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Jun. 26, 2008
Business Cards
I was playing with some blank business cards and designed these pretend business cards.
For this craft you will need:
- blank business cards (or cardstock cut to size)
- adhesive foam squares (or tape loops)
- colored scrap paper
- scissors
- markers
- stickers or rubber stamps
Step One
Write your imaginary business name and phone number on the card.
Step Two
Cut out shapes that represent your business. (For a bakery, you can cut out loaves of bread. For a dog kennel, you can cut out a dog's head.) Make 2-3 layers of each shape so you can make the card look 3-D. If you want to, you can make the bottom shape a little bit bigger. Or you can make them all the same. But try to make them all about the same size or else it will look wacky.
Step Three
Layer the shapes with the adhesive foam. For example, one flower, one square of adhesive foam, a flower, a piece of adhesive foam, etc. Use another piece of adhesive foam to stick your 3D shapes onto the business card.
Step Four
You can decorate your business card with stickers, rubber stamps, glitter.
This is craft is good for playing shopping with your friends.
|
• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Jun. 4, 2008
A Trip to an Animal Museum
We went to an animal museum where we saw the biggest dinosaur bones. I was very fascinated with the dinosaur bones. In fact, I was so engrossed that I didn't have time to pose for a picture.
We found a gi-mungous claw. Gi-mungous means gigantic. I thought the claw was very, very cool. My hand was as big as the claw.
Wow! That dinosaur sure has big feet! My whole body could fit into that footprint.
I thought this was very cool because the snake skeleton has so many ribs.
This is the second floor. There were a lot of butterflies on this floor. Mommy took a lot of pictures of these. But I will only show one. The white ones with the orange tips are my favorite.
I think the museum was not yet finished on the second floor because the stuffed animals were not in cases. I thought that this dog looked very freaky. Wherever I walked, it seemed to be looking at me.
I thought this dog was the freakiest because of its mouth being a little open.
I thought the lemurs were funny. I like lemurs, so I waited until no one was there and I petted them.
Then I started to get the courage to touch a bunch of other things like red pandas.
My favorite big cat is the tiger, so I immediately ran over to it and hugged it.
This turtle is very huge, but I think I've seen bigger.
This yak's fur was so coarse I didn't even like petting it.
Mommy noticed this little cub. I couldn't help but hug it and kiss it!
 |
• Comments (4) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
May. 29, 2008
A Visit to the Zoo
We went to the zoo! I think the cutest animal was the red panda. And I think that on my birthday, I want to go to the panda zoo. The reason I like red pandas so much is that they are so playful and adorable.
I like zebras. The only problem with these zebras is that they kept moving so I couldn't get a good shot of them. But this is the best shot.
The white tiger was even worse. He was pacing the whole entire time. My favorite big cat is the tiger, and especially a white tiger, so I took a thousand pictures. They weren't that good because he kept pacing. And it almost seemed that he was laughing at me.
The peacocks were very, very pretty. They were very still, not like the white tiger and the zebra. It's almost like they were posing. They would stop and spread out their feathers and then wait. Then they would walk a little farther and get a good background and pose again. That's why I like the peacocks.
I had to zoom in real close for this one because the lion was staying in the very back of his cage. I could never get a picture of the lioness. She was basically running back and forth.
Don't be fooled. This isn't a leaf. It's a very, very interesting butterfly. I said, "Mom, look there's a butterfly." My mom said, "That's just a leaf sticking up." Then I said, "No it isn't." So she looked at it and said, "That is a butterfly!" So that's why I told you not to be fooled.
The kangaroos were very good; they didn't move. The only problem was their backs were facing me. So I just took a picture of their backs.
I thought this picture of the kangaroo upside down with his legs straight up was so cute.
My mom and I were walking in the butterfly garden when my mom found a dead butterfly. But it was very pretty, so we took some shots.
The poor deer looked like they were very hungry. As soon as I came up to them, they mobbed me and almost said by nodding their heads, "Do you have food? Do you have food? I'm very hungry!"
This butterfly was very pretty. I like this one the best. The thing about the butterflies is that some of them are scared of you and some are not. This one was not, so we took a lot of pictures.
I think I got a picture of a female peacock and a white male peacock. But I don't know. The white one might be a female.
This is another gorgeous butterfly. I think I like it second best.
 |
• Comments (4) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
May. 22, 2008
Fun at Disney
These pictures are from a few weeks ago.  I got to go to Disney!! I think the leaky tikis were very fun because they constantly squirted water at you.
The tea cup ride was the best! Daddy spun the teacup until we were about to throw up. I was so dizzy when I got out.
The Orbiter was fun because it spun around and around, and you can go very high. It's kind of like the Dumbo ride but a little bit higher. And we didn't have to wait long. The longest wait we ever waited was 15 minutes.
The robot was the most tempting. I kept wanting to push the buttons, but when I did, it would spray water on me. There were a lot of fun things at this water place like the big space ship that squirted water every ten minutes.
I'm a big fan of Stitch. It's too bad that I had to leave that early. We had done everything, and Mommy and Daddy were getting tired. I'll put more pictures of Disney on my blog the next time we go.
You may subscribe to this blog in a reader or by email.
|
• Comments (1) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Apr. 26, 2008
Stationery Paper
This is a craft I did in Hong Kong. My mom and I went to the night market and found some little punches. I chose a frog and a pegasus. Then I used them to make stationery.
These are the thing you will need -- craft punches or hole punches (either one makes beautiful stationery), paper (lined or unlined), and markers.
This is a video of me teaching you how to do this stationery craft.
|
• Comments (3) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Apr. 25, 2008
At the Science Museum
I went to the science museum. It was really, really fun.
This was my favorite part of the museum -- running the switchboard.
My mom and I must have played this game a thousand times. First my mom would call the operator (me). I would ask what number she needed. Then I would put a wire into the switchboard and connect the call. Then that phone would ring. Then I would run to answer it and talk to my mom.
This brain buster was a really hard one. But I got it!
This part of the museum was pretty cool. It's about electricity and batteries.
Mommy made me do a little homework while I was there. So I had to write notes and draw pictures.
 |
• Comments (1) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Apr. 24, 2008
Stitch at Hong Kong Disney
Mar. 9, 2008
Flip Book
Today I'm going to teach you how to make a flip book. You need three sheets of paper, scissors, and markers or crayons or pencils. The first thing you do is lay the paper in a stack. Then fold the whole stack into thirds. Then cut two slits to make three equal flaps in the left side and the right side. Cut all the way down to the crease.
The top flaps are always going to be the head. The middle flap is the torso. And the bottom flap is the legs and feet. You are going to draw seven people or animals. Make sure that the head does not go past the top flap. Make sure the torso does not go past the second flap, and so on. The idea is that when you turn the pages you can make a crazy person like these:
I don't know why mom did this. She put a skirt with a boy's head. This is an example of a crazy person you will make.
 |
• Comments (5) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Mar. 9, 2008
Navaho Hogan Diorama
This craft was a little bit tricky. I love this book. It has the greatest crafts in it. They are all about Indians, and I love Indians.
This is a Navaho diorama. It took me a while to make the whole thing. But the trickiest part was attaching the house to the ground.
I like this picture the most. It's a woman sewing and she has a child beside her. In the background there is a woman weaving. She has a baby beside her. You're supposed to put everything except the weaver inside the hogan, but I decided it would be way too tight for that. So I put almost the people outside the hogan.
This lady is warming her hands at the fire. But I think she's supposed to be working. Woe to her if the chief finds out!
|
• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Mar. 9, 2008
Navaho Crafts
This is a craft about the Navaho Indians. In the craft, the Navaho woman is weaving a beautiful blanket. The only problem is there is no color. So I had to weave beautiful strips of scrap paper into it to make it colorful.
It's very annoying when you have finally gotten your piece of paper to go through the sheet and you realize that I missed a spot. Then I have to undo it and redo it. But the worst part was, I had already taped it down. So I had to untape it. Then my mom said not to tape it until the end.
In this picture I have short hair. And that's how I am right now. |
• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Mar. 4, 2008
Narnia Character
Mar. 4, 2008
Tea Time
When I was in America, I went with my mom and her friends to have tea. I guess I discovered that I didn't really like tea. It was a "Teddy Bear Tea." I got goldfish crackers, tea, a teddy bear, a cookie, gummy bears, and a sandwich. This is before I got a haircut. Now I have a "student haircut" as Chinese people call it. But it's short hair and bangs. My mom calls it a bob. But I always mistakenly call it a kabob!
Yummy! |
• Comments (1) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Mar. 4, 2008
Gray Gray, My Hamster
Yesterday my hamster Gray Gray died. In November, I asked my friend Angela take care of my hamster while I was gone to America and Thailand. When I came back in February, I found that Gray Gray had a hole in her stomach. She seemed fine. She was running in her cage and on her wheel. She ate the normal amount of food. So I wasn’t too worried about her. I thought her stomach would heal. But it didn’t.
Then yesterday, we bought some hamster food. I was pouring a bowl full when my mom came in and checked on Gray Gray. And she said that Gray Gray was dead. I was very sad, but she almost looked happy lying there dead. She was curled up and she looked sweet. So I knew that she died peacefully.
It’s really weird that my hamster died yesterday because that same day, we bought a cage for a rabbit. So it seems that God was providing a new pet for me. In a couple of days I’m going to buy a rabbit. Hurrah!
|
• Comments (1) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Mar. 1, 2008
Happy Leap Year
Feb. 23, 2008
Bottle Lady
529beanie made a bottle lady after reading my blog! Hers is really beautiful! Visit her site and see her doll.
This week's craft is a bottle lady. If you save a big soft drink container, you can make one of these.
Also you need
- some scraps of cloth,
- scissors,
- foam,
- yarn,
- googly eyes,
- pins
- and a glue gun.
The first thing I did was cut long strands of pink yarn for the hair. I put the yarn on the top of the bottle. It's best if you leave the top on. (I learned that the hard way). Then glue the yarn onto the bottle cap.
Next you should get some googly eyes and glue them on wherever you want the face to be. Cut the foam into a small smile. Then glue it on the face. Safety note -- ask your mom to glue things on because you might burn yourself.
Then cut out a long strip of cloth, any color. Wrap it around the bottle to make a shirt. Once you have it around the bottle, pin it so it will stay on. If you want a long skirt, like mine, do the same thing with a wider piece of cloth.
I cut a very skinny piece of cloth and made a belt.
You can glue foam hearts onto the clothes or color on them with permanent markers. Or you could put the bottle lady's hair up with small rubber bands.
I hope you are successful with this craft. When you finish, please send me a picture (or a link).
|
• Comments (10) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
Feb. 4, 2008
Box Creation -- Dollhouse
I hope your family collects recyclables because this craft will take a lot of boxes. And I hope you have little dolls to fit into your house.
These are my Polly Pockets and my bunny. They are small to fit in my dollhouse.
This is the completed house that I made.
The first room is the living room. I used a medium sized green and yellow box to be the coffee table. The doll is sitting on a couch made of a toothpaste box with brown construction paper cushions.
The rabbit is in the shower. I should have taken her clothes off. Now she's sopping wet. LOL! I used a candy tube for the shower.
I used a coffee box for the car. I cut out toothpaste box cardboard to make the wheels. And I cut a slot to make a door for the doll to get in.
My bunny is in the swimming pool. This was a moon cake box top.
I made a diving board for my bunny.
This is the bedroom. The bed is made of a matchbox and napkins for pillows and blankets. The bedside table is made of part of a toothpaste box. You can make little things for your doll like the calendar on the wall.
This is the garden. I moved the couch to the yard as a bench. I made by the trees by rolling up long pieces of construction paper.
For more about making your own dollhouse, visit THIS link or THIS one. And here is a Japanese site that has PDFs to print out. There are enough pictures that you can figure it out even if you can't read Japanese.
PS You will need very sharp scissors for this craft. It took me ages to cut out the shower door. |
• Comments (6) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
|
|
