VALENTINES 2014 - DIY YOUR LOVE

Valentine's Day is mostly a day where the only people happy and laughing away are the retail outlets and F&B joints.

But you don't need to be spending a bomb to get your loved one's heart skipping over you.

Here are some simple but very sweet craft ideas that anyone can do.

All it needs is a little love, creativity and some sticky glue (for most)

All that heart and time into collecting these wonderful prints, we are certain your loved one will notice. 

Leave pretty notes all around the home filled with these felt hearts and warm messages.

Put your stamp on a canvas, hang it on the wall and time how long it takes for that special someone to notice.

Perfect little notes when Valentine's coincides with Chinese New Year

Here's to a fun pun-filled way of wrapping your gift.

A little acrylic paint and the use of your limbs will get this job done. 

 And here is our fav wtfjeans.com - just carve some wooden knobs and get copy-creative.

DIY KNOT BRACELET WITH POLYMER CLAY

We are always scouting the World Wide Web to source for interesting ideas that we can learn from. 

So this week we came across a really cool and easy way to make a knotted bracelet out of polymer clay. 

Do note that you can use Sculpey, Fimo, Permo or any kind of polymer clay you can get your hands on. The wonderful thing about this clay is that it is really flexible to work with and comes in so many brilliant colours.

Polymer clay when kneaded well rarely cracks when you bake them. It's also pretty tough against hard knocks. So have a read on this easy fashion DIY and let us know if you tried it at home. 

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I have been lusting over the Celine Knot bracelet for months and have been extremely unlucky in finding it. I figured it was time to get over it by making something similar while hunting down other autumn necessities. Given my current color obsession I decided to get adventurous and not just go for a metallic version.

Inspiration

(images from here and here )

My DIY version

You will need:

- polymer clay

- a jar or thick glass bottle
- an oven (:p)
 - acrylic colors or spray paint (optional)

The jar or glass bottle will determine the size of the bracelet so pick one with a diameter close to that of your wrist. The temperature that you will bake it will not be so high as to break it but do pick a thick one.

Turn on your oven adjusting the temperature according to your clay's instructions.
Start by conditioning a piece of polymer clay and knead it until it is soft.

Roll your clay into a tube approx. 1 inch longer than the diameter of your wrist. The tube can be as thick or thin as you want your bracelet to be. I have made both chunky and thinner versions that you can see in the pictures above. Grab the two ends and while handling the clay softly tie them into a loose knot.

Softly pull the two ends so that you tighten the knot.

Get your jar and wrap the bracelet(s) around it.
Put the jar with the bracelets in the oven. The time you need to bake them depends on your clay's instructions so read the label beforehand.

Carefully remove the jar from the oven and let the bracelets cool. Be careful not to touch them while hot and not to bend them while still warm.

Once they have cooled you can use acrylics or spray paint to color them. 

Click here for original article from www.asplendidassemblage.com

You can brush on Craftiviti gloss or metallic acrylic paints for added effect. 

GIFT WRAPPING IDEAS

It's one day before Christmas and we are pretty sure a lot of you are scrambling about with last minute shopping.

So here are some creative gift wrapping ideas we found that you could use during Christmas and throughout the year. It doesn't matter if you are doing a RM10 gift exchange or getting rid of some unused pressies from last year, we guarantee these wraps will thrill anyone!

A simple brown wrap electrified with brilliant-coloured wool

Paper cutouts will NEVER get out of fashion

Cut your desired shape and do a double wrap over. Brilliant!

Add a felt scarf to any box and it will look ready for Christmas!  

Gifts look so pretty in silver and white

Now here's to adding personal touches to each box

Black sugar paper and a white/silver pen does the job

Get a little more creative with this block stamping with fabric dyes on cloth

Kids would love this! You just need to sneak into their play boxes...

This is a great way to stop gifts from getting mixed up

And if you run out of options, lots of pretty ribbons always helps.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone from all of us at CRAFTIVITI!!

GET CRAFTY FOR CHRISTMAS 2013

Hey crafty folks,

It's that time of the year, a season for sharing and lots of cheers.

Now, we all know how expensive this season can get what with all the gifts to buy, food to cook and cakes to bake. Not to mention the elaborate Christmas decorations if you are really into house parties and getting people to come over.

But when it comes to your Christmas tree decorations, you really don't need to spend much at all. All it needs from you is lots of love and a little imagination and some precious time.

So here we have a compilation of wonderful, affordable Christmas tree decoration ideas we came across that you could make anytime.

Who needs a tree when the baubles are just as pretty?

Get the whole family to leave their mark on the tree!

Someone had to eat a lot of eggs! Either that or it's eggnog morning, noon and night!

A Christmas carol tree! Brilliant!

Pretty ribbons of all kinds.

A wonderful carpentry work. Add a few candles and it's perfect!

Definitely cheap and very innovative.

Now you know what to do with those old curtains.

Brilliant use of a mirror! 

All this takes are rolls of newspaper and Krylon Gold spray!

About time the ladder had some limelight on it!

Simplicity is such a wonderful thing.

The more the wine, the merrier it gets. So drink up and keep those bottles!

A very p-lush tree!

And finally, this is our favourite! It's so quirky we just LOVE it!

Watch out for more ideas on Multiflla Facebook!

Now, here is our attempt at a Christmas tree...

If you made a Christmas tree (like we tried to) and you'd like to share it (like we did), just head to our Facebook page and share it with us there! We'd love to see your creations!

Have a wonderful celebration folks!!