Mother's day is a very special occasion in your life. It is the day, when
you get an opportunity to express your love and concern for your mother. Though
the market is full of variety of mother's day cards and gifts, it would really
be a touching moment for your mother if you present her with something that you
have made with your own hands. This gift will not only be symbolic of your love
and concern for your mother; it will become a keepsake for your mother for all
her life.
You may be now wondering what special you can make for your mother, considering
the fact that you get poor grades at arts and crafts. Do not worry! Several
crafts are very beautiful to look at but hardly take expertise efforts for
creation. All you need to arrange some easily available craft material and
devote a little time from your busy schedule. In order to help you in this
unfamiliar expeditions of craft making, we have come up with some great ideas
for making easy homemade crafts. Check out how to make easy holiday crafts…
Window Hanging
Materials Required
* An iron
* Crayon sharper or a knife (to make crayon shavings)
* Crayons
* Picture of a landscape or a portrait, dried leaves, etc
* Scissors
* Wax paper
How to Make Window Hanging
* Cut out two pieces of waxed paper, of exactly the same size. The size should
be a little bigger than the picture with which you want to make the wall
hanging.
* Place the wax paper on a flat surface and glue the picture and dried leaves on
it.
* On the uncovered portion of the waxed paper, put some crayon shavings in
contrasting colors.
* Put a few layers of newspaper on your ironing board and place the waxed paper
artwork on top of it.
* Cover the waxed paper artwork with the second waxed paper and again put a
layer of newspapers on top of it.
* Now iron the entire thing at medium heat. When the waxed paper layers get
stuck together, turn off the iron.
* Keep the hanging aside for sometime to let it cool. Afterwards, trim the edges
carefully.
* Attach a loop to the waxed paper for hanging purposes and your wall hanging is
ready.
Hanging Paper Holder
Materials Required:
* Crayons, paint, or markers
* Hole-punch
* Scissors
* Thick needle
* Thick thread
* Two plain paper plates
How to Make Hanging Paper Holder
* Cut one of the paper plates into half.
* Along the straight edge of the cut paper plate, punch holes (about an inch
apart).
* Place the cut plate on the full paper plate, aligning them perfectly around
the circular end.
* Punch holes along the circular end of both the plates, again about an inch
apart.
* Sew the circular edges of the plates with the help of a thick thread.
* Decorate the holder with crayons, markers or paint.
* Make a hole for hanging the wall pocket on the wall.
