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August 24, 2017November 19, 2022

How to make Eco-friendly Ganesh Idol at Home – Step by Step Image Tutorial

Ganesha is a much-loved God and making him out of clay is such fun! Here’s an easy, step-by-step tutorial for an eco-friendly Ganesh idol that you can make at home!

Indians celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with great fervor and delight. Most of them bring Ganpati to their home. The Ganpati decoration at home begins well in advance. Traditionally made idols pose a threat to the environment. They cause lots of pollution and contaminate our water bodies. This year use eco-friendly materials to make Ganpati idol and non-toxic colors for decorating it.

Step by step instructions for making a Eco-friendly clay Ganesha at home

In India, the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with great pomp and show. On this day, Lord Ganesha is worshipped as the god of beginnings and remover of obstacles. The ten-day festival culminates on Anant Chaturdashi when Ganesha idols, which are made of clay, are immersed in water bodies.

Nowadays, there is a growing awareness amongst people to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi in an eco-friendly manner. There are many ways in which you can make an eco-friendly Ganesha idol at home.

Hope you enjoyed this step by step making of Ganesh idol at home. Do try making one for yourself. But, remember to use Eco-friendly, non-toxic clay.

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Hope you like these Eco-friendly Ganesh Idol step by step tutorials.

Other Ways to Make Eco-friendly Ganesh Idol

One of the simplest ways is to make an idol out of paper mache. Paper mache is a paste made out of flour and water. To this paste, strips of paper are added. Once the paste dries, it hardens and can be moulded into any shape.

To make the idol, start by making a small ball out of the paper mache paste. This will form the head of the Ganesha idol. Then, make two smaller balls for the ears and attach them to the head. To make the trunk, roll a strip of paper mache paste into a coil and attach it to the head.

For the arms, take two strips of paper mache paste and roll them into thin cylinders. Attach these to the sides of the trunk. To make the hands, roll small balls of paste and flatten them. Make sure to leave a small hole in the centre of each ball. Attach these to the ends of the arms.

To make the legs, take two strips of paper mache paste and roll them into thin cylinders. Attach these to the bottom of the trunk. For the feet, take two small balls of paste and flatten them. Make sure to leave a small hole in the centre of each ball. Attach these to the ends of the legs.

Your eco-friendly Ganesha idol is now ready to be worshipped!

Another way to make an eco-friendly Ganesha idol is by using recycled materials. You can use old newspapers, cardboard, or even scrap fabric to make your idol.

To make an idol out of recycled newspapers, start by tearing the paper into small strips. Then, dip these strips into a paste made out of flour and water. Once the strips are coated with the paste, mould them into the desired shape.

To make an idol out of cardboard, start by cutting the cardboard into pieces. Then, use a hot glue gun to stick these pieces together. Once the pieces are glued together, mould them into the desired shape.

To make an idol out of scrap fabric, start by cutting the fabric into small strips. Then, dip these strips into a paste made out of flour and water. Once the strips are coated with the paste, mould them into the desired shape.

Your eco-friendly Ganesha idol is now ready to be worshipped!

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June 29, 2017

How to make beautiful wall clock

Procedure of an beautiful wall clock Take the desired clock base Prepare marble powder mixture Apply the mixture and give texture After it dries smoother the surface by a sand paper Make design with paper mache Apply primer on clay Add base colour Do the details by outliner Apply varnish Paste the clock on the board

Courtesy: Kohsa: The Art Lab

June 29, 2017

How to make beautiful rose flower

First, little ready roses

because I mold slowly doing to 6 petals

Do the same thing a few times

I am trying to do the ass

now, I already like it

pasta machine I did not take

land on a stand for Easter eggs

sepals before assembling twigs

All the work is done, it remains only to collect

That rosette ready. The height of 40 cm.

I would be very glad if someone will come in handy.

courtesy: stranamasterov

June 24, 2017

Mug “Cat” – Polymer Clay Cat Coffee Mug (Tutorial)

Beautiful “Cat” Coffee Mug from polymer clay.

Required Material:

Mug
plastic
nail polish remover
Scissors
kantselyarsky knife
igolka

Note: Everything else is not necessary.

Wipe mug any of the liquids, for degreasing the surface.
From a piece of black plastic made round cake, and shall cleave it into a mug.

Prilep ears.

Add to ushkam pink triangles.

Of white plastic make two identical circles, and shall cleave in the photo.

Of pink plastic make a semi-circle and be united as in the photo – it’s nose seal. Of white plastic strips do and be joined as in the photo.

From white plastics do lip seal and edging on the ears. Of green plastics make oval cakes and shall cleave in the eye area.

The sequence of modeling the eyes:
– green ovals
– oval black
-blue ovals
-white circles

Take the needle and draw the hair, do needle point mustache.

From white plastics do thin flagella. Prilep mustache in the photo.

Of black plastic seal body Prilep.

Of white plastic make a semi-circle, and shall cleave in the cat stomach. Make six similar circles of white and white to stick foot. By three circles on each foot.

Needle paint coat.

Of yellow plastic make sausage. Cut nine identical segments – a fence, and a long bar. Prilep on the mug as in the photo.

Thin flagella of white and black plastic seal shorstku add that shines between the picket fence.

Take the needle and draw a pattern on wood fences and holes from the nails. Of green plastics make stem and leaves of a flower.

Make green thin flagella, Nalepa randomly grass behind the fence. Give the texture of needle blades of grass. Of orange plastic make the middle of a daisy.

Of white plastic made thin flagellum and Nalepa daisy petals.

Work through a needle chamomile flower.

To Kitten was not sad one, add a moth. I chose shades of blue. You can make a pink butterfly.

For Valentine’s day – red heart would be more appropriate.

Or make a butterfly shape.

Now in the oven – 130 degrees for 10 minutes. After baking carefully mark application border, gently peel off the appliqué. Wipe the marked part of the inside of the cup and degreasing applications. Smear mug and applique with an epoxy adhesive, and join the circle of the appliqué. Appliqué coat matt lacquer for polymer clay.

Use such an adhesive because it can withstand high temperatures., Can be poured hot water.

The photo glossy varnish, but need a mat.

I think that from a cold porcelain is also possible to make such application.

Hope you like this tutorial.

Source: stranamasterov

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February 1, 2017

How to make raspberries from polymer clay

Today I’ll show you how to make plastics from raspberries. By the same principle, and I do Ezhevichka, only, of course, I use a different color and larger Circuits. 🙂 I must say, the average complexity of the set just because you need lots of patience, and it’s not too difficult. 🙂 Well, let’s start.

We need plastic suitable color (I Fimo soft cherry), floss, pins … Yes, in general, and all. ))) Lives I have already been made in advance.

Here is our plastic –

Now it’s tedious – to roll down small-small balls of mashed plastics sooooo much (one Malinka takes an average of 30 – 35 stuff). Now the work easier – a few balls larger. 🙂 Of the five small balls make the foundation of our raspberries. In it we place the ball bigger – it’s middle, to which we attach all the other small balls. And gradually begin obleplivat future Malinka, row by row. I do it with a toothpick. Well, here she is ready. 🙂 And it all. 🙂 Now you need to attach the leaves to Malkin ass. And inserts the pin, so you could hang a berry on a bracelet or earrings. ))) Well, that’s the entire crop

Now you need to bake raspberries (baking time and temperature on the packaging plastics), paste the pins, cover the varnish and dried berries.

And you can collect decorations. 🙂

January 23, 2017November 19, 2022

20+ DIY Beautiful Polymer Clay Flower Step By Step Image Tutorial

Polymer clay is a great material for crafting beautiful flowers. It’s easy to work with and you can create a variety of different colors and textures.

DIY Beautiful Polymer Clay Flower Step By Step

To make your own polymer clay flowers, you’ll need a few supplies. First, you’ll need some oven-bake clay in the colors of your choice. You’ll also need a few craft tools, including a blade, a rolling pin, and some flower-shaped cutters.

Start by rolling out your clay with the rolling pin. You’ll want it to be about 1/4 inch thick. Then, use the flower-shaped cutters to cut out your flowers.

Once you have your flowers cut out, you can add texture to them by using a blade to etch lines or patterns into the clay. You can also add details like stamens by poking thin pieces of clay into the center of the flower.

Finally, bake your flowers according to the directions on your clay package. Once they’re baked, your flowers will be hard and durable. You can use them to decorate a variety of different projects, or you can glue them onto stems to create lovely polymer clay bouquets.