Thursday, June 14, 2012

DIY - How to do a Lampshade

For this lovely lampshade all you need is to decide which size you would like it to be: if it's small or medium size, you can use a ballon or a ball in the same size. 
If you want to make a big lampshade - you can use a Pilates boll. 
As long as you can release the air from the ball. 

So what do you need?

1) One ballon or ball - I chose my daughter's beach ball.
2) A roll of paper thread about 200 meter - depends on the size you chose.
3) Wallpaper glue.
4) Clear plastic sheeting - Kitchen type.
4) Bulb holder.


















It will take about tow hours and 12 - 24 hours until it's totally dry.

Blow up the ball.
Wrap the ball with the clear plastic sheeting.
Mix the wallpaper glue with water (if it comes in the shape of flakes)
Dip the paper thread in the glue and start wrapping.

Wrapping and wrapping and wrapping some more....



When you had enough and you feel satisfied, put the ball away to dry. Wait for 12 to 24 hours.

When the ball is totally dry - release the air from the ball and peel gently the kitchen plastic sheeting. 











































































And now all you have to do is to attach it to the bulb holder and hang it! 







Friday, May 18, 2012

After daycare

After daycare (Dagis in swedish) I have some time alone with Shira. Often we are doing something together that we like. 
In most cases she will choose "art stuff". She loves to paint, stick or make something. So, I have a stock of really cute, fun and very cheep things I buy, ready for her. Most of them are from TGR-SwedwnI just love,love,love this shop! You can fined almost everything!
So I have a few recommendation:


So what did we do today?


I bought these sweet stickers 

















And these very cute balls 














And I always have at home a paper roll from IKEA


The best way to teach a child on colors and letters!




That's me - helping her... :-)

 She loves to peel the stickers 



For her 2nd birthday I bought this beautiful A4 paper and made from it decoration for the party.



















I made flags for the cupcakes in shape of Hamsa
And bought a bag of colorful stickers to place on.



















The cupcakes stand is also fromTGR 














Also made a flag chain with hebrew letters: 
יום הולדת שמח שירה (Happy Birthday Shira) 




For the bag of candies (Godis in swedish)  I used bags in a shape of carrots and placed them in a box which I have wrapped with a silkespapper 



I saw in a blog a really sweet mobile in a shape of butterflies, made of paper, so I made one in a shape of Hamsa with the rest of the paper