DIY -Make your own Xmas soap garland-

It's DIY time!! I made this a few days ago over at my own blog and also will share it here. For today we are gonna make a Xmas soap garland. It's not a whole new concept, but i have made one with mixed materials. You can hang it in your bathroom or toilet, just for a little Xmas feelin' (and it smells great!) or make one as a Xmas gift :)

DIY -Xmas soap garland-

supplies:

- little white pompoms

-wooden beads

-little soap stars

- kitchen/garden yarn

-needle

-little piece of ribbon

1 I first started with knotting this cute heart

2. Then it is already time for the fun part!!

Thread all your things on the yarn the way

you like it. Your needle will get soap on it,

so it's necessary to clean it from time to time.

If it's difficult to pull the needle through use

your tshirt or a tea towel for it.

3. You can make it as long as you like!

When your done just make a knot at the end.

4. Finish it with a loop, this way you can

hang your soap garland easily.

5. Then it will look like this!

Cut the end and finish your garland

with a cute bow.

And you are done!

XO. Vera

DIY for kids -make your own dreamcatcher-

For today my first DIY for kids on the birdsblog. I don't know if our readers have kids, but even if you don't it's a fun project to do with kids from friends, with cousins, nephews or in your art class :) I would recommend to do this together, just make sure that when your child is making one you can keep an eye on what they are doing!

Supplies:

-chenille wire

-siccors (for cutting the chenille wires)

-beads

-feathers

Pick one chenille wire and make a round shape, knot

it together. I used a thicker one for the outside &

smaller ones on the inside.

Pick a chenille wire in the color that you like

and wrap it around one side and then on the

other. The rest of the wire that you won't

be needing can be cut.

After the purple one i used a green orange and

blue chenille wire from one side to the other.

After that i used yellow to make a smaller

round in the middle.

add some small wires from the outside

round to the middle round and pick

any color that you like.

Now it's time to make a round so that you

can hang your dreamcatcher ;)

Get some chenille wire and make a little round shape.

Then wrap it around the top of your dreamcatcher,

make sure it's tight!

I added one bead and pulled the chenille wire through.

I wrapped the wire around in the middle a few times.

You can only use bigger beads, because they have

bigger holes ;) If you like to add more beads, you

can do that every time that you are adding wire.

Okay final step!

Get your feathers xD

Confirm your chenille wire on the bottem

and add as many feathers that you like.

I used 3 chenille wires (i made

one with two colors) and tree feathers.

ta da!! you are ready!!

If your child likes to craft and he or she's a little older (9 years) they can try the advanced one! This one is also for grown ups ;) I made a post on my own blog a few days ago, here's the link

Enjoy your dreamcatcher(s)!!

Leave me a link if you have made one

or add it to our flickr group

Loves,

Vera