BELEN CON MATERIAL RECICLADO

http://madebymolliesmom.blogspot.com/2011/07/christmas-in-july.html

MARCAPÁGINAS RATÓN DE FIELTRO

http://weefolkart.com/?q=node/380

GUIRNALDA HALLOWEEN

http://kirstyneale.typepad.com/gingerandgeorge/2010/10/palette-pingpong-no12.html

Palette Pingpong Halloween

This week's Palette Pingpong is brought to you by the challenging (but lovely) Gabrielle, the season of Halloween and the wonders of accessorising. First of all, le palette:

The photo which inspired it is over at Gabrielle's blog now, and the spawn of our little pingpong game? Hello, ghosties!

As far as I'm concerned, there's no reason the dead shouldn't be just as well accessorised as the living.

If you are of similar mind and want to create your own ghostie garland, you can find a fun set of templates here. As well as the basic ghost, I've included a whole range of accessories - bows, hairbands, glasses, moustaches, belts and flowers - all in the same shades as the original colour palette. I added the accessories to my ghosts in Photoshop and printed them out fully-dressed, but you could just as easily print everything separately (using the template as it is), then cut the details out and glue the accessories to your ghosts. 

And while we're on the subject of free stuff and celebrations, you might want to linger a little longer over at Gabrielle's blog and check out the giveaway she's offering. It's to celebrate the fact her pretty heart-shaped bunting was featured in this month's Marie Claire magazine (so proud of my talented friend and her not-so-little-anymore business...) and all you need to do to win some for yourself is leave a comment telling her about something you love.

I'd like to suggest you tell her 'Kirsty's free Halloween ghosties', but that would be pushing it a bit, right?

CAJAS TUMBA HALLOWEEEN

http://www.chicaandjo.com/2010/10/25/tombstone-party-favors/

We are having a neighborhood Halloween party this coming weekend and I wanted to make some party favors for the kids.  We designed some simple tombstone boxes to fill with all sorts of yummy treats. I took this a step further by making it into a graveyard tabletop display but you could simply just hand out the favor boxes.  Let me show you what I did!

To start off, we have our designs in easy, downloadable templates for you so you can create your own.

Download our free tombstone favor box template		Download our free tombstone favor box template

I printed out a few copies of each of our tombstone shape templates onto white card stock. Make sure you use card stock instead of regular paper, or else it won’t be heavy enough to hold up. Then, I cut them out and folded them along all of the black fold lines. If you notice, there are double lines on the front and back of the tombstone faces, don’t fold on the interior black lines, just the exterior ones. The middle ones are just for decoration.

Now, you can either use glue or double-sided tape on the wide tab portions of your boxes.  Adhere the tabs to the underside of your tombstones and that’s it!  Simple boxes, ready to go!  You can either leave them blank or you can write on them before you fold them up.

You can take these a step farther by making a graveyard to hold your tombstones.  This would be perfect as a centerpiece for a buffet table at a party.  I took a large shoe box lid and painted the outside glossy black with my Plaid gloss paint.

Next, I painted some wood picket fence with the glossy black paint and then dabbed over it with a grey paint to make it look a bit weathered. I love making things look “weathered” because it is so easy and fun to do. Sometimes it is the small things in life that make me smile.

Place your fence along the inside perimeter of your box lid, cutting it where needed to make it fit.  I left a gap in the front for the entrance.  My box was a little deep, which is good because the sides held up the fencing. However, I wanted my tombstone favor boxes to be up a little higher, so I lined the bottom with some of McGeeky’s laptop packing foam.  Your box lid might not be as deep as mine so you might not need any extra padding.

I wanted the padding to look like the ground so I spray painted it dirt brown. On top of that, I added some moss.

Nestle your tombstone favor boxes amonst the moss and you have a graveyard centerpiece!  I love how it turned out and can’t wait to show it to Little Jo when she gets home from school. 

You’ll notice Fluffy the cat has used up her nine lives. Poor Fluffy!

Jueves de origami

Continuo con las láminas de dibujo y hoy he probado a hacer papiroflexia con la mitad de la clase.
De mis alumnos 4 se han enganchado y 5 no han querido hacer nada.
Bueno... el resultado siempre podría haber sido peor.
Enlace para origami de Halloween: http://en.origami-club.com/halloween/index.html

Buff

Después de pasar la prueba inicial he podido comprobar el nivel de mis alumnos. Bajito, bajito y bajito. Varios no saben leer ni escribir y uno me preguntó cómo se escribía su apellido.
Con 19 alumnos y estas características el curso se prevé bastante complicado.
He decidido trabajar por grupos y por talleres.
Eso significa que estoy pensando qué actividades llevar a cabo para Halloween. Las actividades que se elijan deben de ser motivadoras, divertidas, de bajo nivel, rápidas...
Mientras tanto reparto láminas de dibujo sencillitas y rápidas de hacer.

El inicio...

Algunos de mis alumnos no saben leer ni escribir y para conocerlos un poquito voy a pasarles una prueba inicial sencilla.