Hello crafters, DT Jyotirmoy here today! I am back to our favorite Itsy Bitsy blog with another quick tutorial of a wall decor. Today I am going to make a wall decor item in Dhokra (or Dokra) style using my favorite Little Birdie Shape It. (air hardening clay) Dhokra is a non–ferrous metal casting using the ‘lost-wax casting’ technique. It has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still in use. The name ‘Dhokra’ comes from the Dhokra Damar tribes, traditional metal Read more…
Month: April 2020
Decoupaged Vintage Wall Clock
Hello arty-crafty friends, Vidhu Thareja on the blog today with a new project inspiration for this month. I hope all of you are safe and trying to keep your spirits high with some crafting. My today’s project is a Decoupage Vintage Wall Clock. Wall clock in not only a necessity but it is considered an important part of an interior and nothing can take place of a handmade clock. I love doing decoupage, so in this project I have used beautiful decoupage papers from the store. So without Read more…
Shabby Chic Mixed Media Home Decor
Hi All, Sumedha here! Today I am on the blog to create a shabby chic mixed media home decor with limited supplies. As we all are in a lock down situation, we may not have lot of supplies so I wanted to create something with whatever supplies that are easily available with me keeping the 4×4 inch stencil theme in mind for the Blog Challenge this month. 1. I have taken an old chipboard piece which was there in my stash and have put a base layer of Gesso. Since we are working on a mixed Read more…
Mixed Media Cards
Hello crafty friends, I am Sabiha Khan with another inspirational post for you all. Hope you all are having a great time while staying home with your loved ones. So without wasting your time….let’s start with making these awesome cards. Have a look at my cards first. Now lets start making these cards…….. Lets begin with the first card which gives the message for “Staying safe at Home”. As we all are staying at home, its time to learn new things. So lets get crafty….. Step by step For Read more…
A Blooming Lamp
Hello friends, Vini here! While I am home bound with less activity than before due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to bring some cheer to myself and you all through my latest craft work! The quote ‘Live Life in Full Bloom’ always inspires me and I found the same stencil from the store! That began the starting point for this project. Living life in full bloom means living with hope and purpose, with imagination and vision in a way that honors the Earth, the spirit, and one another Read more…
Upcycled Drawer Home Decor
Hello dear friends, Hope you all are doing well. Hema Bhat here with another project using the amazing 4×4 inch stencils. I have upcycled a drawer using distressing, stenciling and decoupage techniques. For this project I chose a plywood drawer which I found discarded near my house nearly 6 months ago. I had not worked on it as the drawer was in a bad shape and needed me to spend more hours on it. So, I made use of the time to work on it while staying at home to stay safe during the lock Read more…
Home Decor Photo Frame Art With Stencils
Hello arty-crafty friends, Daksha here with you today. While we stay at home, we need to be positive and keep ourselves creatively busy to utilize our time well. I will also request you all to stay safe at home. As you know, this month’s Blog Challenge is all about 4×4 inch stencils. To inspire you, here is my second post with the same. Please note: it’s a picture heavy post! I have made a home decor photo frame art with mini stencils. Here I have made four 5″x 7″ shadow boxes and did Read more…
DIY Treasure Box Tutorial
Hello Itsy Bitsy fans, Priya Mishra here with you today and I hope all of you are safe at home and following all the guidelines. This is a real trying time and we have to overcome this together. Today, I have a simple altered box project to share, it comes with a small step by step tutorial. We all have so many boxes at home which can be transformed into a beautiful treasure box using very basic products from our favourite craft store. Here is my box which I made out of an ordinary cardboard Read more…
Stained Wood Dream Catcher Key holder
Hi creatives… Let’s begin the blog with some positive thoughts. While we sit at home let us make the best of what’s still around. It is “Better to be busy than to be busy worrying”. Today, I have designed a project that’s simple & easy with minimal supplies. Without further ado let’s start making the stained wood dream catcher. Step 1: Take a 7″ X12″ piece of pine wood. Apply a coat of wood stain with cotton (wear gloves while using wood stain), draw a semi circle on the top part of Read more…
Stenciled Polymer clay Hook earrings
Hi all, Nithiya here with another polymer clay project. Today I will show you how I made hook earrings with stencil and polymer clay. Polymer clay can be used in a variety of projects and this is my first project on jewellery. Below are the steps with pictures. #1 – I took red and orange (yellow mixed with red) clay and mixed them gently to get fine marble clay. #2 – I flattened them on a rolling board as shown in the picture with a rolling pin. #3 – I gently pressed palm flourish Read more…