Stain-glass look butterflies

These look great up near a window where you can see through them

What you need:

• Coloured cellophane

• Laminating pouches

• Needle and thread

• Sizzix machine & Sizzix Butterfly die (or you can cut out by hand if you have a butterfly template)

Cut up cellophane and lay them into the laminating pouch/sheet and laminate them using your laminating machine.

Die cut the butterfly using your Sizzix machine and butterfly die. Or cut out a butterfly shape using a template.

Use needle and thread to string your butterfly up as I have done in the complete picture or add to a card or scrapbooking layout or attach to a stick to make a magical wand...

or try cutting out different shapes...

 the possibilities are endless

I hope you try it out!

Youtube tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enMCu1E2zC0

Hand made twirling poi for kids

Great for entertaining the kids for hours

What you need:

• Scrap paper

• String

• Sticky tape

• Crepe paper streamer

Scrunch scrap paper into a ball shape

Tie string firmly around the ball

Sticky tape string and ball together

Tie a knot 2" from the end for something to hold onto 

Sticky tape your crepe paper streamer to the ball and you're done! They look so good when the kids are swinging them around. Have fun!

You can watch the tutorial and a short demonstration at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwuBNeE7aXE