Hello everyone, happy new year!
I've been having a rather slow start to the year, or I should say I've been keeping busy but that hasn't been translating into work output that you all can see (yet) :) I've been allowing myself a little more time to work at some ideas I had last year and didn't have time to flesh out - but I want to be here with you all regularly so I decided I would just bring you a chatty craft with me video so you can see a little of what I'm doing and also get some ideas for things you might want to make.
We'll make the cardboard carts together - this is probably the simplest cart style I make, so it's just a starting point - but I think it will get your creative wheels turning and you'll want to make many more carts after you make your first :)
I didn't make a supply section or slide this time because I think that gets a little old and there are just a few materials needed for a cardboard cart:
cardboard and/or pressed fiberboard
paper if you don't have fiberboard (fiberboard is like the thinner cardboard used for bakery boxes, other food packaging, or other product packaging or backs of notebooks..)
glue - hot glue, craft glue, school glue - your choice
paint - acrylic, watercolor, gouache OR markers or colored pencils
wire for the wheel axles OR toothpicks
a large-eyed needle to punch holes for wire
optional: buttons for wheels, bits of fabric, string for the "pull" of the pull cart, beads to help keep the wheels on..
I hope you're all doing well and as always, I hope this video gives you inspiration or encouragement or just keeps you company ... thank you so much for being here and for your kindness, feedback, and support. Wishing you a beautiful and creative and PLAYFUL year of creating - happy making to you!
xo Rosanna
THE VIDEO TO MAKE CORNSTARCH PASTE: https://youtu.be/ZTDzHoPGXDE
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:43 - introduction... a bit of a ramble haha
00:06:10 - adding a cotton layer to the pony I'm working on
00:15:11 - working on a paper clay pony, adding the tail
00:19:59 - describing how I made the mane and talking about the "crackle medium"
00:21:59 - painting the undercoat color on the clay pony and painting the spots on the cotton pony (music only)
00:24:51 - starting the cardboard cart (or fiberboard, or paper..)
00:40:46 - attaching the wheels
00:44:35 - another slightly different, but faster way to make a cart - using corrugated cardboard - and a clever way to attach the wheel axle (music only)
00:47:00 - an alternative for wheels (besides fiberboard or buttons)
00:48:12 - bending the wire into loops to hold on the wheels
00:52:05 - adding the topcoat of paint over the crackle medium to our clay pony
00:54:24 - painting the cart
00:59:24 - making the cart look aged
01:03:17 - adding some painted flowers to the cart
01:10:17 - conclusion
#miniatures #cardboardcraft #craftwithme
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find my SPUN COTTON STARTER KIT here: https://sweethavensanctuary.org/shop/p/spun-cotton-starter-supply-kit-my-favorite-materials
"organic" cotton fiber from amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TX269W6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
JAZPER STARDUST WATERCOLORS : https://www.etsy.com/shop/JazperStardust?
cotton quilt batting: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWQQ5WR4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
uncoated wire: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HM2NYQM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
26 gauge paper-covered wire: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MW261PT?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
all music by EPIDEMIC SOUND