HAMA beads

I bought my kids HAMA beads and end up playing with them myself. They are really fun to work with, but patterns help a lot. Just before easter I made this egg stand. They are really easy to make, and very useful. HAMA beads are very useful, not just for
making flat pictures, but for creating all sorts of boxes, frames, holders,....

MATERIALS NEEDED:


- HAMA beads and board,
- baking paper,
- an old iron (not the one with the steam)
- glue





Place beads on the board to make double row circles:
- make 3 double circles with 18 beads in the inner circle
- make 2 double circles with 24 beads in the inner circle
- make 4 double circles with 30 beads in the inner circle
















When all beads are inplace, cover them with a baking paper and iron (not too hot) them very gently. After 10 seconds the beads start to melt and stick together.
Remove the beads from the board, turn it around and repeat the ironing on the other side.
Wait till the circles cool down.



The finished circles.


Place the circles on top of eachother. Start with the smallest circle,...
Glue the circles together.

Decoupage

I collect paper napkins, which I use for my decoupage projects. Decouage is a great way to recycle and embelish things. This roses on a wooden plate, were my first attempt at decoupage. I think it turned out OK, especially the crackles.
My collection of napkins is so big, I don't think I will ever be able to use all of them. I am always lookif for other napkin lovers to exchange napkins and to enrich my collection.

Greetings!

I have been reading different blogs for some time now, and I find them very amusing, informative and inspiring. I thought I might try it!
I could have choosen to write my blog on one of my country's web blogs, but writing in English is a chalange for me and a good language practice. Where do I live, you might ask? I live in Slovenia. Most people I meet don't even know how to pronounce it, let alone know where Slovenia. Where exactly is Slovenia? It is located in the Central Europe, our neighbouring countries are: Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. It is a diverse country - we have sea, mountains, carst.... The capital is Ljubljana, centered in the middle of the country. Although it is a small country (only 2 million people), it has many advantages - one hour ride and we are at the seaside, less than an hour and we are enjoying the Apls. Three and a half hours and we are sipping capuccino in Venice, Italy. Is that amazing or what?

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