The mirror for kids room - Papier mache

We used to have this simple plastic mirror in our bathroom.
I bought a nice little closet that has a mirror for the bathroom , and decided to make some fun project with the girls.
So what we did is :
First of all i took a mirror and glued a cardboard that had all the future flowers and butterflies forms on it.
Then we made a papier mache , using a mewspaper for gluing it on the plastic of the frame iteself.
For the adhesivewe used the follwoing recipe :
Flour and water glue:
To make a flour and water glue follow these instructions:
Boil 5 cups of water in a saucepan.
In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup of sieved flour with a cup of cold water. Mix to a smooth consistency (a bit like making custard). When completely free of lumps, add the mixture to the water in the saucepan. Gently boil, stirring constantly for two or three minutes until the mixture thickens.
Allow to cool before using.
This will make a runny glue. If you prefer a very thick glue (or if you are in a hurry for it to dry) use this recipe instead:
Thick flour and water glue:
Use 1 whole cup of flour to three cups of water. Make using the same method as above.


In  this very useful site : http://www.papiermache.co.uk/tutorials/getting-started-with-papier-mache/ we found also the recipe of pulp made of toilet paper and PVA glue, wheich what the 3d flowers and butterflies are made of.

Even my little dauther was exited and after this activity came and said that it was fun and we should do more of this.
It took a couple of days to dry , and a lot of days to paint , we just didn't find time for it. Even now, there are 2 flowers left unpainted.

Pic of the month - Gossiping giants

I decided to get the blog going again, and not to be so lazy anymore  :)

So here is a pic of this month , one of the pics that i took a while ago, but like it still.
Taken in Jerusalem Zoo, at the golden hour , jest before the sun started setting down.

Powerful

I'd like to share a picture that seems to show so much.
To day is the holocaust day and we have to remember and never  forget.

My ever-growing to do list

There is so much stuff to do, and even more stuff i'm planning to sew, paint, repurpose in some future...

1. So the fisrt one is to finish finally the dress i'm sewing for myself. This dress is an unfortunate one, as it started with a nice silk shirt, it's fabric i liked very much and didn't like how it looks on me. So i cut the shirt , added another silk , black , and came out with a black and white silk dress :

But not for long, for the upper part's fabric turned out to be a very delicate one, and after wearing once, it had a very disappointing split. So i decided to save that dress at any cost , and bought 2 additional fabrics: black velvet, to replace the torn upper part , and bordo lace for the skirt. I resewed it again , and now it turned out that i was too optimistic about my waist size... So i unstitched again the upper part from the skirt , and hopefully someday it will fit me well and be wearable. I promice to show off then. This one is ready !

2. The second one  to make is the set of toys , that i was asked to sew for Princesse's kindergarten, similar to those on the picture. I really hope  i'm up to the job.  Thankfully this one is done !

3. To  re-knit some baby cardigan for my friend. At least it can wait till next winter.

4. To sew a pet bed for our dog Don. I'm planning to make it out of fleece pieces i have left. Done too. Don is very happy.

5. The tradititonal baby blunket to knit, crochet , whatever, for the coming baby . As both girls have one each , the baby should have one. It's still in the process, proceeding very slowly :(

8. To sew for myself some maternity clothing. Not much oif the maternity clothing , but the maternity swimware is done. I saved some 250 Nis on that and found the color i liked too. Promise to add a picture.

9. To sew the curtains for the bedroom , and to make the headboard for our bed , preferably with the same fabric as the curtain. I choose the colours of yellow/orange for the curtain and headboard. I think i'll need also to sew a new cover for the bed , so that our dog can demolish this one too. I think that this kind of curtain will look great , and the wall colour on the picture looks pretty much like my bedroom. Done , but didn't come out as i wanted :(

10. A little curtain for the window from porch to the kitchen.
11. Some more stuff , that wasn't planned  ,but came out - tutu skirt for my big princess, and twirly skirt for her too , that was sewn in an hour, cause she needed one in blue for kindergarden the next day , and all she had at home is pink of course.

Revamp project- Chinese style painting over old formica closet

In our appartment we have two matching niches, located in the hallway. Both niches have shelfs and each makes a small closet. One of them had old , ugly dark brown formica doors , and other has no doors at all.

The doors pretty much  looked like this:

Before

After- the bottom door

 Being on a budget afet moving in , i decided at least to paint it white , as it was causing our tiny hallway to look even smaller. So i painted the doors with one layer of primer , and two layers of white paint.

Now it already looked much better .


 One day i decided to add something else , so i painted this picture on the bottom door (by the way i painted it with a regular acrylic colors, and it holds on very good , i even washed it couple of times ):





 And the other picture on the top door :



After- the top door





Need to take a better picture of the top door. The hallway is very  tiny , so this is what came out.

 

More pics of bottom door







Now , there is another dilemma: i have two such closets, located symmetrically on two sides of the hallway , and though the doors of the first one were ugly, but at least there were some doors. While that other closet  has nothing to cover up all the mess and clutter inside it. Right now i put some plain curtain on it, but it doesn't look so good. It will cost me a fortune to order a new door for it .

So i need assistance from all the creative minds : please help me find some creative (and cheap) ideas . 
I promise to think over very carefully any ideas you have  and to show off later what came out of it.

Thanks a lot!!!