Nail Polish remover-in-a jar

TIME DURATION: Less than 5 minutes

No cotton ball and no mess? No problem! This (beauty) craft project with less mess and quick hacks for cleaning-up your nails after chipping for a few weeks of using nail polish.

MATERIALS:

• Mini Jar with Lid
• Sponge
• Scissor*
• Nail Polish Remover**

*Use it with adult supervision
**You may brought in Drugstores or Beauty Store

PROCEDURE:

1. Cut a Sponge in a middle and make into two pieces fit into a Jar.
2. Insert cut-out sponge inside the jar.
3. Pour a bottle of Nail Polish Remover in a jar full of sponge and close the withing a few seconds.
4. Dip your finger nail in a jar and clean-it gently.

SOURCE:

https://www.facebook.com/diplycrafty/videos/1185855544810066/

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Going Kawaii

"In full-bloomed Kawaii Kompartment Box"

Kawaii (or Cute in Japanese) box dress it on from plain to fab bloom. Perfect for you personal or important stuff for your compartments.

MATERIALS:

• Old box
• Pencil
• Scissors*
• Glue gum*
• Ruler
• Floral-print Gift wrapper
• Tapes
• Plastic cover (and)
• Ribbon (optional depending on your bow styles)

*Use it with adult supervision

PROCEDURE:

1. Measure the gift wrapper both inside and out using your pencil as a marker.
2. Cut the pattern and put it inside the box, secure with glue gun stick.
3. Cover the outside with the wrapper and secure it with clear tape.
4. Once you cover and to secure it away from water resistance, cover-up with plastic cover into the decorate box.
5. For finishing touches, personalize it with 7" x 4.5" inch plastic compartment for your nameplate and secure your bow-tie ribbon applique with glue gun.
6. NOTE: Good for school and office supply compartment box. 

Art of the Month: D-I-Y Project: Eco-Chic Coinbanks in Tin Cans

In this world, life is getting easy-money for luxury, but not all of these but we prioritize money to primary needs in life and fortune. So, let's save the piggy banks from hammer and use it in tin cans as alternative one for extra-savings.

MATERIALS:

• Tin cans (Sizes of your choice)
• Gift Wrapper or Old Glossy Magazines
• Marker
• Scissor*
• Tape
• Hammer* (and)
• Chisel*

*Use it with adult supervision

PROCEDURES:

• To make-sure the inside of tin cans clean (e.g., milk, juice, etc.) soak it with water and let it dry inside.
• Using with marker, make a propose mark in a top of tin can in a 1 inch hole for a coin slot.
• To make a coin slot of a tin can bank, hammer it with chisel to make coin slot hole.
• Once you done, decorate the tin can bank body with happy-colored wrapper or old magazine page and let it cover and secure it with tape.
• For finishing touches, please label up your tin can banks with your desired savings plan or your funds (e.g., travel, gadgets, etc.)

Art of the month: "Message Board"

"Message Board"

"Sweet and bubbly quotes you love"

"Oh-so touching message"

Things to remember for each person's most memorable in you in once-in-a-lifetime friendship or missing you nevertheless. This things fit for treasure-seeker in your cabinet as a simple, yet-very creative souvenir to your best of friend, love ones, etc.

MATERIALS:

• 1/8 Illustration board
• Decorative sticker (depending on your shapes and sizes)
• The 2014 Candy Quote of the day book, volume 2
• Plain white paper (short)
• Notepads (depending on your color and design)
• Plastic cover
• Tape
• Pencil with eraser
• Ball pen
• Marker
• Scissors*
• (and) Glue

*Use it with adult supervision

PROCEDURES:

1. On plain white paper, write your best friend's name whatever you want to draw your own font design (e.g., freestyle script.) After that, cut it in fit shape and set aside.
2. Cut 5-6 favorite quotes and stick on with glue at one-side of illustration board (black one.)
3. Stick them your write-ups to the center using glue and add a decorative sticker as additional detail.
4. After finishing touches, cover-up with plastic cover with tape.
5. Make 15 pieces of message inside of notepad (write your sweet message of your own under the sun, using ball pen) and make 15 pieces entitled cover using marker.
6. On the white one of illustration board, stick the notepad message on the back one of the board using glue. And to make a pop-up or open-up paper marker, glue it to the above one and stick them by each notepad message.
7. And ready to give, ENJOY! This do-it-yourself project is perfect gifts for birthdays, graduation, reunions and even, get-together (in ordinary days.)

DIY Project: Paper Windmill-in-a-vase

MATERIALS:

For windmill:

• Colored paper or Old glossy magazines
• Chopsticks
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scissor*
• Safety pin*
• Mini-Hammer*

For vase:

• Old glossy magazines (cut-outs into collage)
• Paper or plastic cups (from a noodle packaging)
• White glue with water
• Painter's brush
• Scissor*

*Use with under parent's supervision

PROCEDURES:

For windmill:

• Make a measure of 7 by 7-inch (17.5 by 17.5-cm) square of a piece of colored paper.
• Trace 4 diagonal lines into the corner of a square toward the center and marked in the middle dot square to the diagonal cross.
• Cut 3 inch diagonal lines each corners, do not cut up-to  4 inches.
• To make the corners to secure with a pin, use your fingers to fold edges 1,2,3 and four to the center of the square.
• To remove the pin, place, hold the edge down with your fingers and change it with ball pin and cut the ball pin short to the end.
• For safety,yet-finishing touches, dip a stick of chopstick square into the water then let it a little dry before push a pin.
• Press it gently the pin into the stick and hammer-it for secure the slickness of a windmill. DO NOT PRESS HARDLY THE PIN TO PREVENT ACCIDENT.
• Test it by manually spinning it.
• Makes 2-3 windmill flowerettes.

For vase:

• Cut 5-6 pieces of magazine cutouts.
• Combine white glue and water in one cup
• Paint it with white glue with water and brush in to the cup outside.
• While the glue is wet, stick the magazine cutouts outside the cup.
• Let it dry up to 10-25 minutes or until dry the surface.
• Then, put the windmill flowerettes to the vase with a secure of mini-solid rocks or floral foams.

SOURCE:

• http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pinwheel

DYI Project: Loud Speaker

Loud Speaker (Cellphone not included)

Loud speaker is a newest simple and well-economic friendly gadget for smartphone usage to make music-listener friendly.

MATERIALS:

• 1 liter of empty plastic bottle
• 2-3 pieces of Old-glossy magazine page
• Glue
• Scissor*
• Cutter*
• Lighter*
• Marker
• Paint and paint brush (if desired to paint-off)

*Use it with adult supervision

PROCEDURES:

• Cut the upper funnel of a plastic bottle with cutter and the smaller part of a bottom.
• Mark-down the bellow-bottom of a cut-out bottle and use your cellphone as a measure-fit into a long rectangular hole.
• After that, put a little fire a sharp-cut out of a bottle for safety purpose.
• For finishing touches, paint-it with acrylic paint (with your chosen colors to customized) with paint brush [or]
• Cover-up with magazine-page papers (or use as paper-mache method) then, stick together with white glue.

Job application 101: Basic Do’s and Don’t’s

Here are the best-way for your dream job after you graduate from college, just follow this basic do’s and don’ts while you applying you chosen profession of yours.

RESUME

Do’s: Make your own BEST winning resumes which include your personal info, educational background and (working) experience required and academic achievements for fresh grads.

Don’ts: Buying your own bio-data form to fill-up your personal info without typing these to the computer.

CHOSEN CAREER

Do’s: Your degree from college fits to your related careers (e.g. Business, Education, Arts, Sciences, etc.) Research first your desired position or any vacancies before you apply.

Don’ts: Job mismatch is a big problem after you pick a WRONG positions such as lower or general works (e.g. Janitors, Maids, etc.)

DRESS CODE

Do’s: Office attire is very important depending on the dress code restrictions (e.g. Business attire, black heels for the girls)  

Don’ts: Plain shirts, jeans and sneakers is a BIG no-no’s even too old-fashioned type dress codes while you’re a job hunting.

JOB INTERVIEW

Do’s: Keep calm, and relax! Practice your dialogues based on your resume while in-front of your interviewer, never force your smile (too much) and be respect for every question’s ask

Don’ts: Feeling nervous (due to excitement or not) in front of interviewer is a big no-no because you are NOT ready from everything. You never feel this than SORRY.

ATTITUDE

Do’s: Patience is very important for every applicant hopefuls while waiting for the results whether will be start now (or I’ll call you back.)

Don’ts: You never bring your attitude problems when you are not ready (don’t act like a kid due to tantrum issues for example) Just fix yourself and avoid temper (or else, leave this at home while you on-the-go.)

DIY: Little Red Bowtie Headband

From simple costume party to daily casual wear with this one-of-a-kind headpiece go preppy-look.

MATERIALS:

• 70mm Ribbon, red
• 10x5 inch Blue felt cloth
• A plain headband
• Needle and Thread
• Glue gun with glue stick (CAUTION: very hot; use it under adult supervision)
• Scissor

PROCEDURE:

• Cut along 30meter-long each of a ribbon
• Fold it at the middle one and stitch it with needle and thread until it form as a large bowtie
• Cover-up with blue felts (or use it the old one) in the middle of a bowtie and secure with needle and thread
• Using with glue gun, stick it in the middle-above of a plain headband
• (If desire) secure it with thread and needle stitches to avoid slip-ups
• ENJOY! Wear this Minnie Mouse-inspired bow-tie head piece. 

DIY: Quirky Corkboard Chart

Quirky Cork board Chart

You never missed a schedule or a reminder's list and even your memo pad's off the note. This school season or in your workplace, do your own personalized cork board chart.

MATERIALS:

• 18x24 inch-cork board
• Old, glossy magazines
• White glue
• Scissor
• Push pins (needed)
• Candy 2014 Quotes of the day book (volumes 1 & 2) as cut-out notes 

PROCEDURES:

• All you need is cork board (or use the old one or brought it to the hardware store)
• Cut a piece of pictures of your choice from your old, glossy magazine using your scissors (e.g. letters for memos)
• Stick-on the chosen pics (as personalized border) in the border-side of cork boards using white glue or also, school glue
• For add-ons, use your Quote-of-the-day or #QOTDs cut-out (3-4 piece cut-outs) on the left-side of the cork board
• For finishing touches, put 3-5 pieces of push-pins for memos and reminder notes (e.g. school homework, projects, payment dues, etc.) 

NOTE: need your help under adult supervision