✦ We are back to the usual program of cute and spontaneous crafts with random but justified themes. Enjoy! ✦
Cada cierto tiempo sigo recibiendo mensajes de mis vecinos preguntando si puedo ayudarles con alguna cosa que necesitan sus hijos para el colegio (la última vez fue un vestido que simulara ser hecho con material de reciclaje: Spoiler, quedo "tan bonito" que fracasamos miserablemente xD porque la niña que me lo encargó resulta que iba a un concurso Y NO ESPECIFICÓ que enserio tenia que parecer de material reciclado) 😂 👍
Every so often I keep getting messages from my neighbors asking if I can help them with something their kids need for school (the last time was a dress that pretended to be made from recycled material: Spoiler, it turned out "so pretty" that we failed miserably xD because the girl who ordered it from me turns out she was going to a contest AND DID NOT SPECIFY that it seriously had to look like recycled material) 😂 👍
✦ My favorite time to craft is early in the morning, when everything is well lit but cool outside ✦
Y es algo muy lindo a lo que procuro decir que "si" porque es muy agradable trabajar en algo diferente pero sencillo, algo para relajar las manos y la mente que no sea demasiado engorroso ヽ (o ^ - ^ o) ノ
And it's something very nice that I try to say "yes" to because it's very nice to work on something different but simple, something to relax the hands and the mind that's not too cumbersome ヽ (o ^ - ^ o) ノ
✦ My neighbor gave me some of the materials, although it was a slow process because she kept forgetting to bring me the paper, and yet she kept asking me on my cell phone how I was doing with the piece hahaha, it's not the first time this has happened to me, people who don't bring me the complete list of materials but still ask if I have finished the project ✦
La historia de este proyecto es que una vecina necesitaba una figura de tubo de ensayo con vapor, para colocarlo al lado de su hijo pequeño durante la defensa de su trabajo final. Me dio una referencia vía WhatsApp parecida a esta.
The story of this project is that a neighbor needed a steam test tube figure, to place next to her young son during his final paper defense. She gave me a reference via WhatsApp similar to this.
✦ The steam pattern on top of the bottle and the bottle pattern I separated, I did not transfer the whole pattern to the cardboard box, I did it separately ✦
Para empezar esta figura lo primero que hice fue elaborar un patrón en papel bond escolar con la altura especifica que me indicaron, 1 metro de alto. La imagen guía que me dieron fue una caricatura y la botella tenía dentro ojos flotando (muy gracioso, pero la verdad parecía más un diseño para Halloween que un dibujo sobre ciencias).
To start this figure the first thing I did was to make a pattern on school bond paper with the specific height that I was given, 1 meter high The guide image I was given was a cartoon and the bottle had floating eyes inside (very funny, but it really looked more like a design for Halloween than a science drawing).
✦ I recommend cutting the cardboard with a cutter so that the edges are clean and very straight ✦
Lo segundo que hice fue transferir el patrón al cartón pero replicando el cuerpo de la botella 2 veces, uno de 1,5 cm menos que otro, para lograr que no se vea tan plano con un sencillo pero bonito efecto de superposición.
The second thing I did was to transfer the pattern to the cardboard but replicating the body of the bottle 2 times, one 1.5 cm less than the other, to make it look less flat with **a simple but nice overlapping effect.
✦ For the body of the bottle I used two different shades of purple, leaving the less saturated one as a background ✦
A continuación, forre cada pieza de cartón con papel crepe y papel seda; inmediatamente después agregue un refuerzo de cartón en el centro del cuerpo de la botella, antes de unir la parte del "vapor" a la boca de la botella con más rectángulos del mismo cartón para darle firmeza y estabilidad.
Next, line each piece of cardboard with crepe paper and tissue paper; then immediately add a cardboard reinforcement in the center of the body of the bottle, before attaching the "steam" part to the mouth of the bottle with more rectangles of the same cardboard to give it firmness and stability.
✦ For the steam part I had to put two layers of paper, because it looked a bit transparent ✦
En esta etapa el figurín se veía muy parecido a lo que me indicaron (aunque hice cambio de color, un poco en dimensiones, también agregue un brillo inferior a la botella para hacerla ver mas bonita, después de todo se supone que era algo destinado a un ambiente tierno e infantil), pero a mi gusto estaba demasiado serio, nada divertido...
At this stage the figurine looked very similar to what I was told (although I did change the color, a little bit in dimensions, I also added a lower gloss to the bottle to make it look prettier, after all it was supposed to be something intended for a tender and childish environment), but to my taste it was too serious, nothing funny...
✦ To make these pompoms, you just have to cut out many squares of paper, then prick one by one in the center and flatten the paper out gently, you will get a kind of spikes and then you must paste many of these spikes on small circles of cardboard ✦
Con el papel que quedaba, hice 9 pompones de papel para colocarlos en el "vapor" y que simularan ser "chispitas", también hice unos mini pompones de color morado para agregarle mas contraste.
With the remaining paper, I made 9 paper pom-poms to place in the "steam" to simulate "sparkles", I also made some purple mini pom-poms to add more contrast.
✦ Very resistant! ✦
Debes permitir que la figura repose plana y acostada al menos 30 min antes de levantarla. Para que el figurín de "pare solo", basta con una pieza de cartón pegada en su espalda con silicón caliente y dos pequeños rectángulos de refuerzo entre esta "aleta" y el cuerpo de la botella.
You must allow the figure to lie flat for at least 30 minutes before lifting it. To make the figurine "stand alone", a piece of cardboard glued to its back with hot silicone and two small rectangles of reinforcement between this "fin" and the body of the bottle is all that is needed.
✦ I think it looks pretty nice, what do you think? ✦
No recuerdo cuando fue la última vez que hice una de estas figuras decorativas, pero lo disfrute bastante, nunca había hecho un tubo de laboratorio como este y es un item más que agregar a la lista de "cosas que aprendí a hacer gracias a solicitudes crafteriles de emergencia" ✌ 💜
I don't remember when was the last time I made one of these decorative figures, but I quite enjoyed it, I had never made a lab tube like this and it's one more item to add to the list of "things I learned to make thanks to emergency crafts requests" ✌ 💜
✦ I think the teachers did a great job with the background decoration ✦
Agradezco a la abuela de mi pequeño vecino por las fotos de su defensa de proyecto en el colegio, ¡adorable! 🥰 🎓 Fue un proyecto entretenido que me gustaría repetir, y como siempre, es divertido ser la vecina que sabe hacer manualidades y puede ayudarte en una emergencia jajaja ~
I thank my little neighbor's grandmother for the pictures of her project defense at school, adorable! 🥰 🎓 It was an entertaining project that I would like to repeat, and as always, it's fun to be the neighbor who knows how to do crafts and can help you in an emergency hahaha ~
Y POR SUPUESTO: Estoy feliz de retomar actividad aquí en la comunidad HIVEDIY (les amo, les amo mucho); espero se encuentren muy bien e interactuemos mucho, les deseo una semana super creativa y que los materiales lindo nunca les falten (✧∀✧) ✂ 🎀 💖
AND OF COURSE: I am happy to resume activity here in the HIVEDIY community (I love you, I love you very much); I hope you are very well and we interact a lot, I wish you a super creative week and may the cute materials never be lacking (✧∀✧) ✂ 🎀 💖
🍓 All texts and images by @Tesmoforia ✦ Translation: Deepl ✨
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