Cereal Box Gift Bag - DIY

Don’t throw away empty cereal boxes. Instead, turn them into useful crafts!
I decided to decorate a cereal box as an elegantly up cycled gift box. It is handmade and adds a personal touch to your presents. It’s a great way to go green and up cycle those boxes, while having lots of fun!

Materials Needed:

Cereal Box
Gift Wrap Paper
Glue
Scissors
Golden pearl chain
Punch hole

Procedure:

1. Cut the top flaps off the cereal box.

2. Measure the cereal box and gift paper to fold around the corners of the box. Cut excess paper on top as well as bottom. Stick with glue.

3. At the bottom of the box, fold the small corners first then the broader ones.

4. It will look like this.

5. At the top of the box, make a slit on all 4 corners. Carefully, apply glue and fold the paper one by one.

6. Punch holes at the top of the box, two for the front and two for the back, insert golden pearl chain and secure with knots to create two handles. 

7. Add contrast gift tag. And voila your lovely handmade gift bag is ready.

This project can be completed in less than an hour and is perfect for those occasions when you don't have a gift box. The best thing is it is also made from items that normally end up in our house and its eco-friendly. Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.

Contributed by Prit Reddy at It's an Art!

Origami Family Workshops @ Katara - 6th - 10th February

Origami Workshops for this season is back! Explore the mountains and valleys! Folding and flapping! Its all about Origami! 

Origami is fun, exciting, and above all can be very addictive! Originating from a Japanese word for paper folding, this ancient Japanese art has concurred the interest of many from little kids to elderly adults.

Origami family workshops with a talented Origami Addict at Katara Art Studio is something not to be missed!

The whole family can participate. Spaces are limited, so choose your dates as per your interest and register accordingly. Here are the Details:

Dates: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th February 2016

Time: 5pm to 8pm

Cost: QR100 (for 2 hours per child and free for parents)

Venue: Building 19, Katara Art Studios, Katara Cultural Village

(GPS Location at www.rush360.qa search for KAS)

Registration: Contact Afsheen on origamiaddictqatar@gmail.com or call 70546451

Instructor: Afsheen of Origami Addict. Click here to know about her

(All details of Afsheen at www.rush360.qa search for Origami)

Crochet Classes for Kids - MarieArt - January to March Ain Khalid

Crochet to be inspired, to express yourself, for relaxation, to be awesome!

MarieArt the little popular crochet shop in Qatar is conducting Crochet Classes for kids with a different touch and feel! Here are the details!

Course Duration: 3 Months (12 hours of solid teaching per month)
Participants: Kids 5 - 16 years
Days & Timings: 3 hours a day, once a week (Timings will be notified upon registration)
Venue: MarieArt - Ain Khalid
Cost: QR1000 per month (Inclusive of all materials)
Registration: WhatsApp +974 70601276 or PM MarieArt via their Facebook Page
Course Materials: Will be provided by MarieArt

Course Outline

• Introduction to Crocheting
• Holding the needle and the yarn
• Introducing basic crochet stitches
• Beginning Projects
• Projects will include  hats, hair bands, bags, kitchen utensils, pot holders etc
• At the end of the course kids will be asked to present their work at a special event organised by MarieArt 

VCU Spring Community Classes - Silk Painting - Rashmi Agarwal

Famous fine silk artist Rashmi Agarwal will be conducting Silk Painting Classes at VCUQatar this Spring 2016

Participants must buy their own materials and bring along. Payment can be made online here or visit the VCUQatar shop for in-person registration.

Course participants will learn basic and more advanced Silk Painting techniques, i.e. various stop flow methods, 'Serti' technique using water based resists and gutta, wax effect, free flow techniques, and embellishing works with salt crystals

Start: Friday, 29 January, 2015

End: Friday 18 March, 2015

Lessons: 8 

Days: Fridays

Time: 2pm to 4pm

Location: VCUQatar, Rooms 177

(GPS Location of VCUQatar can be found at www.rush360.qa by searching for VCUQatar)

Cost: QAR 850 / US$ 233.50

Class Outline

• Stretching the silk on adjustable frame, use of pencil lightly for drawing design onto the silk and applying resist on silk
• Apply of Silk paints and use of salt technique and wet on wet technique effect
• Removal of salts, fixing paints, washing and ironing
• Start of new painting with another technique, i.e. Stop-flow, or No-flow primers technique and also white blending effect technique
• Use of wax technique including Batik
• Removal of wax for all and fixing wax designs with heat and Introduction of silk craft with silk pencil colour bar.
• Completion of silk craft item and start of new painting it with clear resist technique and no flow.
• Clearing and completion of clear resist painting and theory notes and certificate distribution

For details of the Instructor and more please visit http://www.qatar.vcu.edu/community/24-silk-painting

Spring 2016 Community Education - Arts and Crafts Classes

VCUQatar is offering loads of engaging arts and crafts classes this spring.

Learn new skills and deepen your understanding of art and culture at VCUQatar. Choose from a large selection of art, design and craft courses at VCUQatar.

Participants must buy their own materials and bring along. Payment can be made online here or visit the VCUQatar shop for in-person registration.

Click the links below for each of the arts and crafts classes.

Oil Painting (Taught in Arabic - However, non Arabic speakers are welcome too)

Master Study Workshop

Watercolor Painting - Basics

Acrylic painting and texture medium

Color Theory, and Painting 

Art Studio - The concept behind the technique

Neo-Mosaics

Digital Illustration: From Sketch to Final Artwork

Inks & Drawing Mediums

Observational drawing and still life

Critical analysis and thinking

Sketching / free hand drawing

Rendering and coloring

Introduction to Islamic Pattern Construction

Starter Thuluth Style Arabic Calligraphy

Arabic Calligraphy Roqa’a (Taught in Arabic)

Silk Painting

Marbling and Ebru

Print Exploration

Designing Patterns

Paper Mache And Other Materials: From Small Handheld Puppets to Parade Aesthetics

Decoupage & Image Transfer Techniques - taught in Arabic

Design Your Home

Introduction to Fashion Design

Fashion Dressmaking Basics: Skirt, Shirt and Dress

Fashion Dress Making - Dresses

Fashion Illustration Studio

Silver Jewelry Making Basics Section B

Silver Jewelry Making Advanced

Paper and Pen – Story Illustration for teens, ages 10-14, taught in Arabic

Pop-up paper art for teens, ages 10-14

 Mixed Media Exploration for children, ages 9-14

Hand-Sewing Projects: Form to Function With Felt for teens, ages 11-14

 Fabric Dyeing & Printing for teens, ages 10 - 14

Paper pop up for girls 10-14, taught in Arabic

Pen and Paper – Story Illustration for girls, ages 10-14 – taught in Arabic

Color and Painting for girls, ages 10-14 – taught in Arabic

3D sculpting for girls, ages 10 - 14 (Air drying clay / paper mache), taught in Arabic

Clay Jewellery for Children, ages 7 - 14 at IAID

Leather Handbag / Clutch Making (ages 15+) at IAID

Basic Photography for children (ages 9-14) at IAID

Leather Jewelry and Accessories, ages 15+, at IAID

Enjoy a creative spring with VCUQatar Community Education and explore all the classes offered by VCUQatar this spring here.