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Make Your Own Erasers: Part 1
Hello Lovelies! I have a new tutorial for you: how to make your own erasers! And just in time for everyone going back to school! It's actually got to be one of the most fun DIY projects I've done so far.
What you're going to need:
Eraser putty, I got mine from Amazon
An Xacto knife or something to cut the putty
A pencil
And maybe some glue
The first shape we're going to make is the Pokéball. So take your red and white putty and a little bit of the black. The putty is going to be a bit solid to start off with so just kneed it until it becomes more pliable.
Now turn them both into the same sized balls and then flatten one side so that you've got two domes.
Then push them together. Be gentle though, so that you don't ruin the shape. If it doesn't look perfect, don't worry.
Take the black and roll it out like so:
And flatten it. I just used my Xacto knife because that's what I had and it actually worked pretty well. Just keep the cap on the blade so you don't hurt yourself.
Once it's flattened out wrap it around the centre of the ball so that it covers where the red and white join together. Use the knife to cut off any of the excess black putty.
Next take a tiny blob of black and a slightly smaller one of the white and flatten them. Then press the black on first, then the white on top of that. If I'm not explaining this right, feel free to use the picture bellow as a reference:
You could be finished now, but I decided to make it into an eraser for the end of my pencil. All you have to do for this is to take the pencil and gently push it into the bottom of the eraser.
And ta-da! There you have it. Now all you have to do is follow the instructions that come with your eraser kit. Mine needed me to boil them for a few minutes, but yours might need something different. Just remember that no matter how you've got to set the putty, allow it to cool before using it or handling it.
The next Eraser I made was the Poop Emoji. I know, really mature, but it's one of my favourite so whatever. Take the brown putty and two small blobs of the black and white putty.
Roll out the brown putty into a long string. As you can see, I got a photo of the emoji up on my phone so I had something to use as a reference.
And now start coiling it around and up.
You should end up with something like this:
Now it's time to make the eyes and mouth. Take the white putty and break it into three pieces. Make two of them equal sized ovals and the third into a circle.
To make the smiley face I used my knife and cut the circle in half to get a nice, neat semi circle.
To make the pupils just take the black putty and make two small black ovals and place them in the centre of the white ovals.
And then gently press them onto the brown putty, and there you go. Now boil or bake, depending on the instructions and there you have it! Your very own Poop Emoji.
The third eraser I made was a lollipop. Take three colours of your choice, I went with purple, blue and pink, and then take some white and a little bit of yellow and orange.
Mix together the white, yellow, and orange putty together.
And roll it into a short, fat snake shape and set it aside. This will be used as the stick for the lollipop.
Roll out the other three colours into long, thin snakes and stick them together at one end.
Then twist them around one another until it looks like this:
And roll them all together into one single strand
The next step is to twist the strand into a twirl.
Now take the stick and press it to the back of the twirl.
Make a second lollipop face
And press it down on the other side of the stick to completely cover it up. Cook it and let it cool and there you have it, a lollipop eraser!
Here are a couple of other erasers I made:
A crying laughing emoji
And an Ice cream cone!
That's it! It's so simple and fun and customizable. You can make any shapes you want, like cake, or pizza, or different emoji faces or love hearts. You can keep them for yourself and have your own individual erasers or give them away to friends as cute, personalised gifts.
I hope you liked this tutorial, let me know what you think!
DIY Eye Shadow Palette
Hello Lovelies! Sorry for such a long break between posts, but I've been moving houses and it's all been a bit hectic! But I'm back with a fun new tutorial for you all: how to make your very own, personalised eye shadow palette. This is completely customisable for you, you can make a palette full of nude colours, neon colours, blues, pinks, you get the idea. Also, another fun perk is that you can mix up your own colours with this, and make new, exciting eye shadow shades! It's also a great way to de-clutter and minimise the amount of palettes you have lying around by recycling your old ones. What you'll need is:
Rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle
Vegetable Glycerine
Eye shadows / Eye shadow pigments
Empty Eye Shadow palettes with removable pans
A coin the same size as the pans
Some fabric
Toothpicks
Scissors
Exacto Knife or similar
And some small, clear bags
These are the palettes I'll be using today. As you can see there are a lot of similar colours in both of them, and there are also colours I just don't use and probably never will, unless I tweaked them slightly, like that yellow which I ended up combining with a more neutral shadow to get a more wearable shade.
First thing's first: take your exacto knife and, VERY CAREFULLY (you don't want to slip and hurt yourself) use it to pry the eye shadows out of their palette.
Then, use a toothpick to break up the shadows into a fine powder.
Now turn back the edges of your bag to make the next few steps easier. Pour your chosen eye shadows into the bag and add a drop of the vegetable glycerine. The glycerine is not only really good for your skin, but it also acts as a binder, making sure that when the alcohol completely evaporates the eye shadow won't crack and fall apart. Just be careful not to put too much in otherwise the shadow won't dry completely and it'll be more of a cream than a powder.
Next add a couple of sprays of the rubbing alcohol and use a clean toothpick to mix everything together. It should be a creamy consistency that's not too watery. This way you'll be able to get more pigment into the pans and it'll just be easier to manage in general.
It should look something like this:
Now cut a tiny hole in one of the corners of the bag and pipe the mixture into the pan.
If you're left with an uneven, bubbly mess like in the picture below, don't worry!
Just pick up the pan and very carefully drop it onto a flat, hard surface. This'll help to get rid of any bubbles in your mixture and also even out the product.
Once you've done this it's time to set them aside and let them dry for a couple of hours. Once they're all ready they'll look something like this:
Now take your coin and wrap it in the fabric nice and tightly, making sure there aren't any wrinkles in the fabric.
Put the coin in the pan and press down. Hard. This'll compress your pigments and make them really compact in your pan. Keep pressing for about 10 to 20 seconds.
Make sure that you move the coin around in the fabric and always use a clean section when pressing a different eye shadow.
In the end they'll look like this:
All you have to do now is pop the pans back into the palette and there you have it! Your very own eye shadow palette!
Here are a couple of swatches of the colours I made:
Let me know what you think!
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