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This string Easter basket can be used to give as a souvenir to someone special, or serve as a home decoration for this date. The first step is to fill the bladder with the size you want to give to your Easter basket. For each basket you need one bladder, because at the end we will pop it and it will no longer be possible to reuse it.

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To make it easier to work on the bladder, you should hang it somewhere by knotting the end with string. Then put a little Vaseline all over the bladderThis way the lines will come loose from the balloon more easily after drying.

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Now in a container mix 125 ml white glue, 1 and 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch and 75 ml warm water. Mix well until you get a homogeneous paste and the bubbles are gone.

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Dip the string through this mixture and begin to wrap it around the bladder, always passing the string first in the glue mixture. You can wrap the string in different directions to form different designs. Just make sure to create a very thick layer of string so that the Easter basket has some consistency.

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Let the bladder dry for 24 hours and then pop the balloon and remove all the little pieces, in the end you will be left with the string structure.

Now you have two options to make your Easter basket with string: with handle or without handle. If you want the basket with handle, then start by opening one gender of a little door on your string egg. Do the same on the other side so that you have the handle. To make it easier, you can use a paper template to cut out your handle.

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If you want your Easter basket with string without handle, the only thing you have to do is to cut the string egg in half. In this way, with only one egg you get two small Easter baskets.

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In addition, you also have a very original way to make your Easter basket with string. As with the basket with handle option, you can cut a genre of a little door on your egg, but leave it like that, without making the same on the other side.

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Now you just need to give your string basket a finish and decorate it. For this, you can use fabric ribbons with frills or just colored ribbons, whichever you like best. Glue the ribbons on both sides of the strap or around the little door that you made with hot glue. You can make a bow of satin ribbon and glue it on top.

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Now just fill yours Easter basket with string with whatever you wish. You can put at the bottom shredded cellophane paper with scissors, colored natural raffia or even cotton. Then depending on whether the basket is to decorate or to give as a gift, you can fill it with decorative objects or chocolate eggs and almonds. You can see more tips on what to put in the Easter basket in this other article.

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To start doing your necessaire, choose a …with which to identify, to make the outside of the bag. Choose another, padded, to make the inner lining.

Also choose one zipper, the size you want your bag in, with a colour that matches the fabric chosen.

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The next step is cut your fabrics, rectangular in shape. The length should be the size of the zipper (always leave a margin of 2 cm for the seam).

You should cut two strips of the same size as the outer fabric and two strips of the same size as the previous ones of the padded fabric.

Attach the outer fabric strap to the padded fabric with pins, placing the outside of the main fabric down and the lining with the front up, leaving it inside out.

Place the zipper at the top and sew it on the sewing machine or, if you prefer, by hand. Don’t forget to put the fabric around the zipper between the two fabrics.

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Then do the same with the other strip of fabric, attaching it to the lining, and sewing the zipper. At the end, close the zipper and confirm that both parts of the bag are lined up.

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The next step is sew all the fabric. Make sure the pins are still well placed and that all the fabrics are aligned and turn them inside out, leaving it up.

Open the zipper halfway and sew the linings first, turning them to one side and then the outside fabrics, always inside out. In the end, make a triângulo at the end of each side of the seam and cut the upper nozzle, sewing it straight.

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After you’ve sewed all the fabric, turn it on the right side and close the zipper.

Cut a little piece of fabric, rectangular in shape, folding the ends inwards to secure it in the ziper: put the folds under it and sew it on.

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And his necessaire it’s ready! Its interior should look like in the image! Now just put your products inside and enjoy your work!

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A complementary colour of yellow will be violetas is the colour at the other end of the chromatic circle. To obtain the violet colour, it is necessary to mix blue and red.

In the case of the blue, its complementary color will be orangewhich is formed from yellow and red, two primary colors that form this secondary color.

While that the complementary colour of red is greenThe colour code is located at the other end of the colour circle and is obtained from the mixture of blue and yellow.

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Put the amount of paint in a glass or container, temperingthat you need.

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Add 1/4 part of white glue.

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Mix well until the temper and white glue are well mixed, this is an important step to make acrylic paint at home.

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Keep in mind that you shouldn’t see any white glue.

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You have the acrylic paint ready to do all the handiwork you want.

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And if what you need is to make an ink so the children can directly with their hands, don’t miss this article of a How About how to make finger paint at home.

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• Mix the temper well with the white glue. You’ll know it’s well mixed when you don’t see even a little white glue.

The word diamond comes from the Greek Adams and means “indestructible”, reference to the hardness of the material.^{Diamond is a natural mineral with a characteristic that makes it unmistakable: it is the stone with greater hardness (rating of 10 on the Mohs scale), which makes it very useful in the industry for stoning and cutting and other materials with less hardness.[1]}

The extraction of diamonds from nature is, like any other type of mineral extraction, responsible for several negative changes in the environment, such as physical and chemical impacts on water, soil, atmosphere, flora, fauna and topography of the land.^[2]Although diamond is a stone of high commercial value and useful to the industry, we must also think about the nature and the negative consequences that mineral exploration can cause, thus avoiding causing irreparable damage, especially when the exploration is carried out illegally and without the proper studies that can reduce the damage caused.

Rough diamonds, because of their vulgar appearance, can be confounded by inexperienced observers with cubic zirconia, quartz or moissanite, moreover, precious stones that have not yet been stoned look quite different in nature from what we are used to seeing in jewels, which makes it quite difficult for us to distinguish different stones only with the naked eye.

The features from a diamond in natural state are: it is opaque when removed from the earth but, after being washed and polished, it can reveal a greyish glow.

Diamonds don’t let light through it, as they do with glass, due to their high light dispersion of 0.0437^[3]. For this reason make a little experience: place the suspicious stone on a magazine or other written material, if the letters are clearly reflected on the stone, it is because it is not a diamond.

Another possibility for know if it’s diamond That stone you have found, if it is already stoned, is to make it come into contact with direct light and observe if there is the formation of colored slits of light, originated by reflection.

This way to recognize a diamond is one of the simplest and can be done anywhere without the need for any apparatus. Take the stone that you think is a diamond and put it next to your mouth, exhale to try to fog it. A real diamond will not fog up or, if bluras the mineral has low specific heat, i.e. it does not have great capacity to retain heat^[4]. Once the steam reaches the diamond, the effect will take less than 2 seconds to dissipate.

Since diamond is a mineral and consequently an object of constant properties^[3]added to the fact that nothing can scratch a stone like that, except another diamond, a form of identify a diamond is to try to scratch that suspicious diamond stone with something sharp, like a screwdriver or a glass. If no mark comes from the stone, it’s most likely a diamond!

For more tips and information that will allow you to discover the great mysteries, see how to know if the diamond is real.

Diamonds in their natural state have a density of 3.52g/cm³, i.e. much heavier than water, a substance with 0.99g/cm³. Due to the high density of this precious stone in relation to water, one of the possibilities of testing the origin of the material that you suppose to be a diamond will be to put it inside a glass with water so that, if it sinks, it could be a diamond and, if it ends up floating, the possibility is discarded.

Since some other also transparent materials, such as lead crystal, also have a much higher density than water^[5]The test will not bring you certainty, but it will eliminate some possibilities, since other materials like acrylic have a density close to that of water (1.19g/m³^[6]) and could cause confusion.

Finally, the best way to identify a rough diamond is to take it to a gemologist or jeweller. These professionals will have the necessary materials to analyze which stone it is.

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1. DANESE, L. C.; CARLOTTO, M. B. de M. Diamond. National Department of Mineral Production, National Mining Agency. Available at: http://www.dnpm.gov.br/dnpm/publicacoes/serie-estatisticas-e-economia-mineral/outras-publicacoes-1/5-3-diamante. Access on: 26/03/2020.
2. SANTOS, L. T. S. de O; VACONCELOS, M. P.; RODRIGUES, D. da. P; NOLASCO, M; C; de JESUS, T. B. Consequences of the diamond mining activity in the Coisa Boa river basin, village of Igatu – Andaraí – BA. Journal of Biology and Earth Sciences, Vol 10, nº 2, 2010. Available at: http://joaootavio.com.br/bioterra/workspace/uploads/artigos/artigo_01_v10_n2-51561a085fabc.pdf. Access on: 26/03/2020.
3. SVIZZERO, D. P. The Multiple Facets of Diamond. USP Magazine, São Paulo, nº 71, pp. 52-69, 2006. Available at: http://www.revistas.usp.br/revusp/article/download/13551/15369/. Access on: 26/03/2020.
4. RAMAN, C. V. The heat capacity of diamond between 0 and 1000º K. Memoir No. 103 of the Raman Research Institute, Bangalored, 1957. Disponível em: http://dspace.rri.res.in/jspui/bitstream/2289/1763/1/1957%20Proc%20Indian%20Acad%20Sci%20A%20V46%20p323-332.pdf. Access on: 26/03/2020.
5. of LIGHT, A. B.; COSTA, M. J. Diamond, Rocks and Industrial Minerals. Mineral Technology Center, 2005. Available at: http://mineralis.cetem.gov.br/bitstream/cetem/1053/1/17.DIAMANTE.pdf. Access on: 26/03/2020.
6. Acrylic, from beginning to end. National Institute for the Development of Acrylic. Available at: http://www.indac.org.br/arquivos/acrilico_indac.pdf. Access on: 26/03/2020.

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First you should make a list of the people you want to send a Christmas card. A trick to remember quickly is to keep the list of people to whom sent a Christmas card last year.

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Once you have the list of people, you should decide whether to send the Christmas card online or in the traditional way.

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If you send the Christmas card, with a paper card and a personalized text you must buy the postcards. A very recommendable place are the Unicef postcards, bear in mind that it takes about two days to receive the postcards at home, so you should buy them early enough.

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In case you want to write the Christmas cards Through the Internet, you will have at your disposal several free sites that have a multitude of postcards, animated, personalized, with photos, use your imagination.

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Once you have chosen your Christmas cards and with you, you should decide what to write on the Christmas card, then we propose some examples:

• “May the child Jesus, with his infinite love and goodness, enlighten your home and fill it with joy and peace! Thus do your friends wish you.”
• “With our best intentions come our sincere wishes for a prosperous New Year. Happy Holidays!”
• “We wish you well in these festivities! With the wish that this night of peace is only the beginning of a year full of success and joy! Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart!”
• “May the baby Jesus bless your lives at these feasts! Merry Christmas and may the joy of the holidays be repeated every day of the year!”

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It is important that the Christmas card be personalized, you can put a standard message and one personalized to make this special person feel. Also wish health and happiness to your family and not just the person who is sending the postcard.

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The most suitable dates to send the Christmas card are between 12 and 18 December if sending by paper mail and between 20 and 22 December if sending the Christmas card over the internet.

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• Use Christmas cards with comforting or religious images so that the Christmas message reaches your friends and family.
• Online Christmas cards are less personal than those sent on paper by post, but they are more economical and on these dates it always helps.

The Christmas tree is one of the most popular symbols of this season, which is why you should not give up having one! To make it beautiful it is important that you choose the decorations carefully, and why not make them at home?

At umComo.com.br we have prepared several articles with suggestions of Christmas tree decorationssuch as Christmas balls, felt decorations and stars. Complete the decoration using satin ribbons or coloured fabric strips instead of the usual festoons. As adornments you can also use chocolates, cinnamon sticks, Christmas cuddly toys, etc.

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Don’t reserve the Christmas decoration just for the tree: spread it out all over the house! Christmas lights or festivals on pictures, mirrors and curtain rails give a very beautiful effect, as well as hanging stars or Christmas ties tied to the drawer handles, and if your house has a first floor, attic or basement, don’t forget to decorate the stairs!

Replace the paintings hanging on the walls with Christmas garlands, preferably made by you, arrange for the house vases with Christmas flowersLike the poinsettia, or of colors that you associate with Christmas, spread also several red candles, which confer a warm and Christmas atmosphere and decorate jars with colored Christmas balls.

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If you’re going to receive guests in your home for the Christmas mealIt is important that the table is decorated according to the theme. Our article “How to decorate the table at Christmas” presents several ideas that you can easily recreate in your home.

Also try doing the simple decoration from the image to the side: place odourless candles on the foot of the cups turned upside down and, inside, holly or another plant associated with Christmas. For safety reasons, it is preferable not to light candles if children attend supper.

Do not leave the chairs out of the decoration: tie large fabric ties on them, festoons or Christmas garlands, in colours that match the tablecloth.

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Before we start teaching you how to make a sock puppet easy and quick, you should gather all the necessary material to be able to start this activity. Here, we will teach you a simple version, so that the materials you will need are easy to find and probably most of them you already have at home.

After all, who doesn’t have an old sock whose date is missing? Or, who doesn’t have at home a button that has never been used and some pieces of wool? Surely some family member or close friend will help you find the necessary materials so that you can make your own sock puppet without complications.

The material needed to start the step by step of how to make a sock puppet is this:

• A sock (can be white or colored, depending on whether you want to make a specific animal or character);
• Needle and thread;
• 2 buttons;
• Leftover wool;
• Colored felt (in this case we will use red, but you can choose the color you want);
• Fabric glue;
• Scissors.

As you already know, these are the basic elements to do sock puppetbut any other adaptations you’d like to make are very welcome. Use your imagination and what you already know pleases the little ones!

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To begin with, you must resort to a used sock that is no longer useful, old or even torn, as from today it will have a new life: it will become a fun puppet! The sock puppets are generally wide so that they can be easily manipulated with the hand, so it is the only thing we recommend that you keep in mind in relation to the sock you are going to choose.

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First, cut a piece of felt to make the puppet’s mouth: in that case, we decided to bet on red colourWe will try to make a more realistic mouth which, when opened by the doll, will become more attractive.

You can cut a piece of felt like a rectangle, but with the edges more rounded. Then stick your mouth on the sock with special fabric glue. Remember that the mouth should be at the back of the sock, that is, between the toes and the heel. If you want to make a more elaborate puppet, you can cut the felt in the shape of lips, and glue the mouth to the front of the sock with special glue.

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Next, we recommend that you create your sock puppet’s hair using wool. You can choose the wool of the color you like best, or you can use the wool scraps you have at home, even if they are of different colors. Remember that this must be a original and personalized puppet…which means anything goes!

To cut your hair, wrap a piece of wool around your fingers a few times, always remembering that the more you wrap it, the more hair will come out. Once you’ve done this, tie a knot at the top end and then cut the strands at the bottom end to split your puppet’s hair.

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Following the instructions on how to make a half step puppetyou must prepare the thread and the needle. Why? Because the time has come to sew the wool and perfect the hair of your puppet. Sew the hair on the front and top of the stocking, according to what you yourself consider best regarding the effect of the hair.

It is worth remembering that, with supervision, it is possible to include children in the process of making the sock puppetbecause it’s also a fun part of the game.

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Then choose two buttons that are the same or similar so that they simulate your eyes and remember that they can be the size and color you want. Once you have chosen, sew them on the front, just below the woolen hair.

If you don’t have buttons, write down this trick: you can use a pen or cloth pen to make two stitches that simulate the eyes of the sock puppet and also the nose. You can also glue plastic eyes, which you can find in any arts and crafts store.

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Off you go! We already have our sock puppet prepared so you can tell stories or do little theater at home. As it is a very simple manual work, we invite you to do different designs with different hair and colors, so you can play with the whole family and vary the stories.

Remember that creating a sock puppet is very simple and allows you to decorate it any way you like! Be sure to use the special fabric glue so that all these complements are well-fixed to the stocking.

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