Symbol of the year

Who is the symbol of 2020? For those interested in Slavic history, 2020 is the year of the Spinning Poisonous Spider. I was so interested to learn about the existence of the Slavic calendar and about the symbols of each year: Spider, Eagle, Hedgehog and others. But for me, as for many, 2020 is the ...

Many people know me as a vintage collector of rocking horses, but every year, before the winter celebrations, I try to make inspirational publications not only about the horses (although they always match the Christmas atmosphere), but dedicate an article to the symbol of the year. So, meet the ...

In this tutorial we will make a New Year card with a pig — the symbol of the coming 2019. At the end of the article I'll show a few ideas of other cards, so you could be inspired by something, and make a postcard by yourself for your loved ones. The postcard with a pig is easy to make, it can ...

"Naughty pig" is a small purse in a Japanese style of Akemi Sibata design.  Materials: Japanese textured cotton — 2 pieces of 10-12 cm, 1 piece of 8-12 cm and small pieces of pink cotton for the applique; a piece of interlining fabric with a size of 22-12 cm; printed cotton for lining, 22 ...

New Year is right around the corner and it is time to think about gifts! Every year my son and I sculp the symbol of the coming year to give it to our relatives and friends.I suggest you to sculpt with me a pig of salt dough — the symbol of 2019!This kind of work can be done by a 6-year-old child, ...

The symbol 2018 is the Dog. So I suggest we draw such a positive lovely puppy — Welsh Corgi. You need: ordinary waterproof sandpaper, grit 1000 Rembrandt crayon set of 120 halves Note: Don't spray fixatives on sandpaper after the work is done. Sandpaper can't stand it and covers with ...

Let's get ready for the new year 2018 and paint its symbol. You need:1. Oil paints: scarlet, Royal blue, Neapolitan pink, malachite light (for the background); Indigo, raw Sienna, Royal blue, malachite light (for the dog). 2. Canvas. I used canvas on a stretcher, 20*30 cm. 3. Brush No. 3 ( ...

You need: - felt red, yellow, milky and green - a small piece of fabric - fusible webbing - brown lace - brown threads - scissors Draw the horse, transfer the pattern on the fusible webbing, cut it out with allowances, iron on the fabric. After that, cut out  the horse along the contour - ...

I want to show you how you can quickly make a Christmas toy — the symbol of the year, without a needle. Children also can easily cope with this work. Our grandmother, or rather great-grandmother used this technique to make toys. Long ago, each country house had a rag toy. So, materials - red ...