Flip-Flop Slime

I will show you how to make Flip-Flop slime. This recipe is vary fun and interesting to make for all ages, my dad even had fun with it. So if you make this I hope you will have as much fun with it as I did. Ingredients Corn starch Warm water Mixing bowl Food coloring (optional) Steps 1.    Get your mixing bowl out and put a cup of corn starch in the bowl. 2.    Put approximately ¼ a cup of water in the mixing bowl, with the corn starch. You can add a little more water if it is still to dry. 3.     Stir, stir, stir until it is all mixed in. (It will look like it still has standing water on the top that is just the way it looks). 4.    Add food coloring (optional) and stir until adequately mixed. If you let the Flip-Flop slime sit over night it may get dry, if it does you can add some more water and stir and it will go back to it’s original state.

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The cat begging for attention, isn't she cute?

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How to Make a Balloon Dog

Here’s instruction’s for learning to make your own balloon dog.   

•          Blow up a long balloon for the balloon animal (Blow it all the way up to the end of the balloon or leave an end for the tail, depending on the one you are making. (A balloon pump I find works best to blow the balloon up.)

•     Burp the balloon, by letting a small amount of air out. Then tie it closed

•          Twist a head about 1-2 inches long from the tied end and lock it in place.*(see below)

•          Make a two more bubbles about 1-2 inches long. Fold it in half and lock them in place. #(see below)

•      Twist a neck about ½-1 inch long and lock in place.

•          Twist the body you can make it short or long whatever you want. Also depending on the kind of dog you making.

•          Make another set of legs just as you did before. But just for the back legs this time.

•          Now whatever’s left can be the tail.

If you need a more visual step-by-step instructions look here.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQS3d66TQfw

*To lock a twist in place=twist twice

Example: make a bubble 1-2 inches (in step three) and then twist twice to lock in place. (If 1-2 twists won’t lock it in place try 3-4 or however many you need to make it stay in place.)

#Tip: You will have to hold the twists in place until you get the ears or legs locked in place. Example: When you make the head (like you did in step four) you will have to hold the head so it stays twisted up until you make the ears and lock the ears in place.

The balloons usually come in assorted colors

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How to Make a Wool Dog Sweater

I will show you how to make a homemade dog sweater from an old wool sweater.

Step one: Get an old wool sweater or you can just use a T-shirt if you don’t have a wool sweater.

Step two: For the body of the dog sweater. Take your dog’s store bought sweater and place it on the body of the wool sweater. Then cut out a new body portion from the sweater. (See basic shape for small dog in picture.)  (If you have a half a shirt like the one I used in the picture to use make sure to fold it in half.)

Step three: sew the bottom of the body of the sweater together the part that goes against the dog’s belly. (Make sure to use a sewing machine, don’t hand sew it. The sewing machine is much stronger than hand sewing and will hold up much better)

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Step four: cut one of the cuffs off the sweater if your sweater does not have cuffs cut off about two inches or whatever length you need them to be for your dog legs.

Step five: find the middle of the cuff and sew up and back down about half an inch apart.

Step six: cut between where you sewed it to make two sleeves.  

 

Step seven: cut a hole in the sweater where each leg will go. (Use you store bought dog sweater as a guide.)

Step eight: Line up the legs you made in step six with the holes you made in step seven. Sew them on, right sides together

Now you have a custom dog sweater that hopefully fits well. Do not worry if it is not perfect you can never get it to come out perfect on your first try.

If you want to make it stylish you can do a decorative edge stitch, put lace around the edge or you can sew a cut out of a flower or heart on the sweater whatever you like to make it yours.