Terry Ricioli Designs

Hi Crafters! Today I'm part of a blog hop highlighting Smoothfoam™ - The Crafter's Foam.  I've created a little penguin using Smoothfoam™ balls, paint, tacky glue, craft foam, felt and wiggle eyes.  He's easy to make.  He'll like hanging out on your tree or in a winter snow scene on your mantel or table. Roly-Poly Penguin with Smoothfoam™ Design by Terry Ricioli Here's how to make this cute (if I do say so!) Roly-Poly Penguin: Materials: 2 Smoothfoam™ balls: 1 1/2" and 2" Black and white acrylic paint Scraps of black, orange and pink craft foam 8" x 1/2" strip of red felt Wiggle eyes Tools: Small teardrop wood piece for pattern Tacky glue Serrated knife Hole punch Scissors Pen or pencil 1.  Saw off a small circle of foam on the top and bottom of the large ball. Slice off a small circle of foam from the bottom of the small ball. Glue the flat side of the small ball to a flat side of the larger ball...

Hi Crafters! This month the designers in our Designer Craft Connection blog hop want to say "Thank you"!  So, we've designed some ways that you'll be able to do that while having some crafting fun!  Thanks a Bunch! Card Design by Terry Ricioli Cards are always a great way to say "thank you"!  Here's my take on a thank you card using some recycled materials, paper, a little paint and some tacky glue. I love the corrugated sleeves that you wrap around your hot drink.  They are a great source of crafting material.  I cut the grapes from one of those.  You can see that they are cut in all directions and of no particular size, so don't worry about it! The leaf and stem are made from pieces of a brown paper grocery bag - also a great source of craft material. Cut two small pieces of bag. Add tacky glue. Press the paper squares together. Trace a leaf on the paper bag squares.  Use a natural leaf as a guide or make y...

Hi Crafters! Some months ago, I mentioned that I found a new gadget to use in my crafting.  It's a French Knitter , and I found it fascinating.  I don't know why I never ran across it before, but, after a little research, I found that it appears to have been around forever and is a favorite of kids because it is so easy to use.  Being a kid at heart, I took to it right away.  The manufacturerof this particular French Knitter, Clover , asked me to come up with some designs for them.  I had a great time designing with it and came up with a few new twists on some easy designs that are geared toward tweens and teens.  These designs incorporate beads and buttons as you work the knitting, so, in most cases, the beads or buttons are strung on the thread first.  Then, it's a simple process to knit the cord.  Instructions in the project sheet show how to finish the pieces.  I used a variety of cords like hemp twine, cotton cord and yarn s...