My friend brought me sackful of walnuts.....Then she decided to add another favor and show me an easier and more effective of cracking the walnuts open.
How I made a giant spider with walnut shells
Tune up your craft: make a walnut shell mandolin
This week's DIY craft with walnut shells is a walnut shell mandolin! What is a mandolin? A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument used by some of the greatest musicians. It is somewhat like a guitar, but it is not a guitar! Here is a picture for your reference (Image by ilbelpaese from Pixabay) One... Continue Reading →
How to make a walnut shell car
This week's project is making a car with half a walnut shell. Take a look at these pictures of my walnut shell cars. Looks easy enough, no? So how to go about making a walnut shell car? Materials required: Half a walnut shell Buttons or beads for wheels Toothpicks (optional) for axles Silver wrapping paper... Continue Reading →
How to make caterpillars from peanut shells
Some people do not like them because they are wriggly and worm-like. But did you know caterpillars come in a variety of colors and patterns, and eventually, they develop into even more colorful butterflies and moths. Today I bring you peanut-shell caterpillars.
Walnut Shell Octopus
DIY craft with plastic bottles is quite the in thing nowadays. So, I too used a plastic bottle in my nuttycraft - a walnut shell octopus with a plastic bottle (well, half a plastic bottle, as you will see). Materials used in making my walnut shell octopus: A walnut shell A plastic bottle (500 ml)... Continue Reading →
Pistachio shell craft – lotus flower
We have made pistachio shell flowers for a walnut shell flower basket before. Now can you make a pistachio shell lotus? Look closely - its easy. These budding lotuses are made using pistachio shells and pieces of peanut shells. Want to know more? Materials used in pistachio shell lotus pistachio shells peanut shells Pieces of... Continue Reading →
Nut shell snail
Nut shell snail - quite a tongue-twister, isn't it? Well, it's the season of the snails in India, or almost. The monsoons are when their burrows are flooded and they come out in the open. Now here's a snail I have created with nut shells. It's very easy to make and I'm going to show... Continue Reading →
Cactus plants made of nut shells
How to make fake cactus plants with shells of peanuts, pistachios and walnuts.
Pistachio shell pendants
This is a sequel to my previous post, Peanut Shell Earrings. I made these pistachio shell pendants to match those earrings, so that together they form three sets of jewelry - funky and chic at the same time. How did I make them? Materials used to make pistachio shell pendants: pistachio shells (pairs) jump rings acrylic... Continue Reading →