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Tuesday, 27 February 2018

UN Unanimously Demands a 30-Day Cease-Fire Across Syria

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria "without delay" to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.

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Reality Check: Labour's Brexit position

Jeremy Corbyn sets out Labour's position on future relationship with the EU.

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‘Robin Hood’ Trots To Thanksgiving; Paul Feig’s Suspense Pic ‘A Simple Favor’ Eyes Fall

The Leonardo DiCaprio-produced Robin Hood from Lionsgate is moving from September 21 to the Thanksgiving eve of November 21. The Otto Bathurst-directed movie starring Taron Egerton will compete against Universal’s The Women of Marwen from Robert Zemeckis, MGM’s Creed 2, STXfilms’ Second Act and Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2. Lionsgate also has dated Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor, for September 14. It centers on Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy…

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‘The Alienist’ Season 1, Episode 6: Elimination Round

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Singapore proposes measure to bar communications from terror attack sites

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Tuesday proposed a new law to deal with terror attacks by preventing people in the area from taking photos or videos of the incident and communicating about police operations.

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Drunken Man Rides Horse Onto California Freeway, Police Say

"No, you may not ride your horse on the freeway"

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Monday, 26 February 2018

Uncovering the Secrets of the ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’

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Candy Surprise Balls

Surprise balls are one of the best gift ideas because it’s not just about the trinkets inside but also the excitement of unravelling them! Our latest novelty surprise ball idea seemed like an obvious one- so we felt it had to be done! Click through for the instructions…

Materials needed: Tiny gifts, crepe paper streamers, 1” circle hole punch, washi tape, color cardstock, gold glitter cardstock, hot glue gun, scissors

Step 1: Gather a variety of tiny gifts to wrap in the surprise ball. Starting with the largest item, begin to wrap them with the crepe paper streamer. Continue to wrap the big item until it’s completely wrapped. Start with the second item and continue wrapping it until you have a ball shape, then add a tab of washi tape to secure the end of the streamer to the ball.

Step 2: Cut out the details from the cardstock by using the hole puncher for the circle and a scissor for the side details. Accordion fold the “wings” so they have a 3D effect.

Step 3: Fold a contrasting crepe paper streamer in half, so you get half of the width. Repeat with a white paper streamer. Layer the color and the white paper streamer and glue the start to the back of the ball.

Step 4: Begin wrapping the ball. Once you’ve reached the top, twist the paper twice and continue to the back. Twist again at the back, adding a bit of glue to hold it in place. Repeat until you have six bands.

Step 4: Attach the cardstock details with the hot glue gun. You’re all done!

Design by Naomi Julia Satake
Crafting, Styling and Photography by Ida Olmers

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Oscars Watch Party: Pinata Makeover

Yesterday, we revealed our gilded take on the Oscars Watch party (complete with award envelope place settings!). The Academy Awards would be nothing without its coveted golden statuette, so today we’re going to share how we recreated him for our latest piñata makeover! Read on to see how we did it.

If we learned anything from our Oh Happy Day 10th Birthday Party, it’s that hitting a piñata in a fancy outfit is super fun — so encourage your guests to arrive in their best threads! Everyone knows the red carpet is the best part of the show!

Materials Needed: Character Pinata, flour, water, newspaper, corrugated paper, hot glue gun, gaffers tape, white spray paint, gold mylar tissue paper, black tissue paper, scissors

Step 1: De-fringe the character pinata until you have a clean base.

Step 2: Cut the arms on the pinata at the base. Rearrange the arms across the chest to mimic the Oscars statue. Hot glue and tape the arms where needed. Hot glue the legs to bind them together, make sure to press together until they stay!

Step 3: Paper mache the side of the arms to even the surface out. Mix an equal amount of water and flour and dip strips of newspaper. Apply the newspaper to the side of statue until you have a smooth surface. Let dry.

Step 4: Spray paint the statue white, apply another layer if necessary.

Step 5: Cut fringe for your pinata using gold mylar tissue paper. The size of the fringe was about 2” tall and 1mm wide.

Step 6: Fringe the pinata in gold, starting from the bottom.

Step 7: For the statue’s base, create two 1’ cardboard rounds. Attach the two circles with corrugated paper and a hot glue gun to make a drum.

Step 8: Cover the top and bottom of the drum with black tissue paper and fringe the sides in black fringe.

Step 9: Using a hot glue gun, attached the pinata to the black drum base. You’re all done!