Steemit Engagement Challenge |S11-W5|

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Hello to all steemians of this community

Today I am here with joy to participate in steemit engagement challenge season11 week5 in #hindwhale community. I am excited to publish my article of this week's engagement challenge with the title of - "Create a handmade gift for your loved ones with your own hands and ideas" Let's start,

^{Made with Canva}

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To whom are you giving this item?

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I wanna give this item as a gift to my little niece. She is only 10 years old and she loves unique gifts.

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Which special day will you offer him/her?

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I will offer her this as a birthday gift on her birthday. Birthday is the most waiting day of any kids in a year. She told me to make something special for her in her birthday . So I decided to do something special. August is her birthmonth and I will send this gift this month. I have made this gift today.

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What makes the gift unique?

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Plants are invaluable gifts for those who love plants. I find this gift unique because I have customized it according to my niece's preferences. Many people may have received such gifts, but they were bought from the nursery and given as gifts. And here this gift is unique because I have customized it myself in different colors. You cannot buy such a gift in the market even if you want. And the things that money can't buy are truly unique gifts. I think I make you understand why this gift is unique.

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Materials I have used

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Key Materials	Amount	Picture
Cup Noodles Cup	1
Colour	4 colours
Pencil	1
Brush	3
Colour palette	1
Plant	as you want
Water	as required

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Making Steps

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Step- I

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I took a cup noodles cup as a container. We always through them in garbage. So, I decided to do something creative with this and I am using this cup a plant container from many months. I washed the cup in water and dry it properly.

^Step-I

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Step- II

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Then I draw flower with a pencil. Here I use pencil because if I change my drawing pattern at the eleventh our then I can easily erase it by using eraser. I drew flower in external side. I drew two flowers.

^Step-II

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Step- III

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After completing drawing, I start colouring. At first I pour colour in colour palette. I used yellow colour first and coloured the center of the flower.

^Step-III

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Step- IV

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Then I coloured the petals.I tried to bring a little innovation while painting the flower petals. Here I have mixed yellow and orange to create a color that is probably called pale orange. If you know the name of this color let me know. I do this color on all the petals and then go to the next step.

^Step-IV

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Step- V

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In this step, I painted yellow in the middle circle and gave small strokes of black color with a brush. Then I drew small lines using green color.

^Step-V

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Step- VI

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My second flower is smaller in size than the first flower. Here I used yellow and red colors. I painted yellow circles in the center of the flower and red colored petals. As the cup is white in color I have chosen these colors so that the colors can be seen very well. I also used light green color on the side of this flower.

^Step-VI

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Step- VII

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After coloring I leave it to dry for a while. After about two or three hours of drying, it looked very nice. After the colors of the cup have dried well, I take water in it. I fill the cup all the way with water, leaving a little space.

^Step-VII

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Step- VIII

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Now I put some parts of my golden pathos plant in it. Golden pathos or money plant can survive in water for a long time. Changing the water in this cup once a week will not kill the plants.

^Step-VIII

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Finally I took selfie with my created handmade gift for my loved ones with my own hands and ideas. Hope you like this.

I would like to invite my friends @pelon53 @solaymann @waterjoe @willmer1988, @m-fdo and @goodybest for joining this creative contest.

Thanks everyone for reading my post