CRAFT OUT !!!

Craft supplies

Paper bowl

Paper plate (or just trace bowl on the cardboard – for ‘belly’)

Camel foam sheet – scraps

Scissors

Black and red markers

2 wiggle eyes

Acrylic paint

Embellishments

Loaded glue gun or loaded stapler

Optional: anything for stuffing – might be crumpled paper pieces, jingle bells or beans – not too much and not too heavy – just to make your turtle resonant

Directions

Trace the bowl by outer circle on the paper plate or cardboard

Cut it out grabbing a bit more so bottom part is a little smaller than top shell and won’t peep out

Paint a “shell” with any color you like, let it dry

Trace a head, feet an tail  out of foam sheet (have some extensions to be put inside )

Glue them to the top shell

Now, if you chose your turtle’d have stuffing, it’s time to put it inside!

Glue the bottom shell

Glue eyes

Draw eyelashes, nose, smile

Decorate the shell with paintings, rhinestones, stickers etc. – your choice!

Use it as paper weight, toy or just decoration

Craft supplies

As you see, they are all different. One unchangeable component is 1/3 of paper roll. So for 6 count set you’ll need only two toilet paper rolls!

Craft knife or any other sharp knife (adult’s work!)

Then, as you see on the picture above from left to right: 1) ribbon with bamboo leaves, hot glue; 2) blue acrylic paint, brush, gemstones – flowers, butterflies etc.; 3) kitchen foil, gemstones; 4) Semitransparent glimmer ribbon, hot glue; 5) red satin ribbon with chicks, hot glue

One on the red background (good for Christmas): 15 mini craft sticks, golden acrylic paint, brush, hot glue, about 16 glass stones (for zig-zag design)

One on the black background: blue ribbon, hot glue, light-yellow ribbon

One with beans (good for Thanksgiving day): large Lima beans, roman beans, red kidney beans, black beans, pink beans, yellow split peas, hot glue, acrylic sealer (optional)

Directions

Cut paper roll into three pieces by width

For ribbon: just wrap it over and under and glue the ends inside ring

For paint: paint it over (inside, too), let dry, hotglue embellishments

For foil: wrap the ring with foil, glue gemstones. Gosh it’s fast!

For craft sticks: hotglue all sticks around the ring, paint, let dry, decorate with glass stones (use hot glue)

For beans: just glue them all over the ring in any design you want. Varnish (optional).

Use rings yourself or present somebody. Handmade is always touching and moving!

Craft supplies

Crayons

Cookie cutters (metallic ones!)

Kitchen foil

Stove

String (optional)

Directions

Remove paper from the crayons

Plane or grate crayons

Wrap cookie cutters with foil so it has secured bottom

Fill the forms with crayon scobs

Put in pre-heated oven

Watch them melt

Take them out, let cool

Remove from the cutters

You can still draw with them! Or gift to somebody! Or use them as ornaments!

Tips: 1) If you want to add some elements such as sequins or gemstones or hangers, do it when it’s almost cool but still soft. If you do earlier your embellishments may sink

2) Use bright colors crayons. Dark colors interflow and all look the same “some dark color” at the end.

3) Do not use too high temperature so colors do not mix up but form beautiful wash-out

You can give it to your Mom on Mothers’ day or any regular day, she can put it on her bedside table and this cute “palm” will keep her ring, necklace, earrings or cell phone while she’s asleep. Or, use it just as loose change keeper!

Craft supplies (for one)

1 big shell

Acrylic paint, brush

Glitter glue pen or chunky glitter glue, or just glitter, stickers – your choice!

Acrylic sealer – optional

Directions

Wash and dry the shell

Paint the inner part, let it dry

Decorate with glitter, glitter glue, stickers… Draw or stick some hearts on the shell and you have Valentine’s Day gift!

Gift it to your mom, or granny, or friend – it’ll remind them of you every time they use it!

Craft supplies (for 1, chairs not included )

Wooden pellet egg

3′ straw hat from the craft store

Feather – optional

2 googly eyes

Markers – black and red

Awl or craft drill

Pipe cleaner

Scissors

4 pony beads

Acrylic paint, brush

Loaded glue gun

Directions

Paint the egg and hat with acrylic paint (choose colors!), let it dry

Make hands and legs: cut pipe cleaner in fourth, thread pony beads on the ends, curve

Hotglue feather to the hat

(Adult’s work) Make 4 holes in the egg body for hands and for legs

Insert extremities into holes (better works with hot glue), curve them as desired

Hotglue hat, eyes

Draw nose, smile, cheeks, freckles – any!

Now your Humpty Dumpty is ready and you don’t need “all the King’s horses and all the King’s men” to put him together, because he is unbreakable! (Please do not attend this craft with real pellet egg! )

Craft supplies

Stiff felt (or cardboard + glue + regular felt)

Your hands

Pen

Scissors

Hole puncher

Glitter glue, gemstones, pom poms – whatever you want to decorate your gloves with

Craft glue or loaded glue gun

Ribbon

Directions

Trace your hands on the felt

Cut them out

Make the holes on the wrist zone of your gloves

Thread a ribbon through, tie up the ends

Decorate your gloves by your own taste – you can use glitter glue, pom poms, gemstones, ribbon, beads… what else? Have fun and be creative!

Now you can gift it to your beloved ones, so sometimes when they miss you they could clasp your gloves to their cheeks and feel warmth and relieve. Or, you can leave gloves for yourself and compare your hands to them periodically and see how fast you grow! Whoosh! Who knew!

Craft supplies

2 toilet paper rolls

Kitchen foil

Loaded glue gun

Hole puncher

Craft cord
Hotglue 2 paper rolls together parallel

Wrap it with kitchen foil, making sure that you have enough to wrap inside a little. Feel free to rip it somewhere for fit

Make two holes in the outer sides of your almost-ready binoculars

Thread a cord through the holes, tie up the ends (please check in advance that you have enough length so your head gets through)

Do you like it? Who is captain today? You did a great job, you deserve some playing!

Craft supplies (for that you see on the picture, but you can improvise)

1 stiff glimmering felt (dark blue)

8 pom poms for ‘crown’

10 rainbow pom poms for tail

2 googly eyes

1 red triangle gemstone for beak (or just draw it)

Glitter glue pens – 3-4 different colors

Loaded glue gun

Piece of lace

Directions

Trace peacock on the right side of felt using white crayon or sharpy remnant of soap bar (template is HERE – coming! Editor)

Hotglue eyes, beak, pom poms on the crown and on the tail as you see on the picture

Draw head, body, wings, feet, crown, tail with different color glitter glue

Let it dry

Hotglue lace loop on the wrong side so you can hang it on the wall

It’s always a problem when you have brush all in paint and you have to run for… couple seconds? Here is easiest and cheapest solution

Craft supplies

Toilet paper roll

Scissors

Acrylic paint, brush

Directions

Bend paper roll by length 3 times (all the sides supposed to be around equal )

Make 3 “V” shaped cuts on one of the folds

Paint it, let it dry. Ready to use!

Butterfly, flower, heart, pear, whale – and anything else you wish. Just mold it with air dry clay, add elements, stick on the paper plate and it’s ready to display or gift (just allow to dry

Craft supplies (for each)

Yellow paper plate

Air dry clay (different colors, see pictures)

Googly eyes (2 for each, 1 for whale)

Chenilles (pipe cleaners): butterfly – gold, flower and pear – green, heart – pink or red, whale – blue or purple

Gemstones and glitter glue to decorate

Pipe cleaner loop on the back side to hang on the wall – attach with hot glue

Have you created your own personage? Let us know!