CRAFT OUT !!!

This cute guy definitely won’t leave you with no smile Or few smiles Give him a plastic egg with chocolate inside, or pencil as you see on pictures, or flag, or even chopsticks… he always has a job!

Craft supplies

Toilet paper roll

White (or pink?) acrylic paint, brush

White (or pink?) curly chenilles for ears, regular white chenilles for “hands”

Scissors

White (or pink?) foam scrap for feet

Two wiggle eyes

Pink pompom for nose

White slim chenilles for whiskers

Black marker for eyebrows and red for mouth

Loaded glue gun

Directions

Trace the bottom of paper roll on white foam, add two round “ears” to that circle, cut out (these are feet), set aside

Paint the paper roll white, let it dry

Make two loops with curly chenilles, hotglue it inside the roll at the top

Hotglue eyes, nose, whiskers

Cut white regular chenille in half

Bend one half in half and start twisting, leaving small loop from one side (so your bunny has “palms” to hold something in his hands). Repeat with another hand

Glue hands to the sides of bunny’s body

Hotglue feet to the bottom of the roll (now he has bottom you can put some surprise inside or, he can also be desk organizer )

Draw eyelashes, eyebrows, mouth

Voila! It’s been less that half an hour and you have this pretty multifunctional bunny, which doesn’t have batteries inside but keeps working and working and working

Beautiful piece that’ll certainly grab your guests’ attention and kids will love to procure candy eggs from inside the house

Craft supplies

Unfinished wooden birdhouse from craft store

Acrylic paint (bronze, golden, green) and brush

Sealer (optional)

Little flowers (there are lots of them in wedding section)

Scissors

Loaded glue gun

Paper Easter grass

Directions

Paint the house as you see on the picture or, paint is as you wish! You may use pastel Easter colors, or any your favorite

While it dries, prepare the flowers – you need to separate bunches so you can arrange them as you wish

When paint is dry, you may want to varnish it (not necessary)

Glue the flowers by your choice and taste (or use our picture as an example)

Stuff house with paper grass, add candy (it contains A LOT! )

It’s ready! It can be your Easter table centerpiece or, you can give it as a present! After use you may leave it or put on a tree as it inteded to be – birdhouse! So birds can feel Easter spitit too

Craft supplies

Foam scraps

White glue

Glitter – green and golden

For leprechaun – 3″ straw hat, piece of curly chenille stem (orange or white + acrylic paint and brush), pair of wiggle eyes, black permanent marker

Loaded glue gun

For ornaments – piece of ribbon or cord, for magnets – round magnets, for charms – just hot glue to necklace, for brooches – brooches pins

Directions

Using our templates here cut out the shapes you need

Clover leaves and gold pot – paint with white glue and pour glitter, let dry (tip: always let dry 1-st color before pouring second so they won’t get mixed. For example, clover leaf with golden edging – do green first, leaving some space for golden, let it dry completely, then “paint with glue the edge, pour the gold glitter, let dry again)

Leprechaun head: glue the hat over the brim, glue the beard over another part of the brim, leaving the “face” popping out. Glue the eyes, draw nose and smile with marker

Now glue ribbon loops, magnets or brooches pins to make what you want them to be

Craft supplies (“gold” not included )

Paper roll

Green foam scraps

Pen

Scissors

Loaded glue gun

Black acrylic paint, brush

Golden glitter glue pen

Directions

Cut paper roll by length about 1.5-2″

Wrap this piece around with green foam, glue the edges neatly

Trace wrapped piece twice – once for the top of the hat, second for the brim (allow up to 1″ for the brim, it will look like ring that you put on the hat)

Glue the top and the brim to the main hat

Draw a black “ribbon” around the hat, let it dry, add golden “clasp”

Fill the hat with golden chocolate coins and that would be wonderful centerpiece for your table or fantastic giveaway at St.Patrick’s day! Yum!

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Ready to be cute centerpiece or treat to anybody

Craft supplies

3 Large (25x30mm) marshmallows from craft store

Green and black foam scraps

Scissors

Bushy chenille scraps – beige and orange (or just orange)

Loaded glue gun

Green, black and golden acrylic paint, brush

Black fine marker

Golden chocolate coin(s)

Directions

Trace the bottom of 1 marshmallow on green foam

Trace it one more time, adding about 1/2″ around (for brim)

For hat, you can paint 1 marshmallow with matching paint, or just wrap foam around and glue the edges

Glue 1 small circle on the top and 1 bigger one on the bottom – that’s for hat

Draw black line around the hat, let dry, draw golden buckle

Glue frock coat around another marshmallow, glue the edges

Draw circle on the foam, add two “rays” by two opposite sides of the circle – connected hands and sleeves (total length of the sleeves must be longer than circumference of marshmallow)

Wrap the body of leprechaun with “hands”, glue the edges on the back

Glue 1 chocolate coin to hands

Trace body on black foam, add “ears” to that circle – that would be feet Seriously, it looks like famous Mouse’s face

Glue it to the bottom, add golden clasps if you wish

Draw a face with fine black marker on spare marshmallow, glue orange beard (half of the head around) and beige (or orange) hair (around the head)

Glue all three parts together one on another. Explaining how to do it takes longer than real making does

Now you have very cute centerpiece or gift to give someone! Enjoy St.Patrick’s day!

Craft supplies

Green foam scraps

Clover leaf template, cardboard scrap

Pen

Scissors

“Golden” pony beads (we used 20)

Needle

Elastic line

Directions

Print a template and trace it onto the foam about 20 times (well we used 20 but quantity depends on your wrist measure)

Thread alternating beads and foamy clovers

When you are done (make sure bracelet fits), tie the ends tight

Now you have something green to wear on St.Patrick’s!

Craft supplies

Plain t-shirt

Posterboard, clothespins

Fabric paint

Your hands!

Directions

Put posterboard between t-shirt’s sheets (so fabric paint won’t print on the back side ), secure with clothespins

Squeeze some fabric paint onto your palms and smear it as you would soap when you wash hands (but only palms this time )

Now press your palms onto the front sheet of t-shirt (you may write your initial between prints, too, as you see on the picture)

Ask your sister/brother/mom do the same

This is going to be great gift for your Dad on Father’s day he will definitely adore and cherish! You can also make such t-shirt for your grands but we’re afraid they would put it on the wall, not on themselves

Tips: let the smallest one be the first who leaves her/his prints. Improvise! You can make “hands flower” (your hands are petals), or sun, or rainbow… Or just arrange the prints in any design you want! Anything will work, that is YOUR project!

Craft supplies

Cardboard support from stickers (membranous stickers always have that so they won’t get bended) or just piece of cardboard

Hole puncher in case you use your own cardboard

Thematic St.Patrick’s day stickers

Glitter glue pencil

Slender ribbon or cord

Green and golden pony beads (or any beads)

2 bells

Loaded glue gun (optional, in case your cord doesn’t fit into bells’ loops)

Directions

Decorate bookmark with stickers and glitter glue (or cut bookmark out of cardboard, make a hole at the top and then decorate it)

Let the glitter glue dry

While it dries prepare the pendant: thread the beads on the ribbon or cord, thread the bells (we suggest using bells because they imitate gold’s peal leprechauns love so much! )

Fold it in half, string the loop into the hole, string the ends into that loop – voila! Pendant securely fixed on the bookmark!

This is a great craft to have fun or to memorize your St.Patrick’s day (write a date on the wrong side!), or just give somebody as a gift!

Craft supplies

Unfinished wooden box with tip-up lid from craft store (make sure two raws of tea bags settle)

Acrylic paint, brush

Varnish (optional, but since this box will be living in the kitchen… we better protect it from liquids, oils and dust )

Air dry clay matching with paint (or just color it with the same paint)

Embellishments (we used wooden cutouts and miniature rhinestones)

Directions

Paint the box with the paint you chose, let it dry

Varnish, let it dry (attention: better do it outside or in well-ventilated facility)

Affix the clay to inner surface of the lid (we suppose the lid will be always opened)

Press the embellishments in the clay

Let the clay dry

Fill with tea bags! Enjoy your finished project or give it to your mom or granny or anyone you love so they enjoy it and boast of it!