Archive for the ‘Boxes and cartons’ Category
Postcards or valentines collector
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Craft supplies
Shoe box
Craft knife
Acrylic paint, brush
Ribbon
Embellishments – pom-poms, mini mirrors, gemstones, stickers etc.
Glitter glue – gold
Loaded glue gun
Directions
Cut an opening in shoe box’ lid
Paint the box and the lid with your favorite color (we used red), let it dry
Glue the ribbon by the edges of the opening so it’s nice and neat
Decorate your box with any embellishments you like more
Write your name or “For Mom” or “For Grandpa” or anything you wish on the box or the lid
Display and fill with cards!
Cardboard house with picture
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
This craft is soooooo suitable for any occasion. First, you can do it for yourself as picture display. Second-third-fourth and so, you can make it Mother’s day gift, Father’s day gift, Grandparents’ day gift or Valentine’s day gift: just add corresponding words or embellishments! π
Craft supplies
Cardboard house from craft store
Acrylic paint – we chose pearl-pink and light purple, paintbrush
Picture with your happy face π Or two-three-four happy faces
Couple wooden stars from craft store
Glitter
Scissors
Ribbon
School glue
Optional: stickers, markers
Directions
Paint the house any way you like it, let it dry
Paint stars with glue, sprinkle with glitter, let the glue dry
Glue the stars to the “roof” part of the house
Choose a picture that you can crop to make a “door” with it
Glue it to the house
Frame picture with ribbon
Tip: instead of stars, you can add “window” in the attic, too π If you make this craft for Valentine’s day, add some hearts stickers and write loving words! π
Magazine file made of cereal box
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008This is a great space organizer that costs almost nothing and reflects your personality! You can keep your homework there, just don’t forget to return it on time! π
Craft supplies
Family size cereal box
Pen
Scissors
Acrylic paint, brush
Embellishments by your choice (we had foam insects stickers for “girly” one and glowing-in-the-dark plastic stars and planets for boys one)
Glitter glue pen
Glue (if your embellishments are not self-adhesive)
Directions
Mark the box how high you want shorter part to be (we suggest it a bit lower than 1/2 height)
Draw a slide curve from the “hill” down on one side
Repeat on the other side
Cut it out
Paint it with any color you want (there could be two different colors on two sides, or rainbow or any other pattern)
Let it dry
Put the embellishments on, add some glamour look with glitter
Now it’s time to fill it and let it work! Enjoy!
Gift box made of check box
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Crafts supplies (necklace on the picture not included)
Empty check box
Tissue paper
Scissors
Tape
1 big matching pom-pom
Directions
Trace the box on tissue paper, cut it out, set aside
Wrap both under box and the lid separetely with tissue paper (you can use 2 different colors but they still better be matching π
Secure paper ends with tape
Put rectangle that you cut out inside on the bottom
Glue pom-pom on the lid.
Now put anything that fit inside and gift! This box is great for any Holiday, only wrapping varies π
Egg carton caterpillar
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Craft supplies
Egg carton, or egg plastic, or egg styrofoam (one half by length)
Acrylic paint
2 oval googly eyes
1 βbumpβ from red bumpy pipe cleaner for smile (or red marker to draw it if you
Black marker for eyelashes and brows
1 red pom-pom for nose
5 halves of multicolored pipe cleaners for legs
10 pony beads to secure βfeetβ
Gemstones to decorate (optional)
Scissors
Glue gun, glue stick
Directions
Cut egg carton in halves by length
While paint dries out, prepare legs:
Cut pipe cleaner in halves, string pony beads on the ends, curl to secure
Turn your caterpillar-to-be over, hotglue legs across the body, shape them so caterpillar stands, not floats
Hotglue eyes, nose, mouth
Draw eyelashes, brows, freckles J (and mouth, if you didnβt use pipe cleaner for it)
Decorate with gemstones, or beads, or stickers
You can also add βcrownβ (we used 3-D flower bead, or prepare paper crown and glue it to head)
Voila!