Cardboard Petal Flowers

These look so pretty and fancy! I have the materials and am going to try it! Will post my results!!

Materials

Paintbrushes and acrylic paints

Cardboard tubes (we used 4 toilet paper tubes, one per color)

Scissors

Picture frame
Tacky glue
Paper plate

Instructions

Paint the tubes and let them dry. Flatten them, then cut them into sections. Ours are two widths: 3/8 inches and 3/4 inches.


Remove the glass and any backing from the frame. Paint the frame, if desired, and let it dry.
Squeeze glue onto a paper plate. Arrange the petals on the frame in a design you like. Remove them one at a time and lightly dip one edge into the glue, then press it onto the frame. Let the glue dry.

Forget Me Knob

Materials

12- by 18-inch sheet of craft foam
Scissors
Double-sided tape
Duct tape
Small carabiner
Pad of sticky notes
Instructions

From the craft foam, cut out the pieces as shown in the diagram.

Line up the tops of the front and back panels and stick them together with double-sided tape. Stack the inner pocket on top so that it aligns with the bottom edge of the back panel, as shown.

Align a strip of duct tape with the top edge of the pocket and wrap the tape around the stack.

Fold the bottom section of the front panel over the inner pocket and secure the sides with duct tape. Roll up the spacer piece and tape it closed, then tape it near the bottom of the back of the organizer. (This will help the organizer hang flat.)

Punch two holes in the outer pocket and link a short length of ball chain through them. Add a small carabiner to the chain. Use double-sided tape to attach a pad of sticky notes above the doorknob hole.

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Reusable Lunch Containers

These look soo cool!! I am waiting to finish our gallon of milk to try it out! I'll let you know if its a keeper or not!!


Materials

SANDWICH BOX:
1-gallon milk jug

Marker

Scissors
Thumbtack
Adhesive-backed Velcro dot

SNACK BOX:

Juice or milk carton, in any size from a half-pint to a quart

Scissors
Adhesive-backed Velcro dot

Instructions

SANDWICH BOX: Mark a clean 1-gallon milk jug as shown 

Cut along the lines with scissors. To make the crease lines, use a thumbtack to pierce a row of dots at 1/4-inch intervals across each side of the jug, 1 3/4 inches up from the bottom.

Fold the flaps at these dotted lines, then open them and fold them in the opposite direction along the lines (this will make the flaps easier for your kids to open and close). Fold up the box and add an adhesive-backed Velcro dot closure.

SNACK BOX: Use a clean juice or milk carton. Cut off the top, then cut the sides into flaps as shown. Carefully crease the flaps, then fold them down and add an adhesive-backed Velcro dot closure.

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Cool Canopy

I am now going to have to wait until my little guy grows up a little before I can make this but I am way excited to!! What a neat way to create a kids own little spot!!

Let me know if you do it and send me some pics and I'll post them!!

Materials
Scissors
2 (10-yard) spools of 1/8-inch-wide ribbon
Hula hoop (33 inches wide; not water-filled)
2 lengths of muslin (45 inches wide) or tulle (54 inches wide), each 4 1/4 yards long
Duct tape
Pinking shears (optional)
1 1/2 yards of felt (70 inches wide)
Chalk
Instructions

The Frame: Cut six 66-inch lengths of ribbon.
Fold each length of ribbon in half, wrap the central fold around the hoop, and loop the ribbon's ends through it as shown.
Arrange the ribbons so that they are evenly spread around the hoop. Gather the ends in the middle of the hoop, fold them over, then knot them, leaving a loop for hanging the canopy. Trim the excess ribbon.
The Covering: Mark a dot at the center point of one length of muslin or tulle. Affix a 2-inch square of duct tape over the dot, turn the fabric over, and affix a second 2-inch square aligned with the first.
Cut a 3/4-inch hole through the taped spot. Repeat on the second length of fabric.
Lay the two lengths of fabric so they form an X, with the holes aligned as shown. Place the hoop under the fabric and thread the ribbon loop through the holes. Once the canopy is hung, trim the fabric's bottom edge with pinking shears if desired.

The Leafy Topper: Lay the frame atop the felt. With chalk, draw a circle 6 inches outside the hoop. Cut along the line, then trim the edge into a leafy fringe. Cut a center hole, place the topper over the frame, and thread the loop through the hole.

Clip On Some Critters! To adorn our tulle canopy and hold back the fabric for an entranceway, we made floaty butterflies. For each, fold two 9-inch squares of tulle accordion-style, stack them, and twist a pipe cleaner around the center point. Use strong adhesive (such as Crafter's Pick The Ultimate glue) to affix each butterfly -- or each plastic bug for your safari canopy -- to a wooden clothespin.
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Spoon Actors Guild

All the shoe box's a stage, and all the plastic utensils merely players -- in our tabletop theater, at least. Both actors and stage are made from recycled materials and craft-box scraps.
Materials

Shoe box with lid
Acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Tacky glue
White felt
Painter's tape
Pipe cleaners
Plastic spoons
Colored felt
Narrow ribbon
Googly eyes
Small pom-poms
Yarn

Instructions

For the theater: Cut away one of the long sides of a shoe box, leaving a border of about 3/4-inch on three sides. Use the rectangle that you removed as a template to mark and cut out a rectangle from the box lid. On the bottom of the box, mark and cut out a rectangle with a scalloped curtain top (A)
Paint the lid and the outside of the shoe box and let them dry. Glue the lid to the side of the box so that the rectangular holes are aligned. For the rear curtain, glue the top inch of a rectangle of white felt to the inside of the box (B).
Use painter's tape to secure the theater to the edge of a table so that the bottom opening is accessible.

For the puppets: Twist a 6-inch length of pipe cleaner around the neck of a plastic spoon (C).
To make the clothing, cut a slit in a rectangle of colored felt, slip the felt over the head of the spoon, and tie the felt with a ribbon belt. Use glue to add googly eyes, pom-pom noses, and yarn hair (D).

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Button Vases

I actually got this idea (and my set) from my good friend Tessa. She is just a creative genius and I am thrilled she let me have these!

Materials:
Glass vases, Mason jar, etc. (whatever you want to decorate)
Lots of colored buttons
Hot glue

Instructions: Take your clean glass vase/jar and hot glue buttons around the edge. You can do one color in various hues or mix and match. Whatever your creative genius is telling you to do! Let dry. Display your awesome creations in your home for all to enjoy!

Mine are in my front window with my favorite flowers, Gerbera Daisy's in them! Thanks Tessa!!!