These endearing pails are just theright size tokeep things organized for little darlings.
what you’ll need
Off-white acrylic paint; paintbrush Peat pot (available at
garden centers) Baby-motif sticker Decoupage medium, such as
Mod Podge; small nail 12 inches of 20-gauge silver wire Wire cutters Pencil
1 Brush two coats of paint on the inside and the outside of the pot. Let the paint dry. Apply a third coat to fill any remaining dark spots. Let the paint dry.
2 Apply a sticker to the center front of the bucket. Brush several coats of clear decoupage medium over the sticker. Let dry.
3 Use a small nail to poke a hole on opposite sides of the bucket V2 inch down from the rim. Cut a 12-inch length of the wire for the handle. Wind the center of the wire around a pencil six times. Bend the straight sides of the wire down and thread them through the prepoked holes from the outside. Fold V2 inch of each wire end back up against the handle.
Choose braid in spring-fresh colors to transform a pitcher into a vase.
what you’ll need
Small glass pitcher
Thick white crafts glue; paintbrush
1 yard variegated braided cord
Scissors
18-inch-long piece of iVi-inch-wide variegated sheer ribbon
2 Wash and dry the pitcher, removing stopper if necessary.
2 Beginning just below the spout, paint glue on the center portion
of the pitcher. Wrap the cording around the pitcher over the glue.
Trim the excess cord. Apply more glue to the ends if needed to
secure. Let the glue dry.
3 Tie ribbon around the handle. To cut notches into the ribbon
ends, fold each of the ends in half lengthwise; cut diagonally.
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a small and a large cardboard box, aluminum foil, construction paper, permanent markers)
1. To make the head, remove the flaps from a small cardboard box that fits on your shoulders. Cover the box with glue and aluminum foil. Cut out holes for the eyes and a mouth.
2. For the body, remove the flaps from a large cardboard box. Cut a hole in the bottom of the box for your head to fit through. Cut a square on each side of the box for your arms. Cover the box with glue and foil.
3. Decorate with construction paper and permanent markers. Twist together foil antennae, and tape them to the head.
(one knee-high stocking, large beverage container, yarn, crochet hook)
1. Pull a knee-high stocking, inside out, over your hair. Tie a knot close to your head in the extra stocking hanging loose. Take off the stocking and turn it right-side out. Stretch the stocking over a large beverage container.
2. Cut pieces of yarn 16 to 20 inches long. Hold a small pinch of stocking in your fingers. Gently poke a crochet hook through the stocking. Place a piece of yarn on the hook and pull it through the hole. Tie a knot in the yarn.
3. Continue to cover the stocking with pieces of yarn.
(construction paper, brass fastener)
1. Glue together pieces of construction paper to create the witch’s face, hair, and hat.
2. Cut two holes in the face for the eyes. Cut a small strip of paper and fold in the middle for the nose.
3. Draw and cut out a circle of white paper, no wider than the witch’s face.
4. With the nose on top of the face and the circle behind the face, poke a brass fastener through the layers of paper to hold together.
5. Draw a pair of eyes on the white paper circle. Turn the circle and draw another set of eyes. Give your witch different eyes with each turn.
A few simple stitches of silk ribbon create charming notes.
what you’ll need
Tracing paper; pencil
Card stock note card and matching envelope
Darning needle
4mm or 7mm silk ribbon in desired colors
Fine tapestry needle; glue, optional
1 Trace design, opposite, onto tracing paper. Place the tracing on note card on a protected work surface.
2 Use a darning needle to pierce the design into the paper and note card. Using the pattern holes, stitch diagrams, and the photo, below and opposite, as guides, stitch the design with silk ribbon, knotting on the back.
Trim the envelope and note card with running stitches or flat pieces of ribbon glued in place.
Dress up a tiny canvas tote with clusters of floral and leaf beads.
what you’ll need
Thread; scissors; ruler
Beading needle
Mini canvas tote bag
Beads in flower and leaf shapes
Assorted seed and other small beads
total cost
tote bag beads
1 Cut an 18-inch length of thread. Thread the needle and knot one end of the thread.
2 From the inside of the bag, push the needle through one side, centered approximately 1 Vi inches from the top. Thread on a flower bead and a seed bead. Push the needle back through the flower bead and the bag. Continue attaching bead flowers until you like the look. Sew on single seed beads and leaf beads as desired. Knot the thread on the inside of the bag.
3 Sew bead trims to the tote bag handle in the same manner.
(pebbles, paint, stick of wood)
1. To make pumpkins, wash and dry small round, flat pebbles. Paint them orange and create faces.
2. Use long, flat pebbles for the ghosts. Paint them white and create faces.
3. Glue the pumpkins and ghosts to a small stick of wood.
(16-inch wooden dowel, poster paint, construction paper, felt, cotton balls, glitter)
1. For the handle, paint a wooden dowel and let it dry. Cut small stars from white construction paper, and glue them on the handle.
2. Cut two large identical stars from white felt. Spread glue on the edges of the stars.
3. Place a few cotton balls in the center of one star. Lay one end of the handle on top. Place the second star on top of the handle and the first star. Press the stars together at the edges.
4. Spread a thin layer of glue on one side of the star, and sprinkle with glitter. When it has dried, do the same to the other side.
(construction paper)
1. Cut a sheet of orange construction paper in half the long way. Fold in half again, as shown. Round off the corners into a pumpkin shape, being careful not to cut off the fold.
2. On the front, cut out the features. Cut a piece of black paper a little smaller than the folded card. Paste it behind the front of the card.
3. Write a message inside. Use the card as an invitation or greeting card.
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