Craft Camp

Yesterday, all of us went to a craft camp. Here are the crafts I made. They can go into the 4-H Fair in August also.... You should try these at home!

Decorated Bagalope

This is a wonderful decorative, inexpensive craft that is made out of a shipping envelope.

What you'll need:

• Shipping Envelope
• Ribbon or string
• Decorative scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Stamps, or any other decor that you wish to decorate with.

First, cut off the flap of the envelope with your decorative scissors. Then "crease in" both sides of the bag. Fold the corners in the bottom of the bag and glue them there. Then hole punch the top of the bag as shown. You can punch both sides in, or you can just punch one side. Then install ribbon and decorate with assorted stamps or any other decor.

This bookmark was fairly easy to make.

You'll need:

• Decorative Paper
• Ribbon
• Hole Punch
• Glue Stick

You can go to a Sherwin Williams store or any other place that sells wallpaper and get their sample wall paper books. When they have ones they are going to throw away, just ask for them. They provide pages and pages of wonderful craft paper. The kind you buy piece-by-piece in the stores. I just cut a bookmark sized piece of paper, folded it over, then glued it together. Hole punch the top for your ribbon.

This method of jewelry making is called "macrame". You can look up some tutorials online because the process is really rather complicated. I haven't finished the ends yet though....

Easter Decoration

You'll need:

• Easter Egg
• Pom Poms (1 Pink, 2 White)
• Pink Pipecleaner
• 2 Googly Eyes
• White Foam
• Pink Marker
• Hot Glue Gun
• Scissors
• Hat
• Fake Flower

Just cut the feet and ears out of foam as in the photo. The feet have to be big enough to hold the egg up. Take your ears and color the inside pink, then hot glue your ears and your flower to the hat. Hot glue the hat to the "head". Hot glue googly eyes. Take your pipecleaner and cut it into three small pieces. Glue them together in the middle as shown in the picture. Glue the pom poms on and voila! You can make it so the Easter egg still opens so you can put jelly beans or something else in them. Great for party favors.

Key Holder

• Wooden Plaque
• Paint of Your Choice
• Key Holders
• Marker
• Paintbrush(es)
• Embellishments

First pant your plaque; let it dry. Put a dot with a pencil or pen where you want your keys to hand, then install the holders. You can write whatever you want on it, I just wrote "Keys". Then use your creativity and place decorations. Fake flowers are an idea also.

Yarn Doll

Go to Brooklyns Blog for intructions.

Recycled Greeting Card Craft

You'll need:

• Old Greeting Card
• Poperi Oil
• Cotton Ball
• Ribbon
• Hot Glue Gun
• Scissors
• Hole Punch

You should cut two pieces of a greeting card to the same size. Then drop a couple drops of poperi oil onto the cotton ball. Insert the cotton ball into the middle and hot glue the opening closed. Then hole punch the top of the card and insert your ribbon. It will stay smelling good all year long! You can hang it on your Christmas tree.

Tongue Depressor Bookmark

You'll need:

• Tongue Depressor
• Googly Eyes (2)
• Paint (if you want)
• Shaped wooden objects (to make your head, not sure where you get these.)
• Feathers

You can use your imagination with what animal you want to make. I decided upon a bird. First, paint your tongue depressor and beak. You can paint the head if you want. Glue on head, beak, googly eyes, and feathers. Voila!

I hope you can use some of these wonderful crafts for yourself! sourpatch