April DIY in a Box

Pictured instructions for those who bought the April DIY in a Box. You can purchase yours HERE!

       

Additional Supplies Needed:

- Blender or food processor

- Large bowl

- Strainer (optional)

- Sponge or towel

  

What To Do:

1. Place all of the paper pieces (including craft paper)  into a large bowl

2. Cover with water and let sit for 15 minutes

3. place paper and about 1/2 cup of the water in blender or food processor

4. blend paper into a pulp (If the paper is not blending well, add more water)

5. If you have a strainer, Pour the contents from blender into the strainer.

If you're not using a strainer, squeeze  water from paper pulp using your hands

6. Place paper pulp back into bowl and use a sponge or towel to soak up 

excess water

7. Scoop a spoonful of paper pulp and press firmly into mold until it is compact

8. Take a large pinch of seeds and sprinkle  over the paper mold

9. Top mold with another spoonful of paper pulp

10. Gently remove paper from mold (the more compact the paper is, the easier it

will be to remove!)

11. Make remaining seed bombs using steps 7-10

- Plant the seed bombs in a pot or plant in the ground by digging a small hole and

covering with soil. Only cover the seed bombs with 1/8 inch of soil.

I'd love to see how your seed bombs turn out! Enjoy! 

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March DIY in a Box

Pictured instructions for those who have purchased the March DIY in a Box. You can purchase yours HERE!!!!

Additional Supplies Needed:

-X-Acto knife or kitchen knife

-oven safe bowl, dish, or ramekin

-rolling pin (or jar)

-cookie cutter, can, or lid for tracing circle

What To Do:

1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees

2. Roll out each ball of clay into two 5" 'snakes' (note: the colored clay will make skinner snakes than the gold and white clay)

3. Combine all the small snakes by twisting together, lots of twists!

4. Fold the now large snake in half, and in half again, then squish into a ball shape

5. Roll the clay ball around to smooth it out. Roll the ball enough to mix all the colors without blending them too much

6. Use rolling pin or glass jar to roll out and flatten the ball to about 1/4". Roll in different directions to help mix the clay colors

7. Use a 3"-6" cookie cutter, lid, or jar as a template for cutting the clay with an x-acto knife. Get creative with your shape!

8. Carefully place clay into an oven-safe bowl or ramekin so that the center of the clay will sag a bit, giving you a dish shape

*If you do not have an oven-safe dish: Bake the clay on a cookie sheet for 10 minutes. After

baking, immediately transfer to a shallow bowl and let it mold to

the shape of the bowl as it cools*

9. Bake the clay at 225 for 15 minutes

10. Let cool for about 10 minutes before removing clay from bowl

11. Once clay is completely cool, dip the tip of your foam brush into gold paint and 

paint the rim of the clay dish

12. If you want to add some shine, you can coat the dish with mod-podge or glaze

-Enjoy and show me your creations!!!

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Picture numbers correspond to the direction number

I used a small box, a scalloped cookie cutter, and a peanut can to create these shapes. Easy!

Happy crafting!!!! xoxo

February DIY in a Box

Since I can remember, my house has been filled with crafts and projects thanks to my mom. In my eyes, my mom is the most talented, crafty, and creative person I know; everything she touches becomes beautiful. Fortunately, she has passed on her love of creating and crafting to my sisters and I (even though we don't have all the talent she does). Whenever I see something, one of my first thoughts is "could I make that?" I love the challenge of thinking of fun new projects and crafts, or trying to recreate something I see.
I know not everyone shares the same love of crafts and projects my family does, however, I do think everyone has the ability to create. My goal is to make it easier, and more fun, for those of you who WANT to do crafts and projects, but get too scared to try or don't want to deal with rounding up the supplies. With DIY in a Box, you will get the basic supplies needed + instructions. I'll also include the level of difficulty (judged by my cute, non-crafty husband) and the time needed for the craft. Each month will vary in look, age group, difficulty, cost, and theme, but hopefully all of them will be easy and fun for YOU!

So...my February DIY in a Box is the Valentine Coloring Kit. Each box will come with the basic supplies to make four Coloring Kit's: 24 total crayons to make 12 shaped crayons (3 per kit), 12 cupcake liner's, 4 treat bags, 4 label's, and 4 sets of three coloring pages made by Brooke Gudenau with Bevy and Brine.
This DIY would be a fun little craft to work on with your kids, and would make cute Valentine gifts. You can purchase here.
Level of Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5
Time: 20 minutes active, 1 hour 15 minute total (including baking and cooling time)
I'd love to see your creations, tag me in your pics!