Easy Craft Idea

[gina 2]

Sand"stained glass"vases

 

You will need:

newspaper

tacky glue

plastic cups

paint brushes

clean glass bottles(different sizes,shapes)

spoons

colored sand-pink,green,blue,purple,red,orange,yellow

(sold at craft stores)

 

Directions:

Put newspaper all over your workspace.

Start by having each person choose a glass bottle.

Put glue in plastic cups and pass out paint brushes.

Have each person cover their glass bottle with glue,a thin coat.

Then let each person start putting spoonfuls of sand on the layer of glue,they can choose to put one color on the bottle or layers of different colors.

Let dry completley.

Then fill with fresh or fake flowers and put in a sunny window.

This activity is so easy and alot of fun!!

[Pennie 26]

Hankie Babies

 

This is an old traditional craft that some of your residents may remember doing. It was popular during the hard times when supplies as well as money were scarce.

 

Time to make about 30 min.

Supplies:

One handkerchief, plain or decorated (on 1 corner if desire)

One yard of lace, pre-gathered adds a nice look baby

One to Three yards of 1/8" double faced satin ribbon

Polyester Fiberfill or Cotton Balls

Two Crochet Threads, about 12" long

Scissors

Iron

Starch

Needle & thread that match handkerchief

 

Instructions:

 Press the handkerchief.

 Sew the lace to the lower edge of the handkerchief.

 Form a ball out of the fiberfill or cotton balls. (If the hankie is small make the ball about the size of a golf ball; if hankie is bigger increasing the ball size proportional, this is the doll head).

 Place the ball on wrong side of the hankie, about 2" to 3" below the center top of hankie.

 Fold the top edge of the hankie over the ball so that 1/2" extends below the head.

 Gather entire hankie around the head & tie with one of the crochet threads.

 The top corners on each side of the head will become the arms & hands.

 Gather hankie about 1/2" below the first string, having the arms & hands extended out on each side. Adjust the gather to make a skirt. Tie using the second crochet string.

 Pull on the arms & hands until the bottom two corners are even with the center of the lower edge of the hankie.

 Arrange arms & hands. Make the hands using thread that is knotted near the end of the hankie on each side.

 You can decorate the hands/arms with ribbon, flowers, bow &/or position the hands in front of the baby, is desire. Cut a piece of lace long enough to cross the head. Start the lace on one side of the head by the string used to make the head & end on the opposite side. Sew the lace in place for a hat. Tie 1/8" ribbon around the neck threads & tie into a bow.

[gina 2]

Photo Frames made from CD cases:

 

You will need:

 

Empty CD cases

scissors

glue

crafts stuff(ribbon,buttons,fake flowers,shells,beads,sequins,etc.)

 

Directions:

Open your CD case and take out the paper inserts and the molded plastic piece into which the CD itself fits.

Cut your photo to just smaller than the box.You will be fitting it into the back of the box with the hinged edge at the top,so about 4 inches wide and 4 1/2 inches high is perfect.Fix the photo against the plastic with a few drops of glue.Let dry.

Now all you need to do is draw a line of glue on the outside edges of the front of the CD box and start decorating.Use whatever your residents would like to use,like shells,small pom poms,flowers,beads,whatever...

I made one with sequins all around it and it looked great!

Have fun! ;-) gina