From plane Barrette to bling bling

What you need:

	Plain barrettes
	Sequins
	Glue
	Clear nail polish

What you do:

1.	Coat the top of the barrettes with clear nail polish.
2.	Put a dab of glue on the back of the sequins.
3.	Arrange sequins on the barrettes and allow the glue to dry.
4.	Put a coat of clear nail polish on over the sequins, let dry them dry.

Designing a Flowerpot

What you need:

	Clay flowerpots - any size
	Pencil
	Paints or Markers
	Shellac (optional)
	Paintbrush(es)

What you do:

1.	Plan a design or pattern for your pot. Draw it on with pencil.
2.	Fill in your design or pattern with colour using markers or paint.
3.	If you have painted your pot, allow paint to dry. Cover the outside of the pot with shellac to protect your artwork.
4.	For fun you can paint a face on the pot and plant grass seeds in the pot. Allow the grass to grow, then give your face a haircut.

Windmills made of paper

What you need:

Ruler Scissors Pencil Pins with large heads Small beads Stiff colored paper Pencils with erasers on the end or pieces of wooden dowel

What you do:

1.	Using your ruler measure and draw to equal size squares on two different colours of paper.
2.	Cut out the squares.
3.	Using the ruler, draw two diagonal lines across each square so that they cross in the middle. Cut 2/3 of the way on each line towards the center.
4.	Holding the squares of paper together, bend the paper back along each cut line toward the center. Hold the corners with your fingers until you have all four corners folded into the center.
5.	Push a pin through the centre making sure it goes through all four corners. Then slip a small bead on the back.
6.	Push the pin into the eraser of a pencil or the doweling.
7.	Blow on your windmill and watch it spin!

Tie-dyed shirts

What you need:

	White or light colored 100% cotton t-shirt. You can also tie-dye pillowcases, bandanas or anything else you would like.
	Fabric dyes, any color(s)
	ropes/ rubber bands
	Plastic sheet
	Bucket or bowl, you will need one each for each color you choose.

What you do:

1.	Ask your parents for permission to do this craft.
2.	Protect your work area with plastic sheets. If you don't have any, use plastic garbage bags.
3.	Wash your shirt in warm water to pre-shrink it.
4.	Mix your different colour dyes according to the package directions. If you are only tie-dying one item, you do not need to use all the dye solution. Make the dye solution as light or as dark as you like.
5.	Crumple, fold, twist, knot or stitch the shirt in any design you like, binding it tightly with elastic bands. Wherever you bind the fabric no dye can penetrate.
6.	Immerse the shirt in the dye. If you are using more than one colour, dip the various parts in the different colours. Allow the shirt to soak up as much colour as you like. If you like darker colours you will have to let the shirt soak for a longer period.
7.	Once the shirt is dyed to your liking, allow the shirt to dry for one to two days. Do not remove the elastics.
8.	Once the shirt is dry, remove the elastics and gently re-wash it. Lay the shirt flat and allow it to dry.

Paperweight or Candle Holder

What you need:

	Adult supervision
	2 liter pop bottle: empty and clean.
	Newspaper & magazine clippings
	Small charms such as feathers, jewels, etc.
	Newspaper
	Glue
	Glue gun, if you are adding charms.
	Colored sand and glitter
	Sparkles

What you do:

1. Make sure the bottle is very clean.

2. cut the bottle in your desired size.

3. Put Small charms such as feathers, jewels or any design you like to the bottle.

4. Put glitters and colored sand.

5. Put a hole like the size of your candle( optional)

6. If it is a paperweight simple put sands inside to make it heavy.

Painted Rocks

What you need:

	acrylic paints
	clean rocks
	newspaper
	paintbrushes
	exterior clear Varathane in a spray can (optional)

What you do:

						1. Wash the rock and dry it.
						2. Paint the rock with your desired designs. 3. If the rocks are dry take them outside and lay them on the paper. 4. Spray Varathane to make them shiny(optional) 5.Once the rocks are dry, place them in your garden.

Scrapbook

What you need:

	3 sheets of paper. Cardstock is best.
	Scissors
	Pictures
	Glue stick or double sided tape
	Markers
	Ruler
	Optional: stickers, string, ribbon, paper punch, stencils

What you do:

1.	Picture 1 Picture 2	Make each paper an 8 1/2" square and fold each piece in half diagonally (both ways) and horizontially and vertically, picture 1. Be as percise as possible. Fold them back the other way so they will be easier to fold later on, picture 2.
2.	Picture 3	Overlap one quarter of your first piece of paper onto your second and glue, see picture 3. Then take the two pieces that are now glued together and attach them in the same way to the last piece of paper.
3.	Picture 4	To make the booklet, fold the centres of the top and bottom piece of paper to the inside. The middle sheet of paper is folded to the back. See picture 4.
4.	Picture 5	Open your booklet and arrange the photos in a pleasing way. Use markers, stencils, stickers and ribbons to decorate the pages.
5.	Picture 6	Make note that some of the pictures will be on a fold line and will need to be cut so that your booklet will fold nicely. See picture 6. Take care to cut your pictures in an interesting way. Try not to cut peoples faces. Don't forget to add a personal touch.
6.	Picture 7	Design a title page for your scrapbook.