Decorated shopping bags

19 May 2010

Another great project for well under R20. A great personalized gift too.

There is not much to say about this one. Anything goes! We used scrap bits of velt, left over beads and plastic squares. Only basic sewing is required.

Board games

5 May 2010

One of our mothers in the group showed her mother the pick-up sticks we made. She got inspired and sent us prepared kits to make our own board games. She used white coated MDF and cut three sizes of boards. She also sent us sheets of coloured sticky paper to cut up in squares for our checker boards. She used thick dowels to cut 24 x 1cm thick playing pieces. We drew the lines, stuck the squares and decorated the pieces. I also bought sturdy boxes which we decorated and added shoulder straps to house our toys.

Easy bead bracelets

21 April 2010

I bought frosted glass beads, ready packed in a selection of smaller and larger sizes. We used memory wire to make bracelets. Since the beads were too heavy for the wire, instead of just bending over the ends, we added clasps. A packet of beads was enough for a bracelets of three to four coils around your wrist.

Pick-up sticks for little hands

24 February 2010

This idea was inspired by Ideas magazine. Use 6mm dowel (or thickness of your choice) and cut into 30 cm lengths. Sand down to a smooth finish and paint one black, seven red, seven blue, eight green and seven yellow. Finish with a few layers of clear non-toxic sealer. Score per stick by colour: 25 for black; 10 for red; 5 for blue; 2 for green and 1 for yellow.

Suede Photo Frame

14 February 2010

We used suede and buttons to decorate an inexpensive clip on frame. The suede was cut approximately 1.5 cm wider than the glass. Before sticking the suede to the glass, be sure to sew on the buttons. We used a glue gun to stick the tucked-in edges of the suede to the glass.