DIY: Projects

Fairy Stepping Stones

JM Perez By JM Perez1 min read592 views

Today my kids and I took great pleasure in painting a set of twelves Lily and fairy stepping stones.

These stepping stones were purchased over twelve years ago and as time went by, their colors faded. Last Friday, we collected and cleaned them up, then we proceeded to give them a new life.

Fairy Stepping Stone. When fairies sing … flowers blossom.

– Fairies dance … among the butterflies
– When fairies sing … flowers blossom
– Fairies dream in the morning dew.

Fairy Stepping Stones.

The Lily stepping stones were the easiest to paint. We spray painted each stone a different color and concentrated on the filaments and anthers.

Lily Stepping Stones.

These stepping stones all have a metal tooth hanger attached to the back so they can easily be hung or displayed on any wall. For our project however, we used screws to hold the stepping stones in place since we wanted to angle them rather than hang them straight.

DIY: Hawaii State Float

Rachel By Rachel1 min read3.6K views

Today I completed my State Float Project and I learned a lot about the beautiful State of Hawaii. I used materials I found around the house and some from my previous school projects.

Hawaii State Float.

Materials/Tools Needed

  • Shoe Box
  • Craft paper
  • Sand
  • Scissors
  • Synthetic Palm Trees
  • Rocks/Flat Stones
  • Toothpick (for the flag and umbrella)
  • Elmer’s glue
  • Spray Paints
  • Popsicle sticks/Skewers
  • Plastic Ocean Creatures (or cutouts from drawings or Magazines)

Step by Step (for this project):

  • Spray paint your shoe box (we used blue for sea, brown for beach and green for land)
  • Decorate your craft papers before securing them onto the box using Elmer’s glue
  • Use Popsicle sticks or Skewers to keep the edges of the paper craft straight
  • For the sand I applied some glue and sprinkled sand all around
  • I set the scenery to make it look like a fancy beach
Hawaii State Float.

The best part of this project was making the paper umbrella and the paper beach lounger.

Hawaii State Float.

Et voilà! My Hawaii State Float Project is complete. Now unto my video presentation!

Simple Gnome Craft Project

Rachel By Rachel2 min read741 views

Hello! Good day everyone!
It feels good to post something here after such a long time.

Distance learning has been okay, I’ve been doing all my work while still finding time to hang out with my family. I listen to my teachers and ask questions when needed to maintain my A’s. I’ve also been reading a lot of Harry Potter lately. It’s really interesting seeing how many times he can get in trouble and almost die every school year by not listening to his teachers.

This afternoon, my mom helped me and my brother create our own gnomes using supplies we already had on hand.

Little Sister Gnome.

The second gnome with the longer beard is my brother’s. It’s taller than mine and has a blue hat.

Big brother Gnome.

Materials/Tools Needed

  • Scissors
  • Craft Fur
  • Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
  • Socks (various colors) for the base body, the body and the hat
  • Cardboard (optional, to help the gnome balance)
  • Rice/Tiny Pebbles
  • Small Rubber band or Craft Rope/Twine
  • Eyeshadow Palette and a paint brush (for the nose)
  • Cotton Stuffing
  • Small Pom Pom balls

Step by Step (for this project):

  • Build the body. Get the first sock, cut it at the heel and fill it up with rice (or your filling of choice). Once you are satisfied with the size, get some twine or a rubber band and secure the opening of the sock.
  • For the nose, grab an area close to the top, to form the nose and secure it with some twine or a rubber band. Using your paint brush, choose a color from your eyeshadow palette for the nose.
  • Dress up the gnome. Get another sock and cut it slightly above the heel. Cover the gnome from the heel to the top and secure the opening with a glue gun.
  • Give it a beard. Get a piece of fur and shape it to your liking. Cut a small V shape at the top of the piece of fur so that the nose can fit through. Tuck the fur right under his nose and secure the area with a glue gun.
  • The beanie hat. Get your last sock and cut it on the heel. Get some cotton, stuff it in the toe area and secure it with some twine or a rubber band to create a small pom pom. Add a little cotton batting into the sock to give it shape and tuck it around the gnome’s head (above its nose) and secure it with a glue gun.
Sibling Gnomes.
Sibling Gnomes.

Stay safe out there!

DIY: Pilgrim House

JM Perez By JM Perez1 min read4.4K views

Today I am going to share a DIY Pilgrim House we helped our daughter build for her class project.

Pilgrim House.

Materials/Tools Needed

  • Popsicle sticks
  • Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
  • Cardboard
  • Beads
  • Hay (we used Aspen pads for the roofing)
  • Elmer’s glue
  • Spray Paints
  • Paint or Markers

Step by Step (for this project):

  • Cut out pieces of cardboard and put the walls of your house together
  • Cut out a piece of cardboard for the roof and set aside
  • Build your chimney and attach it unto the roof
  • Using your glue gun, glue the Popsicle sticks unto the walls of the house, except the roof
  • Spray paint the walls of the house, let dry and secure the roof
  • Build a door and window using Popsicle sticks and paint them
  • Generously apply Elmer’s glue unto the roof and secure your hay
  • Apply glue using the glue gun to the base of the house and stick to the floor.
Pilgrim House.
Pilgrim House.

It was a fun project to work on and the reward was equally great!

DIY: Ocean Diorama [2]

JM Perez By JM Perez1 min read1.3K views

Below is a beautiful Ocean Diorama we helped our daughter create for her school project.

Ocean Diorama.

Materials/Tools Needed

  • Paper Clips
  • Plastic Boulder
  • Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
  • Box/container (we used the base of a Plastic Cake Container)
  • Plastic Sea Plants
  • Plastic Ocean Creatures (or cutouts from drawings or Magazines)
  • Spray Paints

Step by Steps (for this project):

  • Spray paint the base of the plastic cake container to look like water.
  • Figure out the placement of the animals, boulder and plants.
  • Straighten out a couple of paper clips and then bend them to shape to hold the animals in a floating position.
  • Hot glue the stones and synthetic plants on the floor of the diorama.
  • Make sure that you are able to put the cover back on at the end to protect it.
Ocean Diorama.
Ocean Diorama.

Have fun creating your own Ocean Diorama!