Saturday, October 8, 2011

Name Plate popsicle sticks

Immortalize your name in Popsicle sticks. Popsicle stick which comes relatively cheap and practically easy to find and accessible can be used for a variety of applications and uses. For this project we will be using Popsicle sticks to literally spell out your name.

Materials needed

Popsicle sticks
Crafts Glue
Poster paint
Ribbons
Yarn
Scrap booking materials
Card Board
Double sided tape

1. Spell-out your name using the Popsicle sticks. Just remember to control the size of
   your Popsicle sticks as they tend to become very big.
2. Once you've spelled-out your name. You can now stick them together using your crafts glue.
   Just remember to allow your Popsicle stick enough time to dry properly.
3. Decorate your Popsicle sticks using poster paint, or you can use scrap booking shapes as
   they are a good source of decorative items,or wrap the Popsicle sticks with yarn or ribbons.
4. Attached the decorated Popsicle sticks onto a piece of card board to hold them all together.
   Just remember that the Popsicle sticks become heavier once you add on the decorations.
5. Congratulations your done...

Friday, October 7, 2011

Create Your Own Monster Truck from Recycled Toy Parts


Make use of broken and old Toys parts. Reinvent broken and old toys parts into a new and creative toy. This guide will show you how you can turn broken and old toy parts into an awesome monster truck.

Materials Needed:

Glue Gun
Glue Sticks
Crafts Glue
Old and Broken-off toy pieces
Tissue paper carton rolls
Colored Markers
Poster Paint
Tape

Procedure:

1. Decide on the look of your Monster Truck.
2. You can build the body of your Truck using a Tissue paper carton roll and a plastic
   Easter egg. Fasten the each halve of the plastic Easter egg at the end of the Tissue
   paper carton roll with tape.
3. Look for broken-off wheels and attach it to the bottom of your Tissue paper carton roll
   using your glue gun.
4. Attach a broken-off car seat on the top of your tissue paper carton roll using your glue
   gun to produce the cockpit.
5. Attach a spoiler on top and small guns at both sides using your glue gun for that wham bam
   effect.
6. If you like you could also color your monster truck with poster paint or add some stickers
   for effect.
7. Congratulations your done...

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