More Bottle Cap Fun

I have been inspired very recently by Kathy Cano-Murillo, "The Crafty Chica". Her spirit and sense of fun, not to mention her great ideas, have been so helpful to me.

She recently posted a great project for Bottle Cap Magnets. This is a winner of a camp craft. Cheap, easy, and hard to mess up.

I made a similar set today, to try it out, and here they are:
I attached the cute little graphic (I got these from Jelly Bean Lab, an Etsy merchant, and printed them on my computer) with ModPodge to the back of flat backed glass marble.The whole marble then gets glued to the inside of the bottle cap. I filled in the open area with glitter glue, and then embellished the glue with tiny li'l seed beads.

A good magnet goes on the back, and these'll dress up any old boring refrigerator.

I love it when things work out!!!

Jagged Necklace

I'm working so hard trying to complete my programming and projects, that I lost track of time today, just in time to miss taking my daughter for a check-up! Oh no! (I guess I'm not going to earn the Mother of the Year award this year) . We've already rescheduled for next week, plus I found this wonderful project idea along the way.

This would take at least 4 days to complete, and is really more appropriate for our older campers, but the end product is really, really pretty!

Click here to see full tutorial on Beadage.net

Personalized Name Plaque

The kids are back to school today, so that means I'm back, looking for new fun ideas for my campers. I came across this one today, on the PLAID website (which is chock full of sweet inspiration).

Full instructions can be found here.

Stamp-a-Pin

Envirotex Lite is one of my very favorite products. Pour it on any project, and it gives a clear resin-like finish. Colors POP...and it just gives a very finished, professional look to your crafts.

I came across this little project for pins made with Rubber Stamp. It seems simple enough. Stamp a design onto card stock, color it in, cut it out, and then watch magic happen by adding Envirotex Lite with a paint brush.

Click here for project instructions.

For the Real Girlie Girls

I actually really think this is a great little craft, appropriate either in a jewelry program, or a general arts and crafts program.

Decorate silk flowers with rhinestones and beads, and then attach to a barrette, for a stylish hair flower.

I love to shop at Walmart, where I always find super cheap silk(ish?) flowers.

Project directions can be found here.

Great Resource

I always have my eye out for websites with great tutorials and ideas. Here's a new one I've found. Enjoy!

www.cutoutandkeep.net

Sparkling Beaded Candleholder

I've been holding on to this one for a couple of years (no kidding!), and I think this is the year we're going to do it. This is a great way to use up random beads that we've acquired over the years.

Votive holders can be purchased fairly inexpensively through Candles 4 Less.

Instructions for this project can be found here.

Polymer Clay Pens

I love crafts that are useful. Here's an old favorite of mine, that fits the bill perfectly!

Click here for HGTV tutorial.

More Chihuli Inspired Art!

Last week I posted a beautiful project inspired by the renowned glass artist, Chihuly. I came upon this project today, which is another lovely option inspired by the same artist. Enjoy!

Initial Necklace

(Oh, how I love to find new craft websites! Crafty Chica is my latest favorite!)

This initial necklace is made with polymer clay, which is then painted with a metallic paint.

So adorable!

Safety Pin Bracelet

Here's a chic safety pin bracelet courtesy of the Crafty Chica. We've made these in the past, and I can tell you that my 15 year old daughter still wears her DAILY! This is a perfect camp craft, but careful, this is a lot more time consuming than you might expect. Allot 3 hours to complete this!

Water Balloon Votives

Each year, I include some kind of candle making in our curriculum. Last year, we rolled candles from beeswax. In years past, we've organized a carefully choreographed "Candle Dip" where campers take turns dipping wicking into crockpots filled with melted wax.

I saw this tutuorial for a variation on our classic candle dip, and am eager to give it a whirl. Instead of dipping candle wicks, a water balloon is filled with cool water and dippped into the wax several times until a thick shell forms, which then serves as a votive holder for a tea light candle.