Crafts and Digital Dollars

Valentines Dry Erase/Cork Board. This is an easy and fun project to make for Valentines day.  I used a 16" x 20" poster board, but you can also use a picture frame. You will need to purchase a cork roll which you can find at any large craft store. First, cut out paper hearts and trace them onto the cork roll, then cut them out. For the letter O, use something circular like a pill bottle, placed upside down to trace the circle. Your will need to draw the inner part of the O and cut it out with a knife, instead of scissors. For the letter X, cut out two thin rectangles and glue them together. The final step, is to paint and glue everything onto the board. Materials Needed: 16" x 20" Poster Board or Picture Frame Dry Erase Markers Scissors Glue Cork Roll Pink Acrylic Paint Red Acrylic Paint

Upcycled Pill Bottles to store your smaller craft items. You can use colored  craft foam for the top or a piece of cardboard and fabric. If you use the colored foam, just turn the bottle upside down and trace the circular shape. With the cardboard, you do the same, then cut a piece of fabric just a little larger and glue it onto the cardboard, then onto the pill bottle. Cut pieces of ribbon for top and lower part of bottle for decoration. You can also glue a few rows of twine. Very nice looking for any craft room. Materials Needed: Empty Pill Bottles Craft colored Foam/ or piece of cardboard and fabric Ribbons Twine Glue

This beautiful Seashell Jar was upcycled from a mayonnaise jar. The wooden sign was made out of flat thin craft sticks. First you make the wooden sign. Cut one side of the three sticks that you are going to place vertical into pointy shapes. Lay them down on a flat surface and evenly spread apart (about 1/2"). Then take four craft sticks and glue them together to make the sign.  You need to glue, then cut the four sticks into one pencil looking point. Then, you glue them on to the three vertical sticks. The last step for the sign is to cut one stick 2 inches, lay it flat and glue the sign onto it. Once you have your sign made, you are ready to glue everything on.  Place some glue on the jar top (enough to cover the whole surface).  Next, you place the seashells, starfish, wooden sign, and you sprinkle some beach sand to the remaining area of jar top. On the sides of the jar top, you place glue, and add some twine in a circular fashion. (even though, ...

DIY Holiday Candy/or Cookie Jar. Decorative flowers, Glass Jar, wide Candle Holder, and Glue are all that's needed. Holiday Candy/or Cookie Jar Place the holiday flowers in a circular fashion on top, then glue your wide candle holder to jar. Very beautiful. Materials Needed: Artificial Holiday Flowers Glass Jar Glue Wide Candle Holder

Holiday Candle Holders. You'll need decorative holiday glasses, glue, three red candles, different height candle holders. You glue the holiday drinking glasses to the candle holders. Place candles in drinking glass and place Epsom Salt around candle. Holiday Candle Holders Materials Needed: Three Red Candles Epsom Salt Three Holiday Drinking Glasses Three Candle Holders Glue

Snowman Stick Ornaments. Very easy to make.  Use white craft paint and cut felt for the different shape hats.Glue them on.  Glue or draw buttons.  Cut the scarf and glue. You can draw the eyes with marker or glue wiggly eyes.  Draw in mouth. Cut carrot shape for the nose.  Small stick and raffia to make a broom (optional). Cut a piece of ribbon and glue to back for hanging. Materials Needed: Jumbo Craft Sticks Felt (different colors) Buttons Glue Black marker or wiggly eyes Small stick and raffia (optional)

Wreath made from toilet paper rolls. A circular cardboard was first cut for firmness, then the toilet paper rolls were cut and glued on. Next, you cut the toilet paper rolls by slices of circular shapes.  With these circular shapes, you then shape and glue them to these three different shapes: bow shape, square to make a gift boxes and next, a star shape. Then, you paint with craft paint (three colors: green, red, and gold or yellow).  For the gift box, you can use color paper or paint chip samples, which is what I used.  You also cut very thin sheets of toilet paper rolls to use for the top of gift boxes. Toilet Paper Roll Wreath The red ribbon on top is made from very thin cut toilet paper rolls and glued together. Listed below are materials needed. Materials Needed: Cardboard Toilet paper rolls Glue Paint (red, green, gold) Color paper or sample paint chips