Craft Trois: Pencil and Pen holder

Dear Viewers,

A new craft is heading your way for your clutter of pens and pencils! (Felts and crayons too!) You'll get that mess cleaned up with these in no time!

You'll Need:

> Tall and narrow square box. About 6 cm tall and 4 cm with and length.
> Construction paper. No Black or anything darker then sky blue.
> A stamp(s)! Butterfly, dinosaurs, cars, or anything you want.
> Tape for the edges.
> A ink pad for your stamp(s)!
> Scissors.

The steps:

1. Take your construction paper and cut it 7 cm by 17 cm.
2. Now take your stamp and ink pad and put as may stamps as you want.
3. Wrap the construction paper around your narrow box.
4. Cut at the corners. Fold the flaps over the edge.
5. Tape the flaps.
6. TA-DA! Fill your pen holder and enjoy!


Thanks for reading! Enjoy your pen and pencil holder!

Your craft crew,
Alley and Viola!

Second Craft: Butterfly

Dear Viewers,

We have been thinking real hard about the next craft while we where on a vacation, and so here it is: Butterfly. This also a very cool trader!

You'll need the fallowing:

> 3-4 bendaroos: 2 of one color and 2 of another.
> Scissors!(What would you do with out scissors?)
> Microwave!(The butterfly body just wouldn't stick!)
> Glitter, if you desire a sparkly set of wings.
> A pair or two of hands!


The easy steps of making a butterfly:
1. Take 1 of your waxy wire and cut it in half. Repeat with the remaining wax-wires, but leave one of the body/antennas color uncut.
2. Take the same 2 colored and roll them in to leaf shape. Stick them all together, the bigger looking ones on top.
3. Take 1 of the other colored wax wire and fold it in half. Then twist it around, but make the first looser then the rest, for this is the head.
4. Next you cut the already cut in half, last color. Attach to the head and very corners of the wings.
and if you desire...
5. If you want, add glitter to give this butterfly sparkle. Microwave.
6. Rub the semi melted wax over glitter. !CAUTION! May burn fingers!


Enjoy this craft! Thanks and tell your friends,

Happy crafts,
Viola and Alley
Craft Weekly

First Craft Ever: Clovers

Hello Viewers,

For our first craft we are going to tell you about is a Clover. If you are in Girl Guides or Scouts, when you go trading, these will be the buzz of the traders and tradees!

You'll need:
> Wax coated wire (Example; Bendaroos)> Scissors
> Wax Paper> Microwave( Maybe...if the petals don't stick together, then send it away to the microwave for 2-4 minutes in the microwave.)
> A pair of hands!! Or two... ;)

The steps:
Take your wax coated wire and roll it in to a 2D circle...no 3D circles aloud! Now make two or three more, depending on if you want a three leaf or four leaf clover. Next, you press the "leaves" of your clover together. Now you place the "leaf" formation on your sheet of wax paper. Take another piece of wax-wire and cut it half with your scissors. Take one half and fold it half, curving it a bit. This is the "stem". Then flip your "leaf" formation over and press the "stem" on to the back of your "leaf" formation. Take the other half of your left over wax-wire and cut it to your desire. Make sure the pieces aren't too small, cause these pieces need to reach to every leaf. Now put the the finished product on its ugly side(the side with the pieces holding it together) and admire your work. You can now put on a broach pin on the ugly side if you wish.
What it should end up looking like:
Front of Four Leaf and Three Leaf Clover
The Back should look something like this:

Now that you know how do this craft feel free to tell your friends, and be even more creative with this cool craft!

Your Friends,
Craft Weekly