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Cereal Box Refillable Journals Upcycled Craft DIY!

Cereal Box Refillable Journals Upcycled Craft DIY! Make a cereal box refillable journal for the perfect Earth Day crafting!  These cute notebooks are perfect and can be refilled with any kind of paper you like.  Turn a cereal box into a refillable notebook for sketching, drawing and note taking.  Do you like sugar cereal? What's your favorite? My favorite is Cinnamon Toast Crunch!  Add the kind of paper that you like inside the notebook. Fold copy paper in half and slip it in the notebook. This would be a fun home craft for the older kids too! Check out this post on Leather Refillable Journals and this video shows how to make it. The technique is the same for these cereal box journals. Supplies Needed for Cereal Box Journals: Cereal Boxes (Cut to 9x13" and 3x1.5") Eyelets Crop-a-Dile Ruler Pencil Rotary Cutter Eastic Cord (1/8")  cut to 26" and 7" pieces Paper Cutter Paper Scissors Hobby Knife Lighter ...

Upcycled Rolled Paper Frame DIY Craft!

Upcycled Rolled Paper Frame!     This frame is visually stunning with lots of texture and pops of color!  However...it's menace runs deeper.   This was the most tedious and time consuming project I've ever wrangled my kids into doing.  It turned out stunning, with vivid colors and looks amazing.. .but it was the most tedious project I've ever tackled!   Be warned and proceed with caution! It all started like this. I had been planning this craft for a while, and my husband was out of town, so it seemed like a good time to catch up on projects. My nearly 12 year old son said "hey mom, can I play Diablo?"and I said "Yes, but help me with this project first". Famous last words. I similarly convinced my 10 year old daughter to play along as well...so we had the whole crafty family working together. Minus the 5 year old who was in and out and playing his heart out. (lucky devil) We begun this escapade at 4:02 pm...and finished with ...