Back to School with Tropical Supplies!

This is a sponsored post for Darice , it posted on Live.Craft.Love last month I'm fortunate enough to be a blog contributor for Darice for the rest of the year! Back to School with Tropical Supplies! Send the kids back to school in style or decorate some fabulous supplies on your own!  I love tropical vacations, bright colors, pineapples and flamingos!  They are all on trend right now and make a great paper craft!  This tropical vibe helps summertime last longer.  Paper crafts are my favorite--let's get started! Supplies: Darice Memory Book Dual-Ended Colored Pencils Darice Plastic Pencil Case Darice Embossing Dies Die Cut/Embossing Machine Bright Colored Paper Adhesive These new embossing dies by Darice are incredible.  Every embossing/die cutting machine is different, so figure out what your machine needs to get the best possible effect with the dies.  Stack the die in your "sandwich" in cut-mode a piece of bright colored paper. ...

Easy String Art Tutorial Heart Diamond Templates!

Easy String Art Tutorial Heart Diamond Templates! String art is so much fun and an easy craft that is successful for most age groups 8 and up. They can be very simple or extremely complex.  These are the simpler variety and free templates! Use simple templates or be creative and make your own design...like this pizza! Last month we did these string arts with 100's of girls at summer camp!  You will need: Nails, carpet tacks, etc. Hammer Twine, yarn or string 3/4" pine boards (6 inch squares are a good beginner size)  Right click to save off the template for this diamond. Personal use only.  Cut it to the size of the board and set it on top.  Then pound the nails right in the paper and into the board.  Pound each nail into the board the same distance.  After all the nails, just rip off the paper template.  Tie the twine on the starting nail with an overhand knot. Then just trace the nails with the twine like a dot-to-do...

Candy Wrapper Pencil Bags!

Candy Wrapper Pencil Bags! Check out these darling pencil cases made from candy wrappers! Perfect way to go back to school! Full tutorial at Creative Green Living! This post published on Doodlecraft first