This gift bag, filled with Mother's Day coupons, is a wonderful idea to make Mom
feel really appreciated. She can use her selection of coupons throughout the year
e.g. if she'd like her car washed she uses her "car wash" coupon and you will do
the rest! This project is rated very easy to do and will take approximately half
an hour to make.
You will need:
Instructions:
- Decorate a brown paper bag using Bostik Glitter Glue, ribbons, koki's and fresh
or dried flowers from your garden - glue these onto your brown paper bag with Art
& Craft White Glue.
- Now cut heart or flower shapes out of your coloured cardboard for the coupons and
write a note onto each one of them - such as "Hugs & Kisses"; "Clean my room"; "One
hour of quiet time"; "One free car wash"; "Set the table"; Wash the dishes" etc.
- Using Bostik Art & Craft White Glue, stick these coupons onto the end of your ice
cream sticks
- Arrange them in the gift bag that you made earlier and present it to Mom on Mother's
Day morning - she will be really touched!
There is no treat quite like breakfast in bed for Mom on Mothers Day! This year
you can make it even more special by creating this unique placemat to show her just
how much you care. This project is rated EASY to do and will take approximately
half an hour to make.
You will need:
Instructions:
- First, think about your Mom and gather materials you know she will like - remembering
that the goodies you collect should be flat. What are her favourite things and what
does she love to do?
- Cut out a large, firm piece of cardboard to be the size you want your placemat to
be (make sure it fits her favourite tray) and cover it with coloured paper using
Bostik Art & Craft White Glue.
- Now plan your collage, choosing a special sticker and funky bitz for the center
of the cardboard
- Arrange all the items you've collected, moving them around until you get your design
just right and leaving space for your name and the date somewhere on the picture.
- Carefully glue them down one at a time, using Bostik Art & Craft White Glue.
- Leave it to dry, and then add the finishing touches with Bostik Glitter Glue - you
could write your name and the date in Glitter Glue too.
- Finally, cover the placemat front and back with clear self-adhesive paper - an adult
might need to help with this step.
These are great pen/pencil holders for school or home. They are fun and simple to
make, cost-effective and an unusual decorative piece for your school desk.
You will need:
Instructions:
- Preparing the glass - Wash in warm soapy water and then rinse. Rinse again with
a weak solution of water and white vinegar and allow to dry. The vinegar solution
helps to prevent grease and finger marks from marking the surface of the glassware.
- Working on a level surface, place the plastic sheet from your Bostik Art & Craft
Glass Deco box onto the selected picture and stick it down with Prestik. You can
draw your own picture or use the pictures provided in the Glass Deco pack, plus
flip files are great to use if you require more or bigger plastic sheets to work
with.
- Trace the outline of the picture using the black contour pen first and let it dry
for approximately 1 - 2 hours.
- Choose a colour and apply directly onto the picture area. Paint up to the outline
to ensure complete filling with colour and to prevent the picture from tearing when
you remove it from the plastic later.
- Allow to dry for approximately 24 hours.
- When dry, lift one corner and peel the entire picture off the plastic, now stick
it onto the glass jar.
A really easy and quick project - make a great paperweight. This project is rated
as very easy to do.
You will need:
Instructions:
- Choose a rock from the garden and scrub it clean.
- Leave to dry.
- Decide what stickers you want to use and stick them on your rock.
- Decorate with Art & Craft Glitzy Glitter Glues.
- Leave to dry.
- Paint over the whole rock with Dala Deco-varnish High Gloss.
- Leave over night to dry.
This delightful and unique windowsill pot will make a great gift. The windowsill
pot has many uses and is a pretty and novel way to store kitchen items such as plugs,
sponges, and dishwashing brushes. This project is rated easy to do.
You will need:
Instructions:
- Lay out your paper towl and place your pot on it.
- Paint your pot with the craft paint (use the colour of your choice).
- Stick your stickers on the pot.
- Decorate with Art & Craft Glitzy Glitter Glues.
- Leave to dry for approximately 2 hours.
- Varnish your whole pot.
- Leave to dry overnight.
These creative Christmas Candles will definitely impress your guests and can be used all around the house to create that special Christmas feel.
You will need:
Instructions:
- Select a picture the right size for your candle and cut it out from the paper.
- Brush a little White Glue onto the candle and place the picture onto it.
- Gently smooth down the picture with a dry brush.
- Once flat, apply a little more White Glue over the paper.
- Allow to dry.
- Add the finishing touches with ribbon or gold glitter from the Funky Bitz wheel
- glue to the bottom of your candles with the White Glue.
- Light and enjoy!
Yet another must have at Xmas time is mountains of packaging options for gifts -
gift bags are a great idea because they can be recycled. There's no need to buy
the expensive ones, get plain coloured bags with rope handles at a very small cost
and have fun decorating them!
You will need:
Instructions:
- You can decorate your gift bag a million ways, and the kids can help too.
- Replaced dull rope handles with metallic pipe cleaners and plump up the gift bags
with coloured tissue paper to give it a luxurious feel.
- Then pretty them up with left over pieces of Xmas wrapping and foil paper, easily
past down with a Bostik Glue.
- Decorate with Glitter Glue Pens in various colours and sequin shapes from your Funky
Bitz Wheel - stick these down with Glitter Glue. It's so simple and such fun to
do!
Christmas Cards are must-have items at Christmas time, so rather than spend a fortune
on shop-bought cards, get crafty and make these simple but creative masterpieces
yourself.
You will need:
Instructions:
Xmas Tree Card:
- Fold your blue card in half
- Roughly tear the hand made white paper into the shape of a snow slope
- Paste down with Clear Gel
- Cut out 3 small tree shapes from green paper and fold in half to give a 3D effect
… only glue down the spine with a long thin bead of Clear Gel
- Use gold ribbon as tree trunks and blue and gold stars from the Funky Bitz Wheel
to decorate the sky. (Use a small blob of Prestik on the end of a pencil to pick
them up easily)
Xmas Stocking Card:
- Fold your red card in half and cut out the shape of a Xmas stocking leaving the
card joined along the left side.
- Draw the toe and heel shape onto the stocking with pencil and then fill in with
a Green Glitter Glue Pen and outline with a Gold Glitter Glue Pen
- Leave to dry.
- Once dry decorate the main red section of your card with a Red Glitter Glue Pen
and stars from the Funky Bitz Wheel. (Use a small blob of Prestik on the end of
your pencil to help pick up the sequins.)
- Roughly tear some white hand made paper for the top part of the stocking
- Stick down with Clear Gel
- Decorate with a Gold Glitter Glue Pen, and stick down the finishing touches of a
ribbon and bell with Clear Gel.
Snowman Card:
- Fold white card in half and cut into snowman shape leaving the card joined in the
bottom left hand corner.
- Decorate your snowman with goodies from the Funky Bitz Wheel.
- Decorate with Glitter Glue Pens in different colours.
- Made the snowman's nose and scarf from Crazy Clay to give a fabulous 3D effect and
decorated with Glitter Glue Pens and Funky Bitz.
- Crazy Clay must be stuck down using Blits Stik Super Glue Gel.
The ideal decoration for the front door or on the mantelpiece to herald the festive
season - and it's so simple to make.
You will need:
Instructions:
- Fold ribbon and stick to the back of your CD with Clear Gel.
- Now cut out three different sized leaves from paper in various shades of green.
- Starting at the top, in the centre, stick down the leaves using Clear Gel.
- Work in a clockwise direction leaving no spaces or gaps.
- Allow to dry.
- Now make red Xmas berries out of Bostik Crazy Clay.
- Once dry, glue the berries onto the green leaves with Bostik Blits Stik Super Glue
Gel.
- Decorate using Clear Gel and red glitter.
- Draw patterns on the ribbon with a Gold Glitter Glue Pen.
Fabulous fun to make and perfect as gifts, these funky Xmas characters can be used
to decorate your table, hang on the tree or as gifts … Santa and Rudolph are made
from Bostik Crazy Clay!
You will need:
Instructions:
- Simply mould your characters from the six funky colours in your Crazy Clay pack
and decorate with Glitter Glue Pens once dry!
Napkin rings are a fun and easy way to add a touch of Christmas cheer to the table...
we made gingerbread shapes but you can create anything that works with your table
décor theme.
You will need:
Instructions:
- Cut the cardboard inners to size and cover with Xmas foil paper using Sprayable
Adhesive.
- Mould your Christmas Napkin characters from the six colours available in your Crazy
Clay pack - or create any colour of the rainbow with help from the colour-mixing
chart.
- Make any shape you like such as Xmas trees, bells and stars or create fun Xmas characters
such as Santa, Angels, Reindeer or Elves.
- Once dry, decorate your characters with Glitter Glue Pens.
- Stick them onto the napkin rings using Blits Stik Super Glue Gel.
Schoolbooks look even better when they're under cover. Here are a few cool ideas
on how your kids can customize their book covers.
You will need:
Instructions:
- To make your books look great, first cover the book with a plain coloured sheet
of paper using Bostik Glue Stick.
- Use a paintbrush to apply the glue, from the tub in the middle of your Funky Bitz
Wheel, to the area you want to decorate.
- Choose your Funky Bitz from the wheel by sliding the compartments out and then sprinkle
them onto the glue. Use one type of Funky Bitz at a time, shake off the excess and
return it to your wheel for later use.
- Use the Bostik Art & Craft Glitter Glues to decorate and put your name onto your
covers.
- Leave to dry completely.
- Cover with plastic.
Add your personal touch to an ordinary photo frame; there are lots of inexpensive
wooden ones to be found in the shops. This project is rated VERY easy to do.
You will need:
Instructions:
- Choose a colour with the person you are giving it to in mind and paint your frame.
- Once dry, glue on Funky Bitz (or whatever else you fancy) using Bostik Art & Craft
White Glue or Bostik Clear Adhesive.
- Decorate your frame with the Bostik Art & Craft Glitter Glue Set.
- Put in your favourite photo of yourself and you're done!
Make your own Easter bunny pot - it is cute, easy and fun to make with Bostik's
innovative range of adhesives and glitter glue pens. Your bunny pots also make for
great gifts or the ideal Easter table decoration for the kids. You could even use
them as a place setting - simply glitter-glue your guests name onto the bunny pot!
You will need:
Instructions:
- Paint the terracotta pots one with the white paint and one with the pink paint and
set aside to dry
- Once dry, glue the terracotta pots together using Bostik Clear Adhesive and set
aside to dry
- Cut a piece of ribbon, to fit around the middle of the bunny, and glue into place
with Bostik Art & Craft White Glue
- Now tie a bow, with a second piece of ribbon, and glue on in the centre of your
ribbon, again using your Bostik Art & Craft White Glue
- Once it's dry, decorate the center of your bow with the silver glitter glue pen
from your Bostik Art & Craft Glitter Glue set
- Now glue two white pom-poms or polystyrene balls on the bunny's face, right above
the ribbon, using Bostik Art & Craft White Glue and glue the pink pom-pom just above
these for the nose of the bunny
- Glue on the wiggle eyes with Bostik Clear Adhesive
- Now cut 2 sets of ears for your bunny out of the felt
- Glue onto the pot with Bostik Art & Craft White Glue
- For the final touch, stick a white pom-pom in front of the ears, again using Bostik
Art & Craft White Glue.
This magical Easter Garden is so easy to make and your kids will love it! Here we'll
show you how to do it...
You will need:
Instructions:
- Collect beach sand, mix in some dry powder paint of your choice and bake in oven
until beach sand is dry
- Now mix in your Bostik Art & Craft Funky Bitz - sequins, glitter etc
- Place the magical sand mixture into your wooden tray
- Decorate your Easter Garden with a selection of Easter eggs, butterflies, birds,
pebbles etc.
- Finally, decorate the border of your wooden tray with Bostik Art & Craft Glitter
Glues.
This fun grassy Easter ornament is a fab Easter table decoration (once it has fully
grown its hair), but in the mean time the kitchen windowsill is the place to display
it. Get the kids to help you - these are cheap, easy and quick to make and each
one develops it's own character!
You will need:
Instructions:
- Start by cleaning the eggshell carefully in warm soapy water - set aside to dry.
- Cut a 2.5 cm strip of construction card and bring the ends together to make a small
ring to hold the egg and keep it from rolling around.
- Glue together using Bostik Clear Adhesive
- Once dry, decorate your paper ring or eggcup with Bostik Art & Craft Glitter Glues
- Now draw a face onto the egg - be sure to do your artwork on the upper part of the
shell so that it will show when the egg is on the paper ring
- Stick down your two wiggle eyes with Bostik Clear Adhesive
- Now place some potting soil inside the shell and sprinkle your seed on the top
- Add a very thin layer of soil over the seeds
- Water a small amount every day and keep it in a sunny location
- When the grass sprouts, your egg will grow hair and become a funky table decoration
for Easter (takes approximately 3 - 4 days to grow).