Get creative girls!
You know what they say… a girl who uses her head, her heart and her hands has got it all! So get those hands and creative juices going with these crafty activities. Invite a friend to join you and double the fun or wrap up your final products as surprises for special people in your life.
And make sure to submit your own craft ideas and see ideas from other community members.
Make your own fancy bath salts for gifts or to use relaxing at home with your favorite Faithgirlz! books.
Material List
Epsom Salts, Course Salt,_Large Jar with lid (peanut butter size works great!),_Food Coloring, Essential Oil (ex. lavender or vanilla),_Small piece of fabric
Instructions
In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of Epsom Salt with 1 cup of Course Salt.
Stir in 2-3 drops of food coloring (not too much- you don’t want to permanently change color!)
Stir in 5-6 drops of essential oil.
Pour the finished bath salt into the jar and put on a lid.
Put a square of fabric over the lid and secure with an elastic band or ribbon.
Use 1/3 to 1/2 cups of your bath salts in your next bath.
Variations
1. Put salts in baby food jars and wrap with tulle and ribbon for special gifts or party favors. Make a fancy label to put on the front of the jar.
2. Make different colors and layer them to create a look like sand art (but only use one oil for all colors).
Your lip gloss. Your way. The possibilities are endless with this awesome recipe and how cool to know exactly what you are putting on those smackers.
Materials
Vegetable shortening, honey, unsweetened drink mix (eg. Kool-Aid), hot water
Directions
1. Use a small bowl to mix 1 tbsp of the solid vegetable shortening and 1 tsp of honey.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the drink mix and 1/4 tsp of hot water until it is dissolved. Stir in as much of the drink mix as possible. The actual amount will depend on the temperature of water. The more you can dissolve, the stronger the flavor will be.
You can choose the color and flavor of you lip gloss by the type of drink mix you use.
3. Add one drop of the water mixture to the shortening/honey base. Stir well. Repeat until you get the color/flavor combination you want.
4. Pour into a clean container or old lip gloss pot.
5. Store in the refrigerator. Keeps for 3 days, but it tastes so good that you will use it up very fast!
Variation
Use some glitter for cake decorating to add some sparkle to your lip gloss.
Making these treasures is a day at the beach (even if snow is falling outside your window!). Have a fabulous time playing in the dough. If you want to go a “step” further…the stepping stones are gifts to remember!
Ingredients
1 part white glue
2 parts flour
2 parts sand
2 parts water
Mix together to create a dough. You may need to add water or flour depending on the consistency.
Stepping Stones
Materials (shaped cake pan or mold, sand dough, paint, cooking spray, weather proof paint)
Spray a cake pan with cooking spray (Vaseline works too).
Fill it with sand dough.
Let dry for 3 days.
Paint the stepping stones when they come out of the pan.
Variation
Press glass jewels or colorful pieces of glass in the dough before it dries.
Dream on girlz with a pillow like no other. The sky’s the limit with this super fun project. Be careful though you might have so much fun making them that you forget to do any sleeping.
Materials
Pre-washed white or light-colored pillowcases, felt-tipped fabric pens, cardboard
Directions
Slip a piece of cardboard inside each case to keep the ink from seeping through to the other side.
Use the fabric markers to decorate your very own pillowcases! You could be sure to record your special time together by having all your friends autograph your pillowcase.
Variation
Make a pillowcase as a gift and include a special goodnight message for a special person.
Turn a plain old postcard into a masterpiece with a simple marbleizing technique. Then make someone’s day by sending them your work of art with a special message on the back.
Materials
Used plastic food container that is big enough to hold your postcard (cleaned out of course), water, small plastic eyedroppers, enamel paint, toothpicks or sticks, white postcards or index cards
Directions
1. Fill your container halfway with water. Using an eyedropper, add a few drops of paint in different colors to the water. Swirl the colors with a toothpick or stick.
2. Drop a blank card on the water. After a second or two, carefully lift the card straight up and set it aside to dry on newspaper or paper towels.
3. When it's completely dry, if the card curls, place it beneath a heavy book for a couple of days to flatten the edges.
You may want to clear the water between card dips by dragging a toothpick through the water.
Variation
Skip the mailing step and put these babies in some frames for eye catching wall art to bring some color to your life every day.
