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Fall Craft #2
Fall Craft #2
>Craft: Egg Carton Witch
>Age Level: Ages 5 - 8
>
>Contributer: Meaghan Lister
>Coouncil: Montague Distrist, PEI Council, Canada
>
>Materials: egg carton
> green paint
> black felt
> orange wool for hair
> two buttons for eyes (or googley eyes)
> craft glue
> hole reinforcers
>
>Procedure:
>1) Label your egg carton section with your name or initials.
>2) Take one section of the egg carton and paint it green. Let dry.
>3) Glue black felt into a cone shape for a hat.
>4) Put glue on the top of the egg carton and glue on some yarn for hair.
>5) Glue on eyes, cut one hole reinforcer in half, and glue on for mouth.
>6) Put some glue on the back of the head and glue on the hat.
>
>Special Notes: This craft would be good spread over two meetings with the
>painting being done one meeting and the rest done the next.
>
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>CRAFT TITLE: Halloween Goody Bag/Halloween Decoration
>AGE LEVEL:Daisy,Brownie & Junior(we made them at all 3 levels)
>
>CONTRIBUTOR:Judi Augustine
>COUNCIL:Delaware-Raritan GS Council,New Jersey
>
>MATERIALS:Brown grocery bag(1 for each girl),felt pumpkin cutouts(or orange
>felt),black cat cutouts(or black felt)felt ghost cutout(or white
>felt),wiggly eyes(if you use felt),craft sticks,dark blue construction
>paper,brown construction paper,yellow felt,halloween
>ribbon(1"wide),glue(Tacky works just fine).
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Cut off top part of bag(you just want it tall enough to fit the blue
>construction at the top & the craft sticks on the bottom). Glue blue con.
>paper to bag. You now have a *scene*------a night sky & picket fence.
>>From the brown construction paper-----cut a tree with all *scraggly* bare
>branches on it. Glue to left side of scene,make sure part of the trunk is
>under the fence.Now glue your fence to the bag(if I remember right,it takes
>about 20 craft sticks to go across the bag). Cut a moon from the yellow felt
>& glue high in the sky. Glue black cat on top of fence. Glue 2-3 pumpkins
>right at the bottom of the fence. Glue the ghost *floating* in the tree.
>Cut 2 pieces of ribbon 12" long & glue(or staple)on for handles. You now
>have a trick or treat bag. Or a real cute decoration
>
>!!! The girls loved making them & the moms thought they were great.
> No one used it to trick or treat with----they were afraid it would
>get ruined.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: We cut the bags ahead of time-----that way all were
>the right height to work on. The Daisies needed a little help cutting out
>the trees,on the Brownies---we traced the trees & let the girls cut them
>out. The Juniors did their trees *free hand*. But all loved doing them.
>And each one is different,cause each girl put her pieces where she wanted
them.
>
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>CRAFT TITLE: CLOTH ANGEL (could be a Green Angel)
>AGE LEVEL: all ages
>
>CONTRIBUTOR:Rebecca Mortenson
>COUNCIL: Pine Valley GSC, GA
>
>MATERIALS: 1 square of 18" muslin material (could be green)
> 18" gold ribbon
> 18" creme or white paper twist
> a wad of stuffing (about a handful)
> 18" gold shimmer chenille stick
> small piece of floral wire (3")
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Place wad of stuffing in certer of material.
>Using one end of gold chenille, wrap around material to form neck.
>Straighten chenille up behind head and make a loop on the other end to form
>halo.
>Twist into place.
>Tie gold ribbon around neck with bow in front (not extremely tight).
>Run wire twist under the gold ribbon on the back - to hold wings.
>Untwist paper twist.
>Fold both ends of paper twist to center overlapping - slightly bunch in the
>center- place in center of wire on
>back of angel.
>Twist wire to hold on the wings.
>Adjust all pieces to finish angel.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: this was hard to explain but easy to make.
>All age levels made at our Holiday Happenings.
>Faces may be added, I usually leave blank.
>A 1" ring may be placed in the wire twist (with wings) if angel is to be
hung.
>
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>
>CRAFT TITLE: ICICLE ORNAMENT
>AGE LEVEL: Daisies and Brownies
>
>CONTRIBUTOR:Rebecca Mortenson
>COUNCIL: Pine Valley GSC, GA
>
>MATERIALS: 1 - 6" silver chenille stick
> 1 - 6mm faceted bead
> 6 - 10mm clear starflake beads
> 6 - 12mm clear starflake beads
> 6 - 18mm clear starflake beads
> 6 - 25mm clear starflake beads
>
>PROCEDURE: Place 6mm faceted bead at one end of chenille stick - tuck
>end to secure.
>Place all 6 10mm starflakes, follow by stacking the 12mm, then the 18mm, and
>then the 25mm starflakes.
>Twist a loop on the top with remaining chenille stick.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: For ease of stacking beads - we give a divided
>plastic plate to separate bead
>sizes. It also helps to keep the beads from getting misplaced. This is a
>simple craft but effective results!
>
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>*****CRAFT TITLE: CANDLE IN A WREATH ORNAMENT
>AGE LEVEL: Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes
>
>CONTRIBUTOR:Rebecca Mortenson
>COUNCIL: Pine Valley GSC, GA
>
>MATERIALS: 1 - 12" chenille stick (green or red)
> 25 - 6mm round red beads
> 24 - 18mm green starburst beads
> 10 - white tri-beads
> 1 - yellow rice bead
> 1 white ribbon bow (could be green or red)
> 1 - ornament hanger
> low melt glue gun
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Take one round bead to the end of the chenille stick (leave about 1/2" on
end)
>Follow round bead with a starburst.
>Alternate between round beads with the starbursts.
>When all of these are on, form chenille into a circle, twist ends together.
>Point the long end of leftover chenille into center of circle.
>Place the tribeads on this piece to form candle.
>Top with yellow rice bead to form flame.
>Glue white bow ribbon on with low-melt glue gun.
>Use ornament hanger to hang from tree.
>
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>*****CRAFT TITLE: STARFLAKE ORNAMENT
>AGE LEVEL: Daisies and Brownies
>
>CONTRIBUTOR:Rebecca Mortenson
>COUNCIL: Pine Valley GSC, GA
>
>MATERIALS: 3 - 4" silver chenille sticks
> 24 - 6mm round clear faceted beads
> 12 - clear tribeads
> 12 - 18mm clear starbursts
> low melt glue gun
> 1 - ornament hanger
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Take 3 pieces of chenille, glue at center each to the other forming a -x-
>shape (6 sliced pizza).
>On each stem, place in the following order
> 1 round bead
> 1 tri-bead
> 1 round bead
> 2 starbursts
> 1 round bead
> 1 tri-bead
> 1 round bead.
>Twist the end of one to hold the ornament hanger.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: another easy one to do but difficult to explain
>without pictures!
>
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>*****CRAFT TITLE: TIN PAN PUNCH
>AGE LEVEL: all ages
>
>CONTRIBUTOR:Rebecca Mortenson
>COUNCIL: Pine Valley GSC, GA
>
>MATERIALS: 1 cookie sheet (we found at the dollar store)
> 1 large nail
> 1 hammer
> 1 - piece of plywood to place under sheet
> variety of candlewicking designs or make own
> masking tape
> sawtooth picture hanger
> low melt glue gun
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Tape candlewicking pattern to cookie sheet securely.
>Place cookie sheet on plywood.
>Place nail on each dot on the candlewicking pattern.
>Hit the nail ONE time.
>Move to the next dot.
>When all dots have been tapped, remove pattern.
>Use glue gun to affix hanger on back of cookie sheet for hanging.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: We used Christmas designs and 350 girls tapped out
>350 Tin Pan Punch sheets! Boy, what a headache I had at the end of the day.
>The craft turns out beautifully if you have enough Ibueprofin!!
>
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>*****CRAFT TITLE: WOODEN BEAD AND MARBLE NECKLACE
>AGE LEVEL: Daisies and Brownies
>
>CONTRIBUTOR:Rebecca Mortenson (BeccaMortn@aol.com)
>COUNCIL: Pine Valley GSC, GA
>
>MATERIALS: 1 strip of cloth 45in long, 2 1'2" wide
> 4 marbles
> 5 wooden beads with center hole
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Take material, with right sides together - sew lengthwise squared off at one
>end forming a long thin tube(strip is STILL 45" long). Take pencil or long
>dowel and turn rightside out. Place material thru center of wooden bead
>and move about 1/3 the way down the material.
>Drop marble inside the material tube, place another wooden bead on outside,
>drop another marble, continue until all beads and marbles have been used.
>Tie knot at end.
>Adjust beads and marbles to hang as a necklace.
>The design will be wooden bead, covered ball, wooden bead, covered ball,
etc.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: Fabric can be purchased according to "theme".
>If Christmas, use Christmas print. Other occasions - spring, Mother's Day,
>Grandmother's Day, etc.
>
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>CRAFT TITLE: Leaf Bandanas
>
>AGE LEVEL: All
>
>CONTRIBUTOR: Tammy Rice
>COUNCIL: Circle T - Ft. Worth, Tx
>
>MATERIALS:Square sheet of white linen fabric, cardboard, hammer and several
>leaves (differant colors and shapes)
>
>PROCEDURE
>Pick several differant leaves and set aside.
>Find a hard concrete surface. Place cardboard on hard surface.
>Next parrange leaves on cardboard.
>Place linen fabric over leaves.
>Hold fabric firmly down with one hand and gently pound leaves with hammer.
>The liquid from the inside of the leaves will seep through fabric and leave
>an impression of the leaf.
>Let dry and use over and over.
>Washes well.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: Adult supervision required when using hammers.
>
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>*****CRAFT TITLE: Hairy Heads
>AGE LEVEL: Daisies & Brownies (Ages 5-9)
>
>CONTRIBUTOR: Lee Ann Maley
>COUNCIL: Piedmont Area GSC - Spartanburg, SC
>
>MATERIALS: small, plain white paper or styrofoam cup
> potting soil to fill cup to within 1/2" of top
> grass seed (fescue works good)
> markers
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Fill small cup with soil to within 1/2" of top.
>Sprinkle grass seeds onto top of soil & press lightly into soil.
>Don't "plant" the seeds; they just need contact with the soil.
>Water.
>Draw eyes, nose, mouth on cup for the face.
>Place cup in sunny place in your house.
>Water daily & watch grass sprout.
>The grass is the "hair" on the head of your cup character.
>
>One year, we made these for St. Patrick's Day.
>We cut out black leprechaun hats with big gold buckles & a green clover
>sitcking out of the hatband from construction paper, glued to one end of a
>popsicle stick, and stuck the stick into the edge of the cup so that it
>looked like he was wearing a hat on top of his long, green hair! These would
>be cute to make in large quantities (and fairly inexpensive) to use as tray
>favors at a local hospital or nursing home!
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: Make sure the very young children know that they
>should not eat the seeds. And don't "plant" the seeds, as mentioned above.
>
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>CRAFT TITLE: Nature Collage
>AGE LEVEL: Any but most interesting to Daisy - Brownie level
>
>CONTRIBUTOR: Ginger Jenner
>COUNCIL: Circle T GSC
>
>MATERIALS: at least 12 different leaves - collected on nature hike fall
>colored ones are really nice for this pictures from magazines or colored
>ones from the paper of trees that the leaves came from (alternative is of
>plants and animals that are native to the area)
> Contact Decorative Coating - Clear Transparent --plastic sheets
> 4 sticks and string for lashed frame (optional)
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Place the leaves in a circle tip to end or in an interesting pattern.
>Then place the pictures inside the leaves to fill the area.
>Carefully place Contact paper over the "picture" and gently press down to
>stick all items to paper.
>Turn over and place Contact paper on the back side (can use colored contact
>paper on the back).
>If you are making a frame, lash the 4 sticks to where they are slightly
>larger than the picture and tape, glue or lace the "picture" to the frame.
>Otherwise trim contact paper leaving about 1/2 inch around the outer leaves
>(also leave a tab at the top to hang up with a stick pin or on a nail).
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: Make sure the leaves are still soft because dry
>leaves will crack and break.
>These can also be used as snack placemats by just trimming contact paper
even.
>
>I have used this same idea with themes such as learning about my
>state-leaves from state tree, pictures from state bird, flower, capital
>building etc placed on a copied and cut out map of the state, sealed with
>contact paper on both sides.
>
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>*****
>CRAFT TITLE: Bookworn
>AGE LEVEL: Any
>
>CONTRIBUTOR: Jan McKinney
>COUNCIL: GSC of Savannah
>
>MATERIALS: 1-foot length of ribbed ribbon
> pipe cleaner
> two small beads (fingertip size)
> wiggly eyes
> pom pom.
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Start with ribbed ribbon.
>Cut two small holes in the ribbon 2 inches from one end and 1/4 inch from
>the sides.
>
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>Weave a short pipe cleaner through the holes and bend it to shape antennae.
>Fit small beads on the ends.
>Fold the end of the ribbon forward and glue it down to form a face.
>Glue on wiggly eyes and a colorful pom pom nose.
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> This may not be the best drawing but it is real cute when it's done
>and it is very easy to do.
>
>EDITOR"S NOTE -- I did the best I could with the above drawings, I hope they
>make sense.
>
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>*****CRAFT TITLE: A Basket of Hugs and Kisses or Party Favor Basket
>AGE LEVEL: Older Juniors, Cadettes, Senior and Adults
>
>CONTRIBUTOR: Gwen M. Corey
>COUNCIL: Carolina Low Country Girl Scout Council
>
>MATERIALS: Need per basket:
>1 - 1 1/4" X 2" Natural Chipwood Basket
>8 inches of trim lace (eyelet works, also)
>12 inches of 1/4" ribbon (color of your choice)
>1 Low Temp or Hot Glue gun
>
>Optional:
>one silk flower cut where flower meets stem (again your choice)
>one 1" sticker
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Cut enough of the ribbon to go over the handle of the basket. It should
>only go down the side no more than a 1/4". Glue this in the middle of the
>handle. (Most handles are a bit wider than the ribbon.)
>
>Beginning on one side under handle, glue trim lace around entire basket. You
>should have a bit extra to go over the beginning and fold under before
>gluing to make the finished product nice.
>
>With remaining ribbon, cover the top of the lace completely around the
basket.
>
>Using a silk flower, glue it on the side above where the lace meets at the
>top of the basket. The flower should seem as if it is coming out from
>behind the handle, where the handle meets the basket.
>
>If you have a small gold Girl Scout or Girl Guide emblem, I suggest gluing
>it on the other side of the basket at the same location as the flower.
>
>Fill with Hershey's Hugs and Kisses or other item you wish to give the
>receipient.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES:
>Make sure that you only cut one length of the ribbon and lace before cutting
>the rest, if making muliple
>baskets. Without gluing, make certain the ribbon and lace do fit around the
>basket. You can always trim
>excess and do not want to be short.
>
>I use green ribbon for Juniors and Leaders; blue ribbon for Cadettes and
>Seniors. I have given these as Volunteer thank yous and used them to hold
>lose badges awarded to the girls.
>
>For a flower, I use a Daisy to honor Juliette Low.
>
>****************************************************************************
>*****CRAFT TITLE: Jack o' Lantern
>AGE LEVEL : Brownie through Senior
>
>CONTRIBUTOR: Jeannie Craddock
>COUNCIL: San Gorgonio GSC
>
>MATERIALS: Empty tin can(any size) with small hole drilled on either side
>at the top, primer, acrylic
>paint in the following colors: orange( 2 shades), white, black; sharpie
>marker, sponge type paint brush,
>artist brush about a #5, small piece of sponge, wire (about 18" of 18 gauge
>wire) and needle nosed pliers. A
>few strands of raffia (optional)
>
>PROCEDURE:
>Paint cans with primer on outside. Let dry. (This may be done before cans
>are given to girls).
>Paint cans with darkest shade of orange paint.
>When dry, turn can so that open side is up and paint two white circles on
>what will be the front in the place
>where the eyes will normally be.
>Allow to dry.
>Paint two black pupils within the white circles.
>With the black, paint the smile, frown, etc. below the eyes.
>With the lighter orange, sponge randomly over the remaining orange paint.
>With sharpie marker, outline the eyes.
>When all paint is dry, it may have an optional coat of varnish applied to
>seal and preserve it.
>With wire and pliers attach one end to the hole in the side of the can and
>twist to secure. With pliers add some twists to the wire to give it an old
>look.
>Attach the other end to the other hole in the can.
>A raffia bow may be added for a rustic look.
>
>CAUTIONS/SPECIAL NOTES: This is a really cute project and I have taught it
>from Daisies to adults, though obviously you will need a lot of extra help
>for the really young girls.
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