DIY Ball

 

This ball is great for a game of catch, tossing, soccer, or whatever you like! Just keep in mind, it doesn’t bounce. And this ball can be made in all different colors, so long as you have certain fabrics for those colors. Let’s get to it!

Supplies:

Fabric

A toiler paper roll

Fabric glue (or a hot glue gun might work better)

Directions:

1. Using the directions from the blog post titled ‘T.P. Roll Present’, make a square box with your toilet paper roll

2. Next, take your fabric, and wrap it around one side of the box, and then cut out that strip just a little longer, so it will overlap with itself 

3. Wrap it around that one side of the box, and where it overlaps, add your fabric glue so it stays secure

4. Now take your fabric again, and cut out a strip for the side that still shows the box instead of fabric

5. Wrap it around that side of the box, and secure the part that overlaps with glue

6. Now wait till it dries, and then you have a ball great for catch, tossing, soccer, or whatever you like!

DIY Spring Decorations

 Spring. The wonderful season of flowers and beauty. 

Spring is an amazing time, and what better way to enjoy than to make the inside of your home look just as beautiful as the outside? Today we are going to look at a few ways we can make that happen.

A Leaf Garland:

Leaves are great for summer and spring, so you can keep them up for both! Not to mention, there are incredible easy to make! You just need embroidery floss, and paper. I used green, but you could totally do a pastel leaf garland! Simple cut out some leaves, and tape them to your embroidery floss, and hang it up anywhere!

Paper Chains:

Yes, we did use these in winter as well, but they come in so many colors that they work for whatever! I chose purple for my chain, but you can use any color you like! Pink, purple, green, light blue, yellow, or all of the above work great! These are very simple to make; just take some paper strips, and glue the ends together, then place another strip inside and glue those ends, thus forming a chain.

Paper Flowers:

It just would not be spring without flowers. These paper flowers come in all shapes, colors and sizes. You can find many variations but all work so long as they are flowers! You can do whatever you like. And then you can string them and make a garland, place them around the room, place them in pots, or whatever!

Easter Eggs:

Spring is great for Easter eggs, because, of course, Easter is in spring! So you can definitely have Easter eggs anywhere in your house. They can be real painted eggs, paper, or anything!

Enjoy your spring!

DIY Mini Basket

 

This little DIY project is adorable and useful! You can store home-made paper stars, rocks, pine, or whatever you want inside this little basket. It is super simple when it comes to the making, and you can do it with simple items you find at home!

Supplies:

A T.P. Roll

Scissors

Tape (or a glue gun, which might work better)

Directions:

1. Fold your toilet paper roll into a square (in order to do this, first flatten it one direction, then the other)

2. Use your scissors and cut off an end piece (the larger you make it the taller your basket will be)

3. Take that square and place it on top of your toilet paper roll like this

4. Cut off another piece based on where the first square ended

5. Now stick the first square inside of the new one (make sure they are both a square shape!)

6. Now cut in the middle of the area on the top

7. Fold the ‘flaps’ that you now have inward

8. Now use tape or a hot glue gun to secure it inside

Note: I used tape to secure mine, but it wasn’t sticking very well. So you might want to. Use stronger tape than normal, or a hot glue gun to secure it

9. Decorate it if you like, and you are done!

Valentine’s Day Countdown

 

Ahh…. Valentine’s Day. The beautiful day of expressing friendship and love with one another. If you are looking for a way to decorate for this amazing holiday, this is for you! 

Supplies:

Pink paper

Pencil

Scissors

Tape

Directions:

1. Using your paper, cut out as many hearts as possible (relatively small) after drawing them

2. Then write something you love on them (just like you sometimes write things you are thankful for on Thanksgiving)

3. And you can even sign your name and write the year!

4. Now hang it on the wall with tape, like in the photo at the very top

5. Starting on February 1st, do this every day, every week, every 2 days, once a week, or however often you like!

6. And on Valentine’s Day, do one last round, and there you go!

DIY Potted Flower

 

These DIY Potted Flowers are adorable in my opinion, and are the perfect way to brighten up a small space. They a super simple to make, and only requiere a few supplies! They are adorable tiny little plants that can go anywhere. Let’s get going!

Supplies:

T.P. Roll

A pencil

Construction paper

Scissors

A glue stick

Directions:

1. Using your paper and scissors, cut a strip of paper from the side

2. Now cut into the paper at the top, but leave the bottom uncut, so just cut a little less than halfway through

3. Now wrap it around a pencil, once you have wrapped it around once, glue the paper that will touch what you are wrapping around, so that it stays together

4. Apply glue as you go to keep it from falling apart

5. Once you get to the end, apply one last amount of glue, and finish wrapping around the pencil and press on the flower to make sure the glue stays in place

6. Using your T.P. Roll, cut of a little from the bottom

7. Now make a cut in its side

8. Take the flower off of the pencil and glue the end of the T.P. Roll strip and wrap it around the flower

9. Cover the rest of the T.P. Roll strip with glue as well, or it will come undone

10. When you get to the end of the strip glue it as well so it stays in place, press it down with your fingers for a few seconds.

11. Now poke the pencil back through the flower so it gets that circle shape, instead of flat. And fluff out the flower by pushing the little paper strips outward

12. And you’re done!

DIY Easy No-sew Bows

 

If you have ever wanted to make a bow, but you didn’t know how to sew, don’t have a sewing machine, or don’t like hand sewing, then this is a project for you! These bows are easy to make, and adorable! And you need very little materials to make them! Let’s get to it then!

Supplies:

Hair clip

Fabric (that matches your hair clip!)

Scissors

Ruler

Directions:

1. Cut a piece of fabric that is about 11 inches long (at least) and however wide you want

2. Now fold in one side about halfway over the fabric

3. Now fold the other side over that fold you just made

4. Now, using the same color fabric (or if you really want it can be multicolor) cut a piece of fabric that is about 9 inches long, and about 1 inch wide

5. With this strip, place it under the folded piece, make sure the folded side of the bigger fabric shows on top!

6. Now tie a knot with it, on the folded fabric (make sure that you are tying a knot on the side that shows the folds!)

7. Now it is up to you if you want to keep the strands from the knot, and pull them downward and leave them like that

Or cut the strands, which is what I did. It all depends on what type of bow you want

8. Now take your hair clip and open it, place it through the knot in your bow

9. And now you’re done!

The Short Story Challenge has come to an end

 Hello everyone, and happy New Year! Since it is a new year, we have reached the end of my short story challenge. I hope you liked all of these short stories, and that you saw and understood each moral. It was very enjoyable to write all of these stories, but now it has come to an end. But, as it is a new year, it is a year of new beginnings, and ends. Happy New Year!