Hello again friends! It was a muggy yet gloomy day here…perfect for staying inside and doing a little craft.
Sometimes Bella and I will spend time watching YouTube videos, some of which are super cute and creative. When we saw this video, we thought it would be fun to give it a go. It makes a perfect back to school project and it just happens to be this month’s DecoArt Challenge.
For this particular project, we used DecoArt Americana Multi Surface Acrylics.
Materials:
Spiral notebooks
Thick cardstock paper
Glue Stick
Scissors
Pliers
Black writer
White writer
Pink Tropics
Melonball
Cotton Ball
Orange Sherbert
Cocoa Bean
Instructions:
1) Trace half a circle using a plate on top of the book
2) Cut around semi circle and continue doing this through all pages
3) Trim remaining wire if needed and bend with pliers
***For the orange slice, we glued a piece of white cardstock to save some time and just painted in the orange area.
To paint a watermelon, use Pink Tropics to cover the entire cover. Paint a thin line with white followed by a thin line of Melonball. Use black writer to draw in little seeds.
To paint the kiwi, paint the entire book with Melonball mixed in with a little bit of yellow for more depth. Paint the center with white and add little dots using black writer.
We also painted a cute little orange slice just for fun.
If you wish, you can also just paint the notebooks as they are without cutting them. I think they’re so sweet, don’t you?
I hope you can pin them for later 🙂
much love,
Those notebooks are adorable!!
That’s sweet of you to say, Erin. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to comment. Have a great weekend!
I read the article with my daughters. They are very excited. They began to make “FRUIT NOTEBOOKS” 🙂
Very cute! I hope they enjoy them.
I love these and my kids would love these (we will have to give it a try)! So creative Lucy – xo!
Thanks, Annie. Please send me a photo of what you and the kiddies come up with…I’d love to see them. xo
These are the cutest!! Now I want to make one.
I love this idea! So cute
Very cute and innovative!!!… CRafty works can help our stationary budget too.. Ha ha !! Thanks for sharing an valuable idea
We ‘re adding yet another DIY project this week that you can stash with our DIY Washi Tape Stickers Decorated Notebook in your handmade gift closet!