Odds and Ends Frame
Difficulty: Easy
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Parental supervision is recommended
Old buttons, beans and other bits are the key ingredients for this fun Odds and Ends Frame. A clever way kids to recycle old items and create a great gift.
What you'll need:
- Framing mat board
- Odds and ends (string, beans, buttons, shells, etc.)
- Strong white glue (that dries clear)
- Very sharp craft knife
- Strong scissors
- Cutting surface
- Strong 1" tape (preferably with nylon fibers enmeshed)
- Markers or crayons, optional
How to make it:
- Cut out 2 (8"x8") squares of the mat board using either scissors or the
craft knife. - Cut out a 3"x5" section from the center of one of the squares. Use the craft knife for this step.
- Cut a "v" shape into one edge of the other 8" square. Be careful not to cut it out completely as this will be the stand.
- The "v" is in fact two cuts, going diagonally from the bottom to the middle of the frame. If you divide the frame into thirds (along the bottom), then cut diagonally upwards until the two cuts would be about 1 inch apart, this works.
- Bend this section back. It will break the mat board, but not
entirely. At this point, place a strip of nylon reinforced tape
vertically over the break to support the stand.
