Pen holder collage
Difficulty: Very Easy
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Parental supervision is recommended
Give someone a great personalized gift with this Pen holder collage. This scrapbooking craft is fun and creative way to recycle old magazines and newspapers too.
What you'll need:
- Empty soup can
- Old magazines (that you can cut -- get permission first!)
- White "school" glue
- Scissors
- Paint brush
- Construction paper (background), optional
- Color photocopies of the family, optional
- Clear Con-Tact paper, optional
How to make it:
- Make sure that the can is clean and dry.
- If you are going to use a construction paper base (then you don't have to cover the entire can with pictures) glue it to the can - making sure to glue down all the edges well, and overlapping the paper a bit where it meets.
- Go through the old magazines and find words and pictures that remind you of the person you're making the gift for. (It can be words like love, sports, tools, jogging, running, crafts, work, fun, games, or any other words that make you think of him or her. The pictures don't need to look like him/her or even be pictures of people. Do they love animals? Sports? Fishing? Cooking? Try to find small pictures of things.) Cut these out as carefully as you can, leaving a small border around the edges.
- This project usually works better if you glue the pictures on first and then use the words to fill in the empty spaces. This makes it easier to read the words as well. You can place the words horizontally (side-to-side like they are in books) or diagonally (on a slant). Cover as much of the can as you are able. Let the can completely dry before the next step!
- Check all edges to make sure the pieces are all smooth and repair any that are sticking up instead of laying flat against the can.
- Make a mixture of glue and water. Use the paintbrush to lightly coat the can. This will "seal" your work and it should keep the edges from curling up later.
- Cut the Con-Tact paper to be a bit larger than the can. Carefully wrap it around the can. Trim off the excess.
- Wrap the can and give it to that special someone!
