Tutorial - How to Make a Seed Covered Bird Feeder

A fun spring or summer craft to make with kids

Tutorial at Non Toy Gifts Blog

"My kids and I made the dream bird feeder, one that is completely covered in seeds. It’s like a cake house for kids, though, considering Hansel and Gretel’s experience with such a house, this may not be quite the best example.  Birds, chipmunks and squirrels came to check it out right away and we had fun peeping out the window to see who would be the first to take a bite out of the house".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Cut Apart Valentine Hearts

Craft for kids starts with an empty box

Tutorial at Non Toy Gifts Blog

"Once the Christmas tree and decorations made their way out of the house, Valentine hearts started taking over. I’m in the process of creating about 70 Valentines (actually only the heart bags, as the valentines are store bought) and we were busy with a Valentine craft this past weekend. The boys and I painted Valentine hearts made from cardboard. This craft is a nice way of using scrap cardboard and the outcome can be used as decoration. A kid made Valentine decoration to proudly display over the fireplace".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Cardboard Piano Keyboard

Make a paper instrument just for fun

Tutorial at DIY Crafts Blog

"Hey guys!! It's Monday and I decided I would post how to make a small cardboard keyboard for those piano lovers out there! What really inspired me to do this was that I had a piano recital this Sunday and I thought it would be fun to do something piano themed. Anyways.. If you have any crafts or something themed that you would like me to do please write it down in the comments down below! Okay, now let's just jump into this".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Cardboard Arc de Triomph

Decorated box provides hours of playtime

Tutorial at Non Toy Gifts Blog

"We had this big collection of boxes in our garage since we moved in our new home, three years ago. I planned on using them for indoor activities with kids but winter went by without me touching any. When I finally started to turn them into fun toys for my boys and created a waterproof cardboard car wash, my husband decided it was time to make room in the garage and threw them all away, except for one. A big box".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Art Journal

Upcycling a cardboard box to an Art Journal

Tutorial at Kalasirjana Blog

"A quick post to share the debris journal made by recycling a big sturdy card board box in which I received my DCWV blog hop prize pack.......the pics are self-explanatory........Hope you will like it.  The journal is constructed recycling the big cardboard box cut into 7"x7" and 6"x6" pieces. With two writers in the house, we frequently receive packages from our publishers wrapped in thick brown wrapping paper which was cut to size and recycled to attach the cardboard panels".... Read more

Tutorial - Lion Bank with Recycled Cardboard

Make a bank out of recycled cardboard and duck tape or fabric

Tutorial at Joyful Daisy Blog

"If you are or know a Detroit Lions fan this is a wonderful project for you!  If not, you may want to see how easy this project is and then adapt it. (See our ELEPHANT BOX at the end of this post.)   We used lots of recycled materials to make our Detroit Lions Bank saving lots of money which in turn is being saved in this fun box for a trip to travel downstate to go see our beloved Detroit Lions next season".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a 3-D Star

A recycled cereal box provides the base for this star

Star Tutorial at Puddle Designs Blog
 

"I have been wanting one of those really-cool-vintage looking-3D-stars for such a long time!  But $25 is way too much for me to spend on one of them (I am such a cheap-o).  I looked all over the internet (and when I say internet, what I really mean is Pinterest :-), and I could not find any instructions for a big star.  There were tons of ideas on how to create the little teeny tiny ones, but I wanted a BIG one!  I finally decided that I needed to get off my lazy bum and just figure out how to make one myself.  Now, I get to share my new found knowledge with you".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Frame with Cardboard

Make a paper photo frame as a father's day gift

Frame Tutorial at Ohoh Blog

"It's been awhile since I made something with cardboard, I almost forgot it was soo nice and fast! And like father's day is coming it was the perfect opportunity to do something. It tooks me about two hours to realize this project. I'm gonna put picture of my two kids in it as a father day's present!  So you gonna need:  Cardboard (2mm and 0.5mm thickness), 2 different papers (I used brown Skyvertex and beige tissue paper), white glue, paint brush, pencil, equerre, cutter, and scissors".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Fabric Covered Letters

Create any word, phrase, or name

Letter Tutorial at The Paisley Fish Blog

"Using cardboard, cut out your letter (I free handed my letters), and enough strips of cardboard to make the width of your 3D letters. My width strips were 2.25″ thick. When you cut out the letters, flip each letter over and cut out a reflection of the letter for the back side of the 3D piece".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Cardboard Chandelier

Amazing!  Free PDF instructions too.

How to Make a Cardboard Chandelier Tutorial at JellyFish Jelly Blog

"Here’s how to turn 2 cereal boxes, 1 cardboard roll, 1 soft drink bottle and a few paperclips into" Read more