Rolled Magazine Project—Home Made Simple. Online : HOW TO - Magazine Bowls. How to Make a Magazine Reed Box. April 17th, 2009 Email 262 users recommend Tightly rolled magazine pages make gorgeous reeds, which you can use to cover all kinds of things. Diane Gilleland You can use ad pages, article pages, or text pages to make your reeds. All those graphics will blend into lovely, subtle colors and patterns. Here's a simpler magazine reed project: covered picture frames. Photo: Diane Gilleland 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5next> View all I'm getting fairly obsessed with magazine reeds these days. What you'll need: Magazine pagesTwo bamboo skewers (the narrowest ones you can find)Glue stick (see note below)RulerPencilAleene's Tacky GlueMoist towelSharp, strong scissorsSmall boxMod Podge and brush A note on glues: For this project, you'll want a glue stick that sticks strongly and isn't too wet.
Incidentally, you'll end up with a lot of glue on your fingers during this project! Part 1: Make a Magazine ReedFirst, tear out a pile of magazine pages. Fold each page in half lengthwise, as shown. Try This: Easy Decorative Vases. These graceful vases take about 60 seconds to make: 20 seconds to cut the paper, 20 to brush it with glue and 20 to wrap it around a glass. Fill the finished vases with cut flowers, dried arrangements, maybe even celery stalks or lemongrass. If you like, place a votive candle in the bottom of the glass and watch the intricate shapes and unusual textures of these delicate vegetable (and fruit!)
Papers flicker to life. 1. Measure and cut handmade paper (available at specialty paper and craft stores or online) to the right height for your tall, straight-sided glass with a craft blade or scissors. You can leave the top edge irregular or cut it straight. 2. 3. Recycled Magazine Bowls | How to Make and Do. If you have a stack of magazines that you don’t want any more, recycle them into a funky Recycled Magazine Bowl, like this one, designed by Tara Prigge. Tara folded each sheet into 1-1/2″ strips, using a glue stick to stick down the outside fold. Then the strips were joined together with clear tape and rolled in a coil that was gradually curled around itself to form a bowl. Different crafters like different ways of doing things, but who’s to say which is best. There’s a great Magazine Bowl tutorial by Patricia Zapata, with step-by-step photos of her technique, using strips rolled to about 1/2 inch, fastened by hot glue.
Although the bowls look wonderful just as they are, Tara is thinking of spray painting one orange to use as a candy bowl for Halloween, or making a set of magazine bowls in assorted sizes. Make this Coiled Magazine Basket from one inch vertical strips foiled into thirds. I love the creativity shown in a self-titled Half-Baked Idea on Craftypod.com. Related posts: Tie Dye with Tissue Paper | Dollar Store Crafts. Craftcast posted a project that shows you how to use tissue paper (the kind you use to wrap stuff with) to dye fabric with. What a cool use for that dollar store staple!
Craftcast used some specialty supplies to make an arty fabric piece, but I used tissue paper to dye a onesie. I have tie dyed before, and it's a lot of fun, but it costs about $20 just to experiment a little with tie dye, plus it's not the kind of activity you want to do with very small kids because of the toxicity of some of the necessary materials. Dyeing with tissue paper is a great way to get the look of tie dye with very basic materials you have on hand or can get at the dollar store. This is a great project for young kids.
My 2 year-old son helped me make the onesie. It would be fun to do this a day camp or as a scout activity. I only had three fairly light colors of tissue paper at my house (yellow, orange, and lighter blue), but I think bolder colors would be quicker and have more impact. Project Estimate: