Mushroom Wand Craft

Hello, my magical friends!! Ready to make another amazing craft??

Let’s make a Magical Mushroom Wand!!!!

Follow along and find inspiration from other creations at the very end!

First thing’s first: Let’s grab our materials!! We have the perfect assortment of papers, ribbons, and tools to help us make something Magical!

Here at Art and Happiness we have a very handy tool- the Die Cut Machine!! It has hundreds of shapes to cut out for all kinds of crafty goodness!

We are going to use #216, the circle and scalloped circle!

If you’re in the shop and want to use the Die Cut machine, ask one of us to show you how best to use it- then use any paper you’d like!

Now that we have our Circles cut, we’ll to a bit of a trick to turn the flat circle into a rounded mushroom top!

Grab some scissors and cut up one quarter of the circle to the very center, just so that it opens up like a Pac-man! Fold this over the opposing side and glue it down. Now it has a slight curve!

While we’re at it, lets punch out some white dots for our mushroom cap!

Glue these all over and trim the edges if there are any over lapping dots.

Grab the scalloped circle and a pen! Let’s mark up the scalloped circle to look like the gills of a mushroom, drawing lines almost- but not completely- to the center!

This mini-hole punch is the perfect tool to help us with the next step! Punch a hole in the very center and then grab a skewer, and gently push it through to open the hole to skewer-size!

Take it apart again and clip the pointy tip off the skewer! We don’t need an accidental mushroom sword- we’re making a wand!

Thread the skewer back through and add hot glue again and carefully add a dollop to the inside of our mushroom. Squish the top and bottom together and hold it until it dries!

Now it is time to choose our favorite ribbons!

There is an entire ribbon rack here at Art and Happiness, with so many to choose from!

Here’s a few I’ve picked for my own! My most favorite is the green leaf ribbon!

We’ll tie these individually to the skewer and slide them down to the cap! Use a little hot glue to help hold them down.

Now for the stem! Roll a rectangle of textweight paper around a skewer, then unroll it! We’ll roll it up again but slightly strewn to make a cone shape. Put hot glue along the skewer and slide the cone-shaped stem up, gluing it to itself!

Oh, how much fun was that!! You can make so many kinds of Magical Mushroom Wands!

Maybe you’re throwing a mushroom party? Or a whimsical day in the woods? Or even just need a new wand to add to the collection of your favorite spellcaster!

You can always come in to Art and Happiness and gather all you need to make your most magical creations!!

Can’t wait to see you soon!!

Have so MUSH fun creating crafts, and always feel free to send us a pic of what you’re making! We would LOVE to see your art!

Art and Happiness

2004 James St

Bellingham WA 98225

(360) 206-0389

Monday-Saturday

10am-6pm

Sunday

12noon- 5pm

Bacon and Eggs Card Craft

Happy day, friends!! Hope you’re hungry!

This week we’re making Bacon and Eggs, and Toast served on a CARD!

Follow along and make some breakfast with us~

First we’ll make a little table cloth for our food to rest on! Just a bit of vellum will do the trick!

Of course we love a pun, this statement says “I hope your day is EGG-STRA SPECIAL!”

That yolk cracks me up!!

Do you like Bacon? We’ll cook up a few strips!

Cut out two big strips and two tiny strips for the inside of the card!

We’ll brown up the strips with some ‘Walnut Stain’ by Distress Ink. Do you like your bacon extra crispy?

Cut up some red slivers of paper to add meaty texture to your bacon too! Yum!

Time to Toast!!

We’ll take some kraft tone paper and make two slices!

Use some brown suede paper to make some crust!! I like a lot of crust on my toast, do you like your toast with the crust cut off?

Add some dots to your bread to give it some texture too!

Now for the best part— EGGS!!

Trace and cut out a squiggly egg shape! Pop out two circles- orange and yellow- and layer them to make the yolk!

Do you like your eggs sunnyside up or fried?

You could brown your eggs with the walnut stain if you like them crispy!

Let’s make our plate!

This is a lot of food for a little card, so do try to fit all of that on there! Add some butter to your toast if you’d like!

Use a white pen to add some highlights, too!

Make some tiny snacks for the inside too, that little bacon and a mini egg!

What a tasty treat you’ve created!! This is bound to put a smile on a friends face!

This craft is over-Easy and Fun to create for anyone of any age!!

It was so fun Bacon this card with you! It came out Toast-ally great!

See you next week for another super fun craft!!

Art and Happiness

2004 James St

Bellingham WA 98225

Mon-Sat

10am-6pm

Sunday

Noon-5pm

(360)206-0389