Nature inspired crafts?

[JacquelineDeane55]

Does anyone do nature inspired crafts?

I collected some acorns awhile ago and I was thinking about making a stick out of them, lol.

 

[myway]

You could paint the acorns different colors. Glue them on a cardboard canvas and you have a moasaic.

 

[gerbilwoman]

You could glue them together and make them into a cross or a ring which you could then further decorate, if you wanted to.

I have been wanting to get into flower pressing.

 

[tiyashrivasthav]

Dragon-twigs

The propeller-shaped seeds from maple trees form the wings of these delicate dragonflies. For each, place four maple seeds on your work surface with their ends meeting as shown above. Add a drop of tacky glue to each end, then rest a 4-inch twig on top. Let the glue dry. (A hot glue gun can be used instead, if an adult helps.) Turn over the dragonfly and add a line of glitter glue to the edge of each wing. Attach two small glass bead eyes with glue.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Dragon-twigs

The propeller-shaped seeds from maple trees form the wings of these delicate dragonflies. For each, place four maple seeds on your work surface with their ends meeting as shown above. Add a drop of tacky glue to each end, then rest a 4-inch twig on top. Let the glue dry. (A hot glue gun can be used instead, if an adult helps.) Turn over the dragonfly and add a line of glitter glue to the edge of each wing. Attach two small glass bead eyes with glue.

Anything to do with maple leaves would be good for a Canadian-theme gift...

 

[Maka]

Dragon-twigs

The propeller-shaped seeds from maple trees form the wings of these delicate dragonflies. For each, place four maple seeds on your work surface with their ends meeting as shown above. Add a drop of tacky glue to each end, then rest a 4-inch twig on top. Let the glue dry. (A hot glue gun can be used instead, if an adult helps.) Turn over the dragonfly and add a line of glitter glue to the edge of each wing. Attach two small glass bead eyes with glue.

Awesome! We call those helicopters, if you throw them up in the air they spin like a propeller on the way down.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Awesome! We call those helicopters, if you throw them up in the air they spin like a propeller on the way down.

Kind like sycamore leaves...

 

[angelkiss]

I personally, use acorns, hickory nuts, sage grass and empty bird nests for a lot of my crafts.
The acorns can be turned into elves, faeries, smurfs, etc. Just flip it upside down, paint the top to look like a hat, paint the head whichever tone you choose, then put a couple dots for eyes.
You can also dip the acorn in mod podge and roll it around in glitter of your choice. Put them in a small glass container, add a bow and you have a little festive decoration that sparkles.

Does anyone do nature inspired crafts?

I collected some acorns awhile ago and I was thinking about making a stick out of them, lol.

 

[faroukfarouk]

I personally, use acorns, hickory nuts, sage grass and empty bird nests for a lot of my crafts.
The acorns can be turned into elves, faeries, smurfs, etc. Just flip it upside down, paint the top to look like a hat, paint the head whichever tone you choose, then put a couple dots for eyes.
You can also dip the acorn in mod podge and roll it around in glitter of your choice. Put them in a small glass container, add a bow and you have a little festive decoration that sparkles.

Hi angelkiss! Happy new year!

Yes acorns are rather versatile, I guess.

Crafts can keep one close to nature also.

Blessings.