DIY String Art

I've been helping a friend make gifts and one of them was string artwork. It's great for people off at college to remember their home town or couples in need of a Valentine's Day gift.

Supplies:
- canvas (pre-painted)
- 11/16 in. linoleum nails
- string
- hot glue and hot glue gun
- tape

Print out the image you want to use and center it on your canvas with tape. My friend wanted a heart around a city so we drew that onto the image before hand.

Go around the edge of the image with the nails, making sure they are evenly spaced apart and pushed into the canvas the same amount. Make sure to do any shapes on the inside (like the heart around the city) during this step as well.

Flip the canvas over and hot glue around the base of each nail so they won't move. (Don't worry, hot glue sticks to canvas!)

Pick a nail to start on and tie the end of the string around it, then wrap away. I wrapped mine in straight lines, but doing it randomly works too.

Keep going until you hit the beginning point, and then you're done. Enjoy your handmade artwork :)

DIY New Year's Eve Confetti Poppers

Prepping for your New Year's party? Don't forget the confetti! Make confetti poppers for the kids ( or you) to celebrate the new year.

Supplies:
- toilet paper tubes or cardboard tubes cut to 4.5 inches long
- tissue paper (the number of poppers you're making plus 1)
- glue
- thread
- construction paper ( pre-cut into 2 in by 6 in strips)

- the year (click here for pre-made ones)

Put a line of glue on the toilet paper tube, then press the edge of the tissue paper to it and roll.

Once it is fully rolled up, place a line of glue on the other end and press onto the tube.

Glue one end of the construction paper to the tube and wrap the other end around, gluing it in place.

Take the year that you have cut out and glue it to tube.

Using the tread, tie one end of the popper closed, making sure there is no gap in the middle.

Fold up one sheet of tissue paper and cut all of the folds. Then cut into strips making confetti. Fill the popper with it.

Tie off the other end with thread.

That's it! Enjoy celebrating the new year and stay safe :)