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How To Make Nautical Ornaments By Using Only Cotton Rope And Popsicle Sticks

At first, I was only making one Nautical ornament from only cotton rope and popsicle sticks; which is ship wheel for my upcoming coastal theme project. But then, I ended up making more Nautical ornaments; an anchor and a life buoy. Do you want to know how to make the three Nautical ornaments from only two materials; cotton rope and popsicle sticks? Well, let’s begin!

Things to prepare on how to do Nautical ornaments :

Cotton rope
Popsicle sticks
Glue
White acrylic paint
Blue acrylic paint

Steps for making the ship wheel, anchor and life buoy from cotton rope and popsicle sticks are so simple :

Ship wheel : glue cotton rope to shape a full circle. Paint four ice sticks with white acrylic. Glue the four sticks like in the picture. Glue the cotton rope to the ice cream sticks and make the outer circle. Finished!
Anchor : Paint two ice sticks with white. Cut and glue ice sticks like in the picture. Use cotton rope to make the top ring of the anchor and the bottom arch with nods ending. Finished!
Life buoy : Shape a donut from cotton rope with glue. Paint one popsicle stick with light blue and cut in four. Glue the four sticks each to the life buoy as shown on the picture. Finished!

Super easy to make! Only using cotton rope and popsicle sticks! Great nautical ornaments for any coastal or beach theme diy projects. It would be a great ornament addition to a marine decor. That is why you should see my next nautical project for home decoration which perfect for summer or seaside decor.

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Mel

DIY Two Sided Coaster – Dad Is My Anchor

I have mentioned on my earlier post Best Things To Celebrate Father’s Day – With Anchor, that I have an ongoing Father’s Day project which involved an anchor. Well, this is it, I made a DIY Two Sided Coaster – Dad Is My Anchor. This diy would be a great idea for Fathers Day gift; not just because it’s handmade but also the meaning of “Dad Is My Anchor” that would melt any Dad’s heart.

Anchor (according to dictionary) is “a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom, typically one having a metal shank with a ring at one end for the rope and a pair of curved and/or barbed flukes at the other.” Therefor, an Anchor is a symbol of safety and stability. In relation to that, “Dad Is Your Anchor” have a meaning of your Dad as your safety, someone you would hold on to. I think is a very strong statement, yet sweet and honoring for any Dads out there. And wouldn’t it be great to be used in a coaster as a gift on Father’s Day.

Now, let’s get our hands a bit dirty! Prepare first all the things you need to have for making this DIY Two Sided Coaster – Dad Is My Anchor:

Cork Mat
Burlap (Stiff type)
Glue for wood
White acrylic paint
Drawing Pen
Black brush pen

Not many things to prepared to make this easy handmade coaster. Let’s go through the simple steps to do DIY Two Sided Coaster – Dad Is My Anchor:

Cut the cork mat 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm) dimension in square.
Cut the stiff burlap with same dimension as the cork mat.
Glue together the square cork mat and the stiff burlap. Let it dry.
Cut the 4 corners in bevel to give a better look to the coaster.
Draw an anchor with drawing pen on the burlap side and write the words “Dad Is My” on the cork side of the coaster.
Paint the anchor sketch with white acrylic paint. Let it dry.

Finished! You got yourself a two sided coaster with the message “Dad Is My Anchor”. Cork side with “Dad Is My” and burlap side is a painted Anchor. A great way to express your appreciation to your Dad. Plus, a two sided coaster is a unique and functional gift for a Dad. Hope my DIY Two Sided Coaster – Dad Is My Anchor would be a Father’s Day gift inspiration or simply a birthday gift to Dads.

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Make creativity as an anchor to every of your creation!

Mel

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Altered Eclectics – AG

Easy Handmade Coasters Gift For Mother’s Day

This can be a last minute easy handmade project to make as a gift for Mother’s Day. A simple handmade gift just to bring a smile to your mom. Easy coasters made from popsicle sticks with a little panting and writing job.

What do you need to make easy handmade coasters as a gift on mother’s day:

Popsicle sticks
Glue for wood
Green, yellow, red, blue, white acrylic paint (mixed it to get pastel colors of blue, purple, green, yellow, pink).
Cotton rope
Kraft card in round shape.
Black brush pen

Not many things to prepared to make this easy handmade coasters. Let’s go through the simple steps to do Mother’s Day gift coasters.

Line up the popsicle sticks until the dimension is square.
Give structure to the line of popsicle sticks.
Draw a circle and a little heart. Paint the circle with each color paint you have prepared. Leave the love shape area from painting. Let it dry.
Write the word “Mom” with brush pen. Let it dry.
Paint the circle Kraft card with white paint and write “Happy Mother’s Day” with drawing pen.
Punch a hole on the card and tie it to the set of handmade coasters with cotton rope.
Your handmade Mother’s Day gift is ready. I keep it simple but if you want to add more ornaments to the gift card, feel free.

You can change the colors with your mom’s favorite color. I prefer pastel colors because it looks so soft and goes well with the wooden popsicle sticks. Well, have fun making the handmade coasters for Mother’s Day gift!

For more inspiration on Mother’s Day gift, check Super Quick & Easy DIY Flower Vase For Mother’s Day Gift.

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Happy creative Mother’s Day!

Mel

Challenges I entered for the handmade Mother’s Day gift coaster:

DIY Halloween Coasters From Popsicle Sticks

Halloween is coming soon, planning and preparing Halloween can be an exciting thing to do, especially when you plan to throw some Halloween party. Seasonal decorations should not be expensive, since it’s just a one time event. So have some DIY Halloween is a great solution. And on this occasion, I’m going to share with you some ideas of easy diy Halloween coasters.

I used 3 Halloween colors; white, black and orange. I made the coasters out of popsicle sticks, easy to find material, cheap and easy to work with. Seems like there are tons of useful things you can make from popsicle sticks; like for example, I just used popsicle sticks as a DIY Fall (in love) Sign.

What do you need to make easy Halloween coasters :

Popsicle sticks
Glue for wood
White spray paint
Black acrylic paint
White acrylic paint
Orange acrylic paint (vermilion)
Paint brush

Not too many things you need to make this easy diy coasters. Let’s go through the simple steps to do this Halloween coasters.

Line up the popsicle sticks until the dimension is about square.
Give structure to the line of popsicle sticks
Spray paint 2 plain coasters with white. Let it dry.
Color the 3rd coaster with orange acrylic color.
Paint one of the white coaster with shades of orange. When finished and dried, paint some Halloween sentiment and a little spider with its web.
Paint smiling pumpkin on the second white coaster. I love the happy silly pumpkin look.
Paint the orange coaster with spider’s web and then a little white spider.
Finished! You can be creative with more look, the popsicle sticks coasters are like blank canvas.

Easy, cheap and fun diy to do with your kids or entire family to prepare up coming Halloween. This Halloween coasters are just great for party coasters or just simply as Halloween decorations. Well, I will be back with more Halloween diys. So, make sure you follow me, thanks!