Friday Virtual Crafternoons
05/20/20
Virtual Crafternoons on Facebook at 3:00 p.m.
Projects and Supply Lists
In-person library programs are on hold for the summer, but you can still get your creative fix with Friday Virtual Crafternoons! Once a month, Marissa from the South Branch will air a prerecorded craft demo that you can watch and complete at home. These videos will air live every week and be saved afterwards on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
This summer’s theme: Upcycle. Each of our projects will require minimal supplies that you likely already have lying around at home, and that can be repurposed into beautiful new objects!
Friday, June 26th @ 3 PM: Outdoor Mason Jar Chandelier
Friday, July 24th @ 3 PM: Recycled Magazine Bowl
Friday, August 21st @ 3 PM: Folded Book Art
Videos will be available for viewing on our Facebook page or our Youtube Channel. They will be published at the date and time listed and will still be available for viewing afterwards.
Here’s a complete list of upcoming crafts, along with what you’ll need for each. We’ve also included optional materials you may want to purchase or find in order to create a more “finished” project where applicable:
Folded Book Art
Make and Take packs, including supplies and instructions will be available for pickup at the South Branch Library. Email southbranchbreck@gmail.com to request your craft pack.
You will need:
- An old hardcover book you don’t mind repurposing
- A ruler that displays centimeters
- A pen or pencil
- This pattern
Past Projects:
Visit our YouTube Channel to find how-to videos.
Friday, April 24th: DIY Mini Piñatas
Piñata templates from this website
To make the piñatas, you will need:
Cereal/pasta/cracker boxes (raid your recycling bin!)
Tissue paper, colors dependent on what design you want to create
Construction paper, colors dependent on what design you want to create
Packing tape, glue, scissors, a pen
String to hang your piñata
Friday, May 1st: Felt Flowers
This template
To make just the flowers, you will need:
Different colors of felt
Hot glue gun
Scissors, black sharpie
To make the full art, as shown in the flyer below, you’ll also need:
An embroidery hoop (any size)
Any fabric
Friday, May 8th: Homemade Sprinkle Mixes
To make basic colorful sprinkles, you will need:
Powdered sugar (at least 4 cups)
Merengue powder or an egg white
Water
Gel food coloring (link is to a multi-pack that includes all colors you’d need for any of the mixes)
To make the cookies and milk sprinkle mix as pictured, you’ll also need:
Mini marshmallows
Oreo cookies
To make the emoji sprinkle mix exactly as pictured, you’ll also need:
Heart shaped sprinkles
Plain white sprinkles
To make the donut sprinkles, you will need:
Cheerios and/or chocolate Cheerios
Chocolate chips and/or white chocolate chips
Gel food coloring
Friday, May 15th: Rock Photo Holders
For this project, you will need:
Rocks (smooth if possible, a few inches in size)
Acrylic paint
Paintbrush
A pen or sharpie
Wire (ideally copper wire, but any wire will work)
To protect the paint on your rocks from chipping, you may also want:
Mod Podge
Friday, May 22nd: Marbled Coffee Mugs
To make this project, you will need:
A cheap ceramic coffee mug
Nail polish, at least one color of your choice
A large plastic container for dipping your mug
Warm water
Toothpicks
Paper towels
Friday, May 29th: Pom Pom Garland
To make this project, you will need:
Yarn in colors of your choice
Scissors
Outdoor Mason Jar Chandelier
You will need:
- 3-5 jars; mason jars, spaghetti sauce jars, or jam jars would all work great for this project
- Twine, rope, or thick string
- Small rocks
- A stick or branch around 2-3 feet long
- Scissors
- Optional: tealight candles
Recycled Magazine Bowl
You will need:
- 1 thick magazine (InStyle, Vogue, etc) or 2 thinner ones (People, Us Weekly, etc)
- A ruler, pen, scotch tape and scissors
- Recommended: Mod Podge to seal/strengthen your bowl and a paint brush to apply
