Okay,
so this was supposed to be up last week and I do apologize for it not
being. I actually did have it filmed but I must have set something
wrong on my video camera because it just didn't turn out. I made the
decision to re-do the entire video rather than put up something that
I was truly unhappy with. I also decided to divide the video into two
videos- the paper printables in one and all the clay work in a second
one. There is just so much to do in each of these parts and I felt
that trying to rush through to make a reasonable length video wasn't
going to teach you what I want you to take away from the project. So
this week we are doing all the paper printable work and next week we
will dig out the clay and make that part.
Once
again I am pulling out on of Ann's free projects that are available
to those that subscribe to her newsletter. All you have to do is go
over to Paper Minis and sign up for the newsletter. Super simple and
it is free, it only comes once a week and you get see all the
wonderful kits she has as well as photos people have sent her of the
things they have made from her kits.
We
are making up 3 of Ann's projects this week so be sure to print off
all three.
I
decided to start with the chocolate bars mostly because they are easy
but also because they have a few steps and could be drying while I
worked on other parts. I printed the chocolate bar page out on
cardstock weight paper so they would have some body. Next week I am
going to show you how to make chocolate bars from polymer clay so
these are optional. I also wanted to use them to put inside the
wrappers of the bars I wanted to seal up.
I
printed the sheet of chocolate bar wrappers on regular printer paper.
I didn't want them to be heavy at all. These are the more modern
version of the candy bar wrappers and if you want to make yours look
more like the ones from the 50's you might want to trim the wrappers
to make them a bit shorter and then wrap your chocolate bars in foil
before you slide them into the wrappers. I am not sure what the
graphic looked like back then but you would at least get the feel of
the old time bars. (this is just in case you purchased the new
American Girl doll from the 50's and want to keep her there)
The
wrappers are really easy just be sure to not use too much glue. You
really just need a tiny bit of glue at the edge of the paper on each
of the places we glue these.
The
candy bars themselves are easiest to manage with a glue stick.
The
marshmallow bag is one of the coolest ideas I have seen in a long
time. I had in the past tried to figure out how to make a plastic bag
for something and could never come up with a workable idea. The way
Ann does this one is really simple and I can't figure out why it
eluded me for all this time. I find it easier to tape the label on
first and then cut the bag to size and assemble. Ann does provide a
sheet of directions with this project to make it easier for you.
Next
up was the graham cracker box and some graham crackers. These go
together just like most of the printables we have made in the past.
If these will be played with a lot by children you might think about
making the “bricks” of graham crackers over wooden blocks to make
them a bit more strudy.
The
last step is to use a clear finish to seal the printables. This does
several things. It makes them shiny so they look more realistic. It
adds a bit of strength to the finished pieces. And just as
importantly it covers up any dots of glue you might have gotten on
them in the process of assembly. Just don't over do the finish and
don't go too shiny. I used a satin finish and I think that is just
about right.
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