Why, hello there! This project is fun and easy for the whole family that is inspired by the laziest lump of fluff we all know and love: Winnie the Pooh. You’ll be creating your own honey–or “hunny”–pot filled to the brim with that sticky yellow goodness. Let’s see what you’ll need:
Supplies List:
Tools List:
Terracotta Pot
Medium Sized Paint Brush
Purple Outdoor Paint
Liner Paint Brush or White Paint Pen
Saffron Yellow Outdoor Paint
Large Paint Brush
White Acrylic Paint
Disposable Cup
Rocks (for drainage- if the pot doesn’t have a hole at the bottom)
Painter’s Tape
Instructions
Place your Terracotta Pot onto a bit of cardboard or a paper bag.
Mix together the White Paint with the Purple Outdoor Paint in a separate cup to create a lighter purple color.
Paint the entire outside of your pot excluding the bottom. Try to brush horizontally along the pot with the grain.
Let it dry and apply a second coat if you wish.
Once dry, Use some painter’s tape and place the top edge of the tape about 2 inches from the bottom of the pot. Try to make a straight line with that top edge of the tape all the way around the pot.
Use the purple outdoor paint (not the light one you mixed) and paint a big thick band around the pot.
You can use a large rubber band that fits snuggly to the pot to create a straight top line, but I just went for it.
Let it dry.
Grab your Saffron Yellow Outdoor Paint and start painting drips of honey on the top edge of your pot. You can draw little swoops and squiggles and fill them in with the paint. Paint them in different sizes and add long drips to make it more believable.
I wouldn’t recommend the brand of paint I used for the honey. It was very sheer and I had to layer it about 4 times.
Let it dry before adding more coats–if necessary. Also, paint the first couple inches inside the pot with the yellow as well.
Use a Liner brush (a brush that is thin and long) to write out the letters: ‘H’ ‘U’ ‘N’ ‘N’ ‘Y’ with the first ‘N’ written backwards in white paint.
Use that same brush to add little highlights to the dripping honey. Choose one side of the drips so it looks like light is coming from the same direction.
Lastly, if your pot doesn’t have a drainage hole, add some rocks to the bottom before planting!
You Made It!
Wow, that was great, everyone! I hope you enjoyed this little craft. I’m sure yours is absolutely adorable! I think it’s perfect for any Disney lover’s garden. The plant I chose to put in my pot is called a Paula Rhodoxis. It has these pretty pink star-shaped flowers and the leaves almost look like cat nip.
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Aloha! Welcome! Today we are creating a tropical birdhouse for our macaw hosts Jose, Michael, Pierre, and Fritz. We’ll be singing like the birdies so grab your pineapple whip and let’s get started! Here’s what you’ll need:
We’re going to start with decorating the roof with these tear-drop shaped wooden pieces. The pattern goes like this:
Layer 1: 5 small
Layer 2: 3 small
Layer 3: 3 medium
Layer 4: 3 medium
Layer 5: 3 large
If you want, paint the wood before gluing the feathers.I would if I did this again, but that’s what I get for making decisions on the spot.
Spread out your pieces in order of your layers and start painting!
I tried to match the colors to the hosts of the Enchanted Tiki Room so thecolors would be more cohesive in the end.I also made sure to have 2 green, 2 yellow, and 2 blue layer 1s.
Start hot glueing layer 1 to the bottom of the roof, letting a little overhang,
Follow that with layer 2 in the center of the 5 layer 1 feathers.
Layer 3 on top of that with the center feather angled towards one side so it covers a gap.
Layer 4 is the same with the center feather angled the other way covering the other gap. This will make you lower that center feather. It’s all good, though.
Top it all off with layer 5. The center feather goes down first. Nestle it under the topper and glue the other two pieces on top. Don’t let the feathers go too much over the edges or else the other sides won’t fit.
Repeat the process for the other roof sides.
Ta-da!
A Couple Details
Grab some Tacky Glue and your Wooden Matchsticks. We’re making a little deck for our birdhouse. This part is optional if you don’t want to spend more time than necessary.
Layer your matchsticks so that two sides meet at one corner of your birdhouse forming an arrow. It will leave 3 alternating corners open–which we’ll fill later.
Finish your topper by glueing around some twine. You can use tacky glue or hot glue.
Rooftop Pizzazz
Mix together some brown paint and finish your roof. I wish I had done this before glueing the feathers down.
We’re also painting about a half inch onto the birdhouse sides.
As you let your roof dry, cut pieces of twine. Each corner will get a center string and two strings folded in half.
Glue your twin to the corners with a single cut string in the center and a folded string on each side.
Cut off the excess.
Take your twine and line the outside edge of the roof.
Then, wrap and glue twine around the top of the sides of the birdhouse. 3 times should do.
The Birds Sing Words
I outlined some existing art of the macaws and have a printout for you to download if you wish. They are each 2″x 3″.
Trace around the bird in the center of 4 out of 6 sides.
I left the front and back panels blank (for now) and drew on the remaining sides.
Flip over the printouts and use a soft pencil to trace the lines from the other side. You should be able to see them. If not, place it over a window. Really layer on the graphite.
Put the printout back on your panel and trace the lines on the top of the printout so the graphite on the back rubs off onto the side panel. Like a carbon copy.
Repeat for the other three sides.
Paint Time
Mix together some black, blue, and green paint for the background. Do not mix it thoroughly so you’ll be able to get some variation as your paint.
I added some streaks of blue and yellow-green on top of my background to give it more interest.
Paint your macaws with their respective colors! Everyone gets a tan chest, white faces, and dark versions of their head feathers for the dots on their cheeks and the streak on their faces.
Red head, tan cheeks and brow, and yellow under feathers for Fritz.
Green head, white cheeks and brow, and yellow under feathers for Michael.
Blue head, white cheeks and brow, and red under feathers for Pierre.
Red head, yellow cheeks and brow, and green under feathers for Jose.
I finished the back panel with a pineapple whip.Yum!
Use a black colored pencil to flesh out some details once everything is dry.
Paint the deck with brown. Again, use a loose mix of dark and light brown so you get a “wood grain” appearance.
Paint the bottom of the birdhouse the same way. Be sure to paint in the direction of the wood grain. If you can’t, just make sure it’s all in the same direction.
Grab 3 little oval wood pieces and paint those a light brown. Glue themdown where there were gaps in the deck once they’re dry.
Horticulture
Take a bunch of large and medium sized oval wood pieces and paint them half light, half dark green.
Once dry, take a dark green colored pencil and draw a line down the middle of each oval. Follow that up with some curving lines to create leaves!
Take a bunch of medium circles and paint them in yellows, pinks, and purples.
Add thin green stripes like spokes on a wheel.
Finish up the medium circles with flowers in the middle.
Paint the large circles a purpley brown.
Top those with different colored flowers like blue, pink, yellow, and purple. The tips of these flowers should be different, even contrasting, colors.
Paint the small circles solid red and yellow.
Adorn your Birdhouse
Arrange and glue down your flowers and leaves onto the birdhouse.
You can start with minimal decoration and then add on if necessary.
It doesn’t matter where the pieces are placed as long as they don’t block the macaws’ faces. I wanted to cover the bottoms of their portraits which also hid some areas I missed while painting.
Clean up all of the hot glue strings when everything is set!
Lastly, paint the little dowel perch on the front of the birdhouse.
You Did It!
Amazing job, friends! I love this birdhouse. It might be my favorite project so far! I’m excited to see if any real birds will like it… if not, I’ll definitely enjoy looking at it in my backyard.
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We’rein the swing of summer and what better way to celebrate than by making a little mermaid flair? This Ariel inspired bracelet is perfect for Disney bounding or just adding a bit ofDisney charm to your everyday outfit. Easy enough for a beginning jewelry maker! Here are the supplies and tools you’ll need:
Roll out your 24 gauge Wire and straighten it with some Nylon Pliers. Typical length would be about 14-15 inches, I use 13 inches.
Prepare your beads. Line them up next to your wire or ruler to get the right length. You should leave a couple inches on either side to accommodate wire wrapping the clasp.
I have the scallop beads as the featured part of the bracelet with the big pearl in the middle. I love how it isn’t costume-y or clunky looking at all. The glass beads represent Ariel’s purple shell top and her green tail.And the fish beads are so cute!
Curve the wire around your wrist loosely.
String the beads onto the wire.
If you have a Charm, you’ll have to put a jump ring on it if it doesn’t come with one. Simply open the ring at the seam, hook it in, and close. You can do this for your lobster clasp as well, I happen to not use the jump ring for mine this time.
Directly string on your lobster clasp and bend the wire back.
Grab the two sides of the wire with pliers and wrap the open side around 3 times. Flush cut the end and squeeze tight with the pliers. Slide your beads to meet the coil so you can work on the other side.
On the other side of the bracelet, string on your charm if you have one. Use Round Nose Pliers to bend the wire and wrap around the pliers to create a loop. Slide your charm into the loop.
Make sure to make this loop close to your beads so there’s little to no sliding around!
Complete the loop by wrapping the open side around 3 times like before. Flush cut the end and squeeze together.
You Made It!
Amazing work! I bet Ariel would want to put this in her collection! This is a simple bracelet that anyone can do if they have the right tools. Perfect for beginning jewelry makers. I hope you enjoyed this DIY!
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Have a blast with these character inspired pinwheels! It’s a subtle nod to Mickey and friends featuring their signature colors. These are functioning pinwheels that use sewing pins so be careful when assembling!
Supplies List:
Tools List:
Wooden Dowels
Scissors
Sewing Pins
Hammer
Round Beads
Nail
Scrapbook Paper (or double sided card stock)
Pliers
Scrap Paper
Scotch Tape
Glue Stick
Instructions
First, select your papers based off of the characters’ signature colors.
I chose a red polka-dot pattern and yellow flower pattern for Minnie, red flowers and black patterns for Mickey, Blue, white and yellow patterns for Donald, a groovy pattern and blue polka-dot pattern for Goofy.They all came from the same paper pack, so the colors were easy to mix and match.
Most of the time, scrapbook paper will be 12×12″, so cut them down to 6×6″.
Using a slicer-dicer works great for getting perfect 90 degree angles.
Match up your papers and place them white side up.
If you’re using double sided paper, you don’t have to do this.
Use a glue stick and apply the glue to one of the two pieces of paper. Carefully place the other piece on top and secure in place. Make sure it has a good bond. If there is white excess, cut off with a scissor.
Diagonally, the squares should be just about 8.5″. Grab a Ruler and measure to the middle of the diagonal (4.25″). From that center point, skip to 3″ and 5.5″ and make a mark.
Draw lines from those points to their respective corners. Repeat for the other diagonal.
Cut along the lines you drew.
As you can see, you are able to pull up four corners and the pin wheel takes shape!
Prepare the Sticks
Take your wooden dowels, a thin nail, and a hammer.
Hammer the nail thru the dowels and pull back out.
I ended up splitting my dowels–they were pretty thin–but I was able to use tape to keep them together.
Putting it all Together
In the middle of each of those corners, poke a hole using a Pin.I didn’t do this until the end on my Minnie Pinwheel, but did it at the beginning for the other pinwheels.
Poke a hold in the middle of your pin wheel as well.
Take some Scrap Paper and cut out small circles to fit over the corners. Poke a hole thru those.
Grab your glue stick and start assembling your corners on top of the center hole. Each hole should stack on top of the previous.
Top it off with the small circle and put the pin thru.
I used different colored pins for each character.
Take a bead and put that over the pin. This helps the wheel spin freely!
Poke everything thru the wooden dowel.
Grab a pair of Pliers and hold the pin wheel securely with your hand as you bend the pin down the side of the wooden dowel.
Tape it in place!Yes the green tape is very jarring, but it faces the back so it doesn’t really matter. You are free to use whatever color tape you have or like, of course.
Repeat the entire process with your other characters!
Goofy
Donald
Mickey
You Made It!
Great job! I hope you make them because these are so much fun to watch in the summer breeze.
I added some silhouettes of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy to differentiate the pinwheels and be a little more obvious. You can find the Mickey, Donald, and Goofy PDFs from this blog here. I’m so grateful for these! I just used the Mickey and added an eyelash and bow to create Minnie in Illustrator.
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Welcome! This week’s project is inspired by the hanging lights found in Adventureland’s Topical Hideaway at the Disneyland Resort! It’s the newest eatery at Adventureland and they sell the best treat on earth: Dole Whip. The ambiance is also very relaxing and the area features some fun hanging lights that I wanted to recreate so I can get that Tropical Hideaway feeling at home! Here’s what you’ll need:
First, take your Floral Wire. Measure and cut four 14 inch lengths.
Prepare your Floral Hoop.
Bend about 1.5″ of each of the lengths of floral wire and wrap around the floral hoop. These will be your base wires.
After bending the wire, I looped it around itself before wrapping the rest around the hoop.
Measure and cut 12 inches of the floral wire.
Shape the wire into a circle that has exactly two loops.
At the top of your base wires, measure 1.5 inches and bend it outward around the double-looped circle.
Wrap the excess and repeat with the other base wires.
At this point, you can mold the base wires into your lamp shape. To support the lamp, we’ll be using Wooden Dowels.
A little above the half-way point in your structure, measure and cut the dowels to size. We’ll be fixing them perpendicularly. The dowels don’t have to touch, but they should be close.
You can cut them however you like. I cut them by rolling the dowel in a scissor and then snapping the pieces apart.
Tape one side of a dowel to one of the base wires to keep it in place.
Use your Craft Wire to secure the other side to the base wire.
Repeat with the other side and the other dowel.
Don’t worry if the dowel slips out of your craft wire, we’ll be securing it with twine later.
Take another, smaller piece of wooden dowel and shove it in between the layers of your circle. The wire should be flexible enough for you to do this. Crimp the wire around the sides of your dowel.
To complete the structure, use the floral wire and wrap around the diameter of your lamp about 4-5 inches from the bottom, wrapping at each base wire.
Wrap another ring towards the top of the lamp, above your perpendicular dowels.
It isn’t pretty…yet!
Base: Part 1
Grab your twine and wrap tight coils around every piece of hoop and wire, Hot Gluing where necessary-like the joints. Don’t forget to wrap where your dowels meet the wire!
When you’re done, grab some twine, wrap a piece around the short dowel a few times and make a loop at the top of the lamp. This will let us hang our light. It isn’t pictured here, but you’ll see later.
Base: Part 2
Grab a roll of Burlap and drape it over one side of your structure.
Shove in one side into the small circle on the top, wrap under and glue in place.
Wrap the bottom of the piece around the floral hoop and glue in place on the inside of the lamp.
Glue to the skeleton and the burlap for a secure fit.
Do this on the opposite side with the same (or different depending on your design) piece of burlap.
For the other piece of burlap, cut a slit so that it fits around the short wooden dowel in the wire circle.
Glue the edges in place like before and repeat the process on the opposite side. Again, if you wish to use different types of burlap for each side or what have you, GO FOR IT! 🙂
Weave some burlap under the other pieces of burlap and over the base wire. This is to cover the bottom portion of our light.
Hot glue the bottom edge to the floral hoop. Leave some space near the base wire. We’re going to need that space soon.
The picture (right) shows the lamp upside down, by the way.
Decorations
Cut 8 strips of Raffia Ribbon and fold them in half over a piece of twine.
Take a another piece of twine and tie the top together to create a tassel.
Use the first piece of twine to attach the tassel to the floral hoop next to the base wire. To make the tassel swing, tie the knot with some space away from the tassel itself.
Repeat 3 more times for each base wire.
Loosely braid raffia ribbon. I used a four strand braid with one being a piece of twine.
Glue the braid to the outside of the lamp at the height of the horizontal burlap piece. This gives it a more finished, blocked out look.
Braid 4 more raffia ribbon braids. They will be the length from the top of the lamp to your 4-strand braid. Glue in place.
Leave some raffia ribbon out at the bottom of the braids to act as tassels.
Take your wired ribbon and cut 6 pieces about 3 inches long.This is my pop of color. You may want to use something different that fits your light!
Squish the top together and tie in place with twine.
Glue to the top of the lamp.
Cut a length of craft wire and string on your wooden beads and shell beads in the order you like. Loop the wire thru the last bead to secure it on each side. Mine was around 2 inches in diameter when done. The large shell beads are 1-1.5 inches long.
Wrap around the base wire where the wooden dowels meet and let it dangle. Cut off any excess wire.
Repeat for each base wire.
The Lights
Grab your Fairy Lights and make a nest of them in your lamp. If you have waterproof lights that is even better!
You Made It!
Amazing job, everyone! This hanging light can be unique for each person who makes it. Maybe you used colored burlap or different beads. The point is that you made something really cool! Hang it up and relax with your favorite tropical treat!
Thank you to everyone who made it all the way down here! Please be sure to check out our Instagram and Pinterest for more projects and photos! Share with your Disney DIY loving friends and family, too. We really appreciate it!
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Flower gleam and glow and happy 10th project to Main Street DIY! Today we’re making a Tangled inspired vase to display our beautiful magic flowers. This project is fairly simple so let’s go over what supplies you’ll need!
*Cost is approximated with coupons/sales and if you don’t already have all the supplies. You may have leftovers! If the cost is $0, I’m assuming you already have these things.
*Cost is approximated with coupons/sales and if you don’t already have all the supplies. You may have leftovers! If the cost is $0, I’m assuming you already have these things.
Instructions
Start off by filling the bottom of your Vase with Vase Filler.I used sea glass I already had. Don’t fill it too much. Just enough to raise your “lantern” up a little bit.
Grab your Yellow Paper and roll it to fit inside the vase.
Mark the height of your vase on your paper with a pencil.
Cut the paper across where you marked.I used a straight cutter to get a perfect 90 degree angle.
Make sure you like the height of your paper.I ended up slicing off a little more.
Make a mark where your paper overlaps.
Print out the Sun Template (link in the Tools Table) and pick which size would work best for your vase. I used the smallest size.
Hold up your template under the yellow paper to a window and trace thesundesign onto the yellow paper.
Use a Hobby Knife to cut out the shapes. Go slow and take your time! You got this!
Take your Glue Stick and glue around the sun design on the back of your yellow paperand attach your Tracing Paper/Tissue Paper.
You can cut your tracing paper to fit before or after gluing.
This is extra, but you can cut out little shapes surrounding your sun and glue some metallic paper to show thru the holes. My yellow paper had these designs on the front so I just cut a few of those out using my hobby knife.
Glue the rest of the tracing paper down.
Glue your paper into a cylinder where you marked earlier.
Drop in your Fairy Lights. I only had purple, but it looks pretty cool!
Lastly, grab your flowers and arrange how you please! If you need more support for your flowers, you can use a piece of cardboard and cut a hole for your flower stems.
You Made It!
Great work, everybody! I hope you enjoyed this little project inspired by Tangled. It feels very summery and bright! The lilies look a lot like the flower in the movie. It’s a perfect centerpiece for any Disney lover! I had to use actual greenery to fill in the spaces. Luckily, I had a lot of plants that needed some trimming anyway!
Thank you for making it all the way down here! I hope you stick around to look thru all of our other projects. Check out our Instagram and Pinterest. We really appreciate any likes and shares! Tag us if you made this project and thanks again!
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Hi, everybody! Welcome to Main Street DIY’s 5th project ever!! I have a fun and simple tea light lantern for you to make. This project is kid tested and approved so the whole family can join in! It’s also perfect if you have a couple jars laying around. Feel free to put your own spin on things. Make this craft your own!
Let’s go over supplies! You’ll be able to make a bunch of these lanterns with all of this.
*Cost is approximated with coupons/sales and if you don’t already have all the supplies. Please note that this cost will cover multiple jars.
Instructions
Grab your Frosted Glass Spray Paint and Mason Jar. Follow the instructions on the can and cover your jar on the outside.
The can of paint I used will cover (single coat) 4 regular sized jars and 5 mini jars.
Let it dry completely!
Using a Big Round Sponge, dip into your Black Paint and dab a circle on your jar. Follow that up with two smaller rounds for the ears.
Tip: If you mess up–I know I did–simply wipe off the black paint with a wet paper towel before the black paint dries. If you let your frosted glass paint dry completely before you started, you won’t have a problem.
Alternative: cut out circles of paper and glue/tape them down instead of using paint if that is easier!
Use your Brush to smooth out any bubbles or edges. Or just to correct your circles. Your brush might pick up paint off of the jar. No worries! Dabbing your brush can help with that or add a second coat.
Let dry completely before adding a second coat if necessary.
Get a Paper Clip or anything with a fine point to dot on black paint to create some “pixie dust”. Draw little ‘x’s for some classic Disney visual effects. I dotted mine in a diagonal swirling shape that met in the back.
Almost done!
Wrap your twine or ribbon around the jar mouth and finish in a bow.
You can fill your jar a little with sea glass or sand if you wish. Adding charms or beads would look really cute, too!
Put in your tea light or fairy lights.
You made it!
Great job! I hope you had fun with this craft. It’s a great addition to your candle collection or centerpiece. This project is super flexible, too! You don’t have to use black paint, you can throw on some glitter, or use paint pens. Make it your own!
My mom works at an inclusive elementary school and brought in little jars for the kids to try out our project. They really enjoyed it! Here are a couple of photos from school.
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