DIY Art

Leather weaving

Leather weaving is a skill that furniture and fashion industries both use, making it a unique marketable skill. Give these activities a try to see if this skill is something you could use to get a job....P.S. the videos are super helpful for the barbed wire weaving.

DIY-Scrap-Leather-Projects.pdf

Leather Barbwire.pdf

Native American Traditions

Dreamcatchers, nature, dance, and food are important symbols & customs for many Native American tribes. Watch these videos to learn more about their culture & try making this mini dream catcher... it would make a great keychain. Then head over to our In The Kitchen page to learn how to make Indian flatbread.

Learn the purpose for dream catchers

PBS LearningMedia

Learn how nature inspires Indian art.

PBS LearningMedia

Make a mini dream catcher

Powhatan-Dream-Catchers.pdf

Learn the meaning behind Navajo dance

PBS LearningMedia

Sunflowers mean summer!!! Check out this video for lots of ideas to make easy sunflower decor pieces to brighten up your space.

DIY T-SHIRT BRACELETS

T-shirt bracelets are a cheap, quick, and easy way to learn how to knit. This project uses a technique called finger knitting to introduce you to the skill. Once you have mastered finger knitting, you may want to give arm knitting a try. Along with learning how to make sourdough bread and DIY art projects, arm knitted throw blankets became very popular during Covid quarantines.

This is a project that we will try during in-person programming. If you have a colorful old t-shirt that you want to get rid of bring it in for this activity.

Paper Quilling

Quilling is a craft/art form that takes a simple concept like paper folding to a whole new level. There are so many things you can make if you know how to quill, just check out the succulent garden below....yes everything in it is folded paper.

The videos provided will teach you many different shapes that can be made with a basic, beginners coil and even how to make a nearly free quilling tool.

DIY-Quilling-Tool-From-Junk-Drawer-Finds.pdf

Pinecone Flowers

Collect/Select pinecones that are a couple of different sizes so you can make full flowers and flower buds.
Pick out a two or three paint colors.
Grab a small paint brush.
Break the larger pinecones in two or three pieces by gently twisting them apart.
Paint the concave side of the pinecone pieces and the woody seed scale of the small pinecones.
After they are dry, you can use these for different projects like this door wreath.