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IHere Are Cute Ways To Celebrate Girls’ Day
can’t believe that next of the kokeshi doll’s hair sheet at benfranklinhawaii. for the Year of the Rabbit. onade Stands” at different week is Girls’ Day or Hi- decoration. com. You’ll find lots of oth- Make-and-takes are a great hospitals and cancer treat- namatsuri! To celebrate, The size I made will fit er projects that are great for way to try a new craft with- ment centers. Patients and
I adapted a simple treat hold- things like pre-packaged celebrating Girls’ Day, too. out investing in a lot of sup- caregivers can pick some-
er for the occasion.
It is the pull-up treat hold-
Rice Krispie treats or, as in the sample shown, a package of M&Ms. You can adjust the size of the base and then re-adjust the kokeshi doll face to match.
1Place the solid cardstock onto the score board with the
8 1⁄2-inch edge along the top.
Score at these
points: 1⁄2-, 4-, 41⁄2- and 8-inches for the holder base. Repeat with the 3-inch printed cardstock.
Layer the 3-inch printed cardstock along the bottom edge of the solid and tape together.
Crease at the scored lines.
thing for free to help brighten their day. To learn more, go tomakelemonadeproject.org.
er that uses a simple piece of ribbon to hold and retrieve your treat. Last year I made a large one to hold a packet of microwave popcorn. This time I was able to incorpo- rate the ribbon bow as part
And if you really want to craft some cute Girls’ Day projects, join us for our Kawaii Fest on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All of our stores will have Spring/Girls’ Day- themed make-and-takes, in- cluding a resin bunny charm
plies.
Also at Kawaii Fest, you’ll
You can draw your own hair pattern or you can find the pattern on the project
have the chance to make two cards — one to keep and one to give to the Make Lemonade Project. One of the things that the nonprofit Make Lemonade Project has done is to set up mini “Lem-
So, as we get closer to the start of spring, I hope you can find time to make some crafts for both yourself and others. Have fun and, as al- ways, happy crafting!
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 5 1/2-inch-by-8 1⁄2-inch cardstock – solid color for the treat holder base
• 3-inch-by-8 1/2-inch cardstock
– print
for kimono
• 4-inch-by-4-inch Beige/cream cardstock for face
• 4 1/2-inch-by-4 1/2-inch black cardstock for hair
• 1/4-inch double stick tape
• 1⁄4-inch hole punch
• 24 inches of 5/8 inch ribbon
• Black fine-tip Sharpie marker
• Pink-colored pencil for cheeks
• Score board
• Paper trimmer
• Pencil for tracing
• Scissors
• Treat – M&Ms package
• Optional: Embellishments for hair like stickers or stamped images, etc.
2
Take the 1⁄4-inch hole punch
and punch a hole in the center about 1⁄2 inch from the top edge. Punch the hole through both thicknesses.
Fold the holder into
shape. Overlap the two outer 1/2-inch sections and tape together.
3
Trace and cut out the head and hair
pieces form cardstock according to the patterns.
You can also draw your own patterns: The head is a 3 1/2-inch circle and the hair is slightly larger.
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