Tape crafts

 Hi Guys!

I hope your summers have all been good so far. I was at paperchase yesterday and I saw this big roll of tape covered in watermelons, and watermelons are my favourite fruit, and it was just so summery that I had to buy it. So today I had the idea to base my post around tape. Here are two DIYs which you can make using any big tape you have at home, be it washi or duct.

For both DIYs you will need:

-card (the stronger the better)

-tape

How to make a coin purse:

1- get a big piece of card, the thicker it is the stronger your purse will be.

2- cut the card to the right width, and with a length two and a half times the right length. The half will befor the flap.

3- measure down half the right length, then fold the rest of the card in half up to there, so you form the shape of the purse.

4- cover the whole thing in tape, cutting extra strips and folding them over the seams to seal it. If you want to make your purse extra secure, add some velcro onto the top of the purse and the flap.

How to make a corner bookmark:

1- cut out two squares of card, each one 6.5cm by 6.5cm.

2- cut one of these in half diagonally

3- cover the other square with tape completely

4-cut a piece of tape 6.5cm long, and put it over one of the triangles, but don't fold over the edges. Discard the other triangle.

5- place the square over the triangle, then fold up the excess tape onto the square, so they are now stuck together.

By Annie

Lego desk organiser

Hi guys!

Issy and I are finally on summer holidays! Yay! Hopefully we'll be posting more as we'll have more time. Comment below if you have any ideas that you want us to do posts on.

 You probably have a lot of lego lying around at home from when you had it as a kid. This DIY is a good way to use some of it up, and it helps to organise your desk, so it's a win-win situation. It is also really simple, so anybody can do it.

You will need:

-Lego (I got mine from my little brother)

-hands

Steps:

1- get all the regular shaped lego you can find, as well as one big-ish base. Make a small wall, one brick high on three sides of the base.

2- get some more flat lego, and lay it out so it covers most of the base. This will be used to make the bottom of the draw. Then stick these all together with long thin flat bits of lego.

3- star to build up a wall on all four sides of the drawer. Add in a small flat brick, so you can pull out the drawer easily. Slot the drawer into the rest of the box to check it fits okay.

4- while the drawer is in the box, build up the box's wall around the drawer. I would recommend three bricks high. Just make sure it is higher than the drawer.

5- make the roof of the box by sticking flat bricks over the top of the wall.

6- if you want to, you can make dividers on the roof by putting the one-block-wide blocks on to make the size squares you need. Then just put in all your stationary!

By Annie