DIG INTO DINOSAURS NECKLACE

A couple of years ago I made Compass Necklaces to help promote our library's summer reading program.  This year's theme is DIG INTO READING for the children's program and I thought I'd make Dinosaur Necklaces.  I found a pack of assorted dinosaurs at our Dollar Store.  Score! They are about 2" in length.  I spray painted them with a shiny silver (in my garage), strung with cording (in my craft room) and added some fun beads (in my craft room, originally from Walmart).  I'll take the bowl of beads and let all of my co-workers make their own necklace.  Instant bling and a fun way to promote reading for our summer reading program.  

GIANT PAPER FLOWERS

Ready to go to the library...............

Here you can see how large the daffodil is on my kitchen counter.  I anchored it with a rubberband between the cabinets so it would dry perpendicular when I added the plaster of paris to the can.

Here are the two poppies (I use that term loosely).  I decided to use a larger can for their base to make sure that they did not tip over.  We don't want anything falling onto the patrons in the library.

I mixed the plaster in the can, set the "stem" in the can and held the flower straight.  The plaster dries in about 30 minutes.  I anchored it with a rubber band to hold it in place for that time.

You can see how I attached the back of the flower to the cardboard wrapping roll.  I used a piece of foam core board and hot glued it.