Ok, remember that Valentine’s craft pack I picked up at Michaels, and those funny little paint chip puppets? Â Well, here’s another “craft-pack craft” I came up with. Â I was super excited about this one, but when I started editing my photos, I wasn’t so thrilled. Â Do they look a little weird? Â A little creepy maybe? Â Are the kids in J’s class going to be freaked out by the strange red eyes? Â I thought the pink and red googly eyes were so cute when I opened the package, but they look a bit demon-ish under the lights, yah?
They have a stick of bubble solution to hold them together, to act as the nose and the tail. Â I just hope that J’s school friends (and their parents) will merely appreciate the bubble solution and see it as a 5 minutes of fun instead of crazy demon love bugs.
I actually really liked the heart shaped “tail”, which is the top of the bubble blowing wand. Â
Start by lightly scoring the paint chip on every other segment and folding it into an accordion. Â Then trace a shot glass on the folded paint chip to create the round shape. Â Shot glass, a big button, whatever you have. Â I tried cutting it all at once, but that was pretty impossible, so I suggest cutting a couple of layers at a time. Â Use a circle punch to punch out the holes for the “nose”. Â At this point, you can use whatever you want to hold the love bug together. Â I used bubble solution that I found at Michaels because I couldn’t find appropriate Valentine’s pencils other than the electric pink Hello Kitty ones, and I didn’t think the boys would appreciate Hello Kitty. Â J is a bit more into Hot Wheels at this point. Â Although who am I kidding? Â This is a lot of pink, even without the Hello Kitty.
Decorate the face however you want. Â This may be where I failed miserably. Â I wonder if eyebrows would help, or a smile maybe. Â Or it could just be the red eyes that freak me out. Â Also grab a pipe cleaner, make a quick bow, and squeeze it into two big flapping heart-shaped ears. Â Tape it underneath the first fold, and now you’ve got your very own Valentine’s love bug, complete with strange African elephant ears, and a pug nose!
The black googly eyes seem much better, but I ran out of them. Â
What do you think? Â Should I put this in the “fail” folder? Â Or just the “do better next time” one?
I love them!! And I think they are perfect because they actually hold a goodie. 😉
They are adorable!! I LOVE that they have the bubbles in them! Not creepy at all.:)
I think it is a great idea with the bubbles in them! And I think the red eyes are just fine 🙂
Such a cute project! The kids will love them and have fun with the bubbles! The red eyes are perfect for Valentine’s day!
hmm.. not my favorite but I also dont have kids who would like playing with cute bubbly stuff.
Thank you!
Ha, true now, but someday, I may be buying you a gallon of the stuff 🙂
I think these are adorable! I love them!
Hi there! I’ve been looking through some of your posts! I just came upon your lovely blog and love your things! You have some wonderful inspiration!! I’m loving looking at your crochet things! 🙂 Happy week to you!
~Holly
Oh I love them! I think the red eyes are different, but not bad. 🙂
Oh my cuteness! These are soo adorable, I know my daughter would love making ’em with me 😀
I’d love it if you’d stop by and share it at our Sunday Show and Tell.
Hope you stop by!
Soo cute! Can’t wait to make this with my boys 🙂 Just pinned and will be sharing on Facebook tomorrow!
These are adorable! My toddler would love this! Stopping by from Little Inspiration.
I think I have found my daughter’s kindergarten valentine. These are so cute. What size paint chip did you use?
Ashley, these were long paint chips, I think from Sherwin Williams. But I think the long strips from Benjamin Moore will probably work as well.
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super cute i work at assisted living home and i think my old people can do this thanks so much