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Dive into Your Creativity with Easy DIY Art Projects
April 9th, 2021 |
Looking for a way to incorporate art into your everyday life in your home? Art can be an incredible way to relieve stress and have fun during these difficult times. Join Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites in celebrating the importance of art through creating art within your home and with your family. Below are ideas of some easy art projects that you can do with your friends and family in your own home!
Repurpose Old Materials
Repurposing old materials, such as painting jeans or using a broken rake as glass holders, is a fun and easy way to make really interesting art pieces. This is a great idea to bring the family together and reduce waste from reusing old items for different purposes!
Paper Towel Tie-Dye Art
Turn your old towels into colorful creations with this easy project! All you need is food coloring, cups, and towels. Fill each cup with water and food coloring. Fold the paper towel many times until it is a small square, and dip each side of the paper towel into a different color to create a colorful masterpiece!
Rock Garden Caterpillar
This unique project will only take one fun afternoon and you only need a few supplies. Gather rocks from your garden, paint each rock with some fun colors and designs, and you have a rock garden caterpillar! This easy craft will surely make for some quality family time!
Paint Coffee Stirrers and Glue onto a Canvas
Who doesn’t love a good morning coffee? Instead of throwing away your used coffee stirrers, you can turn them into a fun art project that can add unique character to your house! All you have to do is pick out the colors you want to paint with and glue the painted coffee stirrers onto a canvas. This would be a great way to add some color to the walls in your house!
Hanging Yarn Art
This simple project is a great way to bond with your family! Find a twig or branch from your yard and tie different colored string to the stick. You can pick really fun colors and create a one-of-a-kind design for your home!
Paper Lanterns
This fun art project only requires paper, scissors, ruler, and a stapler. Follow these steps to make beautiful paper lanterns!
- Cut a 1-inch-wide strip off the paper for the handle of the lantern.
- Fold the paper in half and draw a horizontal line an inch from the long end of the paper and opposite of the fold.
- Use your scissors to cut slits from the folded edge to the horizontal line. Continue to make these slits about 1-inch apart until you make slits across the entire paper.
- Unfold the paper and staple the sides together to make a circular shape.
- Take the 1-inch handle and staple it to the top of the lantern.
You can also add decorations with paint, markers, sharpies, and more to customize your lantern creations!
Gather your friends and family today and create art within your home! Make sure to also check out the Art At Home exhibit from now until January 31, 2022 at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts as Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites showcases artwork from our local community and celebrates the importance of art in the Bethlehem area and beyond.
Christian Schaaf is the Spring 2021 Marketing and Graphic Design Intern for Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites. He is a junior Public Relations and Graphic Design Dual major at Elizabethtown College, and he cannot wait to try these craft ideas at home.
