MORE Unicorn Crafts!

             It's time for fun crafts that are colorful, sparkly and absolutely magical!  I created this at work sometime last Spring when the Unicorn bug was circulating.  We got a whole bunch of unfinished wood pieces at the craft store that I work at, so I decided to make a bunch of fun pastel-colored unicorn crafts!

             This first craft was so adorable.  It was meant to be displayed in bedrooms as a nightlight or maybe even used as a comforting lantern during sleepovers or campouts.  It could even be a fun craft for unicorn-themed parties or a centerpiece for one!

             I had sprayed the outside of the mason jar with a light coat of Krylon glitter spray and then filled the inside with Poly-fil, which is what is used to fill stuffed toys and decorative couch pillows.

And, what's a unicorn jar without firefly lights?!  For this, I used my favorite: warm white lights.  After the outside of the jar was dry, I used an oil-based paint marker to draw on the lashes.

             Onto the cap, which was a gorgeous purple with a convenient drinking straw hole, is where I hand-lettered my coworker's name using an oil-based gold Deco-Color paint pen.  Why oil-based?  Well, oil based markers are permanent on both porous and non-porous surfaces such as glass, fabric, metal, wood, foam and rubber.  On non-porous surfaces, these pens will have a glossy finish versus a water-based acrylic marker such as Montana or POSCA, which dries flat.  Also, water-based markers aren't completely waterproof and permanent.

            I hot-glued a piece of rope around the lid and to that I hot glued small rose heads and leaves to make it look like the unicorn was wearing a flower crown.  I then cut out the ears out of white cardstock and the magical unicorn horn out of gold glitter cardstock.

This next project was a treasures case that was bedazzled to the gods in rainbow pastels on the inside!  I wrote on the glass top with a white oil-based paint marker and painted the outside white.

The inside had different compartments that could actually be removed, so there was a lot of surface area to work with in there!  I chose a unicorn-themed scrapbook paper by Doodlebug to line the bottoms of the little trays. 

            

             I then lined the perimeter of the glass top (on the inside) with warm white firefly lights!  I just can't seem to get enough of these lights.  They add that pop of sparkle and fun to your decor and craft projects.  This was such a fun set of projects to do and I will never forget them.

See you next time!