Make Your Own Paper Weights

Kids

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By Staff

Monday, June 1, 2009, 14:47

A research states that everyday thousands of people make paperweights for themselves as well as resell. Now, here is a summer job for you. Get all the required equipments handy kids. Its time for some fun and even money making with some simple and easy tasks.

You Rock Paperweight

All you need :

1 rock about your palm size and heavy enough to weight down paper. Make sure the rock has a smooth finish.

Acrylic paint (I would prefer blue)

Paintbrush

Gold glitter glue

Acrylic sealer spray

Black marker

Let's Start :
1.Wash the rock with warm soapy water. With the help of a brush scrub it well. Make sure to get into all the crevices. Later, wipe off water with a towel.
2.After the rock has completely dried, paint the entire rock with acrylic paint. Give a second coat after the paint completely dries.
3.Paint the entire rock with a thin layer of glitter glue and then let dry.
4.With the help of a squeezable glitter glue bottle carefully write "You Rock" or any message with just two or three words. Instead of writing the words with glitter glue, you can even try a paint pen as they write like a pen but give the look and feel of a paint. Let it dry overnight.
5.If needed, use a black marker to outline the letters to make them stand out better.
6.Before you keep it to display spray the entire surface of rock with acrylic sealer spray. After it dries, your paper weight is ready to be used.

Paperweights made of glass figurines

This craft may cost you some money, but it is all the worth

All you need :

Transparent and flat glass figurine. Preferably round shape, You can even choose a star, dolphin or anything the fantasies you.

Crafts glue

Colour paper (Choose any) or a family photograph

Colored glitter pen

Let's Start :
1.Take a colour piece of paper and cut it exactly the shape of the glass figurine.
2.With the help of colour glitter pen write a message on top of the paper. When I did it as a kid, I wrote down a short Bible verse on one side and on the opposite side of the paper I wrote 'Thanks For Always Being There Dear God.' Or you can just cut a scenic image from the magazines, if the figurine is in round shape. Look at the image above. You can even use any family photograph.
3.Apply glue at the edge of the cut picture and paste it on the figurine. Le it dry. Your paperweight is ready to be used and even to be sold. While selling to your relatives or friends make sure you price it double the amount of glass figurines. I am sure they would not mind to pay you craft a bit more than the market price.