What I made
1087
days ago

Five paper dart gun targets

Paper target of bath tub helicopter

1) Flying bath tub: 5 pts

Paper target of penny farthing bomber

2) Penny-farthing bomber: 50 pts

Paper target of hydraulic stilt stomper

3) Hydraulic stilt stomper: 11 pts

Paper target of sneaky trash can squirter

4) Sneaky trash can squirter: 30 pts

Paper target of a chainsaw wielding tree stalker

5) Chainsaw wielding tree stalker: 40 pts

My son won a plastic dart gun at the local fair, it was actually quite cool, it shot suction darts and little rubber bullets – and it shot them pretty far. So far in fact, that most of them ended up in the neighbour’s garden! So with bullet preservation in mind I encouraged my son to shoot at targets (so we could easily retrieve the bullets). To make this a more exciting prospect than shooting his younger brother, I tried to make the targets a little unusual!

How to make one

Paper targets - how todiagram

Kid’s (especially boys) love targets, you don’t even need a dart gun – you can use balls, marbles and even stones to try and knock them down. If you don’t have the time to create your own, you can download mine below. Have fun.

Download project files›

Includes:
1) Colour versions of artwork – just start assembling
2) Black and white versions artwork – have fun colouring them in first
3) Collectable instructions – stick them on the fridge
143 downloads so far, thanks everyone! (updated weekly)

I was excited to recently discover that Craftzine had included this project on their blog. So thank you. And if you haven’t checked out their site please do, it’s a fabulous resource for crafters.

What I made
1116
days ago

Starbucks sicky spill!

A Starbuck's lid turned into a picture of a child's face

A Starbuck's lid turned into a picture of a child's face

I always thought the lid on a Starbucks take-away cup looked like a mouth. To test my theory I added some more features using a permanent marker. What I didn’t realise however, was that with the addition of a carefully positioned spill, it looks like someone being sick (there’s no classy way of saying saying it, sorry!).

And that got me thinking about SMS/TXT symbols for faces – would this be a good one for being sick?

:-c<

Compare it to the photo above, I think they are a spitting image!

What I made
1122
days ago

Play-doh splash, splat and spill

Play-doh splash, splat and spill model

Play-doh splash on the sink

I had huge ambition. I was going to create something intricate and inspiring from my son’s Play-doh. Think of the Sony Bravia Play-doh bunnies TV ad, but bigger and better.

I threw myself into the task… green, yellow, purple, black, blue … there were pots, lids, and little balls of play-doh everywhere. I was going great guns. 3 hours later my masterpiece was complete. A splash, splat and spill!

Dotted lines
Dotted lines