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Are You Crafty? 10 DIY Purple Craft Projects!

Posted by social PURPLEologist on 11th Nov 2015

Make Crafting Fun With Purple

Crafts are a wonderful way to entertain a group of friends, personalize a gift, bond with your kids, and customize your living space. Crafting can be simple or as complex as you would like to make it. Here at PURPLEOLOGIST we want your crafting to be fun. That is why we suggest getting creative with purple! 

10 fun and purple craft ideas for you to try at home!

1. Flower Pen

Make your desk standout with flowers instead of the same old boring pens. You can make an entire purple bouquet of pens. Follow these simple directions below...


Materials Required

  • Scissors
  • Pen
  • Plastic or Silk Purple Stemmed Flowers
  • Green Floral Tape

Instructions:

Hold the pen next to the flower. Clip the stem of the flower so that it sits about 2 to 3 inches up from the tip of the pen. Remove all of the leaves. While holding the stem next to the pen, begin wrapping the length of the pen with the green tape. The floral tape will secure the flower and pen together creating your flower pen.  

To really make your pens stand out, try using several different shades of purple for your bouquet! 

2.  Purple Sparkle Bottles

Materials Required

  • 16oz. Plastic Soda Bottle
  • Light Corn Syrup
  • Purple Food Coloring
  • Purple Glitter
  • Hot Glue

Instructions:

Remove the label from the soda bottle. Then pour at minimum a 1/2 cup of the corn syrup int the bottle. Add the glitter and a few drops of the purple food coloring. Finally, glue the lid on and shake your bottle. 

3.  Tie Dye Shirts

We love tie dye with purple. Click here for instructions on making your own shirts. Be sure to use all your favorites shades of purple! Here are some suggestions for using your purple tie dye shirt...

  • Recreational Sports Team Uniforms
  • Bachelorette or Bachelor Party
  • Kids Birthday Party Souvenirs
  • Restaurant Uniforms


4.  Purple Scratch And Sniff Water Colors

Materials Required

  • Several small containers
  • 1 tablespoon of purple powdered unsweetened drink mix
  • 1 tablespoon of warm water

Instructions:

  1. Stir the drink mix and water together in a bowl.  
  2. Pour blended mixture into the small containers.
  3. Paint with ordinary paint brushes.  
  4. Allow paint to dry overnight before scratching and sniffing.

5.  Purple Play Dough

Materials Required

  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
  • 3 Teaspoons cooking oil
  • 2 packages of unsweetened grape Kool-aid
  • 1 cup of hot water  

Instructions:

  1. Mix flour, salt, oil, and kool-aid.
  2. Add the almost boiling water.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Knead the mixture until dough forms.

Store in a sealed container or a ziplock bag to prevent from drying out.

6.  Purple Silly Putty

Materials Required

  • 2 TBSP of liquid starch
  • 4 TBSP of white Elmer's glue
  • purple food coloring (or red and blue)

Instructions

Add liquid starch slowly to the glue.  Mix in a couple drops of food coloring. (food coloring will stain hands while mixing, wash hands with warm water and soap)


7.  Purple Yarn Vase

Materials Required

  • Toothpick
  • Craft glue
  • Purple Yarn
  • Glass bottle

Instructions

  1. Cover 1 inch of the bottom of the bottle with glue.
  2. Wind the yarn around the bottle.  You can use different shades of purple to make stripes.  
  3. When the glue area is covered, push the rows of yarn closer together. Tuck in the beginning of the yarn with a toothpick.  
  4. Repeat 1, 2, and 3 until the bottle is completely covered.

8.  Purple Shaving Cream Fingerpaint

Materials Required

  • Ziplock sandwich bag
  • Shaving Cream
  • Purple food coloring

Instructions

  1. Fill Ziplock bags one-third full with the shaving cream.
  2. Squeeze in drops of food coloring into the bags.  
  3. Seal bags shut.
  4. Squeeze bags to mix the dye.
  5. Use the shaving cream to finger paint designs on white paper.

9.  Purple Milk Painting

Mix a few drops of purple (red and blue) food coloring with one cup condensed milk.  Use this as paint!

10. Purple Seashell Picture Frame

Crafts are not limited to being done at home! Take your imagination to the shores of Myrtle Beach and collect a number of brilliant seashells.

Materials Required

  • Picture Frame (your preferred size)
  • Seashells (enough to cover the boarder of the frame)
  • Purple craft paint
  • Hot glue

Instructions

  1. Collect the seashells.
  2. Soak shells in warm water to get any sand off.
  3. Dry out the shells.
  4. Paint the shells in one shade of purple or several different shades and let dry.  
  5. Use a hot glue gun to glue the shells side by side lining the frame.  

Insert your favorite beach vacation photo!