1. One note: We did buy paintbrushes which do not fit our buying guide but seemed completely necessary for the Rainy Day Box project. Paper and paint are depletable and we felt like the wooden sticks were an okay thing to purchase, as well. By covering many of the items with coordinating papers, it brings a sense of the items being custom.
1. On the "Nature Boxes" which contain birdseed, pinecones, peanut butter and twine, a shoebox would work just as well as the paper mache boxes we used. I decorated with paper and paint and bought the peanut butter at Dollar Tree for one dollar. The bag of birdseed I bought is enough to do six of these nature boxes easily. The pinecones were provided by nature. And I already had the twine on hand. So this project could be done as cheaply as $4-$5, depending on the price of the birdseed and peanut butter, as well as the supplies you may already have on hand.
2. The red bag with the Christmas Tree is a No-Sew felt bag. I used a hot glue gun to glue the seams together and used some gold twine I had to pull the top together. This took two pieces of pre-cut felt pieces, no cutting and no sewing. Can't get any easier than this! Plus, I already had the supplies. This is what years of crafting is good for :)
3. Lastly, the pom-poms are a very traditional, easy craft project that allows for some very cute ornaments. They look especially nice in a decorated shoebox!
Shoeboxes were of major importance this year for the Snack Packs, Rainy Day Boxes and used as gift boxes. Maybe you can try your hand at some of these. I actually looked up the pom-pom instructions on You Tube.
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