Do you ever find yourself staring at those drab, eggshell colored walls in your dorm room and wish there was some way to carry the cheery, springtime vibe inside? We have a few easy crafts that you can easily do in your dorm, and they’ll also work for apartments too! Since Easter is right around the corner, making a few holiday themed crafts seemed like the perfect way to spend a Sunny afternoon. After searching Pinterest for the perfect DIY’s, several seemed like great decorations for any colligiette. Read on for instructions and a few helpful tips on keeping the mess to a minimum!
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The first project is extremely easy, and only requires a few materials. Grab a few pieces of paper (I used white, any color is fine), 2-3 colors of regular craft paint, and a pencil. That’s right, no paint brush necessary! First, trace or draw a picture of anything spring related; I used a rabbit in the example. Cut that image out and place it on another piece of paper. Then, I poured a small amount of each paint color on paper plates. Using the eraser on your pencil, dip it in each color and make dots around the picture. Go back in with each color, adding as many dots as you’d like! You really can’t go wrong with this project. Remove your image from the background paper, and voila! Once the paint dries, you can go even further and put it in a nice frame.
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Next, I created a garland using paint chips and twine (bonus: I didn’t spend ANY money on this since I had string on hand!). I drew an outline of an egg on each paint chip, and all that was left was cutting them out and punching holes in each one to thread the twine through. You can hang this up with tape to avoid wall damage, or use nails if your apartment allows it. Other fun places to hang this would be on your bed posts or a bulletin board.
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My last craft was probably the most time consuming, but probably the most fun out of them all! You’ll need modge podge or any other glue, a paintbrush, glitter, eggs, hair spray, and plastic bowls/cups. I bought fake eggs for decorating for this project to see how they’d turn out. First, pour glitter into your plastic cups or bowls. This keeps cleanup quick and easy, and it also keeps most of the glitter from going everywhere. Cover each egg in glue or modge podge, and drop it in the glitter. Shake it up a few times to cover it, let dry for a few hours, and spray with hair spray as an extra way to keep the glitter together.
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There you have it! We hope you liked these crafts and that they give you some ideas to spruce up your living space!
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Craft Sources:
http://cutesycrafts.com/2014/04/eraser-stamped-easter-bunny-shirt.html
http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2011/03/diy-paint-chip-easter-garland.html
http://misskristurner.com/2013/03/28/diy-decorative-glittered-easter-eggs/