• Murals
  • Paper Crafts
  • Cricut + SVG files
  • Sewing
  • doodled coloring pages
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

oh yay studio - Making + baking + everyday celebrating

Celebrating Holidays + everydays through making + DIYs + Murals + costumes + a creative monthly subscription

  • Home
  • About
  • Categories
    • DIYs
      • Painting
      • Cricut + SVG files
      • Paper Crafts
      • Sewing
      • Yarn + Fibers
      • Tie Dye
    • Printables
    • Murals
    • Recipes
    • Holiday
    • Costumes
    • Life
    • Uncategorized
  • Contact
  • SHOP!

All DIYs Holiday

A Pickle Valentine day box DIY! :)

Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas

If you know anything about the Steffen family, then you know that we love our vinegar soaked veggies (remember our pickle + pickle jar Halloween costumes that my kids were SOOO into?!) SOOO when Zeke told me that he wanted to make a pickle Valentine’s Day box we absolutely had to make his dreams come true (and hint hint….this legit came together in one afternoon-ish, give or take some drying time, so it was not hard one single bit)!

ANNND the best part about this project is that it is one of those projects that gives you and your kids permission to be messy and get their hands full of goo and just DIVE INNNNNNNN! The materials list is simple and the results are soooo awesome!

Zeke also told me that when Valentine’s day is over he plans to use his pickle as a giant piggy bank in his room because he has so many dollar bills (welp, sounds good to me)! šŸ™‚

Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas

Materials:

  • Piece of foam core board
  • 2 balloons of any color
  • a straight edge, like a ruler
  • an x-acto knife or sharp blade
  • a cutting mat (or extra pieces of cardboard so you don’t cut a table or floor surface)
  • Paper mache materials –  flour, water, salt, and lotttssss of strips of paper
  • Masking tape (or duct tape or painters tape) and/or paper for making the bumps of the pickle šŸ™‚ 
  • Green paint
  • And whatever else you want to decorate it with šŸ™‚ 

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. With your straight edge cut 1-2 inch slits into your foam core board. DO NOT CUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. Simply cut one pass through so that you can fold or snap the foam core (note, I only used about 3/4 of the foam core) Then shape your pickle into a long tube and tape together. 

Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas

2. Blow up 2 balloons about the same size as the end opening of the pickle. Stuff the balloons into each end of your tube to make the rounded pickle ends. Then add the bumps by using 2 pieces of tape – 1 piece you will roll into a ball (or you can use bits of paper for this too), and then use the 2nd piece to tape the ball onto the pickle shape – these bumps will be placed all over the pickle (except the bottom – for stability) and will give the pickle it’s rough pickle texture! šŸ™‚ 

Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas
Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas
Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas

3. Tear your strips of paper (yes, we did use old school work and homework in ours). The strips should be about 1ā€-2ā€ in width and as long as you want (we did about 6ā€-8ā€) 

The mix up your paper mache with this recipe:

  • 1 part water
  • 1 (plus a little) part flour
  • and a pinch of salt (some argue, that you don’t need salt….but from my experience, the salt is what makes the paper mache last forever without molding and getting super smelly….so I argue FOR the salt! šŸ™‚ 

The consistency should be about pancake batter – maybe a bit thinner šŸ™‚ 
Start with 2 cups flour and go from there…you can mix more as you go! šŸ™‚ 

Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas

4. Place some wax paper or parchment paper onto your table, place the pickle on the paper and begin to paper mache! Do this by dipping each strip of paper into your mache goo….then with your middle finger and pointer finger, run your fingers on either side of the paper to get the excess goo off before placing it and smoothing it onto your pickle shape. You don’t want too much goo on your pickle or it will take FOREVERRRRRR to dry….but you want enough to make sure that it’s thick and sticky! šŸ™‚ 

Cover your entire pickle (including bumps) with the paper mache and then allow to fully dry. 
You can do an optional 2nd coat of paper mache to make it thick and super covered if you want to (allow to dry again)! šŸ™‚ 

Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas

5. Mix up your paint and PAINT AWAYYYYY! Make sure to add dimension by using some darker and some lighter green shades—-darker green shades at the top and bottom ends of the pickle and around the outside of the bumps!
Then add any hearts or other embellishments that you want to make your Valentine pickle extra special!  

Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas
Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas
Pickle valentines day box, Valentines day box ideas, Kids valentine day box ideas, how to make a valentines day box, pickle DIY's, pickle ideas
Pin
Share
Tweet
0 Shares


Leave a Comment

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
« Heart bookmark or friendship bracelet
A Cardboard Encanto Casita DIY »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




oh hi there, i’m Emily!

I am a believer, dreamer, photographer and maker! I use almond extract in all of my baking, have a problem hitting the snooze button and I truly believe that smiling can change the world!

Learn more about me HERE!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Looking for something?

Popular posts!

DIY felt christmas garland, DIY Christmas bulb ornaments, DIY christmas bulb garland, how to make a felt christmas garland, DIY christmas garland ideas, christmas bulb DIY, christmas bulb decorating, colorful christmas garland, colorful christmas decor DIY

How to make a felt Christmas bulb garland (or ornaments)

Fruit slice wet bag pattern, watermelon pouch pattern, janome memory maker sewing machine, fruit pouch swimsuit bag, swimsuit wet bag pattern, free wet bag sewing pattern

How to make a fruit slice summer swimsuit wet bag!

How to DIY a colorful wall mural, colorful wall mural, joyful wall mural, in home mural, how to make an easy colorful wall mural, dining room mural, house mural, how to paint a wall, diagonal grid on wall

Our colorful, diagonal grid dining room mural + my urge to paint more!

how to make a plushy bookend, sloth plushie pattern, sloth pattern, DIY sloth bookend, handmade bookend, janome sewing machine review, janome kids camp project

How to make the cutest sloth plush bookend or doorstop!

Categories

  • All
  • Costumes
  • Cricut + SVG files
  • DIYs
  • Donuts
  • Holiday
  • Ice Cream
  • Kids
  • Life
  • Murals
  • Painting
  • Paper Crafts
  • phone backgrounds
  • Printables
  • Recipes
  • Sewing
  • Tie Dye
  • Uncategorized
  • Yarn + Fibers
Adding color and lots of little personalities and Adding color and lots of little personalities and faces to our weekend. Because love wins and death is conquered….so yes, this is for sure how we celebratešŸŽ‰ 
Also, every time I cracked an egg this weekend, I squealed in the sound or noise that I thought the personality of the egg would sound šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ obvi.
I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over i I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over if I could! šŸ˜‚
Also, yes, this is clearly a @claussenpicklesofficial because duh, they are the best! ā¤ļø

The alternate caption could also be ā€œyup…..it’s a Valentine pickle. Because my kids are obsessed with vinegar soaked veggies. Just swipe for the Halloween pickle proof šŸ„’ ā€œ
For the record, I got approximately zero adulting For the record, I got approximately zero adulting things done while constructing this cardboard @encantomovie Casita of my daughters dreams. Except of course inserting many phrases in place of the ā€œwe don’t talk about Brunoā€ song…..ya know, ā€œwe don’t talk about dishes no no nooooo. We don’t talk about laundryyyyyy.ā€ šŸ  šŸŽØ šŸ’› 
Also, the minute the hot glue was dry, Esther picked up the Casita, hugged it and ran it to the living room where she played most of the afternoon. A moment of Mom win to warm my heart šŸ˜­ā¤ļø
ā€œMay you find the light that guides you homeā€ ā€œMay you find the light that guides you homeā€ 
One of my fave song + fave yearly progression that makes me allll happy and sappy. Merry Christmas šŸŽ„ I hope you’re finding light this holiday season!
If I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 3 squllio If I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 3 squllion more times: I LOVE PAINNNTTTTT! Here’s the thing……paint is always, 100% paint-overable. If you paint something, step back, live with it for while but just doesn’t feel right…..simply paint over it. Like really that simple. 
I’ve done this a handful of times in our own home….bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways (like so many times in the hallways šŸ˜‚)! 
Painting to me is a slight reflection of life: nothing is perfect, and even when mistakes or missteps feel overwhelming they are always worth fixing and usually fixable annnnnd it’s amazing how much a  small moment can bring big joy…..or in this case a big moment on a biiigggg wall šŸŽ‰šŸŽØ
I am doing my last restock of these little nutcrac I am doing my last restock of these little nutcracker buddies tonight at 7pm (central time)! So if you’ve had your eyes on them, especially after seeing them in @hgtvmagazine (gahhhhhhh, still can’t get over this), then be sure to find yourself in my shop tonight at 7pm central!
Even thought I had alllll the intentions of postin Even thought I had alllll the intentions of posting this sooner, I make no apologies because I don’t like living in the land of the ā€œshoulddasā€. Especially during this season of intentional slowing down and anticipating the arrival of Christmas. 
Download this coloring advent village and take a few min away to color each house and talk about the season and the way you can shine light! 
PS, download the file on my blog amongst the other holiday themed doodles coloring sheets…..AND we printed our village in gargantuan size from Staples….(their engineer print) and I am not one but mad about the fact that it will take up nearly half a wall! šŸ˜‚ ā¤ļøšŸŽ„
Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full of hot glue burns and can honestly say it makes me happy. Like so thankful and happy! 
Okkayyy well maybe not the burns themselves but the fact that I’m over here, in my little studio space in Wisconsin crafting my heart out and you’re sending the love right back to me with all the support! Support for the doodles and painting and costumes and sewing and other colorful things that I’m eager to share! 
SO thankful. Like I’d really love to give you all a humongous big hug right now. 

And for all the online shoppers this weekend, use code YAYcreatives for 20% off everything in my shop through Monday night. Including these happy Colorful felt trees! (I meannnnn, look at their personality šŸ˜‚šŸ˜)
Follow Emily on Insta

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

all rights reserved Ā© oh yay studio 2019

  • About
  • Contact
  • Disclosure
  • Terms
Adding color and lots of little personalities and Adding color and lots of little personalities and faces to our weekend. Because love wins and death is conquered….so yes, this is for sure how we celebratešŸŽ‰ 
Also, every time I cracked an egg this weekend, I squealed in the sound or noise that I thought the personality of the egg would sound šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ obvi.
I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over i I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over if I could! šŸ˜‚
Also, yes, this is clearly a @claussenpicklesofficial because duh, they are the best! ā¤ļø

The alternate caption could also be ā€œyup…..it’s a Valentine pickle. Because my kids are obsessed with vinegar soaked veggies. Just swipe for the Halloween pickle proof šŸ„’ ā€œ
For the record, I got approximately zero adulting For the record, I got approximately zero adulting things done while constructing this cardboard @encantomovie Casita of my daughters dreams. Except of course inserting many phrases in place of the ā€œwe don’t talk about Brunoā€ song…..ya know, ā€œwe don’t talk about dishes no no nooooo. We don’t talk about laundryyyyyy.ā€ šŸ  šŸŽØ šŸ’› 
Also, the minute the hot glue was dry, Esther picked up the Casita, hugged it and ran it to the living room where she played most of the afternoon. A moment of Mom win to warm my heart šŸ˜­ā¤ļø
ā€œMay you find the light that guides you homeā€ ā€œMay you find the light that guides you homeā€ 
One of my fave song + fave yearly progression that makes me allll happy and sappy. Merry Christmas šŸŽ„ I hope you’re finding light this holiday season!
If I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 3 squllio If I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 3 squllion more times: I LOVE PAINNNTTTTT! Here’s the thing……paint is always, 100% paint-overable. If you paint something, step back, live with it for while but just doesn’t feel right…..simply paint over it. Like really that simple. 
I’ve done this a handful of times in our own home….bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways (like so many times in the hallways šŸ˜‚)! 
Painting to me is a slight reflection of life: nothing is perfect, and even when mistakes or missteps feel overwhelming they are always worth fixing and usually fixable annnnnd it’s amazing how much a  small moment can bring big joy…..or in this case a big moment on a biiigggg wall šŸŽ‰šŸŽØ
I am doing my last restock of these little nutcrac I am doing my last restock of these little nutcracker buddies tonight at 7pm (central time)! So if you’ve had your eyes on them, especially after seeing them in @hgtvmagazine (gahhhhhhh, still can’t get over this), then be sure to find yourself in my shop tonight at 7pm central!
Even thought I had alllll the intentions of postin Even thought I had alllll the intentions of posting this sooner, I make no apologies because I don’t like living in the land of the ā€œshoulddasā€. Especially during this season of intentional slowing down and anticipating the arrival of Christmas. 
Download this coloring advent village and take a few min away to color each house and talk about the season and the way you can shine light! 
PS, download the file on my blog amongst the other holiday themed doodles coloring sheets…..AND we printed our village in gargantuan size from Staples….(their engineer print) and I am not one but mad about the fact that it will take up nearly half a wall! šŸ˜‚ ā¤ļøšŸŽ„
Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full of hot glue burns and can honestly say it makes me happy. Like so thankful and happy! 
Okkayyy well maybe not the burns themselves but the fact that I’m over here, in my little studio space in Wisconsin crafting my heart out and you’re sending the love right back to me with all the support! Support for the doodles and painting and costumes and sewing and other colorful things that I’m eager to share! 
SO thankful. Like I’d really love to give you all a humongous big hug right now. 

And for all the online shoppers this weekend, use code YAYcreatives for 20% off everything in my shop through Monday night. Including these happy Colorful felt trees! (I meannnnn, look at their personality šŸ˜‚šŸ˜)
Follow Emily on Insta

Copyright © 2022 · Divine theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2022 Ā· Divine Theme on Genesis Framework Ā· WordPress Ā· Log in