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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Pistachio shell crafts and plastic egg carton flowers

We've been working on a pistachio shell craft for quite long now. We made a flower pot, a heart and a cute card with pistachio shells. Pistachio shells make such a versatile crafty material. We can do so many things with these shells. Hopefully, we will come back with more ideas later, IA. Have a look at what we did recently.

All we used: Pistachio shells, fevicol glue, acrylic paints, a spare bottle, a cardboard box and one plastic egg carton. 

1. Pistachio Shell Heart - wall hanging 





 2. A homemade card
 3. A flower pot and plastic egg carton flowers
 

 All these are painted and most of the shells are glued by my little girl. She chose the colors as well. 



What amazing thing you did with your little one?
Authored By MumLee at 8:00 AM

38 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 2, 2014 at 12:51 PM

    This is really very creative! I love that heart shaped wall hanging. I am definitely saving pistachio shells from now on instead of throwing them away to use in some craft projects. Great work and great idea!

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    1. MumLee April 2, 2014 at 6:09 PM

      Thanks Tasneem. Glad that it inspired you. Don't forget to blog on what you did. Good Luck!

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  2. AnonymousApril 2, 2014 at 1:28 PM

    thats so.. im speechless with the amount of concentration and love that your daughter is giving her art! So magnificent.

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    1. MumLee April 2, 2014 at 6:13 PM

      Aren't little one's "fully focused" when it comes to doing something they love? ;) Thanks Merlinda. Hope your week is going good.

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  3. Tarana KhanApril 2, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    Love this idea, and it looks so good! Must start collecting my pistachio shells now. #LetKidsBeKids #CreativeChallenge

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    1. MumLee April 2, 2014 at 6:21 PM

      Thanks Tarana. Love your homemade shape puzzles. My girl would have loved it in her toddlerhood. :)

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  4. Kim CarberryApril 2, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    That looks like great fun! Very creative x

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  5. LornaApril 2, 2014 at 3:19 PM

    Looks fun and the finished result looks fantastic - must give this a try

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    1. MumLee April 2, 2014 at 6:30 PM

      Thanks Lorna. Give it a go, it's very easy and fun!

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  6. AnonymousApril 2, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    How clever, very creative :) x #TriedTested x

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  7. UnknownApril 2, 2014 at 3:41 PM

    Wow this is very creative! Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested

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    1. MumLee April 2, 2014 at 6:33 PM

      Thank You Kate. Enjoyed hoping over there. Have a great rest of the week!

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  8. Loving life with little onesApril 2, 2014 at 5:57 PM

    Loving Life with Little ones says..... That is an awesome idea, Daddy eats pistachios and the shells go in the bin, I think we might have to save some to use. Love the heart. x

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    1. MumLee April 2, 2014 at 6:43 PM

      I think Pistachio shells goes to bin in most households. Glad that you're gonna try some craft next time. Thank You Sarah!

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  9. RuthApril 2, 2014 at 6:22 PM

    Love the idea of using pistachio shells - I often think it's such a waste to throw them away whenever we have them :)

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  10. UnknownApril 2, 2014 at 6:32 PM

    Wow lots of fantastic lovely ideas. The heart wall hanging is fab.
    Thanks for sharing #LetKidsBeKids

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    1. MumLee April 2, 2014 at 6:40 PM

      Thanks Karen. I love #letkidsbekids linky because mums come with loads of fab ideas. Thank you for hosting. :)

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  11. ColetteApril 2, 2014 at 7:05 PM

    What gorgeous work. I'd never considered using pistachio shells before.
    What products did you use?

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    1. MumLee April 3, 2014 at 9:03 AM

      I used acrylic paints and some glue to stick it. Embellished with beads. :)

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  12. Caroline (Becoming a SAHM)April 2, 2014 at 7:12 PM

    Wow! I never thought of using pistachio shells but they look so effective! Very clever ideas as always! Thanks so much for linking with #creativechallenge xx

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    1. MumLee April 3, 2014 at 9:04 AM

      Thank you Caroline. I enjoyed seeing many creative ideas from mums. Thank you for hosting. :)

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  13. RedpefferApril 3, 2014 at 12:44 AM

    Both those ideas are brilliant. I would never have thought of using the pistachio shells-it looks fantastic.

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  14. mumturnedmomApril 3, 2014 at 1:24 AM

    This is amazing! And the concentration your daughter has is incredible. She's made such a lovely job of these, the wall hanging is fab x

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  15. Christine @afamilydayApril 3, 2014 at 1:47 AM

    Love the idea of using pistachio nuts, would never have even crossed my mind to do so!

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    1. MumLee April 3, 2014 at 9:08 AM

      Glad that you liked it Christine. Hope you will try some crafts with shells next time. :)

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  16. sangeetha menonApril 3, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    I am amazed dear .. loads of love to liya..mwah.. creativity at its best.. Once my girl grows up , will send her to you :)

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    1. MumLee April 3, 2014 at 6:44 PM

      Thank You Sangeetha. I will tell you "once your daughter grows up you will find yourself crafting unimaginably..."

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  17. DhiyanaApril 3, 2014 at 6:23 PM

    Wow! So beautiful. The ideas are brilliant Nishana!

    Thanks for visiting my site.

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    1. MumLee April 3, 2014 at 7:02 PM

      Thank You Dhiyana. Love that polka dots butterfly. :)

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  18. HannahApril 4, 2014 at 1:02 PM

    Love the pistachio wall Hanging so cute

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  19. Party of 5April 4, 2014 at 7:06 PM

    They are beautiful. I especially love seeing her in action...so focused!

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  20. KidGLlovesApril 8, 2014 at 10:17 PM

    Grace says - Oh Wow - this has got to be one of my favourite #minicreations EVER!!!!! These are awesome!
    Lucas says - And you can eat stuff before you do the art work - works for me!!! Great job Princess Liya :)

    Thanks for linking to #minicreations

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  21. UnknownMay 2, 2017 at 9:50 AM

    Great work done by the little one. Even I was thinking of doing something with the shells, but don't know how to stick them on a wall

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