Tutorial: Make Your Own Kazoo

Hiya! Thursday (today) is the day I go to my GT class at school and during today's lessons I learned how to make a handmade kazoo and it was so easy I decided to teach you how to make your own!

The supplies are mostly easy to find, the only thing you might not have around the house is the first one, so I linked to a couple options on Amazon for each item. A lot of these things may be found around the house, and if you're a kid, ask your parents before you go shopping!

Here's what you need:

1. Two (2) jumbo craft sticks (basically tongue depressors) (Plain) (Colored)
2. Two (2) skinny rubber bands (This assorted pack has wide & skinny ones)
3. One (1) slightly wider rubber band - You can likely find all sizes of rubber bands at home, the ones in the first photo were just in a junk drawer, left over from vegetables from the grocery store!)
4. Two (2) 1" pieces cut from a straw. I used some plastic straws we had around the house, you can use biodegradable plastic or paper straws if that's what you have.

Start by placing the wide rubber band long ways on one craft stick/tongue depressor and slip one piece of straw in between the stick and the rubber band about an inch from the edge. Place the other stick over the straw piece and line it up with the first stick.

Use one of the skinny rubber bands wrapped around near the straw, on the side closest to the end of the sticks, to keep it all together. Put the last piece of straw over the inside rubber band but under the top stick about an inch from the opposite edge of the first straw, as shown below.

Then use the last skinny rubber band the secure the last pieces into place in the same way as the first one. 

And that's it! You're ready to play your kazoo by blowing gently between the two sticks. The vibration from blowing into the narrow spaces creates a fun sound! Now that you are done you can start a band! I'm exited to hear how yours works out, please comment below if you make your own and if you post about it on Instagram make sure to tag me, @seriouslyscarletren. (Oh! And follow my Instagram page!)

Pom Pom Garland Project

Hello again today I'm going to share this project making pom pom garlands with my little sister. I got my inspiration from a sewing book called Sew With Me: 60 Fun & Easy Projects by Brandy Nelson that my mom checked out from the local library. Side note, I love getting art books from the library. The project said I needed pom poms and embroidery thread and that's it!

It was a challenge to find the pom poms though, we had to look at so many websites in our search to find a craft store that had them in stock, but it seems there is a shortage of pom poms around here. We ended up buying them on Amazon. Here are the ones I got, they were $10 for a huge pack and perfect for my budget. 

I had to wait for a couple days for them to be delivered, but once they did I got started. First we threaded the needle, I had to use a somewhat large eye needle to work for the thick embroidery thread and knotted the opposite end so the pom poms wouldn't fall off as we went. Then, one at a time, we strung on the pom poms. I made sure to space them about 1 1/2" apart so that they wouldn't get super bunched up.

After the thread was full,  I tied off the second end with another knot. I had extra thread, enough for one more garland strand, so then I started that one and showed my little sister how to thread the needle through and space the pompoms. I let her finish the second one and she did a great job. 

We're going to hang them over my bed, but these would also make a great party decoration or to add a little fun to any room of your house, especially craft rooms or play rooms.You could even use a specific color scheme to make holiday garlands.

And that's it! Adios, xo Scarlet

P.S. leave me a comment and let me know what sort of projects you suggest i make next!