Embellished Hand Towels

Plain hand towels are given flair with scraps of colorful and patterned fabric.  Leigh laurel studios sews on these simple blocks and strips.  Could make a good first sewing project or you could try a washable glue as well. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.leighlaurelstudios.com/my-blog/2013/08/easy-diy-decorated-hand-towels.html

Toilet Paper Roll Owls

Happy hooligans makes owls with stuck on buttons, sparkles and fabric wings.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.ca/adorable-owls/

Itsy bitsy fun adds foam stickers and feathers.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.itsybitsyfun.com/blog/cute-paper-tube-owls

Little girl designs paints the body of her owls on using white paint and then paints on black eyes, beak, feathers and wings.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.littlegirldesigns.com/woodland-creatures-toilet-paper-roll-craft/

Fox and owl makes a black and white owl with orange feet.

Get the instructions here:
http://foxandowl.blogspot.com/2010/04/animals.html

Creative me inspired you adds wings and an orange tummy.

Get the instructions here:
http://creativemeinspiredyou.com/toilet-tube-animals/

Molly moo crafts uses corrugated to enhance the owl and perches him on a real twig. 

Get the instructions here:
http://mollymoocrafts.com/toilet-roll-crafts-kids-owl/

Toilet Paper Roll Goat

A toilet paper tube is colored brown, given brown ears and horns, eyes mouth and nose and white cotton fur to make a cute goat with crafty crated.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.crafty-crafted.com/animal-crafts/toilet-roll-goat/

Crafts by amanda makes the entire goat using pipe cleaner legs and horns.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/cardboard-tube-goat-farm-series/

Egg Carton Flower Headband

Egg carton pods are cut out and shaped into flowers with paging fun mums.  She then paints them with glitter glue and pins them to an elastic headband for a fun upcycled craft.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pagingfunmums.com/2013/06/26/diy-egg-carton-headbands/

Tin Pie Pan Tambourine

A disposable tin pie pan turns into a tambourine with the help of markers, jingle bells and pipe cleaners and my cakies.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mycakies.com/2014/06/camp-home-pie-pan-tambourine/

Popsicle Stick Geodesic Dome

Popsicle sticks are glued together to make longer craft sticks and then taped together to make a nifty geodesic shape.  Next, almost unschoolers tapes on tissue paper to give it it's cover and some great color.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/01/building-craft-stick-and-tissue-paper.html

Coloring Mural

Turn any coloring page into a supersized coloring mural with Staples' engineering print feature.  Thanks for the tip from a cassarella.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.acasarella.net/2015/01/diy-oversized-coloring-mural.html