The Hippie Hobby Box: String Art Review + Giveaway
Whenever I have the opportunity to review a DIY box, I get excited since I am a crafter and DIY gal at heart.
Being a Do It Yourself girl, I do not see trash, I see an opportunity to up-cycle an item. The reality is that I am often busy, and at times do not get to do the things I set out to due to time constraints.
Each month when I receive the newest The Hippie Hobby Box I get excited because this is the simplest way to do a craft that I otherwise would not have the time to do. I noticed was this was a simple way to introduce DIY’ers to a craft they otherwise may not do. Each month the spirit of DIY and up-cycling are fused into one monthly do-it-yourself project with this monthly kit.
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What is The Hippie Hobby Box exactly? The Hippie Hobby box is a every other month Do It Yourself kit with a hippie twist. Each box features up-cycled, recycled or natural product that includes almost everything needed to complete the project (standard items like scissors and bowls are not included).
Included in the DIY String Art Kit were (3) Wood Planks, (1) Paint Brush, (2) Instant Coffee Packets, (1) Saw Tooth Hanger with nails, (6) 13mm Mini Nails, (2) 9″ Paint Sticks, (55-60) Wire Nails and (3) Skeins of Embroidery Floss. Also needed but not included was Scissors, (1) Small bowl (for the instant coffee stain) and a Hammer.
The basic idea of this kit is to create a string art piece. The box came with two patterns – an ampersand and an arrow. Each of the smaller elements came numbered and separated by a seal. This kept all the necessities in one place, and the bags helped keep the nails from going everywhere.
The first step is to mix the Instant Coffee with water to create the stain that will be used on the wood. I used the recommended 2 Tablespoons water, and the result was a nice dark stain. I did notice while i was painting the wood, at times the stain went on lighter than I expected, but the end result after it dried was a nice dark stain. I would recommend putting something under the stained blocks, to prevent getting coffee stains everywhere.
The second step was to use the stirrers and attached the 3 planks together from the back. I found this step very difficult due to the nails used. While I tried to use the nails to nails these planks on the back, I could not get the nail through the stick. This provided me much more frustration than I wanted I opted to use the larger of the nails.
This plan almost backfired when I began to nail the ampersand on the front and almost ran out of nails. This did not happen, and I ended up having JUST enough nails for everything.
As I began to wrap the ampersand, I realized that this would take me a bit more time to fill in to my satisfaction. There was a variegated green string included in my box, which I found worked really nicely and gave a wonderful coloring. I have always wanted to try to do a string art project, and this was the perfect toe dip into this new craft.
If you are looking for fun DIY project, delivered to your door I would HIGHLY recommend you ordering a Hippie Hobby Box.
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The Hippie Hobby Box is a bi-monthly box that ships May, July, September, November, January and March and is $23.95/every other, 3 kits/$65.84 and 6 kits/$119.70 with free shipping to the United States and $5.99 for shipping to Canada
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GIVEAWAY: The Hippie Hobby Box is offering a Hippie Project to my readers! (2) Two winner’s will each win a DIY Diffuser Necklace Kit Mini Kit. I will be randomly choosing 2 people on March 3rd (3/3/2017) to each receive this DIY Necklace Kit! To enter complete the entries below! This is a $12.95 value!! Open to residents in the US only. Winner’s will be notified by DealsAmongUs by email and prize will be fulfilled by The Hippie Hobby Box/DealsAmongUs! Remember you have 48 hours to claim prize, or I will choose another winner. GOOD LUCK!!!
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I want to do glass etching.
I would like to make floral wreaths.
I would like to learn how to do ribbon embroidery and candlewick embroidery.
Stained glass would be cool to do, but it sounds and looks complicated and expensive, and I’d want to do something incredible that belongs in a medieval church.
I have been wanting to try wood burning!
This Spring I am determined to make a beautiful wreath, first time attempting and hoping it turns out nice!
I would like to learn how to do wire wrapped jewelry.
I want to learn metal stamping or wire wrapping.
I want to try metal stamping.
glass blowing
The glass blowing looks like so much fun, thank you!!
Crochet
I’d want to try glass blowing or something similar to it
pottery
I’ve been wanting to try cross-stitching. Maybe someday!
knitting!
I would like to try embroidery or stained glass.
Making jewelry.
I would love to try knitting!
quilting
I would love to sew something but I”m not good.
I want to get into some glass etching.
We are going to try the wood string art. Currently I’m trying to re-teach myself how to crochet!
I want to make blown glass.
I want to water color.