The Monthly challenge for March is..........

HERE!!!

and this month we would love for you to think outside the square and show us how you can use your tools in ways that aren't necessarily what they were intended for.

Recently when i was visiting a neighbour i spied some lovely beachy driftwood mobiles hanging from her balcony. They were lovely shapes of driftwood, holes drilled and threaded with beads inbetween and they looked fabulous!!

So as we were heading back down to our caravan over christmas, i decided to throw my Fiskars drill in the car as well. we had just had huge seas down there  with the backlash from a cyclone so there was all sorts of treasures washed up on the beach, this is what the kids came back with......

 

we had shells, drift wood, pumas stone and burnie beans (just in case you were wondering,burnie beans are seeds off a tree that are very smooth and when you rub them on the cement the friction makes them heat up and when you put it on something, or rather someone - it burns!! its a kid thing ;0).)

Anyway all of the above bits, even the shells were drilled using the Fiskars drill. You will need 2 people for this, and my 8 and 10 year olds managed it quite nicely, simply drill holes through the centres and thread onto fishing line.

  

My husband even got into the action (above) and i caught Maddison holding a piece of pumas stone between her big toe and second toe while she drilled!! thought it best not to photograph that ;0) (I did think it was very clever, though didn't encourage it, lol!!)

  

this is the finished product, we ended up with 6!! Needless to say the kids had an absolute ball and now on the to do list is a trip to the bead shop to make some more with driftwood and beads this time.

SO my challenge to you is:-

think outside the square and show me what you can do to use your tools in a manner other than the obvious. Just inspire us to get the most out of our tools. Use ANY tool in your stash and email photos to us at fiskarscraft@yahoo.com.au . Can't wait to see what creations you come up with, and you have the entire month of March to get your entries in. 

Have fun!!

Annette :0) 

 

 

Comments

[Lyn Dwyer]

Ooh...what a great Challenge this month Annette........

[Lee Mills]

Annette, you never cease to amaze me...on holidays and still creating - you go girl you and your kids rock (oh and hubby too he got in on the action) - these look great would sell for a small fortune at exclusive boutiques down here!!!

[Donna Meuli]

Sen.sat.ional!! I love the driftwood hanging... I want one! LOL
Great challenge idea too.

[jenni connolly]

That's a great project. I am looking to buy one of the fiskars drills that you used...I would like to buy it in Australia ...could you please tell me where you purchased it? Thanks, jenni