DIY KITS-- GET PSYCHED!!

I AM SO EXCITED CAN YOU TELL?? I just finished up creating my product, which is a series of personalized DIY kits that I am selling not for profit. Here is the email I wrote to send out to the school. The kits are available for purchase starting...now! Please leave at least two days for preparation and hand delivery. Love to all stay creative (with the help of my DIY kits)!

Hi all!

For my Keystone, I am creating DIY (Do it Yourself) Kits for craft projects and even some basic life skills such as ironing and laundry. I am making a working list that will be going out to the school, so if you are interested please email me at either at my JCHS email or riviwriter@gmail.com. The kits will cost anywhere from $5-30 and will include everything you may need for your project, including instructions I wrote/designed myself. Each kit is individualized with your choices of paint, shirt size, etc. All profits will go towards art programs in schools, and I would really appreciate your support for my Keystone. Thank you so much!
Rivka/Rebecca Dollinger


Current list:
DIY Chalkboard Paint Kit— Includes: 3 oz acrylic paint (your choice of color), 3 tablespoons unsanded grout, Spoon for mixing, spoon for measuring, instructions, and your choice of surface (Picture frame, small wood sign/shape, door hanger)— $13

Ironing Basics (does NOT include iron)— Includes: Ironing Mat or Towel, Tutorials and Instructions (Created by me on Photoshop), A few small fabric scraps for practice, Cardboard sheet to go between layers of clothing, A few iron on patches or appliqués— $18

DIY Fabric Softener +DIY Wrinkle Releaser+ Vintage-ize your tee — Includes: Instructions created by me for all three projects (3), list of resources for DIY life (1)— $5

DIY Decorated Notebook— Includes: One (1) Composition book, Five (5) sheets of misc. scrapbook papers, One (1) paper punch, one (1) pair of funky edged scissors, one (1) jar of mode podge— $20

DIY Shutter Buddy (An attachment for a lens to make kids look at the camera)— Includes: Instructions, Elastic, fabric for main piece (your color of choice), fabric for decoration (your choice of colors/designs), photos/examples for inspiration— $18

DIY Magnetic Poetry— Includes: Magnetic Strip, Instructions, Sharpie and Paper (for handwritten), List of free fonts and corresponding websites— $14

DIY Stenciled Shirt— Includes: One (1) White shirt (your preferred size), Three (3) fabric paints, Three (3) pre made stencils, Three (3) Freezer sheets (optional; if you choose to make your own stencil), Instructions on stenciling shirts, instructions on creating a stencil— $21

Learn to paint on fabric!— Includes: Instructions on fabric painting, stamping, and stenciling, Your choice of five (5) Fabric paints, Found objects for stamping, One (1) pre made stencil, 1 choice of fabric to dye (shirt, bag, scarf) , rubber gloves, One (1) bottle or packet of fabric dye (your choice of color) — $30

Deadlines!

The Keystone Final Deadline is May 2!! AHHH!! Freak out with me :) If anyone has final ideas for the guidebook or anything they want to see in my final product, speak now or forever hold your peace. I have a feeling most of you will be doing the latter, since I have gotten NO feedback whatsoever during this process. But hey, I love all my followers. Both of them.

Love to all stay creative!

Cravings

Just watched an episode of How I Met Your Mother from season one where they mentioned these delicious cupcakes. Maybe it's the Passover bread fast getting to me, but I really want to bake some cupcakes! Anyways, I thought maybe now I'll throw in a cupcake recipe to my college recipes section. Microwave cupcake? How to keep a batch of cupcakes good for several weeks (or days...)? Comment below with your favorite recipes and maybe I'll post some of my favorites!
Love to all stay creative!

Don't these just look scrumptious? Sorry for tempting all of you on Passover.
http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/11/08/red-velvet-cupcakes-cream-cheese-frosting/

How to make your t-shirts feel vintage soft

I put this in my guidebook, but since it was taken basically entirely from another website (sourced and cited, of course), I thought I paste it here. Might be of interest to some of you!

http://www.octaneshop.com/pages/brine-your-tee

Ironing Basics

Thought I'd give ya'll a taste of what my guidebook will be. Here are a few of my pages on ironing basics:

Ironing

Let me just start by saying that up until about two months ago, I had never picked up an iron. Even when I did iron on decals and fuse beads, etc., I always had my mom iron for me. Well, as I started sewing and using more iron on projects, I finally learned to use an iron. I'm so proud :)

Now, ironing can sound super daunting, but it's not as hard as it seems. There are ways to avoid difficult or unnecessary ironing, which I will show you here too. Next post will be the basics of ironing. Stay tuned!

Laundry DIYs

So, in the theme of DIY life, I have been noticing that a common concern about the college transition is laundry, ironing, etc. One of my personal concerns is dealing with cleaning, so I figured I'd make a few posts about a cleanly college lifestyle, with life hacks and DIYs. This will all also be in my finished guidebook. Love to all, stay creative!

Life Hacks :)

I'm not sure if any of you have heard of this new craze on the internet called "Life Hacks," but it can be pretty awesome. The idea behind it is to "hack" or improve unnecessarily difficult tasks with easy fixes. 
Some of my favorite examples:

Put old newspaper at the bottom
of your bin to absorb fruit juices

Identify Keys with Nail Polish

Anyways, I am going to be regularly posting a few that I think pertain well to student lifestyle. In addition, all of my favorites with be in my DIYr Life guide. Keep updated with me! Love to all stay creative!

Quick Update

My Keystone, as you may know, is on College and High School DIY life. Teenagers are reinventing and creating themselves in these years, and I believe that the lifestyle skills from my DIYr life will only enhance their growth. As for my product, it will be a lifestyle guide. I will keep you all updated on how it is going. Love to all stay creative!