Kylie Jean Craft Queen

By Marne Ventura, Marci Peschke, Tuesday Mourning and Mary Meinking

Hi, y’all! It’s Kylie Jean, and I’m a true craft queen. You can be a craft queen too! Join me in making all kinds of crafts, from rodeo to pirate designs. My favorites are princess party invitations, a treasure chest jewelry box, and a fancy pink cowgirl hat. Let’s get crafting!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jan 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781479558728

Marne Ventura

Marne Ventura writes educational material for children in grades K to 6. A former elementary school teacher, she holds a Master's Degree in Education with an emphasis in reading and language development from the University of California. Marne has helped to create more than 50 software products and apps for learning math, science, reading and social studies. She also contributes stories and articles to children's magazines. She is a puzzle, brainteaser, and word game enthusiast. Marne lives with her husband in Arroyo Grande, California.

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Kylie’s Boot Door Sign

A door sign makes an announcement for you. It says, This room is my space. Your visiting friends or rodeo fans will always be able to find you!

You will need:

paper

pencil

ruler

scissors

.2-inch (5-centimeter) thick pink foam sheet, about 8x9 inches (20x23 cm)

black permanent markers (thick and thin)

silver foam sheet

foam glue

large rhinestone

thin ribbon

hot glue

optional:

pink glitter glue

sequins

Draw a boot shape on paper, about 7 inches (18 cm) by 8 ½ inches (22 cm). Cut out. Trace onto pink foam. Cut out the boot shape from the foam.

With the thick black marker, draw a heel and a sole. Add boot decorations, using the thinner marker to draw stitching.

Cut out a spur with a starburst end from silver foam, about 3 ½ inches (8.9 cm) by 1 inch (2.5 cm).

Use hot glue to attach the spur to the boot and the large rhinestone to the spur. Let dry.

Hot glue each end of a piece of thin ribbon to the top back of the boot.

Optional: Decorate the boot with pink glitter glue and hot glue sequin accents. Let dry. Write your name on the spur to personalize.

You can download a free template for this craft at capstonekids.com.

Kylie-Style Bag

My horse, Star, loves this craft because it has pony beads. Every cowgirl needs a bandana bag with fringe. I made mine with a pink bandana. Choose your favorite color!

You will need:

20 to 22-inch (51 to 56-cm) cloth bandana

pen

ruler

fabric scissors

thin ribbon

optional:

about 100 pony beads

On a flat surface, fold the bandana in half with wrong sides together and the fold at the top. Line up the edges.

Starting at the fold, draw a straight line down both sides of the bandana, 4 inches (10 cm) from each edge. Along each line, mark every ¾ inch (1.9 cm).

From the bandana’s edge, cut inward through both layers at each ¾-inch (1.9-cm) mark to the line you drew (leaving the top fringe wider). Lay scissors on its side, and cut the fold line to the line you drew. Repeat on the opposite side. Each side now has fringe.

Down both sides, tie each pair (front and back) of fringe in a double knot. Leave the pair on each side that is farthest from the fold untied.

Grab the untied pair of fringe on one side and tie in a double knot with one end of the ribbon. Flatten the ribbon, and repeat with the other pair of untied fringe.

Optional: Add two beads to the end of each tied fringe. Tie in a single knot over the second bead.

Lucky Purse

Show everyone how much you love being a cowgirl with this lucky purse. You can even carry your allowance. A cowgirl can never have too many purses!

You will need:

paper

pencil

ruler

scissors

2, 4x5 inch (10x13 cm) pink foam sheets

4x5 inch (10x13 cm) silver foam sheet

pen

60 inches (152 cm) clear plastic cording

hot glue

optional:

jewels or rhinestones

Draw a horseshoe shape on paper, about 3 ¾ inches (9.5 cm) by 4 ¾ inches (12 cm). Cut out. Trace only the outer arch of the horseshoe onto both pink foam pieces. Trace the entire horseshoe onto the silver piece of foam. Cut out the shapes from all three pieces of foam.

Stack the silver piece on top of the two pink pieces, lining up the edges. Use the pen to poke holes through the silver foam, along the sides and bottom of the piece. Each hole should be about ¼ inch (.64 cm) apart and ¼ inch (.64 cm) from the edge. Set the silver piece