A Teeny, Tiny Mayflower

Hello and happy Tuesday!  Today I wanted to share a quick post about this really cute idea.

 

I made this tiny Mayflower from half a walnut shell.  Breaking the shell exactly in half was quite a challenge, as you can see... If anyone knows a good way to cut a walnut shell in half without breaking a half dozen please let me know:)  I tried a knife.  That worked pretty well.  I inserted the knife into the top of the walnut and then twisted it.  Sometimes I was successful and broke the shell right in half.  Sometimes I just made a huge mess...

 

I used blue play dough to attach the shell to the blue cardstock.  Now it looks like it is floating in the water.  Then I inserted brown play dough in the shell.  I glued two pieces of white cardstock together and inserted a small toothpick to hold up the "sail".  The toothpick was placed into the brown play dough. 

I made a few of these with my kids.  This craft is easy enough that preschoolers can create there own.  I thought they would make really cute place settings.  I had the thought that guests names can be written on the sail or the blue paper. 

And that's it! Hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving.

Jen

Comments

[Paper Creations by Susi-Q]

Why don't you try using a 3" or 4" wide spackle or Joint Knife. You can find these at Home Depot or any hardware store. They have a thin enough blade, and you could just gentle hammer it, prying open the walnut and even cutting it in half. I would place the nut on a mouse pad or a thin piece of foam to keep it in place.