a barbie tent from elmers!

you know what is my favoritest thing? getting packages in the mail... they don't even need to be tied up with string. masking tape still does it for me....

and recently i got the best package from elmer's craft it!

chock full of elmers/exacto goodies....

and the challenge was to make something...

and i with all this goodness i wanted to make something using as much of the supplies as possible!

so i came up with this:

cause you know i love me some barbies....

it's fantastically easy....it's a no sew...and the choices are endless on how to decorate it! (you could even have your kids decorate it!

It uses this bi fold foam board...

(which also be awesome for a giant mother's day card!)

but that also means it folds FLAT!

the only supplies you HAVE to have is this board...a ribbon and i used glue dots to attach it (the ribbon goes across the bottom to keep the tent shape instead of falling flat!

and i made a video to show you how i put it all together!

i sped it up..but to decorate one side took me only 10 minures....

so in less then a half an hour you could totally have a custom little barbie tent!

(you also could just take two sheets of scrapbook paper and cut it to size and glue it on! and be done!)

here are some of the supplies i used...

these are new...this tape is sooo fun! i 've got another little project planned for it...but it's getting hoarded away and no one will touch it! (and it's repositional!)

i got these stencils....super fun. makes fast work--i just used the exacto knife and my pink cutting mat and I had stars in minutes! (i could cut them out faster than it would have taken me to get my cameo out and plugged in!)

these precision scissors are super small and fun and gets those tight little spots (like the little parts of the stencil that didn't get cut!)

the edges of the stencils also have designs along them..super fun!

Paint pens: holy....love these things...i used them with my BAM letters and i am now obsessed with them! (i might have just used them to draw boxers on my ken doll.)

it comes white...you press down and shake and watch the color fill it in!

i also got loads of adhesives....

i thought i would break it down how i use them....

1. glue spots...love these..one of my favorite products...i used them to stick on my butterflies and i used them a ton when i was in a card club...they stick on ribbon and flowers and you don't have to worry about it falling off!

2. this is a glue pen...i haven't used it before now...but it's awesome. it has a small tip for tiny little things and a wide side...the small tip is soooo useful!

3. dot runner....love this for my pictures when i scrap book. you just zip it around the pictures and slap it on!

4. foam mounting tape...this is super fun..gives a little dimension if you want things to stand out..

5. glue sticks...these are classic...they are my go too..my kids use them freely and i never have to worry about  a mess....
 they even earned a spot on my craft organzier...

alrighty...that's the dets on the barbie tent...now i'm going to show you how much fun i had posing these barbies!!!!

 the fire is felt...

as well as the "marshmallows"

it fits two "comfortably."..

just don't let your hair get too close to the fire...

these poor barbies got frost bite cause they did not dress appropiately for camping....

then a giant came

and ate all the smores....

but the giant wasn't too scary....cause she's so darn pretty...

and then the giant played for hours...

the end..

alright...a big thank you to elmer's craft it! go check them out on facebook for loads of other fun ideas!