Cruise on down to the backyard drive-in with Summer Nights DIY cars! Featured in Kimberbell's Summer Nights video (below), these darling cars are a whole lotta crafting fun with children and grandchildren, neighbors and friends.
Take a look:
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Aren't those little cars SO MUCH FUN? And they're easier to make than you might think! Here's how:
Summer Nights Drive-In Cardboard Cars
- Close and tape the bottom of a large cardboard box.
- Turn the box right side up. Fold two long flaps and one short flap all the way in, leaving one short flap still up.
- Fold the remaining flap halfway into the box to create the slanted dashboard of the car.
- Paint the cardboard box with either spray paint or acrylic craft paint. (Depending on the color, you may need multiple coats. Consider painting a primer layer of white before your color to cut down on the amount of paint needed.)
- Poke a hole in the dashboard with scissors or a screwdriver, then fasten a black paper plate with a round head brad or fastener.
- From the back of the dashboard, open the two prongs of the brad and lay them flat against the back. Your steering wheel should now spin!
- Use dabs of hot glue to attach four black paper plates to your car. These are the wheels. :)
- With a paintbrush and acrylic paint, add taillights, a license plate (perhaps with a personalized name?) a car insignia, and headlights.
Your drive-in car is now complete! Just think of the fun possibilites...
Click HERE to find a quilt shop hosting Kimberbell's Summer Nights one-day machine embroidery event and experience the joy of creativity™ with us!
