I might or might not have been saving up some straws for this project. 🙂 It’s a fun way to upcycle some used straws (wash them & let them dry before storing them). There are several straw-melting tutorials on the internet, including this one.
If you try this project, be careful & do it at your own risk, as it uses heat & melting things. If you’re a kid, make sure to have a responsible adult help you.
iron
straws (red, blue, clear)
scissors
aluminum foil (some tutorials use baking paper I think)
towel or ironing board
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Fold the aluminum foil in half. Crease it & lay flat on the towel or ironing board.
Gather your straws & line them up in the order of harp strings (red, clear, clear, blue clear, clear, clear, etc.), next to the crease you made. |
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Fold the foil over the straws, sandwiching them between layers of aluminum foil.
With your iron on hot, iron the “sandwich.” It shouldn’t take long for the straws to melt. (Don’t just leave the iron sitting on the foil….that was for photographing.) |
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On mine, one of the straws didn’t connect quite right to the others, so I took it off & replaced it with another. If this happens, just pull or cut off the one that didn’t work right & re-iron with the new straw in place.
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Here it is.
After it cools, cut out a harp shape. You can freehand it or use the template from this project. |
I’ve got another melted straw project planned for the future too!
If you do this project, please show me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.
-Barbara
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. You can connect with Barbara all over the interwebs on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list. As always, be careful & do any crafts at your own risk!
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From the archives…DIY Embossed Harp Candle
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. Find out where you can find Barbara on the interwebs here. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list.