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Rollin’ the DICE

April 28, 2010 | Crafts, Decorating | Add comment >>

Who doesn’t love extra super duper large DICE decor?

Today I’m going to show you how to make your own large dice!
(Lucky you!…)

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I’ve seen large dice all over blog-land, but the first time I actually felt motivated to make my own was when I saw one at Lemon Tree Creations.

The first thing I did was hit the dollar store in search of something cube shaped to make my dice from.

This should work nicely…

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I put the box together and stuffed it full of plastic grocery sacks. Then I taped it closed really well.

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The following technique I learned from my mom’s friend when I was about 15. She did this in a much larger scale on her wall using wallpaper glue. I’ve modified it to work with basic school glue. I’m sure it has a name – don’t know what it’s called – but I absolutely LOVE the end result!

Now you’re going to need a bottle of white school glue and a package of brown paper lunch sacks.

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Put a big blob of glue into a dish. Add some water (maybe about 2 parts glue, one part water.)

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Mix it up really well with a paint brush. It should be pretty watery.

Next get your paper bags ready.

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Set the glue aside for a second and wrap your box like a gift in a brown paper lunch sack. I used 2-sided tape to keep it shut.

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Now get a couple bags and tear them up into little pieces.

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The more torn the edges the better.

Grab your watery glue and paint it on one side of the cube.

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And now just start sticking the torn paper all over the box.

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Glue several layers of torn paper. Make sure to wrap the paper around the edges. When you are done adding paper, add a final coat of glue.

HINT: Do 3-4 sides, and let dry. Once dry, do the remaining sides.

Here’s what it looks like finished:

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Now for the dots:

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I used a piece of black construction paper and rubbed a grey crayon all over it. Then I buffed it out with a paper towel. After that I tore all my circles out.

Using the same watery glue technique, I glued all my dots on and then covered it with one final coat of watery glue.

I am totally diggin’ my new dice! And it cost a total of one dollar (for the cube). The other supplies I already had!

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Isn’t the paper bag technique beautiful?

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I Rolled the Dice, and I scored!

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This has made a great addition to my side table. Once I move in a few months I can’t wait to have it sitting out in my game room! I may even make a sister for it.

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*If you are too cheap to purchase a square box, or you can’t find a square box, just cut 6 squares out of cardboard (cereal boxes work great!) and tape them together for your cube structure.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial!

xoxo, Allison

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