Summer Crafting: Painted Stick Snakes. SSSSSSSSS!

Stick Crafts painted stick snake

Here it is, the perfect summer craft for the snake lovers in your life! Isn’t this great? I can say that since I didn’t make it. All you need is some acrylic craft paint and a good eye for finding perfect sticks! The sticks you’ll need should just be sling-shot shaped— you can break or saw off the branches to form the right sized mouth.

Wouldn’t you just love a whole basket full of these snakes next to your couch? I think they’d make great conversation pieces and instant entertainment for little visitors. Or at the least, a nice decorative folk art touch!

This wonderful project comes from another creative Jewish mom living in Israel by the name of Osnat. And when I say creative, I mean really creative! I hope to be sharing lots of her work with you here in the coming months. We both love recycling fabrics and plastic bags, crocheting and lots of color, and I know you’ll enjoy her work as much as I do!

Osnat makes some gorgeous fabric flower accessories (among many other things) which you can purchase at her etsy store here.

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14 responses to “Summer Crafting: Painted Stick Snakes. SSSSSSSSS!”

  1. Nicole Avatar

    We have lots of sticks. This is such a creative fun craft.

  2. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Hi Nicole! Id love to see what you do with this idea! You can also make an alligator with a longer mouth….and Im sure the sticks will speak to you and let you know what they should be! I hope you understand their language!

  3. Craftylocks Avatar

    I love the way the patterns make the snakes look so cool. I was wondering if there was any way to insert a pen nib and make these into pens – imagine all the presents opportunities from that!! I think I might try to papier mache a stick around a pen – I will let you know if it works.

  4. Sara Rivka Avatar

    What a great idea! You can insert a pen into a stick, you just have to drill a straight hole up thru the stick the right size, and coat the pen insert with some glue before inserting. Of course drilling the hole might not be so easy, but thats how they do it with the pencils made from twigs. Cant wait to to see what you come up with!

  5. mermaid Avatar

    We made snakes out of loo roll tubes today.. but this stick painting idea is great! So there will be even more snakes in our house soon 🙂

  6. Amanda Avatar

    How cute is that Sara!! Love it!

  7. learning parade Avatar

    Thanks for sharing this idea, the colours that you chose are so vibrant!

  8. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Youre very welcome! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

  9. doro Avatar

    great idea to make with the kids!
    summer fun.
    i set a link.
    thanks, doro.

  10. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Youre welcome, Enjoy! Id love a whole bunch of these!

  11. Craftylocks Avatar

    We finally finished these! Our papier mache ‘stick’ pens are in use and pictured at http://www.papercraftsforchildren.com/2010/07/25/papier-mache-pens/.
    I linked back here as my inspiration.
    Thanks,
    Sarah Craftylocks
    http://www.papercraftsforchildren.com/

  12. mari Avatar
    mari

    ok, this is very weird. well maybe not! i have been painting stick snakes, birds, alligators for my kids all spring and summer! i just picked up a stick for snail!
    made me a smile.
    mari

  13. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Hi Mari, I can relate, its always surprising to see that someone has done something really similar to what youve done……it happens to me all the time! Id love to see what youve done with sticks, sounds great!

  14. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Thanks Sarah, Im off to see your creations, cant wait!

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