Dude Ranch Diorama
Invite your posse to a Rhinestone Rodeo with this bucking bantastic Dude Ranch Diorama. All you need is a bag of plastic cowboys, an old pair of blue jeans, and little brown craft boxes. Yee-haw!
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For Each Invitation, You Will Need
Materials:
Second-hand blue jeans
Brown craft box, 2” x 2”
Plastic cowboy, red or blue
Iridescent rhinestones, 8
Star stamp, 1½” wide
Red craft paint
Brown twine
White printer paper
Tools & Supplies:
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Foam paintbrush
Paper plate
Computer and printer
Scissors
Glue stick
Directions
Step One
Cut a square of denim to fit into the bottom of the open box and hot glue it into place.
Step Two
Give the denim backdrop a little bling by gluing the iridescent rhinestones to the denim.
Step Three
Hot glue a plastic cowboy inside the box with his back to the denim (make sure you can still put the lid on the box).
Step Four
Print out the invitation details onto the white printer paper and cut it to fit inside the lid of the box. Glue it down with the glue stick.
Step Five
Tie the box closed with twine and mail it in a 6” x 9” padded envelope. And tell ’em to bring their pardners—this fandango ain’t just for fillies!
Round ’em Up: Your friends’ll travel a country mile for this shindig, but be sure they have three weeks notice. Their Fourth of July could book up early!
©The O’Neil Sisters 2008
Ten-gallon Tip
When you invite the buckaroos to this bedazzling bonanza, be sure to have them wrangle a jean jacket or pair of blue jeans to embellish. It ain’t called the Rhinestone Rodeo for nuthin!
