Quick! You’ve got fifteen minutes before the kids’ show ends and you want to get your craft on. What are you going to do? How about make a super cute, cheap, and quick Mouse Trap Clip! Use it by your desk to catch random papers or stick it up in the playroom to display artwork. Come by on Wednesday and I’ll show you how I used it in my craft nook!
UPDATE: Check out my Mouse Trap Gallery Wall that helps me organize my craft desk!
Mouse Trap Clips
Materials:
– Mouse Traps
– Glitter
– Wire Cutters
– Mod Podge
– Foam Stickers
– Paint Brush
1. Assemble supplies. Except for the Mod Podge, I got everything at the dollar store! The glitter was an awesome find and the quality is good. There were three color schemes to pick from (I’ll show why I needed more than just one color of glitter on Wednesday!)
2. Use your wire cutters to remove the extra hardware. Be cautious when removing the metal strip in the middle. Feel free to pull out larger wire cutters if you’ve got them!
3. Use fine sandpaper to remove image. Highly suggest buying traps with stickers instead of printed logos! I believe Dollar General has some.
4. Affix letter of your choosing. If you’re just making one Mouse Trap Clip, you can choose your favorite letter, your kid’s initial or even another shape all together (like a heart or ampersand?)
5. Apply an even coat of Mod Podge. Try to get all around the edges and inside the crevices of the sticker. I also coated the two metal prongs under the letter in MP so that they would disappear in the glitter (and because it was easier than trying to go around them!) We got 15 minutes here,people. We’ve got to choose our battles! 😀
6. Sprinkle entire glitter pack over the mouse trap. I love that you don’t have to worry about wasting any glitter with these tiny little packs!
7. Tap off any excess glitter. Re-apply Mod Podge and glitter if you missed any spots. Allow to dry slightly before even attempting to remove letter. So hard to wait and you’re probably already hearing the kids getting restless…we’re almost there!
8. All that’s left is attaching your Mouse Trap Clip to the wall and allowing it to dry completely before hanging anything. I used a Command Strip but they’re so light, almost anything would work!
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Comments & Reviews
Jacque says
Ha these are so cute! I would somehow find a way to smash a finger while making these!
Vanessa Brady says
I was super freaked out the whole time!
Gwen says
I thought the same thing as Jacque!!! It’s adorable..but watchyo fingers!!! hehe…
Vanessa Brady says
Right?! I kept thinking about all the poor little mice!
Courtenay says
Super cute! I like the big size of it so you can hold all kinds of things! Fun!
Vanessa Brady says
Yeah, those things are so tight, you can cram tons of papers underneath!
Lauren @ The Thinking Closet says
Talk about creative! I would have never thought to use a mousetrap for a creative project. You never cease to amaze me, Vanessa.
Vanessa Brady says
Thanks, Lauren! Right back atcha! 🙂
Mary says
I saw this concept a year ago on the blog of Suzy’s sitcom . Check hem out, they are cute.
Vanessa Brady says
Awh, my grandmother had some that looked like that while I was growing up. I love seeing all the different ideas, thanks!