(Notice the fireplace on the left side needs mending. One word: felines.)
A friend recently posted a *link on FB to a "faux fireplace" made from cardboard boxes. Because this craft has been on Cap'n Mad Ellen's TO DO list for quite some time now, I seized the opportunity! The Faux-ireplace™ measures 19x24". You can make it smaller or bigger-your choice.
*http://www.somewhatsimple.com/faux-fireplace/
To make a Faux-ireplace™:
-clean and dry recycled cardboard boxes (All of the cardboard was from our recycling bin.)
-glue (lots!)
-masking tape, Scotch tape
-scissors, maybe a box cutter, too
-paper to line the fireplace and the mantle. I used paper from the junior pirate Effervescent Ethel's art easel-slash-chalkboard to paint the brick design.
-construction paper for the inside of the fireplace and flames (black, orange and yellow)
-4"x6" clean kitchen sponge
-paint for the bricks (white paint mixed with little bit of brown and red to make a "brick" color)
-pieces of thin cardboard (thin enough to roll into firelogs), if desired
-string of white, yellow or orange Christmas tree lights for the "fire"
Perfectly themed Xmas fabric runner for the mantle c/o JoAnns' Fabrics!
Cost: .60¢ for 1/8 yard of fabric for the mantle (optional), $1.99 for string of white Xmas lights, $2.99 for battery-operated faux candlestick (optional), approximately $1.00 for miscellaneous Xmas decorations on the mantle: red cardinal, sparkly holly, etc. (optional). Total: Less than US$7.00.
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