Create these cute DIY popsicle stick picnic desk place card holders in your summer season tablescape or summer season celebration. Will also be used as meals label holders. Free printable summer season labels included.

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables used for a place card holder.

Summer time Seasonal Simplicity Sequence

Welcome again to Week Three of The Blissful Housie’s Summer time Seasonal Simplicity Sequence! Every week, my running a blog pals and I’ve been sharing our favourite summer season concepts that can assist you have fun summer season in type. This week it’s time to get inventive, as we’re sharing some enjoyable summer season DIY and craft tasks with you. You will discover the entire hyperlinks on the finish of the submit, so remember to verify them out! In case you missed any of he earlier weeks, yow will discover them right here…

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables for food label holders.

Popsicle Stick Picnic Table Place Card Holders

I’ve made a number of completely different popsicle stick crafts previously, and nonetheless had a bunch of popsicle sticks left over. So… I made a decision to make use of them for these cute popsicle stick picnic tables and switch them into place card holders. I believe they turned out fairly cute and so they’re fairly easy to make.

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables used for a place card holder.

 

 

 

Popsicle Stick Picnic Table Tutorial

These DIY popsicle stick picnic tables add a cute contact to your summer season tablescape or buffet desk. They is also used for somewhat doll home, fairy backyard or for LEGO figures. Nevertheless you select to make use of them, they’re enjoyable and straightforward to place collectively and make an ideal summer season craft thought.

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables used as a place card holder.

Supplies

  • mini popsicle sticks {6.5cm size}
  • common popsicle sticks {11.5cm size}
  • wooden glue or sizzling glue gun
  • sharp scissors
  • place playing cards printable discovered at finish of submit {non-compulsory}

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables used for a place card holder.

To Do

Step 1 – Create the desk prime.

Create the desk prime utilizing two 3cm items of the popsicle stick and three full dimension mini popsicle sticks. The popsicle sticks may be reduce all the way down to dimension with a pointy pair of scissors {small backyard clippers are additionally work nicely}. Apply glue to 1 facet of the brief items and fix the three mini popsicle sticks. {NOTE: In case you’re utilizing wooden glue, I like to recommend squirting out a small quantity of glue onto a paper plate or cup and utilizing a mini popsicle stick to use the glue.}

Step by step tutorial to make a popsicle stick picnic table.

I discovered it best to stick the center popsicle stick first to line all the pieces up {see picture above} after which add the outer sticks. You need to go away a really slight hole between the popsicle sticks for the place playing cards to suit.

Step by step tutorial to make a popsicle stick picnic table.

Step 2: Create the desk legs.

Lower two of the common sized popsicle sticks all the way down to round 6 3/Four cm. Trim off the ends at a slight angle {see picture under} to type the horizontal piece. {TIP: Once you’re slicing the items, reduce the primary one after which use that because the template to chop the remaining items. It’s a lot quicker than measuring mutliple instances {particularly for those who’re making a number of picnic tables} and is extra correct at retaining the angles equal.}

Step by step tutorial to make a popsicle stick picnic table.

For the vertical items, reduce 4 Three 3/Four cm items after which angle every of the ends {as proven above}. That is the one fincky a part of the mission, however after getting the angle discovered, you need to use these items as a template for any additional legs that you just’ll want. When gluing the items togehter, I discovered that it was useful to have a straight edge to position the underside of the legs towards to line them up. You’ll be able to then simply line up the cross piece for gluing. You’ll be able to all the time sand the ends down somewhat bit for those who want some leveling.

Step 3: Add the bench.

Apply some glue to the highest of the horizontal leg piece and place one mini popsicle stick on prime for the bench. Press to stick.

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables used as a place card holder.

Step 4: Add the place playing cards or meals labels.

Obtain the place card design that you want to and put it aside to your laptop {see under to obtain}. Print it out and trim the placecards down your required dimension. Write in no matter names or meals labels you want to. In case you’d like so as to add the labels digitally, you may open the file in any picture enhancing program {I take advantage of PicMonkey} and add your fonts previous to printing. I used the font “spoodbrush” for mine. If the paper shouldn’t be sturdy within the holder, you may add an additional little items of paper on the base to make it extra stable within the hole or add only a tiny contact of glue to the underside of the paper to stick. You’ll nonetheless be capable of take away the tag and use the place holder once more.

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables used for a place card holder.

And that’s it! You could have some cute little picnic tables to make use of in your summer season tablescape, summer season celebration, or BBQ!

Different Suggestions for Making Popsicle Stick Picnic Tables

  • In case you’re going to be making a number of units of those tables, I like to recommend simply measuring and slicing one template for every dimension wanted and utilizing this as a template to chop the remaining. It makes it a lot faster and, after getting the entire items reduce, it’s straightforward to place them collectively in an meeting line vogue.
  • To get much more inventive, stain, paint or add a design to your desk. You’ll want to do that earlier than you assemble the entire items. I attempted to make certainly one of mine somewhat extra rustic with somewhat stain distressing, however I really most popular the plain look.
  • If you want somewhat bigger picnic desk, you need to use common sized popsicle sticks as an alternative of the mini-ones. You’ll simply want to make sure that the legs are positioned shut sufficient collectively that the popsicle stick forthe bench shall be lengthy sufficient to suit between the legs.
  • Maintain some additional popsicle sticks available because the sticks will often splinter whenever you reduce them {I solely had this occur as soon as, however you by no means know!}
  • For items which can be barely too lengthy, you may all the time flippantly sand down the perimeters. This additionally works if you should even out the legs a bit.
  • In case you don’t just like the rounded edges of the popsicle sticks you can all the time snip these off to a straight edge. I simply didn’t need to add the additional step. 😉

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables for food label holders.

 

Free Printable Summer time Place Playing cards

I’ve created a few easy summer season place playing cards that you need to use in your picnic tables if you need. You simply have to obtain them, print, and reduce to dimension. In case you’d like so as to add the labels digitally, you may open the file in any picture enhancing program {I take advantage of PicMonkey} and add your fonts previous to printing.

"Happy Summer" free printable summer place cards.Obtain “Blissful Summer time” Place Playing cards HERE
Obtain Plain Leaf Place Playing cards HERE

I hope you’ve gotten enjoyable placing collectively these little picnic tables. Let me know what you do with yours. I all the time like to see what you give you! Blissful Summer time!

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables used for a place card holder.

Extra Summer time DIY/Craft Initiatives

For extra superior summer season DIY tasks, remember to try the entire inventive concepts from my running a blog pals. Simply click on beneath the photographs under!

DIY Crate Succulent Planter at The Blissful Housie
Poppy and Fern Entrance Door Planters at Inspiration for Mothers
DIY Beaded Garland at She Gave it a Go
DIY Tic Tac Toe Board Sport at Trendy Glam

Summer time Decoupage Concrete Coasters at Tatertots and Jello
Popsicle Stick Picnic Tables at Clear & Scentsible
Summer time Basket Wreath from a $Three Thrift Retailer Discover at Confessions of a Serial DIYer
DIY Customized Hoodies for Summer time Enjoyable at Rambling Renovators

DIY Pedestal Bowl at Paint Me Pink
Greenback Retailer Hacks at Hallstrom House
DIY Velvet Mushroom Cap at Life is a Get together
Free 4th of July Printable at My Candy Savannah

DIY No Sew Out of doors Tablecloth or Picnic Blanket at A Fairly Life
DIY Egg Shell Artwork at Dans le Lakehouse

Summer basket wreath on a front door.

Summer time Basket Wreath

Personalized camping gift basket using an ice cooler backpack.

Customized Tenting Reward Basket Concept

Custom DIY campfire roasting sticks with painted wood dowels.

DIY Customized Roasting Sticks

Cute popsicle stick picnic tables used for a place card holder.

 

 

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