Kids Craft Blog by PlaidOnline.com - Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Web Wednesday: Halloween Friends

I don't know about you, but here at Plaid Halloween crafts are all over the office. This is a fun time of year. So many of our talented designers have been busy creating some fun Halloween crafts. We have made many kids Halloween crafts like this one. Check out these cute creatures that were made with Apple Barrel paint and flower pots. To learn how to make these Halloween friends, click here.

Posted in: Apple-Barrel | Halloween | Web-Wednesday

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

12 Great Fall Kids Crafts

Fall is a great time of year for kids. The leaves are changing colors, the temperature is cooling down and people are gearing up for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Fall is a good time of year for people of any age to craft, but especially for kids. There are many great fall crafts for kids to create. Check out these 12 great fall crafts that we found over on My Blessed Life. We have posted some of these crafts, and they are so adorable.

Posted in: Fall | school-crafting | Tuesday Kid's Talk

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Monday, September 26, 2011

Monday Funday: Acorn Faries

I was rinsing some plates in my parent's sink the other night when I looked up and saw a little garden with a fairy. It was too cute for words. There was a bench, arbor, even a bird bath all in miniature size. I was overwhelmed and inspired by the sweetness. As a result, here are a couple little clothespin fairies I made for this week's post. They love playing in acorns and around the mums and pumpkins.

Start by painting the clothespins like clothing. The girl has a ruffly dress on and the boy denim of course. It only made sense to use Autumn Orange Folk Art paint. **Later I added dots for buttons along the front with the end of a paint brush.

Use a lighter color of orange to paint the ruffles on the girl's dress. Seal her entire body (except for the head) with orange Extreme glitter to add a little sparkle. Fairy girls love sparkle!

Hot glue a little acorn cap to each of the fairies heads. Don't they look like little acorn berets? Seal the entire clothespin with Folk Art acrylic varnish in satin or gloss depending the surface you want.

Use ribbons for a scarf on the boy and around the waistband of the girl's dress. Felt leaves can be turned into wings. A few seed beads strung on thread makes a pretty necklace.