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 Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Tuesday Tutorial: Turtles & Buttons Lunch Box



A lunch box is a child’s first accessory. Many kids love to personalize their lunch boxes, and show them off to their friends. Today I would like to share with you a wonderful project that is perfect for you and your kids to do together. Holli Long, one of Plaid’s designers created this Turtle and Buttons Lunch Box. This is a very simple craft anyone can make. To see all the supplies, and instructions for this project click here.


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 Monday, May 14, 2012

Monday Funday: Garden Snake Sign


Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend, and for all you Moms out there I hope you had a great Mother’s Day. Today I wanted to share with you all a very simple kid’s craft. One of Plaid’s talented designers, Sherrie Ragsdale, created this Garden Snake Sign. This project is great for a class to do. Below are a list of the supplies you will need, and the instructions. To see more kid’s crafts click here.

 

PLAID Supplies


·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Christmas Green, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Spring Green, 2 oz


Other Supplies


Rectangle wooden plaque
Two large wiggly eyes
Small sticks
Large stick
Black fine permanent ink marker
White craft glue
Large flat brush


Instructions


1.   Base-coat plaque Spring Green. Allow to dry.

2.   Using the pattern provided, add snake and paint Christmas Green. Allow to dry. Outline and write 'garden snake' and add spots to snake with black permanent ink marker.

3.   Glue eyes in place using the white craft glue.

4.   Find sticks in yard and glue around the plaque.

5.   Find a large stick to make a stake and glue to the back.

 


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 Friday, May 11, 2012

Freelance Friday: Mother's Day Fingerprint Art

Only a few days left until Mother's Day. If you are still looking for a great gift kids can give their Moms, try handmade cards. There are so many different ways to create a card, but I like in particular these fingerprint art cards I found over on The Celebration Shoppe. Kim used a few supplies including Martha Stewart craft paint. She enlisted the help of her two sons to create these beautiful cards. To see how these were made click here.

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