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Friday, May 14, 2010

Sandpaper Crayon Craft

Here's a little craft that my Munchkin and I enjoyed today. I found an article here on how to do crayon transfers with sandpaper and regular crayons. Our house is filled with thousands of lounging crayons bits just waiting to be crafted into something new. This was the craft for us!!

What you need:

Sandpaper

Crayons

Fabric

Iron

Tinfoil

Start by making a crayon drawing on the sandpaper and be sure to press down HARD. You want that paper covered with wax.

Iron your fabric to get all the wrinkles out and then flip the design over. Put a piece of tinfoil that is slightly bigger than your design under it to make sure that the wax doesn't seep into the back layer of the fabric (if you're doing a shirt). Get that iron out and iron away. Try not to put it on the "charbroil" setting (like I did).

The Munchkin made this. Too cute!!!

I worked on some butterflies. I wanted to try a Morpho (since they've been on my mind recently ).

I made a fun selection and placed them on the shirt, colored side down. Then I ironed away. Have you seen my iron?? It's awesome. Goodwill, of course. :-)

Once you've ironed the drawing, gently peel it away and let the fabric cool. To wash fabric with crayon transfers, you *can* use a washing machine on cold....but I would reccomend handwashing with cold water and setting it out to dry. Do NOT put one in your dryer. Nope, nope, nope. Bad idea.

You can see that the Morpho didn't quite come out as well as it could have. I think it *MAY* have had to do with the fact that I used a variety of crayons....some name brand and some not. I would suggest trial and error to see which produce the best results for you. I, only the other hand, was not paying enough attention. :-)

This is a great kiddo craft, except for the ironing. Make sure that there is an adult around to use the iron....other than that, you're good to go!!

Here are some link parties I joined:
Flaunt It Friday
Frugalicious Friday
Look At Me I'm So Crafty
Favorite Things Friday
100 Ideas Under $100
Friday Favorites
It's A Hodgepodge Friday
Made It Monday
Just Something I Whipped Up
Metamorphosis Monday
Making The World Cuter Monday
Made By You Mondays
Market Yourself Monday
DIY Project Parade
Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays
DIY Day
Trash To Treasure
Boardwalk Bragfest
Thrifty Thursdays
Favorite Things Friday
It's Hodgepodge Friday
I Made It!!

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Feelin' the Love

Well, I am just feelin' the love. :-)

Melissa at Those Northern Skies has awarded me with the Trendy Treehouse!!
Thanks Melissa!!

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Beth@ Live. Laugh. Make Something.
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Sara@ tell love and chocolate
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Jenny@ Let The Children Play
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Sarah@ Cars, Trucks, and Teething Rings

Please check out these great blogs....I know you'll be impressed!!!!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Guess the Car Giveaway!!!!

Here is the block print that I made for my Mother In-Law for Mothers day. It's of her favorite car, one that she used to own and always relied on. She speaks of it with reverence. :-) I've heard her talk about it enough that I thought, "Why not make a car print?"

Why not indeed. It turns out I don't have any woodworking tools for making wood block prints. I had thought about lineoleum....but I wanted to use materials that I had around. I found a piece of plywood and an exacto knife. I sketched a design based off from some images I found online and then started scratching away the negative space. The plywood was really handy....all the different layers made it pretty easy for separating. I was expecting it to be quite a process to do this project with the right tools....but, it turned out that I had what I needed. I love the way it turned out. :-)

I found the frame at Goodwill (where else?!?!) and painted a layer of acrylic Hydrangea paint on it.

Before it was fully dry I rubbed it off in spots to give it that aged look. The background behind the painting is a polyester fabric that I just tacked onto some matting.

So, here's the deal. I made quite a few prints and I've never done a giveaway....so, why not?? I'm going to make it a little funky, though.

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