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DIY Glitter Thank-you Postcards

03 Thursday Jan 2013

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I originally planned to make our thank-you cards by cutting apart holiday cards once the holidays were over.  Ada decided she wanted to keep the cards forever in her “special papers” box and refused to let the scissors anywhere near.  Luckily, she got glitter for Christmas.  So we cut some card stock into postcard sizes, rounded the edges with this corner-cutting rounder and let the girls go crazy with glue, glitter and crayons.  I love this set of glitter’s rainbow colors and variety of shapes.  (Thank you Aunt Anna!)  The glitter tubes are just small enough for little hands to grasp, and the shakers on top do a good job of controlling the glitter storm that usually erupts when a four-year-old gets to do her own shaking.  To make your own postcards you will need:

*Card Stock

*Scissors

*Corner Punch

*Crayons

*Craft Glue

*Glitter

1. Trim card stock to postcard size (The standard is 4″ x 6″).

2. Using the punch, round corners.

3. Let the kids color, glue and glitter.  (This works best if you color first.  I liked the cards that combined Josie’s coloring with Ada’s glittering).

4. Allow cards to dry, write your message and addresses on back.

5. Pop them in the mail.  Thank-yous done.

DIY Dressed-for-the-Snow Snow Globe (Baby It’s Cold in There)

07 Friday Dec 2012

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I always wondered why no one inside the blizzard of a snow globe seemed to be wearing appropriate clothing.  (And how am I supposed to get my four-year-old to wear a hat with all of those bad examples?)  So I decided to make our own version and knit up a scarf for the occupant.  To make your own Blizzard-Ready Snow Globe you will need:

*Recycled Jar

*Small Knitting Needles (We used a US 3 pair)

*Scrap Yarn

*Plastic Figurine (With a neck that will hold a scarf)

*Baby Oil

*White and Silver Glitter (We used a combination of regular, Mica, and a bit of Silver German Glass for sparkle.  Meyer Imports is a great glitter resource)

*Epoxy

*Fabric Scrap (Optional, to cover jar lid)

*Scissors

*Craft Glue

1. Knit up your scarf: Cast on 2 sts.  Work in Stockinette for desired length and cast off.  Trim ends to about 1/4 inch and unravel to make fringe.

2. Wash and dry jar.  Soaking in hot soapy water will help remove label glue.  We also used Charlie’s Soap to get off particularly stubborn glue.

3. Place a dab of epoxy on the neck of figurine and attach scarf.  Tie scarf after dry.

4. Epoxy plastic feet to inside of the jar lid.  Allow to dry.

5. Cut out fabric circle to fit outside bottom of jar lid and glue in place with craft glue.  (This will cover any writing on the jar top).

6. Place glitter inside jar.

7. Carefully squirt baby oil inside jar, leaving just enough space for your figurine to fit.  The baby oil will make the glitter snow fall more slowly than it would if you filled globe with water.

8. Place figurine upside down inside jar.  If there is still room for more baby oil, hold the figurine back up above jar and slowly squirt in more oil.  (I don’t like seeing a big air bubble at the top of a snow globe).  Wipe off any excess oil from rim of jar.

9. Squirt a bit of craft glue around the threads of the jar and screw down tight.  The glue will help keep the jar sealed.

10. Turn over the jar and let it snow!