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Valentine Necklaces

10 Friday Feb 2012

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Ada and I made these simple, sugar-free valentines for her classmates.  I cut and she directed, strung and decorated.  You will need:

*Fabric.  We used vintage and Liberty scraps.

*Scalloped scissors (or pinking or straight will work)

*Hole punch

*Yarn or ribbon

*Glitter glue, sparkles, etc.

*Card stock for pattern

1. Fold card stock in half.  Trace half a heart and cut out.  Unfold and you will have an even heart.

2. Trace pattern onto fabric.  We used chalk to trace.

3. Punch hole in corner of heart.

4. Let the kids decorate away.  Let the decorations dry and string onto yarn.

We stuck our valentines inside envelopes and wrote a little message on each.

Happy Valentines Day! XOXO

Dragons and Caterpillars

01 Wednesday Feb 2012

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We spotted this egg carton dragon idea walking around the halls of Ada’s school.  Good school art projects are really important to me, and helped us decide to send her there.  The school dragons were made for Chinese New Year.  Ada suggested we also make a caterpillar version. You will need:

*Egg carton

*Paint

*Glue

*Googly eyes

*Feathers, sparkles, pom poms, popsicle sticks, glitter glue, etc.

*Pipe Cleaners (for legs and antennae)

*Ribbon (for the tail)

1. Paint the egg carton and let it dry

2. Glue on eyes and decoration

3. Push pipe cleaners into carton at desired locations.  Use scissors or a sharp pencil to make holes and squirt in some glue to keep them in place.