We had two birthdays for little girls this week. We used small memo notebooks from the local market and just decorated them up with some felt we had in the house. My daughter made the sunflower and I designed the heart.
Cut your felt to the exact size to wrap around your notebook.
Set out your felt design for the cover and dab glue to keep it in place.
Stitch it all down.
Carefully glue it onto the notebook. Be sure to use a strong glue/fabric glue and get the edges very well glued so that it doesn't start to peel off.
Load some heavy books on top of the book to make sure your cover is on there firmly.
Both girls loved their gifts!
19 July 2009
13 July 2009
(RECYCLED) PARTY DECORATIONS
Lately I have been on a little kick to develop fun banners and strands for decorating a room for a holiday or birthday. While we were making these strings made from recycled greeting cards, my kids and I were thinking that it might be fun to 'make a party' from scratch. So, when guests arrive they have to make some decorations (while the cake is baking) and then make mini-pizzas once the decorations are in place. Some invitees might feel a bit chagrined to find that they were hired this way, but others might find it sort of entertaining....
1. STRINGS WITH RECYCLED GREETING CARD CIRCLES:
You will need scissors, string, glue, pencil, and various round objects of various sizes to trace for cutting out.
Cut out three circles of the same size and fold them all right down the middle with the pattern you want to show on the inside.
Glue one side and paste two halves together
Now run the string where the two halves come together
Put glue on the entire back side of the remaining circle and glue the full 3-D circle together with the string going in the top and out the bottom
Repeat with different sized circles.
Hope you can get an idea from the photo at the top.
2. TRIANGLE BANNER
This is so fun and easy. Cut a bunch of long triangles from large sheets of old drawing books or from newspaper, etc.
Have kids decorate the front and back sides with color and sequins, etc.
Staple the triangles over a string leaving a small gap in between
Let the party begin!
1. STRINGS WITH RECYCLED GREETING CARD CIRCLES:
You will need scissors, string, glue, pencil, and various round objects of various sizes to trace for cutting out.
Cut out three circles of the same size and fold them all right down the middle with the pattern you want to show on the inside.
Glue one side and paste two halves together
Now run the string where the two halves come together
Put glue on the entire back side of the remaining circle and glue the full 3-D circle together with the string going in the top and out the bottom
Repeat with different sized circles.
Hope you can get an idea from the photo at the top.
2. TRIANGLE BANNER
This is so fun and easy. Cut a bunch of long triangles from large sheets of old drawing books or from newspaper, etc.
Have kids decorate the front and back sides with color and sequins, etc.
Staple the triangles over a string leaving a small gap in between
Let the party begin!
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