Here's a little craft you can do with the kiddos. All you'll need is pipe cleaners, hot glue, a piece of cardboard and maybe a cork.
Simply form the word(s) you want and use hot glue to attach the pipe cleaner to your surface. My daughter wanted a little book she could draw pictures in, and requested the phrase Cute Pets, so I just glued that on to the cover. I tried Tacky Glue first and it didn't work nearly as well as the hot glue.
If you're going to make a stamp, again, just form the word(s) like so.
But this time, you'll glue your word(s) on a piece of cardboard so that it's backward. I used a thin, plastic-coated piece of cardboard that was literally the top flap of a take-out container. It had only held a small piece of pizza and was clean, so I just recycled it. Yea for the earth.
I folded a bit of the cardboard up on 3 sides of the stamp for little tabs so I could easily pull the stamp away from the paper when I was done.
Or you could attach a cork (or half of one) to a heavier piece of cardboard with some hot glue. That's a little easier for the kids to work with.
I used a stamp pad, but I'm sure a dip in a thin layer of acrylic paint would work just fine.
Oh for the many uses of those fuzzy-covered wires!
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10 comments:
Love this idea! My daughter would for sure love a little book like the one you made for your daughter. I'm off to try it myself. Thanks!
My goodness - this is adorable! I so want to run and make my name!!! Thanks for the inspiration...I really want to do this!
What a cute idea. I'm not sure I could twist the pipe cleaner into my name and make it look as good as you did but I'll sure try. Thanks for sharing.
Delightful! ...just cute as can be! I will certainly give this a try. I hopped over from Skip to My Lou and I am so happy that I did! Please accept my invitation to drop in at my place one day this week when you get a moment. until later...
Great idea, my daughter will love this.
That is a great idea! My daughter would love to do that
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Such a cute idea! I have a ton of pink pipe cleaners left over from a bachelorette party (don't ask! lol!). I've been trying to figure out to use them up in my crafting. Will have to try this!
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- Michele
This is awesome! I love creative craft ideas with simple supplies....I am much more likely to try them..and this is super cute!
What a fun idea. My girls will love making those. Thanks so much for linking it up!
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Jen
I like this very clever
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