First up, felt pom poms. I only have photos of the second ones I did...the first ones did not hold their shape so got tossed (after they were ratty from playtime with kids). For the "success" pom poms, I used a bowl that was slightly less than 5 inches in diameter. Anything larger and the pom poms seem to be floppy and just look sad. The tutorial from Stephanie is great and super easy to follow!
Next up...the family name banner from Michaels. I could not find the ArtMinds square plaques they used. (Admittedly I did not look for more than two seconds either.) I did find $1 wooden frames that I used and painted. They are thicker so I guess it is just up to your preference. I do not think they take away from the lettering but others might. I also used only one sheet of srapbook paper (for convenience really...I already had the sheet and did not want to buy more sheets for only one small square). I bought a pack of wooden letters from Joann craft store ($3.99 for 36 letters and used a 40% off coupon). It took about ten minutes to make (minus paint drying time). It was super easy so I made another one with different colors for my sister, Leslie (don't have a photo of that one).
Footprint Ghosts on Canvas
I saw the idea on Miner Moments. It's as easy as it looks! You can buy black canvas so one step (painting a white canvas black) can be omitted. It turned out super cute and Norah and Owens had a blast making it too!
Handprint/Footprint flag on canvas
Somewhere on Pinterest someone made a huge American flag on canvas with their childrens' handprints and footprints. I did not pin it and cannot find it now (of course!). I do not have space to store a large canvas when not in use so I used felt! I can fold (or roll) it up and store it rather small in my holiday bin with other Fourth of July decorations.
I cut out a large rectangle out of white felt. It can be any size you want. Mine was 37 inches by 26 inches. (You can purchase felt by the yard at Joann for $4.99/yard.) Next cut a blue rectangle...again, any size you want that correlates to your white rectangle but mine was 18.5 inches by 13.5 inches). I used a hot glue gun to attach the blue rectangle to the white rectangle in the upper left corner. I then poured a bunch of white paint and red paint onto a paper plate. I used my son's hands as he is younger (and they are smaller) for the white stars on the blue rectangle. I used my daughter's feet (yep, she is older and they are bigger) in the red paint for the red stripes on the white part. Obviously my flag does not have 50 stars or 13 rows of stripes. But it looks really cute and is a nice way to celebrate the Fourth. To hang, I used my hot glue gun to attach white grossgrain ribbon to the top back with enough on the sides for hanging. It was fun to make but SUPER messy! We had paint everywhere...on the floor, clothes, other body parts, etc. as we tried to position hands and feet on the "flag".
Emmaline maxi dress from Violette Field Threads
This dress is FABULOUS!!! There was a slight learning curve on the first one I made but then made four more since I was having so much fun. I love that you can mix and match the number of ruffles and the fabrics...makes for a fun dress. Below is Norah in her version. (I'm selling my other versions on etsy and should have them listed in the next few days once I get photos of them.)
Alright, next up on my checklist are the following:
Too Cute to Spook Ghosts
Bohemian Tutu
Kids Play Tent
melted crayon art (We did one already in February but are doing another one to see how they turn out differently. I'll post photos of each version.)
I'll post another update once I make these to let you know how they turned out (with photos) and if they were easy or complicated.
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