Rainy Day Craft - "Stained Glass" Art

The kids and I did a craft today that I thought I'd share. It was a tad bit messy, but it kept the three of us entertained for an hour so it's a winner in my book.

"Stained Glass" Art

What you need:
crayons
veggie peeler (or cheese grater, or knife)
wax paper
iron (for mom, obviously) - set to low
protective surface - newspaper or table cloth
dixie cups (optional!)

What to do:

Put an OLD table cloth or newspaper down to protect your table!

1. Take wrapper off crayon

2. Shave crayon to get little pieces for your masterpiece

yet another use for dixie cups!!!

3. Spread crayon flakes on wax paper (less is more, I found this out the ugly/hard way)

4. Cover with second piece of wax paper & iron on LOW

Voila!

5. Optional: you can also cut scraps of paper to make a frame.

Enjoy!

A Christmas Craft For the Craft Impaired

Decoupage Christmas Ornaments



Here's an easy Christmas craft that anyone can do, for little money. I am not super crafty, at least not compared to some of the amazing moms I've been following on blogs. Some might even call me crafticapped. So that should give you an idea about how easy this craft is!

Here's what you need:

• wood or cardboard ornaments (.25-$1 at Michaels)


• craft paint (mine is acrylic)


• mod podge glue


• something to spread paint and glue (I used sponges)


• a photo

Step 1: Cover ornament with paint, let dry

Step 2: cut a photo to fit on your ornament

Step 3: Completely cover ornament (front/back) with glue

Step 4: While glue is still wet, put photo on ornament and apply glue over the top. Make it thick, because this is what makes it opaque and glossy

Step 5: let dry and then bling it up with whatever you feel it needs. I painted gold dots around the edges of mine.

I also made this hanging decoration using the same technique on thin wood pieces. I just hot glued them to a fancy ribbon and voila!

Enjoy!!! :)