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Project #80: Play Money

Play Money by Helen Bird from Curly Birds

Kids will love playing shop, being the leaders of their own country, and learning numbers, with this set of personalized play money.

What You’ll Need:
*Digital photograph of your child
*Computer and Printer
*Iron-on transfers
*Stiffener (I used Pellon Décor Bond)
*Iron
*Light-colored material
*Thread
*Needle

Step 1:
Size your photograph and numbers to the appropriate size and print on iron-on transfer sheet.
Step 2:
Cut 2 pieces of material 6” x 2.25” per note. Cut stiffener to the same size and iron onto the bottom material piece.
Step 3:
Follow the iron-on package directions to apply the photograph and numbers to the material.
Step 4:
Sew decorations onto note - you can also use fabric markers or fabric paint.
Step 5:
Place the decorated note on top of the stiffener and serge or zig-zag the pieces together.

What does paper money look like in your country? These notes can be decorated in so many ways – the possibilities are endless!

..Curly Birds..

Project #79: Glass etching

Glass etching by Khali from Little. Lovely.

Like most families, we’re trying to live a greener life. One of our steps towards becoming more environmentally conscious is to limit the plastic we use. That means Hunter and Charlotte don’t use plastic drinking cups. To make plain glasses more interesting to little eyes, I created designs using a glass etching cream.  These cups have now become the favourites in our household.

You’ll need:
* Contact paper
* Glass etching cream (available from craft supply stores)
* Paint brush
* Pencil
* Scissors or craft knife
* Water

Step one:
Measure the circumference and height of your glass.
Step two:
Cut a piece of contact to be the length of the circumference and height of your glass.
Step three:
Draw a design  onto the piece of contact, keeping in mind it will be the mirror image when it is transferred to your glass.
Step four:
Cut out your designs with scissors or a craft knife.
Step five:
Peel the backing off your contact paper and attach it to your glass. An easy way to do this is to lay the contact on a flat surface, line up the glass on one edge and then roll the glass over the contact paper.
Step six: 
Apply a very thick coat of glass etching cream to the areas not covered by contact paper and leave to set. (Note: Most creams will suggest waiting five minutes before washing your surface. I found better results were achieved by leaving the cream on for substantially longer – at least half an hour.)
Step seven:
Rinse cream of glass surface, remove contact paper and wash glass thoroughly in soapy water before use.

.. Little. Lovely...

Project #78: Fashion paper dolls

Fashion paper dolls by Teri from Giddy Giddy

What You’ll Need:
*Card stock paper
*Recycled magazines
*Scissors or xacto knive

Step 1: 8x12 white card stock paper. (60 pound to 90 pound paper works just fine) Fold paper in half.

Step 2: Draw the silhouette of a fully dressed doll/girl on 1/2 of the paper. The idea is to create a dress that is large enough to serve as a blank canvas. (paper dolls samples)

Step 3: Now using xacto knife (or scissors) cut out the dress, legs,  shoes and even hair.

Step 4: Next, find patterns and colors in a magazine that can then be chopped into squares, rectangles and strips. ( Fashion magazines and photography magazines are a great source for interesting patterns. )

Step 5: Now experiment and start to arrange the bits of paper inside your new DIY fashion plate and see what incredible fashion ideas you can create!

..Giddy Giddy blog..
..Giddy Giddy..