First off, hello! Long time no blog!
Secondly, it's almost Valentine's Day! Are you getting ready to celebrate?
The girls and I created these easy freezer stencil bags for their teachers (if J.Z. is reading this, spoiler alert!). It was fun to get back to some crafting and be able to do it with little E and A.
Disclaimer: this bag is pretty much a knock-off of one I have from Old Navy. I LOVE it and thought the teachers would find it handy and cute. We found a 3 pack of medium totes at Joann's and some Tulip Soft Matte fabric paint. Oddly, the pink and yellow were sparkly, but you cannot tell from the outside! A roll of freezer paper from the local grocery store and we were good to go.
Little E dabbing on the yellow. We found these thick, strong brushes were best to really get the paint in all the grooves of the canvas.
Little A's hand moving at super speed!
This one is done and drying...
...and the big reveal. It was really cute to watch the look on the girls' eyes as they peeled back the paper. I love how the "messy" heart turns into clean lines.
Here are three of the six we made. With four paint colors, we managed to make all six different. This was the perfect project for the little ones - they could be messy and inexact, and it didn't take too long to dry so their interest was maintained. I loved that they thought of their teachers as they picked colors, reasoning who would like which combinations.
We are blessed with wonderful teachers and we hope we make them feel special this Valentine's Day with our gifts.
1 comment:
Your tote bags look great! So thoughtful to make Valentine's gifts for their teachers. I'm sure they will be appreciated.
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