Monday, January 28, 2013

Oh my goodness! It's been so long!

Well hey there! It has been a LONG time since I've gotten on here. With a busy Summer and my first semester of college out of the way, I'm ready to get back on track and post on this WAY more regularly! (I know I've probably said that before, but I promise I really mean it this time!)



Okay, So, these are some fun little initials that I made for two of the kindergarten teachers that I helped last year. They are super fun, easy little crafts and the ladie's seemed SO excited about them (they might have just been acting, but if so, they're really good actresses and should maybe give up the teaching thing?) So, if you want to make something like this, you will need :
A frame (I got these in a pack of two at Michael's for like 8 dollars, I love bargains!)
Foam board that fits in the frame
Aleene's clear gel tacky glue
buttons of assorted shapes and sizes
pencil

Okay, So I googled the initial I needed, found a bubble letter that I liked and then made it the right size before printing it off. Once it was printed, I cut out the letter and then traced it onto my foam board (if you're good at drawing bubble letters, you can totally skip this step, I've just always been super terrible at them). So then comes the long and kind of tedius part... although I guess it depends on how much of a perfectionist you are. I personally laid out all of the buttons how I thought I wanted them and then picked them up one by one and put glue on them before glueing them into place. So it kind of took forever, but if you've got good company or a good TV show going, it passes quickly. So once you have everything glued down, let it dry for a little bit and there you go! You have a super cute gift or wall decoration or whatever you want it for! :)