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Showing posts with label Mother's Day crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mother's Day crafts. Show all posts

Sunday, May 6, 2018

#CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA--BUBBLE BATH FOR MOTHER'S DAY

Sunday is Mother’s Day. Every mom needs a bit of pampering, and this gift is not only sure to please but easy to make—even for those of you who claim you don’t have the crafting gene.

Materials:
12 oz. canning jar with lid
4 oz. unscented shampoo
4 oz. water
1-1/2 T. baby oil
1/2 teaspoon essential oil (your choice of scent*)
sheet of cardstock
hole punch
1/2-yd. 1/2” wide ribbon
computer or pen

*Suggested scents for relaxation include vanilla, lavender, and chamomile, but when it comes to gift-giving, always choose the scent the recipient likes best.

Combine all the ingredients in the canning jar. Seal tightly. Shake to combine ingredients.

Set the text margins on your computer to 1” high x 2-1/2” wide and type out directions (see below) using a decorative font. Print on cardstock. Trim cardstock evenly to 1-3/4” x 3-1/4”. (Note: if you don’t have a computer, use a pen to write out the directions by hand.)

Punch hole in the center of one short end of the cardstock.

Loop ribbon through hole and tie around jar.

Bubble Bath
Add 2-3 T. to water as tub fills.
Lie back and relax!

Sunday, May 7, 2017

#CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA--CROSS STITCHED FLOWERS FOR MOTHER'S DAY


This quick-to-stitch design will make a lovely Mother's Day gift for moms who garden. The finished design measures approximately 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" when stitched on 14-ct. fabric. Stitch on perforated paper and attach to a skinny dowel for a plant poke.


Sunday, May 6, 2012

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA -- HAND FLOWER CHILDREN


HAND FLOWER CHILDREN

Here’s a Mother’s Day gift your kids can help you make for grandma. And what grandma wouldn’t want a floral arrangement of her grandchildren's smiling faces?

Materials:
solid color or print patterned scrapbook paper
white photo paper
photos
circle template
wooden skewers
floral tape
silk leaves
container of choice
floral foam
excelsior
cellophane tape
glue stick
pencil
scissors

1. For each flower, trace child’s hand on wrong side of scrapbook paper. Holding two pieces of scrapbook paper together, right sides together, cut out two hands.

2. Print out desired photos on photo paper.

3. Using circle template, cut out faces. Using glue stick, glue photo to palm of hand.

4. Tape wood skewer to wrong side of one hand.

5. Using glue stick, glue hand front to back.

6. Wrap floral tape around skewer, adding two leaves to each.

7. Using tacky glue, glue floral foam inside container.

8. Insert skewers into floral foam.

9. Using tacky glue excelsior over floral foam.