Friday, February 8, 2013

Class valentines - Unity FWF

Hi everyone! It has been way too long again. I last posted when the Costa Rican Exchange was in full swing and because of that and many other family and school activities, I haven't had a lot of time to craft. Valentine's Day is coming up and this year I wanted to do something cooler than store bought cartoon cards. I turned to Pinterest and saw so.....many.....COOL......ideas. We decided on some airplane cards (which I have yet to make) and these hearts made out of old broken crayons.





Step 1: Buy or find a heart shaped muffin tin (mine was $3.50 for a silicone muffin pan with 6 hearts)
Step 2: Remove paper from crayons (soak them in warm water or remove with a knife/screwdriver)
Step 3: Fill heart cups with crayons
Step 4: Cook at 275 degrees for 25 minutes
Step 5: Cool and remove to see what you have (I cooled mine outside for 10 minutes in the cold Wisconsin air)




I had my 2 year old daughter use watercolor paint on some small white "popcorn" bags and I stamped the crayons and sentiment on top of her painted designs. Inside the bag is a heart crayon and I closed the bag with a strip of washi.








These were a lot of fun for us to make together. Check out Friends with Flair at the Unity blog. Have a great weekend!

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19 comments:

  1. Karen (karey2005)February 8, 2013 at 11:20 PM

    Great projects with and for your kids!

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  2. GwenFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:58 PM

    Such a cute & unique idea!

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  3. RubyFebruary 9, 2013 at 12:31 AM

    Thanks for sharing this idea.Great project.

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  4. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)February 9, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    What a cool idea!

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  5. TracyFebruary 9, 2013 at 2:09 AM

    Beautiful projects you all made!!!
    xox

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  6. Angeline ChooFebruary 9, 2013 at 2:19 AM

    Cool project! Love that you got your daughter to paint the bags :)

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  7. Diana FernandezFebruary 9, 2013 at 6:19 AM

    What a fabulous idea, and perfect for that stamp!

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  8. Donna K February 9, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    You share the best ideas!

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  9. MeredithFebruary 9, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    Oh, that's wonderful! Great stamp to use...but I mostly love how you involved your daughter!

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  10. Mary Anne / MA54KFebruary 9, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    Great way to give the little one the crafty bug. Super project!

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  11. UnknownFebruary 9, 2013 at 7:53 PM

    What a great project. And I loved your daughters work!

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  12. CorrieFebruary 9, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    I love how you got your daugher involved, graet project

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  13. JPScrapsFebruary 9, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    These are so cute! great mother/daughter project :)

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  14. http://blog.timetocreate.com.au/February 9, 2013 at 9:51 PM

    How cool to get your daughter involved in your project and such colourful results too! Thank you for visiting my blaog and leaving a lovely comment.

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  15. PrynFebruary 9, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    This is so incredibly awesome!!! I love that you had your daughter decorate the bags before you added the stamp. They look amazing :)

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  16. jennifer mittenFebruary 10, 2013 at 10:37 AM

    What a clever idea! I was looking at those silicone tins the other day wondering if they would work with the melting pot but the crayons are even better!

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  17. Sue DFebruary 10, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    Very cute gift idea!

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  18. Julie OdilFebruary 10, 2013 at 9:39 PM

    What a fantastic idea! I love this!

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  19. TamekoFebruary 11, 2013 at 1:21 PM

    This is soooooo cool! Your daughter did a great job, the bags.

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