Wow! This week has gone fast! I have had a lot of fun sharing my projects with you and appreciate all of your comments. Thank you for visiting me!! I will choose a winner from all of the comments on Sunday evening after 5:30 p.m. If you haven't commented on my other posts this week, you still have time. I will choose one winner from all of the comments to choose 2 itty bittys. Today, I made something I have wanted to try for quite some time. They are very easy to make and are super cute (or elegant or cool) :) They would make great gifts and are not very expensive. DIY stamped coasters.
For this project, I used tiles, Stazon Ink, Stamps, felt pads, and Acrylic Sealer. I stamped the images on the tiles and let them dry in the sun for a few hours. I then sprayed three coats of acrylic sealer on the tiles waiting 10 minutes or so between each coat. On the bottom of the coasters you can put felt pieces or cork pieces to keep them from damaging tables.
Another project I did today was a calm down jar.
I used an old peanut butter container. I heated some water, added about 1/3 bottle of Elmer's purple glitter glue, some extra glitter. I stirred all of this up adding a couple of Tablespoons clear Elmer's school glue. I had my daughter decorate some stamped images on Shrinky Dink plastic (which my oven does not like - maybe because it is a gas oven?) which I finally used a heat gun on.
They were then placed in the calm down jar with the glitter. What is a calm down jar? When your child is upset, screaming, grumpy, NEEDS to calm down, you give him/her the jar and have him/her shake it up. Your child should watch the glitter quietly until the glitter settles at the bottom of the jar. I haven't tried hers, yet. I hope she likes it better than a regular timeout. I think I may have to use it , too at times.
Today is Friday and Friends with Flair at the Unity Blog. I hope you will take the time to look at projects by all of the great Unity stampers. There are always such great projects. Thanks again for stopping by and have a great weekend!
It's been a fun week, Michelle! Loved today's creations. The tiles are a great gift idea too. I should make a Calm Down Jar for myself and take it with me to work....
ReplyDeleteI love the coasters! I need to try those. And the calm down jar? I think I need it for myself at times!
ReplyDeleteFun projects, Michelle. I have also wanted to try a coaster set. Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThanks for inspiring us this week. Fun projects that you have done for today. Love the coaster set. They would make great gifts. TFS
ReplyDeleteLove the coasters! That's something I have been wanting to try!
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed spending my week with you!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun projects!! Awesome you let your daughter help color too ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat coasters using stamping. I've been meaning to give that a try. Wonderful projects here this week! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch cool projects today. I love those titles. And that clam down jar is such a great idal. I too will need the jar lol. TFS AJ-
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize that StazOn would keep water from ruining them. NICE!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful projects! I need to make some tiles.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice gift these would make. I use coasters all the time, and I assume that others do, too. What a good idea.
ReplyDeleteGreat projects!! I'm going to try the tile one. The calm down project reminds me of when I saw a glitter wand in the store when I was pregnant with my first child (1990). I stared at it and felt so calm and thought maybe it might help as my focal point while I'm in labor. So I bought it. It only helped for a few minuted until the labor pains got really bad. Then it became a GREAT tool to smack people with until the nurse took it away from me. LOL. I don't know if I ever got it back. HA HA.
ReplyDeleteyour have been busy and having fun I see! looks great!
ReplyDeleteClever idea and it
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for all your ideas
all week.
Carla from Utah
Wonderful projects.
ReplyDeleteI love your calm down jar! I think my girls need one of those!
ReplyDeleteLove your coasters with those adorable Phyllis Harris images! And what a clever project in the calm down jar. My 3 year old grand-daughter could use of of those!!
ReplyDeleteLots of beautiful projects,love your coasters and your calm down Jar!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend,
Hugs
Tracy
xoxo
That calm down jar is a fun project! Creative way to use the stamps!
ReplyDeleteYou have given us some great new projects to try out with our stamps. Thanks for some wonderful inspiration
ReplyDeleteLove the stamping on the tiles idea. I have been collecting tiles of different sort to put into stepping stones. Stamping some of them would give a wonderful look.
ReplyDeleteWonderful coasters and creative idea for the calm down jar.
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Your coasters turned our wonderful! The calm down jar sounds like a neat idea, I should have had one 10 years ago! Thanks for a great GIU week!
ReplyDeleteWhat darling coasters!!!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous projects, especially love the idea of the calm down jar for kids.
ReplyDeleteYour tile coasters are so cute and practical! I love the images on them!
ReplyDeleteThose are very interesting projects Michelle. Specially love the tiles. TFS.
ReplyDeleteAdorable tiles!!! The calm down jar is a GREAT idea!!!
ReplyDeleteAll the projects are wonderful! Love the coasters.
ReplyDeleteThe tiles idea is great!! Thanks for sharing the mediums you used. I'd love to try that someday;) The calm down jar is a fab idea, though there is no child in my house but this adult might need it ;) Thanks for the lovely projects and great ideas this week, Michelle!! I had fun reading all of them!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh a calm down jar!!! great, unique idea!
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Great projects and like the jar idea. May have to try it out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of fabulous projects! I love your tiles! Turned out wonderful. And I might have to make a "calm down jar" for myself! I could use one at work on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the creations this week. I enjoyed visiting your blog. TFS
ReplyDeleteThose coasters look amazing! I need to try making some! Interesting idea about the calm-down jar, I've never heard about it but it sounds like a good idea!
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