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Ok…it wasn’t a Saturday – but for some reason any time we do crafts with kids I feel the need to call it that. I came up with this idea as a way to entertain the neighborhood kids one afternoon during Winter Break, but both of these projects would be FABULOUS Valentine’s Day ideas! All photos courtesy of Busy Bee Photography. {FTC disclaimer – I received some of these products free of charge. This post contains affiliate links which mean I may make a few pennies if you buy something.}
FELT GARLANDS:
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR FELT GARLANDS:
- Assorted colors of felt
- Cricut Maker (available at Cricut, Michaels, and HSN)
- Xyron Creative Station with permanent adhesive – any size 5″ or larger
- Baker’s Twine
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HOW TO MAKE FELT GARLANDS:
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Using your die cutting machine, cut your circles out of felt (two per color/size).
Run one set of circles (one of each color/size) through your Xyron Creative Station.
Lay the other set of circles out in a line across your work space in the order you want them to be on the garland. Leave as much or as little space between each circle as you like – we left about an inch between each.
Lay the Baker’s Twine across the center of your line of circles.
Take your set of adhesive backed circles and “match” them to the set of circles on the table. When you press down to adhere the circles together, this will also hold your twine in place.
Custom Necklaces:
Go to the jewelry aisle of any mass craft store and you can find pendant trays of every size and variety, as well as the glass cabochans (toppers) and chains that go with them.
You can also buy them in bulk on
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR CUSTOM NECKLACES:
- Pendant Trays
- Glass Cabochons
- Photo, patterned paper, cartoon pages, etc
- 1″ square punch
- Xyron 1.5″ create-a-sticker
- Clear drying liquid glue – I used Diamond Glaze
Do you want to order your Xyron products from amazon.com? Then check out my Adhesives & Fixatives page!
HOW TO MAKE CUSTOM NECKLACES:
Punch out your image from photo, patterned paper, etc and run through Xyron 1.5″ create-a-sticker with image facing up.
Place image in to pendant tray – adhesive on the back will hold it in to place.
Place a small drop of liquid glue in the center of the image and quickly press glass cabochan in to tray. Hold for 10 seconds and then set aside to dry.
Several of the kids made these with their own photos inside for grandparent gifts. What a wonderful idea!
One of the moms brought a toy catalog and the boys LOVED making necklaces with pictures of their favorite superhero. I thought that was genius!
Last but not least – our neighbor Eleanor wanted nothing to do with crafts but is so stinkin’ cute I’m just going to give her a shout out anyway. Those sunglasses are the best quarter I ever spent!
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Kids Crafts Saturday – Felt Garlands and Necklaces
Materials
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR FELT GARLANDS:
- Assorted colors of felt
- Cricut Maker (available at Cricut, Michaels, and HSN)
- Xyron Creative Station with permanent adhesive – any size 5″ or larger
- Baker’s Twine
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR CUSTOM NECKLACES:
- Pendant Trays
- Glass Cabochons
- Photo, patterned paper, cartoon pages, etc
- 1″ square punch
- Xyron 1.5″ create-a-sticker
- Clear drying liquid glue – I used Diamond Glaze
Instructions
HOW TO MAKE FELT GARLANDS:
- Using your die cutting machine, cut your circles out of felt (two per color/size).
- Run one set of circles (one of each color/size) through your Xyron Creative Station.
- Lay the other set of circles out in a line across your work space in the order you want them to be on the garland. Leave as much or as little space between each circle as you like – we left about an inch between each.
- Lay the Baker’s Twine across the center of your line of circles.
- Take your set of adhesive backed circles and “match” them to the set of circles on the table. When you press down to adhere the circles together, this will also hold your twine in place.
HOW TO MAKE CUSTOM NECKLACES:
- Punch out your image from photo, patterned paper, etc and run through Xyron 1.5″ create-a-sticker with image facing up.
- Place image in to pendant tray – adhesive on the back will hold it in to place.
- Place a small drop of liquid glue in the center of the image and quickly press glass cabochan in to tray. Hold for 10 seconds and then set aside to dry.
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