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"Kids Crafts" for Summer
with Petaloo ...
HI everyone, Denise Hahn here and today I have a super fun craft for girls. This project can be modified for little ones- the only requirement is that they can tie a knot! For teens and tweens, they can do all the steps from start to finish. All you need is a pair of inexpensive flip flops and some Petaloo Trims and Floradoodles! Here we go!:
Gather your supplies- You will need two packages of Petaloo Fancy trims, Petaloo Floradoodles, (optional-not pictured Petaloo Brads) Scissors, hot glue gun, and a pair of flip flops. For your little ones- you can pre cut the trims and do the hot glue for them
First unwind all the trims off the cards. Fold in half and cut at the center.
Fold in half again, and cut at center. Do it once more and you should have 8 pieces about 5-6 inches long- perfection NOT required! It looks best when you have various sizes
When finished you will have 4 piles of each trim with 8 peices
Next I mixed my piles so i had 4 of each color and style- one set ofr each flip flop! This is not mandatory, they can mix up the colors however they want, just divide equally
Okay one last divide! I kept it symmentrical and did 2 of each color for each side, but again as long as you divied evenly, they can make them any way they want!
Starting at the center toe just tie each trim onto the straps, alternating colors. Do double knot and tie it tight. I did not worry about fraying- the fraying looks good! (if you are absessive about that sort of thing you can buy some Fray Check at your local fabric store and dab some on all the trim edges- but thats a lot of work!) Tie them close together, leaving little to no gap between trims
Here is what it looks like after the trims are all attached, now the super fun part! Remember if you have little ones- let them pick their flowers out and have an adult glue them
I chose three layered flowers for my focal piece
A little trick when adding a brad- push the brad through the first two layers only
Then glue those on top of the last flower- this encases the brad so it doesn't scratch your foot. Then use some generous hot glue to attach to the trims
I added some butterflies too! These are so fun and easy- the possibilities are limitless- and it can be a little time cunsuming, and who doesn't want to keep their kiddos busy right?
Supplies:
Petaloo Floradoodles Fabric and Glitter 50 piece Pack
Petaloo Floradoodles Velvet Butterflies- Brights
Petaloo Fancy trims- Shades of Pink and Shades of Blue
Petaloo Brads x20 Shades of Green
Scissors
Hot Glue
-Denise
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July Scrapbook Kit Reveal & Blog Hop!
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You have until midnight, eastern time, on Thursday, 7/10 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on 7/11. In order to qualify to win here is what you need to do:
1: Visit all of the blogs and leave a comment on each. This way we know you were there. Take your time. There are REALLY beautiful things to see along the way.
2: Before you leave each blog, look for the “special” words and write it down.
Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence.
3: Finally, go back to the Swirlydoos blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had, tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected. Can't wait to hear from you.
My special word is : FIGHTING
The party continues over at Kim's blog. Have fun!
Thank you so much for hopping along with Swirlydoos! Those Flip flops are the cutest I have ever seen. So creative!!!!!
Posted by: D | 07/12/2014 at 03:17 AM
Wow -- how creative!
Posted by: Krystle Thomas | 07/10/2014 at 03:55 PM
I should have known that the flowers came from Petaloo. they are too beautiful to come from another company. thanks for helping with the hop and the kit.
Posted by: Marylouh | 07/10/2014 at 02:27 PM
Amazing collection of flowers in this kit. I adore the botanica collection.
Posted by: lldeb09 | 07/10/2014 at 11:56 AM
Oh my gosh... those flip flops are so cute! I've pinned them to do with my granddaughter when she gets a little older. :) Thanks for sponsoring Swirlydoos' blog hop, your flowers are so pretty!
Posted by: Linda Pekrul | 07/10/2014 at 09:56 AM
Goog idea, very cute!
Posted by: Raoult | 07/10/2014 at 07:45 AM
PErfect flowers for this kit!
Posted by: mjmarmo | 07/10/2014 at 07:28 AM
Thank you for participating in the hop! I love your flowers!
Posted by: L. Akins | 07/10/2014 at 06:49 AM
LOVE your flowers - thank you for sponsoring the Blog hop!
Posted by: Joy McPhail | 07/10/2014 at 04:43 AM
Love Petaloo flowers, thanks so much for sponsoring the Swirlydoos blog hop!
Posted by: Stephanie Dinnell | 07/10/2014 at 02:44 AM
I love Petaloo flowers. They add so much to cards and layouts.
Posted by: Sue Kendrick | 07/10/2014 at 12:20 AM
Thanks for hopping along with the Swirlydoos blog hop! I love all the beautiful flowers you make!
Posted by: Kimberly Skiles | 07/10/2014 at 12:07 AM
Gorgeous creations on this hop! So many lovely details with this beautiful kit! Love the Petaloo flowers that coordinate so beautifully with the kit!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | 07/09/2014 at 10:46 PM
I love your beautiful flowers. Can't wait to use the pretty purple ones in this months kit. Thank you for sponsoring our hop.
Posted by: Maria Harms | 07/09/2014 at 09:57 PM
Thanks for participating in the Swirly blog hop!!!
Posted by: Peggy G | 07/09/2014 at 07:19 PM
So glad your hopping with us swirly girls. I just love your flowers (they are my favs)!!!
Posted by: Ginger Jarnagin | 07/09/2014 at 06:49 PM
Cute, fun idea..thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Shannon Miller | 07/09/2014 at 06:25 PM
if my grands were here we would make these flip flops!
Posted by: Leona Leonaf | 07/09/2014 at 06:03 PM
Thanks for making such wonderful flowers!
Posted by: Andrea Montalvo | 07/09/2014 at 05:37 PM
Fun project.
Posted by: Hanne G. Sinkerud | 07/09/2014 at 05:15 PM
How fun this would
be! I have made them
with my niece about
5 years ago.
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Chph4evr | 07/09/2014 at 04:14 PM
I so have to try those flip flops! My granddaughters would be head over heels! Literally! TFS! All the best! :) http://mybeaner.blogspot.ca/
Posted by: Pam Ellis | 07/09/2014 at 03:20 PM
I remember making these flip flops years ago! But we didn't have your gorgeous flowers to make them extra special!
Posted by: Kathleen Bement White | 07/09/2014 at 02:47 PM
I love the petaloo flowers, so much we can do with!
Posted by: Ist-onge | 07/09/2014 at 01:49 PM
cute and fun project.
Posted by: Yolanda Gonzalez | 07/09/2014 at 01:37 PM