Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Back To School Backpacks

 
 
 
 
Kids are already in school.  I remember as a child summers going so fast, it hasn't changed as an adult.  I love that they are in school, but I miss them.
 
For Backpacks this year we went to DownEastHome
 
They have these great canvas backpacks and lunch boxes that are seconds only because a company has made a mistake on monogramming. 
 
 
 EASY FIX:
 
I took some scrap fabric and used my silhouette machine to cut out my kids names and initials.  You have to buy the fabric blade for this, but I love to use fabric so it was a no brainer when I bought it.
 
  1. Iron on interfacing.
  2. Cut out pattern with machine.
  3. Iron on fabric
  4. I hand stitched it to give a little extra strength.
  5. You're done!

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Family Home Evening Chalk Board

 
 
 
FHE Chalk Board
 
 
I have wanted to create this for my family for awhile and finally got around to it.
 
 
 
 
I found an old piece of wood in our garage from other projects.
 
 
Instructions for chalk board paint:
 
1/2 cup acrylic paint (any color)
 
1 tablespoon un-sanded grout
 
I mixed them together with disposable plastic cup and spoon.  I used a sponge brush to paint with.  Easy clean up.  The paint can dry quickly.  I doubled the batch and painted this piece front and back with two coats and still had some left over for my daughter to paint a smaller board.
 
While the paint dried I used my Silhouette machine to cut out the white vinyl for the lettering.
 
After the paint was dry, I placed my vinyl on the painted surface. 
 
Next take a piece of chalk and rub it all around the painted surface and rub off the excess chalk with a paper towel.  Done!
 
This was so much fun and really took less time then I expected!