Inspired by thoughts of Spring I thought I'd share this idea. Sorry the pics aren't the best. My digital camera is dead so my phone camera is all I have right now. After weeks of heavy winter sub-freezing temps and snow like Olympia hasn't seen...ever, I think, I remembered this fun activity and made a friend a birthday present. It was one of my all-time favorite art projects in school. Did you do this in kindergarten, too? ;)
Materials needed for making this project:
scissors
sheet of regular or craft paper, any color
wrapping paper with an image you like or
draw one of your own ;)
Mod Podge or Elmer's Glue
Unsharpened Pencil, Chopstick, or Pen
2 inch x 2 inch tissue paper squares (or other lightweight paper)
Ability rating: Super Easy. Hey, I made my first masterpiece at age 6! *grin* Here's how I did it:
My mom sent me a Valentine's Day gift all wrapped up in pretty paper with hearts and daisys. I cut the squares apart and used a purple daisy as my "base". I glued it to a piece of journal paper and let it dry.
Then I took a tissue square and put my pen in the center of it. I wrapped the tissue around the pen so it looked like this...
Then I dipped a little glue on the flat bottom of the tissue and placed it on my pattern. I held it in place for a few seconds to help it set, like this...
It's best to start in the middle and work your way out and around. Place the tissue as close together as you like. You can even change the dimensions of your squares if you want. Some of my squares were cut bigger than others so the surface is uneven, but I kind of liked the look of that. Here's a photo of the pattern before I started gluing and the finished product....
Pretty, huh? As you can see I took artistic license and used green, orange, and red 'cause I felt like it. I tore out the journal paper that I had glued my pattern on and then cut around the square. I gave it to my friend that way, but you could try using something to hang it up. She really liked it and she's a kindergarten teacher so this was the perfect gift for her!
One thing to mention is that your pen, chopstick, or pencil will start to get glue on it since the tissue is so fine. I just rub the glue off with my fingers or a rag. If you happen to do a project inspired from this, share it! Or if you come up with a great display idea, share that too. I would love to hear from you.
Spring's a comin'. Hang in there and make something beautiful for someone...everyone you know needs it more now than ever.
