Now that school has finished for the year, we have been having a few crafty days with friends. We had a day of stamping and card making this week, which my girls particularly enjoy doing with their friends and the mums enjoy it too, so it is a win-win situation for everyone!
Another crafty morning we enjoyed last week with friends was painting ceramics. We went to a store which was filled with lots of lovely pieces to choose from. The idea is to choose the piece you want, in the price range you want and then decorate it with paint. Some pieces on display were of pieces which had been beautifully painted, others were hand-drawn designs on plates, mugs, etc. Some really great Christmas gift ideas to make for someone special.
Most of the girls decided on Christmas Decorations but one of my girls is a real cat lover at heart, so she couldn't look beyond the cat figures to paint - she just had difficulty choosing which one.
The colours look quite muted as they are painted on and required several layers of painting.
We left the pieces at the store for a week so that they could be kiln fired.
We had some excited girls when they saw their finished pieces!
If you check the picture above of the cat being painted and then compare it with this picture of the finished product, you can see it was actually quite difficult to picture how they would look when done from the colour paints the girls were using. They are both very proud of their efforts!
My own craftiness this week seems to be revolving about Christmas gifts. Here is an idea to share with you - simple to make and the end result is so cute!
Marshmallows and Hot Chocolate mix presented as a snowman in cute little jars. I actually filled some with Milo too as I know lots of people like this as a hot or cold drink too. Some of my jars had Christmas coloured candies in them too.
The jars are glued together and decorated with gem stones. The snowman's hat it made from felt and some spotted ribbon for a scarf. I forgot to take a photo of all my completed snowmen together, they looked so cute in a group, so I just have to make do with this single photo instead. These are quite a cost effective gift, especially if you buy the supplies in bulk packs. All our friends, neighbours, etc will receive one of these this year. I just have to hope none of them read my blog first!!
I hope you are all enjoying your own Christmas preparations!
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