Craft Love Learn

Thursday, 17 October 2013

New posts coming soon!

Sorry! I haven't posted on here for a while :( I have had a very busy few weeks at school!! But, this week I have created lots of certificates for my class ready to be posted on here at the weekend!

Sunday, 1 September 2013

My handmade behaviour chart!

I have spent most of today making a fabric version of my behaviour chart...

here is the link to my old one Click here to see

It is based on the Clip chart Click here to view

All of my bits and pieces ready... It will be the first time that I have used the Silhouette Cameo to cut fabric!

First I cut out all the different coloured fabrics that I needed

Then I designed my writing for each section using my Silhouette Software - I originally wanted to cut my lettering out with felt but it REALLY didn't work - I think it was the felt more than the machine - I even had the silhouette interfacing stuck on! In the end I went with cotton fabric - this worked well :)

I noticed that with the facing it is best to let is cool a bit before pealing off the backing.

Once I had placed all the writing in the correct place I was going to applique it to the chart - this didn't look very nice :s

So.... I unpicked it and decided to use fabric glue instead :)

Next I pinned the chart to the black felt the wrong side out and then used my sewing machine to sew the two materials together.

Finally I ironed the chart and here is the finished article! What do you think? I can't wait to use it in my classroom!

Reindeer Beer!

I LOOOOVVVEEEEEE these cute Reindeers!

I saw the idea when i was searching the web for reindeer pics for school...all the people that recived them thought they wer soooooo cute ~~(even my Dad)~~!

Homemade Hand Scrub

Another gift that I made for Christmas last year was this lovely soothing hand scrub...

To find the recipe Click Here

Amazing what you can make with just normal sugar!!!!

Hand made Bath Bombs

Last Christmas I made these Yummy Bath Bombs - Everyone loved them! I also used them as end of year gifts for my work colleges this year!

To get the recipe click here...

I just added some Rose Buds and Lavender oil in mine

Fairy Coasters

Cute coasters that I made for some of my friends this year...

How To Make Your Own!

You will need :-

Your choosen papers
Tiles
Ruler
Pencil
Glue - Modge Podge was used for the photo
Resin -Water resistant/heat proof

1) Choose the papers that you would like to have as your tile background,
2) Cut the paper to size using the tile as a guide - it works best if you cut the paper just smaller than the tile this way you do not get any flappy edges,
3) Next glue the paper to your tile - I used Modge Podge for my tiles,
4) Once the paper had dried cover the paper and tile in a few layers of Modge Podge - I found this helped to seal the tiles and stopped the paper from bobbling,
5) Once the tiles are completely dry cover the tile in resin - I used waterproof resin for mine as I wanted them to be used for drinks etc, - I used 3 coats of resin to make sure that mine were completely resistant