Bring the beauty of these fluttering creatures into your room with a shrinky dink butterfly mobile.

The event we've been waiting a year for is finally here! I am just beyond excited!!! I was able to get an early start with the hopes of keeping up with the schedule this year ... alas, there was just too much crafty inspiration to be had and tutorials to drool over. lol! The posts and videos are still free for the viewing, but the challenges aren't, so let me get right to it! In case you would like to check out all the fun for yourself, you can find it on Nichole's blog, here. My day started very early getting one of my soccer players up, ready, and out the door. She and DH left a couple minutes before 7am - perfect timing for me to place my SAF order and earn that sweet Reasons to Smile stamp set for free. * Score! * I ate my farmer's market-fresh cinnamon roll (delish!) while browsing all the sketch and color combos for the Morning Bake & Take challenge. Here are the sketch and color combos I chose: And my take: Then I started rolling out some paperclay to use later as well as get some tea boiling for the next challenge - Tea Staining! I stained some muslin fabric and promptly dumped out the tea before realizing that I wanted to also dye some laces. Hmmm. Instant coffee crystals to the rescue! I got the lace wet with boiling water and then sprinkled on some coffee crystals. The effect was neat, since I could get an overall color, or a speckled look depending on whether I mixed up the coffee or just sprinkled and let it sit. I just Adore (with a capital A) Melissa Phillips' works of heart. She is one amazingly talented lady! I made my fabric flower much like hers in the tutorial. I used some watered-down coffee to spritz my bookprint (love how that turned out) and fashioned my card after Melissa's. I love, love, love how it turned out! Thank you, Melissa! I also wanted to try Betsy's dip-dye technique using the Kool-Aid packages for coloring. I dipped an A2 size piece of white card stock into some red Kool-Aid on one side and then flipped it around and dipped the other side into some purple. It's a neat effect and I think I'll try it again with some brighter colors next time. I die cut my dip-dyed card stock with the Rainbow Stripes die and mimicked the design of this awesome card by Erin. I used the sugar-coated technique of Betsy's to glitter the die cut star. Now, the rolled dough challenge proved a bit difficult for me. It took ages to dry and then it was nearly too thick to cut. I seriously thought I might break my poor Big Shot! Late on Sunday, I did finally manage to eek out some die cut stars and heat embossed them in gold. I made this card with my DD's in mind as they both played awesome at their soccer games over the weekend and green is one of their team colors. :) So proud of those girls! The mixing mists challenge was much more fun than I'd anticipated, I mean, how could I possibly make a mist that would rival Mr. Hueys? I ended up making a mist from Hawaiian Shores ink refill and used it to spritz over a handmade chevron mask. I found the homemade mist to be a bit more translucent without any shimmer (because I opted not to add the perfect pearls). The results reminded me of the color wash look that's so popular right now. So, Nichole proved me wrong ... there is most definitely a use in my craft room for homemade mists! Onto the Sprinkle of Salt challenge. Who knew? Who knew you could use salt like a coarse glitter? I sure didn't. A heavy dose of glittery goodness makes me think of snow, so I chose to salt-up my Peaceful Pinecone image to make a festive holiday tag. Have you heard of the Gallon, Quart, Pint theory? I had. But, let you tell you, I had trouble with this challenge. The theory is pretty straight-forward. Shouldn't have been an issue, but this one took me awhile. Time to revert to your childhood. Remember way back, way, way back to when you played with Shrinky Dinks? Yep, time to revisit that art form! I took Melissa's cue and decided to make a cute jar pendant. I used green (my DD's favorite color) embossing powder to include some stars as well as silver to stamp the jar image. The resulting little jar is just so tiny and cute! On a side note - the jar ended up curling a little bit while cooling off. I was afraid to try and flatten it on account of the embossing, and when I tested it with my fingernail, it ended up smearing one of the stars a little bit - oops - still wet, I guess. I also used frosted shrinky dinks and my copic markers to make this little cutie: This was such a fun technique and there is such possibility. I can't wait to explore it more, especially with my DD's by my side. :) Next up on the schedule are the Scent-sational cards. I canNOT wait to get my grubby little craft hands on that cute stamp set designed specifically for scratch and sniff cards. My DD's thought that was the neatest idea and loved smelling the card I made ... Mmmmm, strawberry! Getting towards the end of the fun with the Limited Ingredients challenge. After I decided on a design, this one went pretty quick. I used inspiration from one of the DT (I can't find who at the moment) for the sentiment/balloon string idea, along with the angled panel idea from Maile. I love the result - festive, fun, and pretty easy! One last challenge - Sweet Sugar-Coated Embellishments. I have to say, Betsy's tutorial for glittering paper or embellishments is the best I've seen yet! The spray adhesive gives a nice even coat, which gives a nice even appearance to the glitter layer. Ever brush on some glue and then sprinkle it with glitter? Did you have good results? Well, I tried it, and bleh, the results were terrible! The glitter came out thin in some spots and denser in others. Betsy's technique worked great! Then, add that layer of clear coat like Betsy suggests, and it's pure glittery heaven. :) To wrap up the festivities, I've got a photo of all my projects along with a glimpse at my work area, including the 8"x14" spot of cleared desktop I used to make all of my creations. haha! Hope you had a great time this weekend. I know I sure enjoyed myself! I'm already looking forward to SAF 2014! :) Thanks ever so much for stopping by!

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Here's a quickie tutorial for some fantastic mini charms we'll be making at Art Camp for Women, during my class Tempest in a Teacup, October 13-15, 2012. This will be my only teaching gig this year, so I'll be putting all of my energy into insuring that everyone absorbs a whole heap of inspiration. Camp will be about self-exploration and getting to know ourselves through our likes, loves, self-admonitions and the roles we play purposefully and by chance. I promise a transformative time together. We'll use these mini doodle charms to adorn our tempest quiltlet, but you can use them for jewelry, fabric art or anything you want to spice up with some colorful bling. I'll show you two distinct charms: journal charms and doodle charms. Gather up the following supplies: Shrinky Dinks - clear and frosted sheets; scissors, Sharpies - fine black and brights mixed, colored pencils, hole punch, teflon sheet, heat gun (or you can use your oven), embossing powders - (UTEE is especially nice), jump rings, jewelry pliers. Let's get started. JOURNAL CHARMS To make some journal charms, use a fine black Sharpie and the clear sheet of Shrinky Dinks. On one side of the clear sheet, journal about things you LIKE. You can write using printing or cursive writing. Whichever you choose, leave lots of enclosed areas in your letters, because we'll fill them in with color. Just write whatever comes into your mind. We'll cut this up so no one will see the full sentences--just the snippets. "I like clouds that are big and fluffy white in a deep blue sky..." What do you like? Once you've journaled your whole page, flip it over and fill in the enclosed areas (loops and circles within letters) with all of the colors of Sharpies you have. Take turns using the different markers until you've filled in all the loops. Make sure you're coloring in on the opposite side of the clear sheet so you don't smear the black Sharpie. It's disorienting, I know, but you can do it! Once you've filled in all the loops and circles, you'll have a fun and fancy journal page! Now, cut it up into rectangles. Mine are about 1.5" x 3", but you can experiment. It's not science, just play. Punch a hole in the top so you can add a jump ring later. DOODLE CHARMS To make the loves mini doodle charms, doodle some images of things you LOVE on the glossy (non frosted) side of the frosted Shrinky Dinks page. Again, this is going to be cut up, so don't worry so much about context or drawing skill. Just go for it! Simple is better. I love clouds, cupcakes, hearts, flowers, pencils, spools, pie, city scapes and etc. Fill in the blank spaces with swirls or dots or leaves or whatever strikes you. Don't leave much space between drawings. Flip the sheet over and use your colored pencils to color in the backside of the drawings (coloring on the frosty side). Mix and mingle your colors to blend them. You don't want to spend too much time on this, as some of the drawings will be lost when you cut your charms. Fast and loose! It's time to cut again, but this time cut out some circles if you're daring! Ovals will work too. Add a hole with your handy hole-punch, so that you can adorn them with jump rings. Here's the tricky part. Let me show you how I do it, because I am too impatient to wait for the oven to heat up. Place the cut outs one at a time on a heatproof surface topped with a teflon sheet. Use a heat gun to heat it up until it starts curling up and shrinking. It's gonna get crazy. It will go through little spasms (picture the wolfman transforming under a full moon) and roll around. Chase it with the heat gun until it unrolls and lays flat. This is what it will look like when it's done. Flat and pretty! You can see here some of the crazy forms it will go through while morphing. Don't worry, this is normal! Here's the caveat. Sometimes you'll lose one of these little gems. It will roll up and stick to itself and no amount of wailing will save it. The Shrinky Dinks will have an oven method listed on the package and it will work like a....uh, charm! If you choose to shrink them via the oven method, put the teflon sheet on a baking sheet, lay the charms on the teflon and bake. The Shrinky Dinks get very shrinky. Here's the difference between the journaled page cutouts and the final charm. These little guys are chillin' and ready for the SECRET INGREDIENT. The SECRET INGREDIENT makes them sizzle, pop and zing! You guessed it, we're gonna add some UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) or embossing powder. Whatever color you have will be divine. Simply stick a skewer through the hole in your charm to hold it in place. You'll need to fire up the heat gun (the oven won't work this time) and heat the bottom edge of the journal charm. Just enough to get the UTEE to stick. Dip the edge of the heated charm in the embossing powder. Reheat and dip again to add some sparkle to the bottom edge. If the UTEE does not stick the first time, keep running over it with the heat gun hold the heat gun a good inch away from the charm) and re-dipping until it sticks, then dip again. You can try dipping in more than one color if you want to get fancy. I always want to get fancy! Don't forget to reheat the embossing powder once it's on the charm, so that it gets nice and glossy. Voila! Your finished charms should look something like this. Add a jump ring so that you can dangle your charms on jewelry, mixed media and the like, or use waxed linen cord or string through the hole to tie them on. Visit the Art Camp for Women site, click on the FAQ's tab and find out 10+ Ways Art Camp for Women Differs from the other Art Retreats. While you're at the Art Camp site, look for the link to their newsletter. There are monthly prize drawings and free journal prompts galore. Let's get together this Fall and make art, drink wine and celebrate ourselves. This all-inclusive camp includes gourmet food, lodging, all art supplies, excursions and more in the breathtaking mountains of Colorado. I would love love love to meet you there! Kelli

I don't know if you can remember what shrinky dinks are, or if you even made them growing up (seems to be a generational thing). Going into the craft store and asking for shrinky dink paper, I got a confused look from the girl my age, however Moms and Aunts know what I'm talking about! I have the vague memory of making them in my Grandma's kitchen and being amazed. The concept is somewhat magical – you color or paint on a sheet of shrink plastic, place it in the oven, and after a minute or two, it is a tiny version of what it used to be! I don't know what makes this so fascinating, but here I am, almost 23, and still amazed with every shrinky dink I make! I saw a favorite crafter of mine make a ring out of the material, and it completely inspired me to make my own earrings! It is super simple and you can essentially create anything you want. Here is the tutorial on how to: 1. You will need sheets of shrink plastic which you can buy online here, or in any craft store. But you take a sheet, and trace down 2 matching shapes to be your earrings. I highly recommend having something to outline, so your earrings are symmetrical. Here is the template I used. Just cut it out, and trace. (They will shrink up more than half the size, so always test out your idea before coloring/designing!) 2. I used acrylic paint on these babies, but you can use sharpies or just about anything that will show up on the paper. Just paint over the shapes whatever colors and design you choose! 3. I don't think it will come as a shock to anyone that I am obsessed with mermaids! Their fins were my inspiration for this project. So I painted in some details That resemble a mermaid's scales. 4. Cut out the shapes, and use a regular hole punch to punch 1 hole in each earring right at the top for the actual earring piece to go into. Do this before shrinking ! 5. The directions that came with the shrink plastic said to place the earrings on a piece of paper bag on a cookie sheet. Just follow the directions for the plastic. I keep a very close eye while it's in the oven, and it gets really warped at first (don't panic), then it will lay flat, at that moment, I take them out of the oven. 6. As soon as they come out, put a glass over top as they cool off to ensure their flatness. 7. If making dangle earrings, you will need to obtain fish hook earring backs. I bought a pack of about 100 for $3.00 and I am intending on using all of them. As soon as you make your own earrings once, you'll realize the possibilities are endless! With these, just need needle nose pliers to open up the rings at the bottom. 8. Feed your earring through and use the same pliers to close it back up. 9. Voila! You have made your very own shrinky dink earrings!! I got a little carried away and ended up making another set - just some everyday, abstract earrings! They will be perfect with my future art teacher wardrobe. Here is a pair I have made a few months ago. For these, I just cut a circle within a circle and used sharpies to make the design. Don't be afraid to experiment with different designs and materials - that's where the fun happens!

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You read that right...shrinkie dinks from to-go boxes. To be exact, #6 plastic to-go boxes. I've seen this all over Pinterest and the interwebs lately but I've always been skeptical of it. But I really wanted to try it with my kiddos for my up-cycle/re-cycle workshop. I managed to score a donation of plastic to-go boxes from my local market (my thinking, even if they don't work then at least they were free!). I cut out all the flat square panels from the top and bottom of the boxes for the kiddos, so in class all they had to do was draw and cut out their shapes. Then a quick 3 minute cook in the oven on a tin-foiled cookie sheet at 350*...and guess what...they really freakin' work! Just like the shrinkie dink kits! They were fun to watch because they curl up as they shrink then flatten out again just as they're finishing cooking. I made one to test out first, just in case these turned into a burning mound of melted plastic... Shrunken! This is now on my keychain! Some of the kiddos' before... And after! Loved this one! She made 4 little scenes on the big piece then cut them out and they still fit together after they shrunk! I got a little ambitious and tried shrinking half of a box whole...didn't go so well...

Need a super awesome rainy day craft? Love Shrinky Dinks? If you answered yes, you'll love this tutorial. Video tutorial and free printables.

Make these shrink film keepsake keychains with your students using Shrinky-Dink paper! These fun names will preserve how they wrote their name when they were first learning! We share how on Simply Kinder.

Minecraft crafts for kids are always a big hit. Who doesn't like Minecraft, right? The Jersey Momma's Boy could play Minecraft for hours if I let him. I'm a gamer, too, and I really like Minecraft, but I have my limits! I recently lured him away from the screen with a hands-on Minecraft activity. Do it Yourself Minecraft Shrinky Dinks! What's more enticing than that?? Disclosure: this post contains Amazon affiliate links. You can read more about Amazon affiliate links on my Disclosure page. Pin the image below for future use! This craft is great for rainy days, parties, or just when you want those kiddos to unplug for a bit. You Will Need: -blank Shrinky Dink paper -colored pencils -a black Sharpie marker -scissors -Minecraft pictures to trace -a cookie sheet or baking tray -tinfoil -an oven Step 1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Decide which pictures you'd like to trace for your Shrinky Dinks. They can be any size but work best at about three inches or larger, since they shrink down so small. We used the book, Minecraft the Essential Handbook from Scholastic (affiliate link), but you can also trace images from simple google searches on your computer (but just remember those images are copyrighted, so I'm not condoning that you steal them! If you're using them for fun crafts, that's a different story). Most Minecraft lovers have the entire Scholastic collection! Step 2. Trace your image on the rough side of the Shrinky Dink paper. I prefer a Sharpie for tracing. If you use a regular pencil it tends to smear when you go to color in the image. Tip: If your paper slides away from the image while tracing, tape it down with a small piece of scotch tape. Step 3. Color in your image with colored pencils. You can also use Sharpies or even acrylic paints, but colored pencils seem to work best for little hands. Step 4. Trim your image. I think you get the best overall product if you trim your image in a free-form shape around the outside of it. You don't have to do this, though- you can leave your image as a square or rectangle or even a circle. Step 5. Place your image on some tinfoil on a cookie sheet or baking tray. You can place several images on a tray as long as they are a few inches apart. Bake your images between 1-5 minutes. NOTE: shrinking times may vary based on oven temperatures and image sizes. A good rule of thumb is not to walk away from the oven. We sat and watched ours cook through the window. They started to curl up after about a minute, and were done after three minutes. Step 6. Watch your images carefully. You'll see them start to curl up, but they will eventually flatten out. Be sure to keep an eye on your creations while they're baking! Step 7. When your Shrinky Dinks are flat, remove them from the oven and let them cool. Ta da! You're done! Where to Find Supplies You can find Shrinky Dink paper in any craft store in their specialty paper section. Plain sheets are also available on Amazon. You can use my handy dandy Amazon affiliate links below! More Ideas You can make these Shrinky Dinks into anything you want. Add a magnet for Minecraft magnets. Poke a tiny hole into your image before baking and add a small, sterling silver loop for jewelry items. You can even make them into key chains (just be sure to poke a hole in your image BEFORE baking, and make it large enough for the keychain loops to fit through. You can make them into ornaments the same way, just poke the hole in them before baking). Shrinky Dinks also sells some jewelry kits with all of the pieces you need. JERSEY MOMMA TIPS: We didn't have any issues with baking ours, but here are some troubleshooting tips if you do: -if your Shrinky Dinks look kind of crinkly, put them back in the oven for another minute or two until they flatten out. -if they melt around the edges, turn down the oven temperature to 300 degrees. If they take too long to shrink, you can turn the oven up to 350 degrees instead. You can find the products I used on Amazon, using my affiliate links below. The fine print: Minecraft is a registered trademark of Notch Development AB. The Minecraft game is copyright Mojang AB. My crafts are not authorized or sponsored by Mojang AB, Notch Development AB or Shrinky Dinks, Inc/Alex Toys. or any other person or entity owning or controlling rights in the Minecraft name, trademark or copyrights. I mean, seriously, they're just crafts.

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Make these adorable shrink film notebook keychain for mom or any loved one. Great gift from a kid. See how to on the Craft Warehouse blog.

I really want to like conversation hearts. They’re cute, they’re colorful, they’re festive, but honestly they taste disgusting. Even the smell of them kiiiinda makes me gag. Every year I try to like them. I buy different brands; I try to add them to things like my coffee to see if anything can make them tolerable, but so far I’ve just been left with disappointment and gross coffee. This year, I’ve officially given up, accepted my distaste and opted for a non-edible version. These DIY conversation heart keychains are actually super easy and can be done in an evening after work (2 hour-ish). They’re made out of clear, shrinky dink film that takes any design, whether printed or hand written and after a few minutes in the oven, turns it into a small, hard piece of plastic. They’re super cutesy and give the whimsical feel of Valentine’s day without the sugar. I’m planning on sending these little baubles as Valentines for friends near and far. Here’s how I did it: Gather: Grafix Clear, Inkjet Shrink Film, An inkjet printer, Scissors, Jump Rings (found in the jewelry section of your craft store), a needle nose pliers, and key rings. Optional: a permanent marker. You’ll also need: A […]

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Blue Shell Necklace - Japanese paper, oxidised silver Q So who is Naoko Yoshizawa? I'm a jeweller, originally from Tokyo, making paper jewellery. The choice of paper stems in part from the native culture of Japan, where paper is used for a variety of crafts, from children's games through to home furnishings, such as doors. It also ties into the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, that is, the beauty of the impermanence of nature. In the West, wabi-sabi is best known through the falling of the cherry blossom, but it permeates much of our traditional culture, from haiku through to flower arrangement through to crafts. Green Necklace - Japanese paper, thread Q How did you decide to become a maker? I started off as a jewellery designer: having studied at Hiko Mizuno jewellery college in Tokyo, I took a job as designer at one of the biggest selling mass-production jewellery companies in Japan. After several years, including some at the end of my time there as the sole designer in the company, I decided to move into crafts for a new challenge, using my savings to study jewellery and silversmithing at the Edinburgh College of Art, under Dorothy Hogg. Red & Pink Necklace - Japanese paper, thread Q Where in the world are you based? I've stayed since 2008 in Singapore, where my husband lectures. Before that, we had a short stay in Cambridge, after leaving Edinburgh. Red Round Paper Pendant - Japanese paper, oxidised silver Q Do you create your work in a studio base or a home base? In Edinburgh, I was artist in residence at ECA after completing my studies, and could use the facilities there. Since moving to Singapore with our young family, I've found it convenient just to make jewellery at home when the children are asleep! Red Shell Necklace - Japanese paper, oxidised silver Q Crafts in the 21st Century – what does this mean to you? I sincerely hope that as standards of living worldwide continue to rise over the next century, people will increasingly seek out hand crafted wares rather than solely mass produced ones, as more and more people come to enjoy having individualistic furniture, jewellery, ceramics and so on. Not that there is no role for mass production---clearly there is---but hopefully the two reach a mutually beneficial co-existence. Leaf Shape Brooches - Japanese paper, thread,silver Q How do you sell and promote your work? I am exhibiting in several galleries around Europe this Christmas: Lesley Craze Gallery, London,http://www.lesleycrazegallery.co.uk/index.php; Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool,http://www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com/exhibitions&post=413 ; expo arte, Oslo, http://www.expoarte.no/ Black Paper Necklace - Japanese paper, gold-plating bronze Paper Thread Necklace - Japanese paper, thread Q. What is your working style? I find rock music helps me concentrate! Pink & Blue Flower Necklace - Japanese paper, oxidised silver Q 3 words of advice for an aspiring Craft artist/maker... Don't be shy. You won't get exhibitions if galleries don't know who you are. Send them your CV, send them pictures of your work. Two Brooches - Japanese paper, silver Q Who is/are your favourite artist(s)/maker(s)? Nel Linssen is a big heroine of mine. Q What do you do to relax? I have two children; I don't relax! Large Paper Circle Blue Brooch - Japanese paper, silver Note: All Art Work & Photographs by Naoko Yoshizawa

I don't know if you can remember what shrinky dinks are, or if you even made them growing up (seems to be a generational thing). Going into the craft store and asking for shrinky dink paper, I got a confused look from the girl my age, however Moms and Aunts know what I'm talking about! I have the vague memory of making them in my Grandma's kitchen and being amazed. The concept is somewhat magical – you color or paint on a sheet of shrink plastic, place it in the oven, and after a minute or two, it is a tiny version of what it used to be! I don't know what makes this so fascinating, but here I am, almost 23, and still amazed with every shrinky dink I make! I saw a favorite crafter of mine make a ring out of the material, and it completely inspired me to make my own earrings! It is super simple and you can essentially create anything you want. Here is the tutorial on how to: 1. You will need sheets of shrink plastic which you can buy online here, or in any craft store. But you take a sheet, and trace down 2 matching shapes to be your earrings. I highly recommend having something to outline, so your earrings are symmetrical. Here is the template I used. Just cut it out, and trace. (They will shrink up more than half the size, so always test out your idea before coloring/designing!) 2. I used acrylic paint on these babies, but you can use sharpies or just about anything that will show up on the paper. Just paint over the shapes whatever colors and design you choose! 3. I don't think it will come as a shock to anyone that I am obsessed with mermaids! Their fins were my inspiration for this project. So I painted in some details That resemble a mermaid's scales. 4. Cut out the shapes, and use a regular hole punch to punch 1 hole in each earring right at the top for the actual earring piece to go into. Do this before shrinking ! 5. The directions that came with the shrink plastic said to place the earrings on a piece of paper bag on a cookie sheet. Just follow the directions for the plastic. I keep a very close eye while it's in the oven, and it gets really warped at first (don't panic), then it will lay flat, at that moment, I take them out of the oven. 6. As soon as they come out, put a glass over top as they cool off to ensure their flatness. 7. If making dangle earrings, you will need to obtain fish hook earring backs. I bought a pack of about 100 for $3.00 and I am intending on using all of them. As soon as you make your own earrings once, you'll realize the possibilities are endless! With these, just need needle nose pliers to open up the rings at the bottom. 8. Feed your earring through and use the same pliers to close it back up. 9. Voila! You have made your very own shrinky dink earrings!! I got a little carried away and ended up making another set - just some everyday, abstract earrings! They will be perfect with my future art teacher wardrobe. Here is a pair I have made a few months ago. For these, I just cut a circle within a circle and used sharpies to make the design. Don't be afraid to experiment with different designs and materials - that's where the fun happens!

Need a super awesome rainy day craft? Love Shrinky Dinks? If you answered yes, you'll love this tutorial. Video tutorial and free printables.

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I have a fun project for you today that is so simple (and I think) really adorable. This would be a perfect summer craft with the kids or make these as gifts for Mom, Dad or the Grandparents. I think they are really adorable and such a cute little keepsake. We wanted to make these...Read More »