Ornament Advent Day 8:Children's Art Ornaments!

Today's ornament is super easy and makes a
wonderful way to preserve your child's artwork!

Supplies:

✴small embroidery hoop (definitely check the
thrift stores for these!)
✴light colored cotton fabric, tightly woven,
enough to cover hoop with an extra
inch all around
✴scissors
✴crayons
✴one piece white copy paper
✴acrylic paint (your choice of colors)
✴paint brush
✴glue
✴iron

Directions:

✴cut your fabric so it covers your hoop with about
an extra inch all around

✴have your child draw a picture within that space
with the crayons (the finer the weave of the
fabric the easier it is to color on)

✴while the artwork is being created you can paint
the embroidery hoop; you only need to paint
the outside ring since the other ring will be
completely covered

✴when the artwork is completed place a piece of
plain white paper over it and press with a hot
iron until wax is melted into the fabric; you
won't be able to tell much but it should feel
smooth and some of the wax may be absorbed
into the paper


✴put the finished artwork into the hoop and tighten


✴trim the extra fabric so it will just wrap
around to the inside, about ¼"


✴run a line of glue along the edge of the inside hoop
and press the fabric towards the center

✴you can write your child's name and date on the
inside hoop; add ribbon to hang



Book Recommendations:


Drawing, Doodling and Coloring
for Christmas


Christmas Doodles