I like to sew. I'm not an expert by any means, but I enjoy doing it! Jaden was always wanting to help me but I was afraid of the sharp needles so I got her some lacing boards. They were pictures of bugs with holes around them for her to lace a piece of string through. After helping her and teaching her how to do this, I realized that I could totally make something like that! She absolutely LOVES her sewing boards so I decided to make some for our friends' three-year-old son.
I just took 5x7 inch pieces of chipboard and cut out the letters of his name. Next, I Mod Podged the chipboard letters to coordinating, patterned scrapbook paper on both sides. Then, I drilled holes down the center of each letter. After all of the holes were drilled, I sanded the edges a little bit to make sure the paper and chipboard lined up perfectly. Last, I applied the top coat of Mod Podge!
I put the finished letters in a metal tin with some coordinating shoe laces! Now Colton can learn to lace and spell his name!
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7 comments:
Such a cute idea!!
Awesome, Shannon! You have to sell these in your store! You can price them per letter maybe? Love them!
I was just wondering the other day how one would go about making these! I love the paper you chose. How did you cut the letters out of the chipboard?
aww that is such a cute idea! I love that, I may have to steal that for some presents :) Come link up sometime to Handmade Tuesdays! It is a new linky I started with a tutorial :) www.ladybug-blessings.com
What a great idea! We love making stuff for our 2 year old daughter instead of just buying it and this is too cute!
Really cute idea!
Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites last week!
I have been wanting to do some of these for Christmas. Thanks for showing me exactly how to do it. Thanks for linking up to Tuesday Tell All.
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