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Emma received a copy of 100+ No-Sew Fabric Crafts for Kids as a Christmas gift from my parents. It has been a great gift for my crafty nearly-six-year-old! Isn’t this little elephant cute?
She loves to thumb through the pages to find the perfect project, trace the patterns, and create the final product. She needs help cutting fabric, but these can also be made out of construction paper, which she can cut all on her own!
I love seeing my kids plan projects from start to finish, and it’s wonderful to see them draw inspiration from books as well as the rest of their world!
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The elephant is adorable!! And I am truly impressed with Emma’s crafting abilities. Does she use thinner paper to trace the patterns and then transfer those to construction paper or fabric?
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maryanne Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 8:30 am
She uses tracing paper (thinner and much easier to see through) to trace the patterns, and then transfers them =)
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I HAVE to find that book for Nani!!! She would LOVE doing stuff like that! Thanks for sharing the link!
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maryanne Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 10:07 am
Nani would LOVE it =)
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That books looks so cool! I’m assuming the elephant is made of paper, because I can’t imagine fabric standing up that well.
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maryanne Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 10:01 am
It’s actually a single layer of printed felt. For regular fabric, you are supposed to iron fusible interfacing to it so that it will stand up.
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That sounds like a great book!
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maryanne Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 10:06 am
Your kids would love it!
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Emma is so crafty! I can’t quite imagine Anna executing such a complex project on her own, because her planning and organization skills are still somewhat lacking.
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maryanne Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 10:06 am
Crafting is definitely Emma’s “thing”.
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What a fabulous book! I love her striped elephant!
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Awesome! My girls would love this!
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maryanne Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 10:57 am
It’s a fun book with lots of cute projects!
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Looks like a fun book and ur DD is enjoying!! Love her striped elephant:)
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I bet our light box would be helpful for tracing! Her elephant is adorable!
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maryanne Reply:
January 10th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
I have a light box on my to-make list =)
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Such a great age! My daughter is 6 and loves doing craft projects independently or with a little help. Love that little elephant! I’m going to show it to her when she gets home : )
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What a great idea! And I love that your daughter is mastering so many skills with this … she does an amazing job! :)
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How fun! You have such great ideas! My 6-yr-old daughter would love having that book. And I know my 3-year-old son would love stealing it from her. :)
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I love doing projects with my kids! It’s so fun just spending time together. And it beats cleaning the house.
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