Mitten Blessings~ Children's Holiday Project for Arnold Grummer's DT

By -




I love creating paper with the  Arnold Grummer's Paper Making Kit! It is such an imaginative process being able to create all kinds of textures and designs with some many everyday items! To create this holiday paper for use in  the mitten project, I just added some holiday foil tissue paper to the blender process creating some great color,texture and interest! For more information on the kits or paper making feel free to visit the website in the above link!

For this project, because so many families have so little time during the holidays I came up with this easy, creative project idea to incorporate meaning and thankfulness into a holiday project for the kids. They  can very easily make these sweet little mittens themselves with a small bit of guidance.
These actually are mittens with a pocket opening from the top to be able to hold written message of  things that you are thankful for,blessings and positive messages. The mittens can be a yearly family tradition to share what everyone was thankful for in that year,or even to tuck in some positive messages and give as holiday card for a special friend.Many fun ideas can come from this little project so lets get started!!

~Supplies~

Sheets of Handmade Paper
Scissors
Liquitex Glass Beads
White Gloss Acrylic paint
Ribbon or Cording for the Mitten Ties
Stapler
Mod Podge
Glitter
Embellishments of your choice(-I used holiday buttons) 
Small slips of paper with special messages on them ( typed or hand written)


Cut your papers out to the shape of a mitten in whatever size you would like.You will need 2 ( one for the front and back.I used Holiday scrapbook papers for the back with a complimentary. design.


Staple together the 2 sides around the mitten and leave the top open.I thought that the look the staples created a stitched effect!


Here you can see both sides with one being the handmade papers and the other the scrapbook papers


I decided to personalize the mittens and wrote the names and year with Liquid Pearls.


After that I took the mitten and dipped the tips of the sides in the mod podge and then in the glitter till all 3 sides were covered.


I then decided to use holiday buttons as embellishments on the mittens.I really wanted the handmade paper to be the key focal so I just added Liquitex Glass beads ( mixed with some white gloss paint) to the top of the mitten and added some glitter,topping it off with the buttons.




The last finishing touch to this wonderful project is to add your  ties and the special message tucked inside the pocket on top! A beautiful way to add meaning to an easy project for kids!


~Enjoy ~
In Love and Faith
Sherri






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to create watermarks in your handmade paper

By -
Image
Today I am excited to share with you just how simple it is to create a watermark  in your handmade paper.  I have to admit, I haven't made paper in a while and I needed a fun project to jumpstart me back in action. Nothing inspires me more than watching the man himself, Arnold Grummer demonstrate how it's done by watching his  video s . You can also get his book Trash to Treasure with great photos and clear instructions! He has a way of making everything look so easy so I thought I'd give it a whirl.  WOW! I am hooked on this decorative technique!  InstaGram Begin by assembling your materials for basic papermaking: torn paper water plus a blender plastic tub  papermaking screen, screen support grid, cover screen Pour or Dip handmold -  (I'll be using the large pour Handmold ) 2-Up or Deckle Divider Large Template plastic letters A2 Envelope Large Template (Watch this  video  for how to make a basic s...
Read more

Chigiri-e Japanese torn paper collage

By -
Image
This tutorial will show you how to create a chigiri-e inspired torn paper collage using handmade paper. Chigiri-e is a traditional Japanese craft. It is used for stationary, wall hangings, boxes and all kinds of decoration.   Handmade paper is perfect for this technique as the torn edges provide a lot of texture. This is a great time to use the scraps of paper left over from other projects as well as those pieces of paper that have irregularities.   Materials: - Arnold Grummer Medium Pour Handmold Medium Couch Sheets  (You are going to need a lot of these if you want to make the variety of colors you will want for making the variety of colors of paper to choose from that I want.) -Paper for background -Various handmade papers for the design -Embossing stylus (optional) or pencil -Tracing paper (I used Dritz Disappearing Mark-B-Gone Tracing Paper. It took a few days, but the marks are entirely gone.) -Glue -Tweezers -Pattern templat...
Read more

How to polish paper with a stone

By -
Image
Do you like to read about other handmade paper artisans? Recently I read an article from the Monte Crisco Magazine on Master Papermaker Francesco Proietti and one line really caught my attention. "Finally, a rounded stone “polishes” the paper until it is flat and smooth." Now I'm all about learning things the old fashioned way albeit I might not prefer to do it all the time, I do like my modern ways too, just saying. However I enjoy a respite from the modern world every now and then and this technique just called to me to try. So I got out from my stash a sheet of one of my "perfectly imperfect" hand made papers that I created using the medium Dip Handmold . I wanted a rough sheet of paper to see if this would actually work. I planned on doing a bit of stamping on it so I drew out a grid that I intended to polish. I'm glad I chose a small space because it is a little labor intensive although not difficult. By rubbing the stone over the pap...
Read more