Handprint Turkey Trivet Tutorial

I'm not sure that I have actually put this out here on the blog,

but I also teach twice a week at my triplet's preschool.

It's fun and at times is inspiring.

I get to teach pre-k 3 and pre-k 4 twice a week.

One day is art, the other day is Spanish.

{i am originally from Argentina}

This past week for art, I made these super cute trivets with the students.

I thought it was cute enough to to share with you all.

Not only cute BUT it is super easy.

Seriously will only take you a few minutes to do most of the work.

The rest of the time is spent drying.

Let's get to it!

Supplies:

~ 5" x 5" Tile from anywhere you can find one (Home Depot, Lowe's)

~ Acrylic paint in the following colors...brown, red, orange, yellow, green

~ Paint brushes for each color

~ Sharpies (either fine point or regular) in red, brown, and black

~ Felt circles with adhesive on the bottom

~ Polyurethane or shellac spray

Before you get the paint ready, make sure to write the name and year.

OR, if your child is old enough, they can write it themselves.

I used cute dot letters since these are preschoolers.

I also go ahead and put the felt circles on each of the

four corners on the back side of the trivet.

Pour your paint out on to the surface of your choice.

Since I was dealing with 5 classes and 45 students,

I gave each color its own for obvious reasons.

I had each student come up to me and I painted

their palm and thumb brown and each finger a different color.

I guided their hand to the tile and pressed slowly in to it.

Came out super cute!

After the acrylic dries, it is time to add the "features".

I added an eye (in black Sharpie),

a beak and wattle (in red Sharpie), and

2 feet (in brown Sharpie).

Please forgive the absence of a photo but then next thing

you do is seal your tile by spraying it with polyurethane or shellac spray.

And you are finished!
You have the cutest turkey trivets around.

Don't just make one.

Make some for the grandparents.

You know they will use them for EVERY.SINGLE.THANKSGIVING.

And there you have it...the cutest Handprint Turkey Trivets around!

Chalkboard Placemat ~ WINNER

I love to give things away.

And these chalkboard placemats are so cute.

My kids LOVE theirs and have been playing with them

constantly since I have made them.

Let's get down to business.

Who is our lucky winner?

 Going for in the middle of the pack!
Lucky #6 it is!

Miss Cathi, please contact me at signature.creations@hotmail.com

to claim your pretty placemats!

Chalkboard Placemat GIVEAWAY

I didn't have enough to make more full size placemants.

But these are still plenty big.

11" x 15" big.

I'd say little hands would still have room to do just about anything.

And rather than giving 1 away, I am giving a pair away.

Super cute!

Not much you need to do to win this.

You will have through June 17th at midnight (tomorrow...Sunday) to enter.

You only get one entry...so make sure you get it all in the comment

otherwise you won't qualify to win this pair of chalkboard placemats!

*Follow the blog and LIKE our FACEBOOK page cuz

I'll check to make sure you are LEGIT...AND...give me a blog topic.

Anything goes, well...almost anything!

{see how much fun they are having}

Have fun!

I'll announce the winner on Monday!

Have a wonderful Saturday my peeps!

Chalkboard Placemat Tutorial

I've been wanting to do a placemat tutorial for a while.

Problem is we don't use placemats.

Not now anyway.

Not with the three monsters.

But maybe again in the future.

So, that proved to be a dilemma...

or not as it turns out.

Because who knew there was CHALKBOARD fabric?

Um, I didn't.

But I'm hear to tell you it is a true fact.

And yes...it does work!

To fulfill my need for placemats,

why not combine the two?

placemats + chalkboard fabric = fun for kids

Sounds like a fantabulous plan to me!

Materials:

~ Chalkboard Fabric (purchase locally at Joann's) - as much as you

need to make as many as you would like but at least a piece that is 14" x 19".

~ Oil Cloth fabric (purchase locally at Joann's or you can find some cheap

stuff on www.fabric.com) - purchase at least a 16" x 21" piece, giving the

chalkboard fabric a 1" border to make our placemat have a pretty edge.

~ Spray Adhesive (not absolutely necessary but will make life easier)

~ Chalk

~ Sewing notions

First, you are going to want to cut your chalkboard fabric in to a piece that

is 14" x 19" or what ever size you prefer, maybe a little smaller.

Once you do that, spray your adhesive on

to the back of the chalkboard fabric.

Lay that piece on the oil cloth, leaving at

least a 1" border all the way around it.

This should adhere your chalkboard fabric to your oil cloth.

If your oil cloth is much larger than the chalkboard fabric,

go around and trim so that there is a 1" border.

This is where things get a little tricky.

You cannot use any pins as it will leave a permanent hole.

Fold over your corner as pictured.

Fold over again so it is diagonally across the corner of

your chalkboard fabric and use a piece of tape to hold in place.

Fold the 1" border to the chalkboard fabric and then

again over the chalkboard fabric.

This is going to create a nice border of oil cloth

all the way around giving your placemat a framed look.

Doing the best you can (this stuff is slippery),

go to your sewing machine and continue to roll the border

over the chalkboard fabric until you get to the opposite corner.

BUT WAIT...before you sew all the way down,

you will need to repeat folding the corner piece.

See how nice the corner will look?
Now, just like you did to start the border,

go ahead and fold the oil cloth to the chalkboard fabric,

and then again over the chalkboard fabric.

**An easier way is to just use bias tape but it will get

really dirty after your kids start writing.**

This is what it should look like finished!

See how cute the other side is?

You have to treat the chalkboard fabric before you write on it.

Taking a white piece of chalk,

color the entire piece and then wipe off.

Should be ready for kids' drawings!

Yep, had to make a manly one for my son.

He is going to be so excited!

Well, all 3 kids will be.

I can't wait for them to get home to see!

Now, make sure you share your creations with us!

I want to see what you come up with.

Happy chalkboard sewing!!!!