Saturday, September 26, 2015

Easy Paint Stick Sign

I am loving this "&" sign I made the other day! It was so easy & pretty cheap too.
What you'll need: 
- paint stirrers (got mine FREE @ Home Depot)
- stain (any color you want) 
- glue (I used hot glue in this case)
- canvas or something to mount sticks on

First I stained all the paint stir sticks & allowed them to dry completely. I also used wood sealer on these to give it a shinier look. Next I just glued them onto an old canvas I had for the last couple years. These stirrers taper a little on the end so I made sure alternate sides as I lined them up - this way the gaps were on both sides instead of one. On top of the sticks I glued on my "&" sign - this one was around $2 at michaels but you could use whatever you'd like. I think this would be cute if you stenciled on the stir sticks or even wrote a cute saying! 

Thursday, September 17, 2015

The Amazing Letter A

For the letter A we were all about apples!
Gracie's favorite project was Apple painting. What can I say? The girl loves to get messy. Claire enjoyed helping with the Apple painting too! We read all about the lifecycle of apples and apple trees and we read the Dr.Suess Classic - 10 Apples up on Top!