Monday, December 6, 2010

thumbprint christmas lights

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This craft was really fun. Kirsten and I made these one day while Cam was having his afternoon nap. She had a lot of fun picking out the colours and stamping her little thumb on the string of lights. This was super easy and it's really cute, bright and colourful. Here's how we made this:

What you'll need:

paper
black sharpie
paint - lots of colours

Directions:

1. using your sharpie, draw a string for your lights on your paper
2. stamp your child's thumb in different colours all along the light string and allow to dry
3. using your sharpie again, draw a squiggly for the lightbulb base



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54 comments:

  2. Sooooo cute! I love love love this idea!

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  3. That is such a cute idea! I wanna do it!

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  4. Another very cute idea! I think we'll be doing this one in the next few days....I will link back to you!

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  6. That is simply the most adorable and easy craft! Awesome!

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  9. This is the cutesy idea! I have done so many handprint crafts, but I really like this one!

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  10. This is such a cute idea. Love it! I will have to do this with my little girl. I bet it would look cute on Christmas cards.

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  11. That's a cute and fun idea! :)

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  12. I really love this project. This will be my next one!

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  13. Hi Jill, I left something for you at my blog:

    http://www.mumsyhood.com/2010/12/mumsys-mom-blogger-awards-part-ii.html

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  14. Wow, thanks everyone! I didn't think such a simple craft would be so popular! It is adorable though.

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  15. These are so adorable!!! I LOVE them! I put a picture of the ones we made on my blog today with a link to your post. Thanks. :)
    http://lifeofamodernmom.blogspot.com/2010/12/easy-christmas-lights-kids-craft.html

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  18. Jill, I love this idea. I'd like to use it in a round up of crafts that can be made with kids for holiday gifts. The post would be published on TLC's Parentables.com website. May I have your permission to use a photo and link back to you?

    -Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl

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  19. Thanks ladies!

    Brittany - of course! Thank-you so much!

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  20. Oh, too cute! I'm going to put these on the front of our Christmas cards! Thank you!

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  24. hi! I'm featuring these cards in my roundup tomorrow! Come check it out.
    http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/

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  26. Jill, I've just found your blog! What beautiful work you do, and what lovely, lovely photos you take of that work! I'm glad I found you - will be back to visit a lot!

    LiEr

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  28. We tried this tonight and my daughter LOVED it. Thanks so much for the idea!

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  29. this is super cute! love the idea! Happy scrapping!

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  31. I am doing this tomorrow!!! It is so adorable. Thanks for sharing your idea with us. I featured your post on the Montessori MOMents Facebook page. Happy holidays!

    facebook.com/MontessoriMOMents

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  33. Love this project! I featured you on my blog round up of last minute gift ideas here: http://www.creativecarissa.com/2011/12/last-minute-crafty-christmas-gifts.html

    Come check out the post and grab a button if you'd like.

    Thanks again for sharing your great project.

    Cheers!

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  35. Ed Emberley got me turned on to thumbprints and I love your idea! Will try it with students--maybe we can do spring flowers or white thumbprint snow on dark blue "nighttime" paper. Karen

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  37. why is pintrest blocking your web page??? I like your stuff.

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    1. Really? I haven't heard that Pinterest is not working for anyone else. That's not good. I have no idea why that would be happening.....

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  40. Hi there! I thought that this was so great that I featured it in my "100 Jolly Christmas Crafts & Decorations"! Have a great day! http://www.aspectacledowl.com/100-christmas-crafts-decorations/

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  41. Is there any way that you can email me a high res jpg of this thumbprint craft for publication in our state newspaper - the News and Observer in RAleigh, NC. I'd love to highlight this craft and link our viewers to your blog. A jpg would help add visual appeal. I'm on deadline and would need it ASAP. Thanks!

    Joyce Hicks - joyce4home@gmail.com
    Top Drawer column
    News and Observer
    Raleigh, NC

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  42. Cute idea and so easy (I hope) for my first grade class. We are going to try this! Did you use something like Tempera paints?

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    1. Thanks Michele! I actually used crayola washable kid's paint - the small tubs. I'm sure tempera paints would work just as well as long as they aren't too watery. I don't usually use tempera paint, but from what I remember, they are more liquidy than the thicker crayola washable paints. Good luck!

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  43. Brillant! Very festive! I will try adding a very small amount of glitter to each thumbprint allowing them to sparkle. Thanks for the idea!

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    1. Great idea! I bet they will look fabulous!

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  44. I'm going to use this idea for the pottery place for gifts.

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    1. Great idea! It will make an awesome keepsake too. Have fun!

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  46. Thanks so much for this great idea!
    I found the idea on pinterest ages ago and finally made some cards like it this year. I changed it up a bit ... so I let my kids just "finerprint" the lights and connected the lights later with a colored pencil ... Love the look of the cards and my kids had so much fun!

    So thanks!
    I linked to your post on my blog - if you like check out the photos of our cards. :-)
    http://ursulamarkgraf.com/crafts/sneak-peak-into-our-christmas-mail

    Love,

    Ursula

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    1. They look awsome Ursula! Thank-you so much for sharing them with me.

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