Posts Tagged ‘father’s day crafts’

How to: Make a Silhouette Portrait

Here’s a handmade, personalized, and timeless gift for Grandparent’s Day (the first Sunday after Labor Day — for 2013, it’s on September 8!), or you can save it for Mother’s or Father’s Day. Just snap a photo of your subject in profile, gather up the rest of the materials, and you can make and assemble this in minutes. Start a series by making a new image each year so you can see the growth of your child!

Materials:
–Aleene’s Tacky Dot Runner adhesive
-photo frame
-photo of subject in profile to fit your frame (the photo doesn’t need to be crisp or particularly high quality–just irresistible, like my little pal Caleb, featured above!)
-artists tape
-craft knife and cutting mat
-black paper (tip: if you don’t have any, create and print out a sheet of black paper on your computer)
-decorative paper (for background–check out your wrapping paper stash for good options)
-scrap paper (for banner–I found a colorful envelope from a holiday card in the recycling bin)
-thin-tipped pen

Make it:
Check out the step-by-step tutorial over at the iLoveToCreate Blog!

There’s also a video tutorial I did for About.com, below:


[ Comments Off on How to: Make a Silhouette Portrait | Posted on September 4th, 2013 ]

How to: DIY Massage T-shirt with Toy Cars!

Perfect for Father’s Day, here’s a last-minute T-shirt how-to, courtesy of Jessica at The Blue Basket blog. Here’s what happens: Make the shirt (templates are provided, or you can improvise!), have Dad put on the shirt, instruct Dad to lie face-down on the floor, and invite the kids to play. As the kids drive the cars over the map, Dad gets a massage! Brilliant.

Materials:
– White T-shirt (in the size of the intended recipient)
– Tape and Printer with 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper (if you want to use the template)
– Fabric paint or fabric markers
– Toy cars to drive on your map!

Make it:
1. Print the templates over at The Blue Basket blog, piece them together, and tape them in place. (Or, if you want to improvise the map drawing, it might be nice to keep in mind where on Dad’s back he’s feeling particularly tight, and add a traffic circle or some parallel parking spots!)

2. Slide your template inside the T-shirt and use the fabric paints or markers to trace the image to the back of the shirt (not the front, or the result could end up as a massive tickle-fest!).

3. If you used fabric paint, let it dry. Then pull out the toy cars and trucks! (And make sure Dad’s willing to share his new wardrobe staple when Mother’s Day rolls around!)

Note: If the DIY is simply too much, check out The Blue Basket Etsy shop to purchase the Car Play T-shirt.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND!

All photos in this post courtesy of The Blue Basket.

[ 2 Comments | Posted on June 15th, 2013 ]