Glorious Glue Batik!!!

This is one my favorite projects we have done since writing this blog.  Such beautiful results and a fun process!  I've read about this idea so many times and so glad we finally did it!  Here is Cassie's finished Glue Batik.

For this project you'll need:

White cotton fabric

blue gel glue

acrylic paint

brushes

plastic wrap/newspaper

To begin:

First C drew her drawing carefully on the cotton fabric with a pencil.

Then, make sure to have plastic wrap underneath the fabric (or it will stick to the newspaper) and then go over your drawing with the blue gel glue.  I did this part because our glue bottle was much too difficult for C to squeeze out!!!  After outlining the drawing with glue, let dry for a day or so.

When the glue is dry,  you are ready to paint over the glue and on the fabric.  I watered down the acrylic paint a bit to make it easier to spread.  If the acrylic paint is too thick, it may chip off.  If it is too watery it may be too watery.  So mix enough water to your likeness.

Make sure to paint over the whole piece of fabric.  The blue glue parts will be the white parts of the picture. Here is C's picture ready for drying.  If you look at the back of your painting, you'll know if the glue resisted the glue.  The glue parts will be white!

Here is my flower design...ready for drying.  ***Once the painting is dry (I waited about 8 hours), soak the fabric for about 40 minutes in warm water.  Then you can take a little scrub brush (old toothbrush) and this will help to remove the remainder of the glue.  Let dry.

This is C's finished glue batik again!  I hung it on the window and it really looks vibrant!  Yet another sun catcher idea or window hanging!!

Here is my finished glue batik hanging on the window too! I LOVE these!!!

I know I will be making more of these!  SO much easier than a wax batik...which are a lot of FUN too!

Hope you get to try this too!

You'll be pleasantly surprised!

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BEAUTIFUL Yarn Hearts!

Finally created these yarn hearts thanks to the blog Chalk In My Pocket . This is truly a beautiful blog and if you haven't checked it out I recommend it! Originally I saw this idea in the Family Fun February 2011 magazine.  My daughter was a little apprehensive getting her hands gooey, but really enjoyed it!

Here is a finished heart with purple and red yarn.
Thicker yarn works better after experimenting!

Use a cookie cutter heart or a pipe cleaner shaped into a heart on a wax paper lined tray to frame the loopy yarn shapes.  I used 4 oz. water to 2 oz. of white glue mixed together to dip 12 inch yarn strips into the mixture. Carefully squeeze most of the glue and water mixture off the yarn  with two fingers and swirl the yarn pieces into the heart.  Messy--but fun! Make sure to overlap the yarn and fill in the edges so your creation will resemble a heart. Too little yarn will be too flimsy! Cassie really enjoyed putting the yarn in the heart!  You need to let the heart dry for a day so that it will stiffen up. You can add a string to hang the heart like an ornament.

I love how they look with more than one color! Next time I would try
more colors or use a multi-color yarn to start. Glittery yarn looks cool!


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