July 23, 2013
This week I crafted with kids, making t-shirts with leaf prints. This is an easy craft and just requires fabric paint, some sponges, some leaves, a small brush and a tee shirt.
Pick leaves with interesting shapes.
Coat the leaves with paint and press onto the tee shirts. Then use the sponges to fill in some details.
Finally a small brush can be used to finish up. I created the designs up top and the kids created the designs below. Paint + Leaves= A great summer project.
Ginny, have you tried plant pounding? Take those same plant parts, cover them with waxed paper, and pound with a hammer until the color and shape are transferred to the tee shirt or to a strong piece of paper. Be warned, it takes quite a bit of pounding, but the results can be really nice. Vanessa
ReplyDeleteVanessa,
DeleteI haven't but I've read about it. I'll have to give it a try.