I absolutely, completely and totally fell in LOVE with this project featured in Country Living Magazine:
And if I'm (the hot glue princess) brave enough to attempt a project featuring The Needle and The Thread, you should be too! It was actually very easy.
First, I bought three small embroidery hoops and spray painted them black.
I used the cross stitch fabric from the craft store:
I traced my kid's hands right onto the hooped fabric:
With a blue sewing pencil since it erases mistakes easily:
I thought the sewing part would be challenging, but I just followed the lines:
I've finished my daughter's and son's. I haven't actually traced my toddler's hand yet, because that might require a sedative.
I have one to go.
I'm glad I don't have eight kids.
They look pretty cute hanging over my silhouettes, don't you think?
Check out Kimba's for more DIY projects!