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11-30-2011 at 9:01 AM
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Footprint Christmas Craft Ideas

So I'm trying to think of a cute homemade christmas gift from LO for family members. Maybe something with his footprints? Is anyone creative and have any suggestions or ideas?! Thanks!
 
11-30-2011 at 9:09 AM
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We're doing this:

 

 It's a salt dough ornament painted w/ acrylic paint and then coated with a gloss acrylic paint spray




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11-30-2011 at 9:44 AM
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smilelari:

We're doing this:

 

 It's a salt dough ornament painted w/ acrylic paint and then coated with a gloss acrylic paint spray

oooooooOOOoooooh its really pretty! 


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11-30-2011 at 9:55 AM
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smilelari:

We're doing this:

 

 It's a salt dough ornament painted w/ acrylic paint and then coated with a gloss acrylic paint spray

where online can i find a good step by step for that??  I found a few on google but none of them look as pretty as that one. 


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11-30-2011 at 10:36 AM
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Where can I find it?

 
11-30-2011 at 10:41 AM
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I don't know how to upload pictures but here is a link for what we are doing. We aren't doing it on canvas either. Just some nice card stock paper.

http://www.lifeinmotionphotography.com/photoblog/?p=1230

 

 


 
11-30-2011 at 11:49 AM
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oh that is adorable!!! yeah, where can i find step by step instructions??

 

 
11-30-2011 at 1:43 PM
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Check out this site... 

funhandprintart.blogspot.com

I've seen some cute footprint art on Pinterest from this blog.


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11-30-2011 at 2:51 PM
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the picture has been floating around pinterest but there are no step by step instructions.  we started making these and I'm winging it, so here are my steps:

1.  make salt dough - 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup salt, 1 cup flour.  mix all ingredients and knead well

2.  roll salt dough - maybe 1/4" thick or so? (might have been thinner)

3.  press feet into dough (add water to dough if not soft enough to reasonably press feet)

4.  cut around foot print

5.  make hole for ribbon (will shrink, so make slightly big)

6.  bake at 250 degrees for 2 hours on cookie sheet sprayed with pam (this is as far as I've gotten)

Next I plan to:

7.  paint w/ acrylic paint, let dry

8.  spray with gloss acrylic paint

9.  put ribbon through hole




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11-30-2011 at 4:36 PM
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smilelari:

the picture has been floating around pinterest but there are no step by step instructions.  we started making these and I'm winging it, so here are my steps:

1.  make salt dough - 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup salt, 1 cup flour.  mix all ingredients and knead well

2.  roll salt dough - maybe 1/4" thick or so? (might have been thinner)

3.  press feet into dough (add water to dough if not soft enough to reasonably press feet)

4.  cut around foot print

5.  make hole for ribbon (will shrink, so make slightly big)

6.  bake at 250 degrees for 2 hours on cookie sheet sprayed with pam (this is as far as I've gotten)

Next I plan to:

7.  paint w/ acrylic paint, let dry

8.  spray with gloss acrylic paint

9.  put ribbon through hole

thanks!! 


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11-30-2011 at 6:55 PM
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LOVE that foot print idea! Also, to the OP, are you on Pinterest? There are TONS of christmas craft ideas there :)
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