Make Your Own Easter Themed Window Clings

Each holiday involves window clings around these parts, Easter is no exception. I usually buy a set from Target or Walmart, but this year I decided to make my own.

I have seen this project done before using Tulip Slick Paint, but I opted for Scribbles.

SUPPLIES
Vintage Embroidery Pattern
Scribbles Paint
Wax Paper

If you wanted to get really technical you could add internet, printer, paper and ink to that supply list. I love Doe-c-Doe she always has cute things and vintage embroidery patterns. You might recall that I have a thing for using embroidery supplies for projects that do not involve embroidery. This blog post is no exception. My daughter recently received a kit to make your own window clings that inspired me. Her's involved some thick paint, a waxy see through sheet of paper and patterns to trace. Hmmm, my creative wheels started turning.

I printed out a pattern from Doe-C-Doe that was a rabbit on roller skates. Perfect for Easter and it also matched my roller skate bookends. I put a sheet of wax paper on top of the image and stuck it in a clip board. Next I outlined the image in black paint and waited for it to dry.

Once the black paint was dry it was time to fill in with color. Let me warn your that the paint takes 24 hours(ish) to dry. In other words this project takes 48 hours. I filled in the black outline with various colors of Scribbles paint. Make sure the paint is thick enough to color the entire picture.

I put my window cling on a mirror, but he would also look spiffy on a window with the sun shining through. I put the cling on the wax paper in the freezer for a bit first. Once the cling was cold it peeled right off the paper and onto my mirror.

Glittered Roller Skate Bookends

Everyone needs a pair of glittered roller skates in their life. They make great bookends, door stops, paper weights, meat tenderizers - they are virtually indispensable around the house. Now that you know you need a pair, let me tell you how to make them.

SUPPLIES

Rollerskates

Aleene's Tacky Glue

Yarn

Tulip Fashion Glitter

Scissors

Paint brush

Cardboard

Tulip Spray Fabric Dye

If you are lucky you will find a pair of vintage roller skates at the thrift store or a garage sale where it is a short walk to your car. I found mine at a hot outdoor flea market, nowhere near my car. However, I knew from the minute I laid eyes on them I wanted to glitter them and make a pair of bookends so it was worth it.

Covering your skates in glitter is really easy. Coat your skates in Tacky Glue and douse the wet glue with tons of glitter. I went with teal.

While your glue is drying dye your laces. I went with a neon pink. I put my laces in a plastic cup and sprayed until saturated.

So now your glue and your dye is drying, let's make some yarn pom poms. Remember when you wore pom poms on your skates? Made doing the Hokey Pokey that much more fashionable. Wrap yarn in whatever color you want around a piece of cardboard 100 times. Slide the yarn bundle off one end. Cinch the bundle by tying a piece of yarn tightly around the center. Now with scissors go in and cut all the loops. You may need to trim your pom pom.

Once everything is dry re-lace your skate. My holes had some glue over them so I used a knitting needle to poke them through. You might also realize you need to go back in and do a bit of glue and glitter touch up once you dust off excess glitter and any bald spots are revealed. I also blew my skates with a hairdryer to get a little more glitter off. Using a piece of yarn or glue attach your pom pom to your skate.

I'm kinda in love with my new skates. I suppose if they were my size I could actually still wear them to the rink. However, I prefer not to fall down in public so I will just keep them on my bookshelf.