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Rainbow stacker

We will be celebrating Little Miss Q’s 1st birthday in a few short weeks

Ohhh, how this year has flown by….

And how quickly they grown and change…

Little Miss Q has a wonderful sense of humour and thinks Dino Boy is the funnest lad around *smile*

And she is a cuddly sweet little snuggler

We are enjoying creating special hand and heart made presents for her birthday *smile*

Husband of Mine and I made this rainbow stacker together {he wanted to play with the scroll saw}

Then I sanded it down and painted it with milk paint before finishing it with beeswax and olive oil.

We are using this lovely guide for our gift giving ~

❤ something they want

❤ something they need

❤ something to wear, and

❤ something to read

and my little addition is

❤ something to create

{This lovely idea was found on a blog and now I can’t find them again ~ if it was you let me know!}

And if you are wondering, we’ve decided this rainbow stacker falls under something she wants *smile*

Sharing at Keep Calm Craft On {Crafting On} at Frontier Dreams.

Warmly, Kelly

May 20, 2012 by Kelly

A rainbow of playsilks {a tutorial}

We were excited to receive a package of blank playsilk from Dharma Trading last week. Ready and calling out for colour… a rainbow of colour! Or so I like to imagine 😉

I used a medium saucepan just over half full with water. Then I added 1/3 of a teaspoon of Wilton’s Icing Colour and a good lug of vinegar. Stir well and heat until simmering.

(some have a solid colour and some are dappled)

While the dye was heating up I opened up a silk and soaked it through with water before adding it to the pot. Then I let the silk soak up the dye for a good 20 minutes or so, stirring every so often.