Crafty

So many blogs I see are filled with all kinds of useful information. From recipes, crafts, photography hints, sewing, quilting, knitting; I could go on and on. My blog has been mostly about our family. I really don't have much advice or skills to offer. Almost everything I do came from someone else. But I think I have one little bit of information to offer. By no means the coolest thing, but I feel like sharing.

I wanted to get a hand and foot impression of our little Lily, before she is not so little anymore. I had some "impression material" from back when Asher was born, but it had hardened and just didn't work. So I went on a quest to find something that would work. After long internet searches it looked like plaster of paris was the best I would find without spending a lot of money. So I went to the craft store to buy some when I found this:

Crayola Model Magic

I read the packaging and saw that it dries completely in 24 hours so I figured I would give it a try. It worked perfectly. We divided the portion in half. Rolled it out on a flat hard surface covered with aluminum foil. Then I used a ruler to form a rectangle. We stamped her tiny foot/hand into the clay and let it dry for 24 hours.

The finished product looks great. I have another package and I am thinking of making hand print ornaments from my boys hands. It also comes in different colors so you can do the same thing in blue if you have a boy.

So there is my crafty suggestion on the blog. It's not much, but I was happy to have made the discovery.