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getting my craft on....

my little girl loves to craft.  i do too, however, i kind of stink at it.  i don't often have things on hand and each project usually ends up a disaster.  so yesterday when she asked me to do a craft with her i relied on pinterest to spark an idea.  

we had to improvise a bit, but i was thrilled with the product and proud of what she chose!

 we got some paper since we didn't have any blank canvas around the house:)  and each chose a bible verse to put on it.  we used letter stickers to write out the verse.



then we finger painted all over!!  i have to say, it was kind of fun to finger paint!  it had been a long time for this momma.  i believe we have had the same set of finger paints for 8 years.
 

this is mine in progress...well, actually done and just waiting to dry.  when the paint dries, you peel off the stickers and voila....
 
mine says:
act justly
love mercy
walk humbly

hers:
don't just pretend to love others.
love them.
hate (what) is wrong.
she left out what because she thought there wasn't enough space.  hate is wrong so it still works.  i thought they were kind of fun!  

you know what i loved most?  she grabbed her bible and opened right up to this verse and had it highlighted in her bible.  makes a momma's heart swell.  and if you know this girl at all, you know her heart truly is full of love for others.
 
and if you wonder about her hair.....a super cute idea for a way to get crazy curls in the morning.  wowzers she looked like a blond annie!

Comments

Kevin Flick said…
these are so cute!!!! i really love them and they look really easy. a friend of mine did this for a baby she was excpecting. she did his name in stickers then had his sisters do the painting on it. it turned out super sweet.

btw...i really miss you and E! did you know that?
mindy
June 21, 2012 at 9:31 AM
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