Remember when I said that the simplest pages were the jerks
of this project? No kidding.
Mirror Page
So here was my idea: get a craft mirror, glue it to the
page, put some felt around it, and voila! Mirror page. Well, let me back-up.
The planned concept for the facing page is to whip up a Mr. Potato Head sort of
activity, with a blank human face and a bag full of facial features.
Boy, that sounds like the stuff of nightmares, doesn’t it? A
BAG FULL OF FACES. Equipping my child with a healthy sack of neurosis, all in
the name of second birthdays.
So the idea is to make faces with the felt noses, eyes,
mustaches, acne (well maybe not acne) on the facing page, then right across the
proverbial street is a mirror to, get this, make face! Cute, right? So even
though I haven’t begun to tackle the bag of faces I thought the mirror page was
a 30-minute project, tops. And maybe it could have been. If you can trace and
cut out a symmetrical circle. If you can cut a smaller circle out of the bigger
circle and IF you can glue the resulting ring onto the mirror without missing
it completely. I burned myself at least three times because, who knew? Hot glue
is hot. Then, I couldn’t place the ring on top of the mirror to save my life,
and put the mirror smack dab in the center of the page, completely neglecting
the felt text that was supposed to go above it. Oh well. It’s done. And the
mirror works in that you can look into it and see yourself looking back. I just
need to quit trying to rush the easy stuff and take my dang time. I also need
to keep my perfectionism in check and remember that this will end up in the
hands of a toddler who will most likely spit, spill, and maybe even vomit on it
at one point or another.
Difficulty: (SHOULD BE) Easy, just take your time and plan
it out before you go whipping out your glue gun.
Total Time: 2 hours. Not a lot of time, but a lot of cuss.
Supplies:
- Two 9x11 rectangles of craft felt in the colors of your choosing
- One craft mirror 5” in diameter
- Embroidery thread
- Embroidery needle
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Inspiration: This is a page of my own design.
I was pretty bummed with how this turned out, but I am completely stoked about the newest page that's in the works:
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