Homemade Sand Art

 

 

 

I loved making sand art when I was a kid.

My daughter enjoys it too. She likes to see

how it turns out, each one is always different.

Instead of going out and buying a sand art kit,

here is a simple way to make your own with

household items.



 

Materials Needed:

Epsom Salt

Food Coloring

Jar

Small Plastic Bags

Acrylic Paint (if you want to paint the lid)

 

 

 

 

Pour the Epsom salt into the small plastic bags.

I filled the bags about 1/4 of the way full, if you

want to do multiple jars add more salt.

 

 

 

 

Add food coloring to the Epsom salt. The more

drops you add the more opaque your color

will be. I used about 8-10 of each color.

 

 

 

 

Seal the bag & shake. If your color isn't bright

enough, add some more drops & shake again.

 

 



Repeat this step with a different color in each

of your bags. Now you're ready to make sand art!

 

 

 

 

Pour a little sand from each bag in any order

you choose until your jar is full. Pour the sand

unevenly rather than layer on top of layer.

 

 

 

 

Now your sand art is complete!!

 

 

 



Hair Bow Tutorial

 

Hair Bow Tutorial

 

 

 

I love making hair bows for my daughter. They add an

extra pop to any outfit. These are quick & easy to make.  

 

 

 

Materials needed:

scrap fabric

thread

stick pins

scissors

iron

hot glue gun

hair clips

 

 

Cut two pieces out of your fabric.

One should be 11 inches by 6 inches.

& the other 3 inches by 1.5 inches.

 

 

Fold the larger piece in half with right sides facing

in and sew together. Repeat this step on the

small piece.

 

 

Flip right-side out. Place the seam in the center as

shown & iron. Repeat this step on the small piece.

 

 

Fold in half with right sides together (seam should be

showing) & sew together. Repeat this step

on the small piece.

 

 

Turn right-side out & both pieces should look like the

picture above. This is the front of your bow. The seam you just

sewed should be centered at the back on both pieces. Iron.

 

 

Now its time to shape your bow. Place your fingers at

the back of the bow and pinch together folding the fabric

towards the front in the middle. Hot glue inside of the

fold you just made. You can also use a needle and thread

to do this and the next step if you prefer not to use hot glue.

 

 

Fold the top and bottom back and glue those

pieces down in the back. You should now have the

shape of your bow.

 

 

Slip your bow into the hole of the small piece of fabric.

The seam of the small piece should be on the back

of the bow.

 

 

Hot glue the hair clip to the back of the bow. You

can also use a needle & thread to sew it on for a

better hold but hot glue is much easier.

 

 

Your finished!!

 

You can also use this method to make smaller bows

or bigger bows. Just adjust the measurements of

your fabric cut outs to get the size you want.