When Halloween is over, I can't wait to get my decorations put away and just have some simple Fall decor before the glisten and glow of Christmas decorations take over my house. I have a white frame that I keep on my shelf in my family room, and I like to rotate it out with a fun printable or holiday picture. I didn't have anything for Fall, so I went in search for something and stumbled upon this cute fingerprint wreath printable that was for sale. But the problem is, budget is a little tight this time of year, and my brain is always working with the common phrase of " I bet I can do that by myself." I enjoy the challenge, so I went ahead and tried my hand at it {no pun intended} and it's a fun way to get the kids involved in a rainy afternoon craft project as well! I had almost everything I needed at my house already, all I had to purchase was a yellow stamp pad, so total this "craft" cost me just $3 out of pocket. And I love that it documents those cute little kid fingerprints while serving it's purpose! ;) I went ahead and put a short tutorial together for you...enjoy!
1. Gather your items- you will need:
~a piece of white or cream cardstock
~a bowl ( make sure it is smaller than your frame so that the edges of your wreath don't get cut off)
~a gold, brown or grey marker for tracing your bowl to make the wreath
~brown, orange, and yellow stamp pads ( stamp pads are on sale at Michael's right now!)
~ the person you want to use for your fingerprints ;)
1. Gather your items- you will need:
~a piece of white or cream cardstock
~a bowl ( make sure it is smaller than your frame so that the edges of your wreath don't get cut off)
~a gold, brown or grey marker for tracing your bowl to make the wreath
~brown, orange, and yellow stamp pads ( stamp pads are on sale at Michael's right now!)
~ the person you want to use for your fingerprints ;)
2. Trace the edges of your bowl while moving your bowl slightly up and down, side to side. Keep eye-ing your wreath to make sure it is symmetrical. You won't be drawing complete circles, but half circles around different sides of the bowl to make it look like a wooden wreath.
3. After I made the wreath, I penciled in the words "give thanks" which I would trace over at the very end.
4. Now get your little fingers and put them to work! We did one color at a time, alternating colors on the wreath to make the fall leaves. Boston loved being included in the project since usually my crafts don't involve the kiddos ;)
5. Trace over your penciled letters with either a gold or black marker ( I did both) and find a place to display your new Thanksgiving decor!
I love the simplicity of it, and I love that we made it together! Hope you enjoy!
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