So, who else is a little bit
tired of winter? I say enough already-- We want SPRING!!!
It's a WYLTC week and I'm playing hostess.
Picking a theme for this month wasn’t hard, between all the cold and rain and
even snow here in the PNW (and everywhere else!) I’m craving a bit more color
and heat, so our theme this month is:
Welcome
Spring!
For my project I took to one of
mine and my kids favorite spring time activities—kite flying!
It’s bright and fun and just
what my gloomy spirit needed! I think I can now survive until the sun arrives.
I started by drawing out my
patterns and then traced and cut them from ¾ inch MDF.
I have been tinkering around
with my band saw more lately and thought I’d give it a go on this project as
well. The band saw makes it super easy to add a bit more dimension to your wood
cutouts—and it’s really fast!
After I cut out the basic kite
and bows, I went back through and cut apart all the different sections of the
kite and then beveled the base of the saw and re-cut all the edges.
{You can also do this with a power sander, it
just takes longer and is a lot messier.}
From there I painted all the
pieces, sanded the edges a bit, and then using wood glue, put it all back
together. Once it was dry, I used a thick gauge wire to wrap around the base of
the kite and the bows. I used a bit of the wire on the back to create a hanger
and then took it outside to hang on the door…
It was cute, but needed a
little more. I walked back into the house trying to decide what that “more” was
and my eye caught a grapevine wreath form and BAM! That was it…
The wreath and a little bit of
greenery and I am feeling Spring is not so far away.
{It also reminded me of how I
really do fly kites…always in the trees!}
I can’t wait to see what the
other WYLTC gals bring to the plate this week…it can only get happier,
brighter, and warmer. Who knows, by week’s
end we may have created a heat wave!
Happy crafting-
