A Gift for Adrian for Fathers Day

I haven't blogged for a few days now due to the computer not wanting to let me take my photos off of my SD card. Which is a real shame because I have so many photos to share. Now all I can do is tell you what I've been up to.

My last headband inspired me to back more, so far I've crocheted up 2 and now I'm just adding the finishing touches..

Then today I realized that Fathers Day was this weekend and so I had to have a brainstorm on what Holly and I could do. I decided on Holly's hands imprinted into clay I remembered I had sitting in a container.. Unfortunately the clay had become very dry over time and I didn't have the time or the patience to add water and knead it through. The clay is far too messy and stains my hands whenever I use it and I decided that wasn't a good idea to use on Holly's hands anyway. Then I remember a brilliant thing called 'salt dough!' I quickly looked up a recipe and whipped up a batch in no time. I divided the batch into 5 pieces and then added a tiny amount of oil paint in each primary colour to each ball. I then rubbed them and kneaded the colour into the balls and then flattened them out onto a baking tray. Once Holly was ready I brought the tray to her to imprint her little hands into the doughs and they just look so cute! I then added a hole at each end of the moulds for tieing up later. I'm planning to make it into a wall hanging. I might even add a crystal to the end to make it into a suncatcher. I am just waiting for the moulds to dry now so I can paint a letter from her name onto the back of each handprint.

I can't wait to finish it, I'm really excited about this! Hopefully I'll get this computer sorted out soon. I think it's time to buy myself a laptop and stop relying on my brother's old and slow computer!