Our sign

 Last spring I got an idea.

The preschool resides one floor above us and basically I was tired of parents confusing us with them.

I figured we needed a sign big enough so no mistakes were possible.
Since obviously our door signage wasn't cutting it.

Plus it does brighten up the staircase to the basement.

I started by printing out the letters and then tracing through them onto cardboard.

Then I cut them out.

And repeated.

There are three layers of cardboard in every letter.
Yes, I cut all thirtynine layers.
This was a slow project.

I marked all three layers with an arrow, so I got them to match.

The layers were attached with doublesided tape. I then used painter's tape to pretty up the edges.

 

The letters were then painted with black acrylic paint.

At last it was time for some fun!

I raided the craft cupboard looking for something fun to glue on them.

The pom poms are my favorite.

Colorful yarn.

We had saved up the tops from dried markers.

Blinging it out!

Leftover color pencils.

Seed beads.

Googly eyes!

 Chenille sticks.

 I also used plastic beads.

Ruffled crepe paper.

 

 Little pieces of tissue paper rolled into balls.

I even emptied our hole punch.

*grin*

Craft foam.

 A happy bunch of letters.

 

Pretty in a basket.

And pretty on the wall.

That stripey wreath

 Every year I try to have one craft project with the kids that stays in the Club.

A memento of that year.

This year it was a Christmas wreath. 

Surprisingly, we didn't have one.

Remember these stripes?

Acrylic paints and wide brushes were handed to the kids.

They painted stripes on brown paper.

Then we cut them out.

I cut a cardboard base, very simple.

The strips are wrapped around and secured with painter's tape.

 Finally I cut a banner from the same brown paper, painted it gold and added the text.

Who doesn't like stripes I ask?

Rudolph the rednosed... rhinoceros?

This season I made some reindeer wannabes.

All pixeled out

 It took me quite a while to finish the last two characters on this wall at work.

I just needed a break.

However, once I got back into the groove, Harry Potter and Spiderman appeared pretty fast :)

 I can't tell you how happy I am to have this done.

And what a huge impact they make to the room.

 Here's a little video of all of them.

Along with the soundtrack that is my work day....

Big blue box

 Any Whovians reading?

Yes. I'm one.

I'd totally go running with The Doctor.

*grin*

I was testing a recipe for homemade air dry clay.

(Great recipe btw! So silky smooth)

I ended up making myself Tardis earrings.

And just to mash up fandoms, I made a pendant too...

Now where's my wand?

Loved this.

And the Christmas special.

Now to wait for the 12th Doctor.

 I really don't have a favorite Doctor... of the new series, I like them all. 

Every one has their own lovely quirks.

I say start from Chris Eccleston's #9 and keep going, it's the only way to get the complete storyline.

Netflix will help you ;)

David Tennant's #10 has some of the best lines though.

How can you not love this?

In fact, I've asked my very talented doll making friend to make me a miniature David Tennant so I can build a 1:12th scale Tardis.

How to make it bigger on the inside though...?

Stripes

 Remember my rainy day project?

It took two cool and rainy days to make two rugs.

 Those are Mika's shirts looking all pretty.

 Then I just had to make a pink girly one.

 All under the very watchful (glass) eyes of these two...