This entry was posted on 2/12/2010 9:31 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
I've been teaching a friend's daughter to stitch on plastic canvas. We started out slow, with some easy coasters and magnets on 7 mesh canvas, but now she's ready to try some projects with some assembly required. Since we've got some fun holidays coming up—Valentine's Day, President's Day, and St. Patrick's, I got her started on a cute Seasonal Trio of tissue box covers that I found on LeisureArtsLibrary.com.
We've already finished the Valentine Train. She did all the stitching to cover the canvas, and I used the assembly (which was fairly advanced) to show her how to join plastic canvas pieces. Now she's ready to tackle the George Washington and St. Patrick's leprechaun tissue box covers all on her own.
Stitching on plastic canvas is a great way to get kids interested in crafts. Most designs are simple enough that a beginner can be successful with minimal input. And if the weather at your house has been as cold and snowy as it has been at mine, you know how important it is for kids to have something to keep them occupied besides TV and video games!
