How to make custom note cards* Start with blank note cards. Mark a chain of small dots in a swag across the top of the cards.* Use these marks to sew the paper with embroidery floss so that you have a stitched line across the card.* Using scrapbook paper, cut 1-inch strips of multiple papers and then cross-cut them into small triangles for the pennants to hang on your stitched line.* To secure the triangle pennants to the card, use double-sided craft tape on the back of each triangle and position them so they appear to be hanging from the stitched line.Note to parents”If you have a left-handed child, buy him left-hand scissors,” Kertay said. They can be found in craft stores and online.For more crafting ideas or where to take local classes, visit www.domesticanarchy.com or stitchology-chattanooga.blogspot.com.Source: Maddie Kertay
Maddie Kertay is extremely crafty. And so are her kids.
Their handiwork includes quilts, stuffed animals, stationery, rubber stamps, jewelry and sculptures. The youngest family member, Sammy, 10, won a second-place award at the state fair two years ago for his cross-stitched needle case.
“Parents are often anxious when it comes to making crafts,” Kertay said. “They think because they aren’t creative, they can’t be creative with their children.”
They’re wrong, she said. “There are many books and classes dedicated to kids’ crafts, and it’s easy for parents to learn along with them.”