handmaking with kids tutorial & a giveaway: with BananaSaurusRex

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yippee!
it's kids week here @ the rikrak studio: 6 days of celebrating children, and the wonderfolk who handcraft art for their curious, wonderful little hands!

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be sure to enter all of the KIDS WEEK giveaways!

1. WIN a moozle home stuffie, here.
2. WIN a *my beautiful girl designs* prize pack, here.
3. WIN 6 REusable snack baggies by BananaSaurusRex, here.
4. WIN a kids prize pack from Claire & Me, here.
5. coming soon!
6. coming soon!

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ah... i love great duos!
like chocolate & peanut butter.
superman & wonderwoman!
like a mommy & her child.

Rebecca of the beautiful handmade boutique BananaSaurusRex caters to this latter pairing just perfectly: her beautiful shop is filled with gorgeous goodies for both eco-forward kiddies and their sustainably minded mommies.

i've been a longtime fan of BananaSaurusRex's wonderful textile work {back before i'd joined Etsy, i know... i know ... eons ago! ... when my intro to the cybercraft world was thru flickr!} .... and i love the way she showcases beautiful fabric patterns in her work for home, office, park, play, school and more! she's also crafted a fabulous tutorial to make with the kiddies! hope you'll enjoy it below! it's lovely!

i think this quote sums up my feelings perfectly: "BananaSaurus Rex features astonishingly beautiful things for post-modern bohemian Mamas and their retro-stylish offspring — made of amazing vintage recycled and other rescued materials. I'm so excited, aren't you?"

yep!
i always am with BananaSaurusRex!

so visit her gorgeous shop here, follow her lovely blog here, and read on to see how you can WIN some of her beautiful textile works!

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1.
You'll need.... lightweight paper - we're using newspaper and some leftover white tissue watercolor paint and brushes
scissors
stapler

2.
Fold a page of the newspaper the long way and paint it with watercolor paint. You could also use crayon or pencils to add color to your newspaper - I like that the watercolor allows the type to show through. Paint in any pattern you like - I made stripes.

3.
Dry

4.
Fold newspaper the long way again. Fold tissue to the same size as the newspaper and tuck inside so that the folded edge of the tissue is in the folded edge of the newspaper.


5.
Staple along the open edge of the paper.

6.
Make a series of cuts along the folded edge of the paper, perpendicular to the fold, making the cuts about 1/3 inch apart, and stopping about an inch away from the stapled edge. Your kid will totally understand that. I know mine did.

7 & 8.
Roll the paper, stapling as you go.


9.
Viola! Recycled Newspaper Flowers! Beautiful! You can finish them with some green paper leaves or decorate a gift or make a festive garland - Whatever you want!

10.
We're hanging ours from the ceiling!

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thanks so much, rebecca! love that tutorial!
and now....
one lucky reader will
---> WIN 3 sets (that's 6 pieces) of REusable Snack Baggies <----

about the prize! "Go GREEN in style! These RE-usable Snack Baggies are a super-cute and eco-friendly alternative to those expensive plastic bags! Save some cash and the planet at the same time.

"And they're so simple! Just pop your sandwiches or snacks inside, and roll the flap over the top. (Like those plastic bags we used to use before the zip-top ones were invented. If you're too young to remember those, bless you - you'll figure it out.)
The lining is water-resistant nylon - damp grapes will be fine, soup will not. There's no Velcro to catch crumbs, so clean-up is easy too!"

* All overlock-stitched, no raw edges
* Size: the Large Baggie is 7 x 7 inches, Small is 5 x 5 inches
* Materials: cotton outside, water-resistant nylon inside
* Care: Wipe out with a sponge and air dry or machine wash and dry, don’t be silly.

1. go visit the lovely lovely BananaSaurusRex shop!

... take a look around ... come back here and leave a comment in this post about your favourite goodie from her shop & why you love it!= 1 entry

2. leave us a comment telling us about something you love to HAND-MAKE with kids!
... = 1 entry

3. follow Rebecca's beautiful blog - {click on follow on the top-left corner of the blog homepage} then come back here and tell us!
... = 1 entry.

4. send a link to a friend about BananaSaurusRex reusable bags and come back here and tell us about it
... = 1 entry

5. leave a comment over in this etsy thread here sharing a link to something FUN you handmade for a child/ for kids OR something handmade by another that you LOVE for kids!
come back here and tell us about it.
= 1 possible entry

6. follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog
and leave me a comment here telling us that you do! = 1 more possible entry.

7. follow me (i'm http://twitter.com/therikrakshop on twitter. come back here and tell us about it!
... 1 entry

8. tweet on twitter
about this giveaway and come back here and tell us! please be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! :) = 1 more possible entry.

9. blog about this giveaway and leave us a link to it in a separate comment here.
= 1 more possible entry


10. :: PLEASE NOTE:
each entry must be it's own comment.
thanks! ::

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have a maximum of 9 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the BananasaurusRex giveaway will be chosen on thursday, may 20th @ 9pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.

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see you tomorrow for giveaway #4

::::::::::::::::::::> UPDATE! <:::::::::::::::::::::

be sure to enter all of the KIDS WEEK giveaways!

1. WIN a moozle home stuffie, here.
2. WIN a *my beautiful girl designs* prize pack, here.
3. WIN 6 REusable snack baggies by BananaSaurusRex, here.
4. WIN a kids prize pack from Claire & Me, here.
5. coming soon!
6. coming soon!

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