Thursday, April 24, 2014

Bottlecap Ladybugs

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My granddaughter and I had a little bit of crafting time last week, while I was babysitting.  She is 3 1/2 now and when I watch her we seem to go from watching television, to dressing up in my high heels and jewelry, to making a secret hiding place in the hall closet {with plump pillows and a flashlight, of course}.  This particular rainy, windy day she came into my craft/sewing room with me and saw some bottle caps I had been saving.

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Since we had bought a variety package of googly eyes just the week before, I thought we might try making ladybugs.  I grabbed some red, black, and white craft paint; six bottle caps; the googly eyes; and a couple of paint brushes.  We painted the bottle caps red first.

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Once they dried, we added our black dots.  My granddaughter told me that they have white dots, too, so we added a few of them.

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Once the dots dried, I hot glued on the googly eyes.

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When she came over again, we made a trip to the craft store to get some magnets and added them to the back. 

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This was a good, quick craft project to do with a little one.  It was just long enough to keep her attention and actually complete a project!

15 comments:

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

How fun and they look amazing. I love them.

Penny from Enjoying The Simple Things said...

They are adorable!

Okio B Designs said...

Oh my gosh, so cute! We were so happy to see her on Easter!

Jeanine

Shirley said...

What fun we have with little ones. I really like your lady bugs. They keep us young and have so much enjoyment with them whether crafting or baking cookies. They grow up so very fast. Have a wonderful day. Hugs and Prayers from Your Missouri Friend.

Anonymous said...

These are so cute! What a great crafting project. You're such a great Grandmother do make these with her! I'm not getting my feed to your blog anymore- sorry for the late visit. I think Feedburner is messed up from what I'm reading.

Celestina Marie said...

Hi Kathy, aren't these adorable. What a wonderful time you must have had crafting together such a cute project. Special moments and memories for sure.
Hugs

Cynthia said...

These are just too cute!!! Great for little ones to help with.

Cynthia

ℳartina @ Northern Nesting said...

How fun!! Cute Cute Cute!

NanaDiana said...

Oh- What a CUTE idea. Even my older grands would have fun making those. The ladybugs are especially cute! What fun...don't you love it when something like that happens? xo Diana

Our Hopeful Home said...

So cute! And she sounds darling! Can't believe mine were that small not too, too long ago....I've done many crafts with bottle caps over the years, magnets and jewelry, too. Whatcha got planned for the next rainy day:) xoKathleen

SheilaG @ Plum Doodles said...

Cute, cute, cute!

Michele M./ Finch Rest said...

SO CUTE!

And I love her little hand in that pic, a tiny bit chubby and adorable.

What a darling craft project!!

Little Miss Maggie said...

Adorable project, Kathy. I love that you did it with your grand daughter.

Manuela@A Cultivated Nest said...

Those are so cute! what a fun project to do with her.

Jennifer @ Town and Country Living said...

This is adorable! I want to make these with my grandkids! So cute.

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