CleverPatch™ Mother's Day 2021 eBook by CleverPatch

Mother’s Day eBook 2021

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5 cute craft ideas inspired by Mother’s Day! Contents

Dancing Queen Pull Toy.......................................................................... 3 Coupon Trinket Box.................................................................................. 4 Tree of Hearts.............................................................................................. 5 Quilling Frame............................................................................................. 6 Colourful Tealight Jar............................................................................... 7 Templates................................................................................................ 8-10 We’ve supplied FREE templates just for you! Print as many times as you like.

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Dancing Queen Pull Toy Materials:

• Wooden Moveable Nutcrackers – Pack of 10 – 18505 • Faber-Castell Junior Triangular Pencils – Pack of 20 – 17633 • CleverPatch™ Glue Stick – 40g – 13974 • Embroidery Thread – Pink – 48m – 12378 • Cardboard – Purple – A4 – Pack of 100 – 16291 • Paper Fasteners – Pack of 100 – 11243 • Other materials required: Template (page 8) & scissors

1. Print the template provided on page 8. Colour in the Nutcracker pieces with pencils and cut out. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

Make Mum her very own Dancing Queen!

2. Glue your template pieces to the front of your wooden Nutcracker.

3. Follow the assembly instructions included with your Nutcrackers, or click or scan the QR code to view the instructions online.

4. Use the heart template on page 8 to cut out 2 hearts from purple cardboard. Glue the bottom of the pulling thread in between the 2 hearts to create a tab.

5. Pull the heart tab to watch your Queen dance! Your Dancing Queen Pull Toy is now ready to give to someone special this Mother’s Day!

Coupon Trinket Box Materials:

• Wooden Heart Frame Trinket Box – 17716 • Faber-Castell Junior Triangular Pencils – Pack of 20 – 17633 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Magenta – 75ml – 16883 • Self-Adhesive Rhinestones – Silver – Pack of 540 – 18126 • Foam Glitter Heart Stickers – Pack of 120 – 17182 • CleverPatch™ Glue Stick – 40g – 13974 • Cardboard – Yellow – A4 – Pack of 100 – 16297 • Micador Stay Anywhere™ Permanent Pens – Pack of 12 – 14216 • Satin Ribbon – White – 25 Metres – 11151 • CleverPatch™ Glue Dots – Permanent – Pack of 300 – 15173 • Other Materials Required: Template (page 9), paint brush, photo, ruler & scissors

1. Decorate your trinket box. We have used magenta CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint, self-adhesive rhinestones and foam glitter hearts. Allow to dry.

2. Use the plastic heart insert from the trinket box frame to trace a heart onto your photo and cut out. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

3. Print the template provided on page 9. You can print as many as you want depending on how many coupons you wish to put in your box. Colour in and cut out.

4. Add messages of things you can do for someone special to your coupons.

5. Glue the tab on the bottom of one template underneath the top of the next template. Allow to dry.

6. Cut a 6cm piece of white ribbon. At the top of your templates, attach the ribbon folded in half using glue dots. This will be the tab to pull your coupons out of the box.

7. Cut a piece of yellow cardboard measuring 9.1 x 9.1cm and glue to the back of the top template, over the ribbon tab. Allow to dry.

8. Add a lovely message to your piece of yellow cardboard. Glue the bottom tab of the coupons to the inside of your trinket box.

9. Concertina fold your coupons into the box. Your Coupon Trinket Box is ready to give to someone special this Mother’s Day!

Tree of Hearts Materials: • Foam Glitter Heart Stickers – Pack of 120 – 17182 • 3D Wooden Trees – Pack of 10 – 13369 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – White 75ml – 16886 • CleverPatch™ Junior PVA Glue – 250ml – 10364 • Other materials required: Paint brush

Display your Tree of Hearts to add some sparkle this Mother’s Day!

1. Construct your 3D Wooden Tree. Use CleverPatch™ Junior PVA Glue for permanent assembly. Allow to dry.

2. Paint your wooden tree using CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint. We have chosen to use white paint to help the foam hearts stand out, but you can choose any colour you like! Allow to dry.

3. Fill your tree branches with foam hearts. Start with the bigger hearts to fill in most of the space, then use the smaller hearts to fill in the gaps.

4. Remove the backing from the glitter foam hearts to stick them onto the tree branches.

5. Make sure there are no gaps left between the hearts. Your Tree of Hearts is now ready to display on Mother’s Day!

Quilling Frame Materials: • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube Orange – 75ml – 16878 • Wooden Rectangle Picture Frame – 17391 • Quilling Paper – Pack of 2,500 – 12905 • Quilling Tools – Pack of 50 – 12906 • Quilling Board – 19284 • CleverPatch™ Tacky Glue – 250ml – 16494 • Wooden Skewers – Pack of 100 – 10014 • Other Materials Required: Photo & paint brush

1. Unwrap your picture frame, gently remove the backing and glass and put aside. Paint your frame using orange CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint. Allow to dry.

2. Use a piece of quilling paper and wrap around your quilling tool tightly. To make bigger shapes, use CleverPatch™ Tacky Glue to glue pieces of quilling paper together by the ends before wrapping it around the quilling tool. Carefully remove the paper from the tool and allow it to loosen slightly.

3. To create small hearts, place your rolled paper into the smallest heart shape on your quilling board. Use a skewer to help move the quilling paper around to create the heart shape. Carefully remove and glue the end of the paper to secure.

4. To create bigger hearts, repeat steps 2 and 3 using a larger heart shape on your quilling board.

5. Use different colours of quilling paper to create as many different heart shapes as you please!

6. Lay your design onto your frame before using glue to secure into place. Allow to dry. Add a photo into the frame. Your Quilling Frame is now ready to give to someone special this Mother’s Day!

Colourful Tealight Jar Materials: • • • • • • • • • • •

CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – White – 75ml – 16886 CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Yellow – 75ml – 16879 CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Light Blue – 75ml – 16881 CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Magenta – 75ml – 16883 Glass Mason Jar – 500ml – 16434 Cardboard – Yellow – A4 – Pack of 100 – 16297 Satin Ribbon – White – 25 Metres – 11151 Battery LED Tealight Candles – Pack of 12 – 18915 Wooden Skewers – Pack of 100 – 10014 Hole Punch – 18765 Other Materials Required: Template (page 10), sticky tape, paint brushes, cling wrap & scissors

1. Print and cut out the heart template provided on page 10. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors. Use sticky tape to attach to the inside of the glass jar.

2. Mix equal parts white and yellow CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint to create a pastel yellow colour. Paint patches of yellow paint onto the outside of the jar as shown in the image above. Be careful not to paint where the heart template sits.

3. Create pastel pink and pastel blue paints by mixing blue or magenta CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint with white paint. Continue adding patches of colour to your jar until it is covered (except for the heart shape!).

4. While the paint is still wet, wrap a piece of cling wrap around your jar to create a rustic texture. Allow to dry.

5. Once the paint has dried, carefully remove the cling wrap.

6. Use a skewer to scratch off any paint that went over the heart template. This will tidy up the edges and make the heart cut out look sharper.

7. Use the tag template from page 10 and trace onto a piece of yellow cardboard. Cut out your tag and write a message.

8. Use a hole punch to create a hole in your tag. Thread a 20cm piece of ribbon through the hole and around your jar. Tie the ribbon into a bow and trim any excess.

9. Add a battery LED tealight candle into your jar. Your Colourful Tealight Jar is ready to give to someone special this Mother’s Day!

Dancing Queen Pull Toy Use these templates to help you complete the activity on page 3.

Coupon Trinket Box Use these templates to help you complete the activity on page 4.

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Colourful Tealight Jar Use these templates to help you complete the activity on page 7.

Word Finder Cross out all of the duplicate letters in each heart to find a word that describes Mum.

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ANSWER: 1.

ANSWER: WONDERFUL