Monday, June 30, 2014

Happy Canada Day!

It's really hot and muggy (ugh!) here in Ontario this morning.  It was 32C before the sun started to shine, and now the sun is shining ... the thermometer is climbing.  So I decided to get a little crafty this morning, outdoors before it got unbearable.  With a little strip of cotton, a stolen red maple leaf from my neighbour's tree, and some red acrylic paint I got to work ...

 
... and made my own Canadian flag.  By painting the back of the maple leaf, and then pressing it onto the cotton, the leaf outline with the veins showed up quite well. And since it turned out so cool, I decided to add the side stripes by overlapping leaf prints.  I like how it turned out and will proudly hang it up for our Canada Day celebrations tomorrow. 

Here are a couple that the kids made, the top is by a 5-year old and the bottom is by a 2-year old (with a bit of help). 


If you want to make one yourself, we used a small sponge brush to brush the paint onto the back of the leaf.  Lay the leaf paint-side down in the centre of a rectangular piece of cotton.  Lay a paper towel on top of the leaf to catch any oozing paint.  Rolled over the paper towel with a small rubber roller (or you could just press on it all over with your hand/fingers).  Peeled the paper towel and leaf off the cotton to reveal the leaf print.  The side stripes can be painted with a sponge paint brush as well.  I'm going to hang these from a bamboo garden stake. 
 
HAPPY CANADA DAY TO MY FELLOW CANADIANS!

 
Wendy

26 comments:

  1. What a brilliant idea Wendy!!!! When I first saw the picture I thought, oh, what a pretty cloth that is, and then to realise that you made it!!!!! I am very impressed!! You are such a good crafter. Hope that you had a good weekend. xx

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  2. Its lovely, well done, how sweet your children made their own too!

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  3. Happy Canada Day to you for tomorrow. Your maple prints have turned out really well.

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  4. Such a nice idea. I really like the way they came out. The children did a great job with theirs too.

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  5. Great idea-the children have done a wonderful job and I can imagine they loved helping! Alison xx

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  6. How clever!! I agree with Amy, your flag does look like a bought piece. Love the kids' artwork as well....they would have had heaps of fun with their pieces. Happy Canada Day....have a wonderful celebration.

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  7. How lovely it's turned out great Wendy. Happy Canada Day, hope you have a great day. :) xx

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  8. Wendy, those are gorgeous! Thank you for explaining how you made them, I'm going to try making some pillow covers for the couch using oak and ivy leaves.

    Happy Canada Day! My husband is a first generation American; his father was from Winnepeg, Manitoba. Husband still has many relatives there and also in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. Our wedding anniversary is June 30th...OMG, I just realized that's TODAY. I forgot!! Oh, I have some explaining to do... Anyway, we've spent many of our anniversaries in Canada with various members of his family in those four provinces and got to celebrate Canada Day with them...and I really wish we were doing that now because then I would not have forgotten our anniversary...

    Blessings,

    Victoria

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    1. Wendy, I meant to say I hope you and yours have a wonderful time celebrating Canada Day tomorrow. As soon as I read the words "Canada Day" I got that feeling I had forgotten something important...anyway, have a good one!

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  9. Your flags turned out wonderful - what a fun idea and a great project for the little ones! Happy Canada Day! xo Karen

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  10. I love your creative maple leaf.... Happy Canada Day !!

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  11. How inventive you are Wendy, these flags are great and so good that you got the little tackers busy with them too - and a fine job they did! Happy Canada Day to you and yours, enjoy your celebrations! I think you've started a few of us thinking about adopting and adapting this idea - well done you! xoJoy

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  12. Wow; isn't it wonderful to know all these cerebrations thorough blogging. Great to see you and little one's handmade national flag, Wendy♡♡♡ Have a Happy Canada Day!!!

    PS>Thank you SO much for your sweet comment, so happy to read♪
    Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  13. Happy Canada Day from across the border (Minnesota) We still love our many summer trips north....:)

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  14. Love these! what a great project to do with children. Happy Canada Day!

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  15. You seriously do the best crafts friend!!! I love this project and so would my beans!!! Happy Canada Day to you all! And thank you for sharing this one!!! You have gotten my wheels turning! All the best this week! Nicole xoxo

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  16. Wendy, what an amazing idea! Your flag is fabulously creative and red and white never looked so pretty and proud!

    Happy Canada Day!

    Poppy
    P.S. Miss celebrating with family and friends in Toronto, but do NOT miss that horrible humidity!

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  17. I love that you made your very own unique flag to celebrate. Happy Canada Day! Perhaps I'll sneak downstairs and make my own flag for 4th of July! :o)

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  18. Those are gorgeous flags. How clever!! Happy Canada day!

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  19. Happy Canada Day! Your flags are a great idea!

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  20. Happy Canada Day! That hand printing is amazing, what a perfect idea for the day! Chrissie x

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  21. WENDY!!! I have so much catching up to do yet again!! So I will start with saying Happy Canada Day and go put the kettle on... I going to need a cuppa to get through all your loveliness! Hazel x

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  22. You are so talented my friend! I love this project! And I hope you had a wonderful holiday! Enjoy your week! Sweet hugs, Diane

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  23. Hi Wendy! I have been a very absent blogger lately, and last time I read your blog you were still in the mdst of the big thaw! Thank goodness that is over and hope you can find a cool spot to relax in! You are a very clever lady and hope Canada Day was wonderful xxx

    PS will try much harder to attend! xxx

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  24. These have printed so well....hope the day went well! :) xxx

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  25. I love these flags! We were in New York City on Canada Day and were disappointed to find out that the Canada Day celebrations that are usually held in Central Park were cancelled (funding). In honour of the day, we did order 'Canadian bacon' for breakfast. We giggled when it was served because it was just plain ham. ;)

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