It’s no secret that sometimes you only have to think about something happening and it eventuates. The Universe is funny like that. I remember when my first-born daughter Mimi was almost 9 months old I thought, "she's such an angel I wouldn't mind having another one just like her," and six days later I had morning sickness. Hmph! To craft... While blog-hopping two weeks ago, I saw a post about painting on foil (if it might have been yours - feel free to put a link in the comments section below!), and I thought, ‘what a cool idea,’ and that very afternoon, no joke, low and behold, Mimi bought home a picture for me called ‘space ladybugs.’ Apparently that’s what one of the coloured things in the picture is, I think I see it there, the yellow blob with legs, and I guess the stars and the shiny silver backdrop is the giveaway... what the ladybug is doing in space... again; I don't know.... that's preschoolers and the ever-unpredictable nature of the Universe for you!
Now. Perhaps it's going to sound a silly, but I asked Mimi's teacher anyway; do you need special paint or special foil for this project? The answer was no and no. The top tips she gave me was that if you add sparkles, do it while the paint is still wet so they glue in place, lay the art work flat to dry, and allow much longer than usual for the art to dry as the foil is not absorbent like paper (and this can also make it slightly messier project than paper painting).
Hooray! A fun craft experiment that I didn’t have to risk my carpets for! Thank you Universe; for my beautiful daughters and my ladybugs in space! x
