STICKY FINGERS

Who knew...

that we could make fabric machè bowls!

This was a first-time project at Summer Arts Camp and...it was an experiment.  The SAC Team did a trial or two of this project before camp began {as we do with every one}, but we were not quite sure how it would actually turn out with the Camper Kids getting their own hands into the gluey gooey mess.  

Last year we had fun creating papier machè bowls with paper and the Camper Kids loved it.  This year we wanted to try something new using the same concept, but with a different medium.

With a generous donation of designer fabric samples, tailored dress shirts, and scraps from my personal sewing collection, the little artists had some design decisions to make.

Basic supplies of glue, paint brushes, scissors, plastic bowls used for molds, recycled glass jars, and strips of torn textiles...

evolved into a collection of beautifully crafted handmade decorative fabric bowls, vases, and candle holders created by the Camper Kids' sticky fingers.

Vibrant colors, 

cheetah prints, polka dots, traditional tattersall, and plaids were some of the patterns chosen for these creations.

The bowls and jars were wonderful!  And while our sample {the yellow dotty bowl} was made using cut fabric strips rather than the torn strips the Camper Kids made, and the edge of the bowl was a clean cut edge instead of a ragged one, I rather like the organic randomness of the torn fabric and irregular edges of the bowls and jars the Camper Kids created.  Don't you?

It was a challenging, time consuming, thoughtful project, and the Camper Kids did a fabulous job!  

Now you all know what you can do with your old shirts and stuff ~ tear them up, give your child some glue, a paint brush, and a jar, and let them create!