CHAPTER TWO: The beginning of letters and crafts.
No, I have not had that much experience with sending crafts and letters to my missionary considering that he's been gone four(ish) months, but so far I have had a little fun with crafting and making cute little things to send to him! On this blog I'm going to post the crafts I've made and will make and how to make them. Here's the first one and how to make it.
CRAFT NUMBER ONE: SEND-ABLE KISS.
This craft was a whole lot of fun to make, and I think that he's going to really enjoy it when he receives it in the mail. I sent this to my missionary for our 1 year "Kiss-A-Versary" and I think it's a cute idea for any missionary girlfriend to make. It was crazy easy to make, so here are some instructions on how to make your own send-able smooch.
Materials Needed:
One sheet of card-stock paper
Clear Mailing Tape
Lip Gloss or Lip Stick
Scissors
Pen/Pencil/Marker
Step One:
Apply lip gloss or lip stick, and kiss the piece of card-stock paper until you get a kiss that you think looks the best. I like to use lip gloss, but that's just me.
Step Two:
Cut out the kiss that you thought looked the best with scissors.
Step Three:
Get out the mailing tape and cut off a strip of the tape that is a little bit longer than the card that has the kiss on it.
Step Four:
With the card kiss-side up, place a piece of the clear mailing tape sticky side down on top of it, covering the entire card. If needed, two pieces of mailing tape can be used. This adds a laminated looking effect to the card, and also keeps the lipstick from getting smudged in the mail. I call it "Poor Girl Laminating."
Step Five:
Before you put mailing tape on the other side of the card, this is your chance to write a little note on the back or sign the card. You could write something like "Send-able Kiss from me to you." or something cute and cheesy like that.
Step Six:
Flip the card around and place another strip of mailing tape sticky-side down on that side of the card, like you did on the first side. So you will have it like this: Mailing tape, card, mailing tape; with the sticky sides of the tape sticking to the card. It's alright if one strip tape sticks to the other, in fact that might help with the cutting process.
Step Seven
Cut off all excess tape. Now your kiss is ready to mail!
Like I said, this craft is ridiculously easy to make, and I think that it's a lot of fun and I'm sure that your missionary is bound to love it! I hope that these instructions were easy to read and understand, thank you for reading and I'd be happy to answer any questions you have! Thanks for reading!
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