DIYP: Little Hands

I absolutely, completely and totally fell in LOVE with this project featured in Country Living Magazine:

And if I’m (the hot glue princess) brave enough to attempt a project featuring The Needle and The Thread, you should be too! It was actually very easy.

First, I bought three small embroidery hoops and spray painted them black.

I used the cross stitch fabric from the craft store:

I traced my kid’s hands right onto the hooped fabric:

With a blue sewing pencil since it erases mistakes easily:

I thought the sewing part would be challenging, but I just followed the lines:

I’ve finished my daughter’s and son’s. I haven’t actually traced my toddler’s hand yet, because that might require a sedative.

I have one to go.