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Is Queen Anne's lace blooming in your neighborhood? If so, grab a few to brighten someone else's day with lace. Here are a few ideas to try out.

PRESSED LACE:

1. Carefully lay some flowers flat between several sheets of old newspapers.   
2. Lay heavy books on top to press the flowers until they're dry.   
3. Glue the pressed flowers onto colored paper to make note cards, bookmarks, or notebooks. Protect them with clear contact paper. 

COLORED LACE:

WINDOW LACE:

What You Need:

• clear plastic food-container lid
• hole punch
• clear glue
• ribbon, raffia, or colored string
• rice paper or tissue paper (optional)
• pressed Queen Anne's lace (see above)
   

What You Do:

1. Wash and dry the lid. (If there's writing on the lid, you can wipe it off with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. Get an adult to help.)
2. Snip the stem of a pressed Queen Anne's lace plant close to the flower head. (If the whole flower head is too big for the lid, snip off some smaller clusters.) 
3. Stick the flower to the inside of the lid with a few drops of glue. Make sure the flower is glued so that it shows through the other side of the lid. 
4. If you like, cut out a circle of rice paper or tissue paper and glue that along the edge of the lid behind the flower.
5. Punch a hole near the edge of the lid.
6. Thread some ribbon, raffia, or string through the hole to hang your lacy creation in the window.

Crafts by Robin Walker

 

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