{"id":436,"date":"2010-03-27T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glitteringshards.com\/blog\/2010\/spring-rubbing-pictures\/"},"modified":"2010-03-27T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T16:01:00","slug":"spring-rubbing-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glitteringshards.com\/blog\/spring-rubbing-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring rubbing pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZSbcM3bI\/AAAAAAAAAzo\/ZeSkirGn_04\/s1600\/100_7888.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZSbcM3bI\/AAAAAAAAAzo\/ZeSkirGn_04\/s320\/100_7888.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I bought some cheap plastic organisers from the pound shop the other day but they did not serve my purpose of getting more admin efficiency going as I could not get enough papers in each one. Then I noticed that the butterfly and floral pattern on each cover was actually raised. Rather absentmindedly, I got a crayon out and within seconds, a beautiful picture appeared &#8211; so pretty, so easy.<\/p>\n<p>I did several sheets then cut them us as notelets for me to use. The kids then joined the fun and we had a great half hour of activity, making spring pictures and then framing&nbsp; them as presents and one for our own art gallery wall. We also made more springy notelets for mummy and cut some and glued some to make our own cards.<\/p>\n<p>Good fun. Have a go:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZM69h-9I\/AAAAAAAAAzg\/ErgJ5q2ax_8\/s1600\/100_7880.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZM69h-9I\/AAAAAAAAAzg\/ErgJ5q2ax_8\/s320\/100_7880.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep your eye out for cheap \/ free textured bases&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZXRF5C7I\/AAAAAAAAAzw\/ClUAoQPqTZs\/s1600\/100_7881.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZXRF5C7I\/AAAAAAAAAzw\/ClUAoQPqTZs\/s320\/100_7881.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;tape a piece of paper to the base you are going to rub, to stop it moving around&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZcvBrNII\/AAAAAAAAAz4\/B2UVjGdVKOQ\/s1600\/100_7885.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZcvBrNII\/AAAAAAAAAz4\/B2UVjGdVKOQ\/s320\/100_7885.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;try different crayons. We tried fat and thin ones and some lovely Stockmar crayons made from pure beeswax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>experiment with using a different number of combination of colours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZorAlZzI\/AAAAAAAAA0I\/jydAhVXFRX0\/s1600\/100_7890.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64ZorAlZzI\/AAAAAAAAA0I\/jydAhVXFRX0\/s320\/100_7890.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;try moving the paper slightly between each rubbing so you get a shadow effect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64Y6u0vUCI\/AAAAAAAAAzY\/ZZKDdTN8EVg\/s1600\/100_7761.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_qsoYm16IPZk\/S64Y6u0vUCI\/AAAAAAAAAzY\/ZZKDdTN8EVg\/s320\/100_7761.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Voila! Beautiful pictures in a jiffy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I bought some cheap plastic organisers from the pound shop the other day but they did not serve my purpose of getting more admin efficiency going as I could not get enough papers in each one. Then I noticed that the butterfly and floral pattern on each cover was actually raised. 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