Laminated placemats diy

I am always on the look out for cute place mats. I just cannot use cloth mats! I would have to wash them every day and I do not want to add to my laundry load. The plastic ones I find always seem boring and outdated so I decided to take matters into my own hands. Using Picasa, I made a collage for each member of my family. I selected a bunch of different photos of each of the children...great vacation memories, baby pics, funny faces, etc...created a collage, and then using the Text feature…

I was looking for placemats wherever I go, I came across a lot of pretty nice ones but they were expensive and at the same time, they were all cloth type placemats which is a lot of maintenance. There were no laminated placemats with pretty patterns or colors, mostly they were with graphics like fruits or some kind of antique pictures.(Atleast in the places where I shopped). I had some large laminate sheets which came with the laminator and I have never used it. They were in the size of…

Don't throw your kids artwork away, make personalized placemats instead using these three EASY steps!

When Elijah & Aliyah were visiting recently I was reminded of why my mom has plastic placemats when we were kids. Kids aren't usually the neatest at the kitchen table! So I decided to use some of Ann Kelle's new laminated prints to make easy to wipe down placemats for the kids. Fabric Details Zoologie & Remix Slicker prints designed by Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman. These fabrics should be hitting quilt shops this March. They are 55" wide which makes them ideal for larger crafts, tablecloths…

I have been trying to figure this out for a while now. I want my table to be dressed nicer, but with a toddler around, it is just not pract...

DIY Laminated Reusable Table Setting Placemats

"I was looking for placemats wherever I go, I came across a lot of pretty nice ones but they were expensive and at the same time, they were all cloth type placemats which is a lot of maintenance. There were no laminated placemats with pretty patterns or colors, mostly they were with graphics like fruits or some kind of antique pictures.(Atleast in the places where I shopped). I had some large laminate sheets which came with the laminator and I have never used it. They were in the size of…

Top US home decor blog, Love and Specs, shares their Step by Step DIY Laminated Placemats Tutorial. Click here now for all the info!

Make a Autumn Placemat with Fall Leaves Fun Easy Crafts with Kids I love doing projects with my kids that involve various activities. This was a fun and easy project that I did with my daughter last fall when she was 3. First I let her use her trick or treating pumpkin and we went for a nature walk and collected fall leaves. She collected A LOT! When we got back, she had a nap. When she woke up, we went through and picked out the leaves that weren't torn. We cut a section of contact paper…