Book Review – The Complete Book Of Chalk Lettering

December 18, 2015 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

by Valerie McKeehan RRP $19.95 ISBN-10: 0761186115
The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering: Create and Develop Your Own Style

We have all seen the trendy use of Chalkboards for home decorations, crafts and it’s original use as signage. I recently changed a few of my party props to Chalkboards so that I could use them over and over but getting the lettering right is much harder than it looks. Then along came this complete book with 60 lessons – I love that Valerie breaks down each step with amazing detailed photos. It’s so easy to follow. As with any skill you just need to practice it to get it perfect.

We have a full sized chalkboard in our children’s toy room and I am looking forward to climbing up the ladder and writing something profound at the top. Just need to decide on which style of lettering to use and what to say.

This book is a must have for your craft shelf as the techniques can be used on paper too. I see a few school projects being taken to the next level with the use of these titles and scrolls. Watch out teachers! Here we come!

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Lee says
December 18, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Thank you for the review!

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Easy Lacing Cards to Make for Kids

Lacing is a great fine motor activity, and most kids go through a phase where they enjoy working with lacing cards. It helps promote focus and is a great quiet activity for kids to do in the car or to fill time in the classroom. And of course knowing how to lace is the beginning of knowing how to sew, which is great for all kids to learn (more on teaching kids to sew here).

There are lots of ways to make your own lacing cards. This one is just a pin but it’s easy to make lacing cards with any shape a child is into using cardboard and a nail to poke the holes. This could be fun for letter and number recognition or spelling the child’s name. Or try this version from Hey Azka, which uses a hole punch to make bigger holes so you can lace with shoe laces.

You can also just do lacing cards with paper, but it’s a great idea to print them on card stock and/or laminate them to make them sturdier for little hands. Homeschool Share has a set of alphabet lacing cards, which are free with email signup. Deceptively Educational has a set of number lacing cards with numbers 0 to 10.

Picklebums has some basic shape lacing cards, too.

Living Life and Learning has a bunch of cute printable lacing cards, including back to school designs, shoes kids can lace and learn to tie and ocean themed lacing cards. She also has tips for making your own lacing cards.

A Rose Tinted World made their lacing cards with craft foam, which makes them a little more durable than paper and you can cut it more easily than cardboard. They used a die cutting machine but you can also cut shapes by hand.

I also love the cat and mouse cards from Seam Whisperer. They also have some spring themed designs. So cute!

If you want to make lacing cards that are more open ended, check out this tutorial form Pretty Life Girls to make lacing cards that are more like geo boards. Theirs are made with wood but you can also do this with cardboard, craft foam or card stock.

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