It actually looked pretty horrible. And Tilly used too much white glue, so it leaked out everywhere and it glued my laminating machine's rollers, so I had to figure out how to dismantle the whole thing, and lucky managed to rescue it from certain death.
We decided we could make better ones, so we started with Paisli and Kiersa since they're the messiest eaters.
Hearts for Kiersa, since her birthday is Valentine's Day.
Paisley for Paisli, since...well, if you can't figure out why, you may need professional help.
All you need is cardstock of whatever color you want, then either use construction paper for decorating, or just a pen. Then laminate it! It's as simple as that!
From trial and error, I did discover that you CAN'T use two layers of cardstock for more stability, because then it won't laminate properly (at least with my at-home laminator). Hyatt's cammo placemat was done that way, and looks really cruddy now. You also SHOULDN'T use construction paper as the main paper, because it's a bit flimsy, so it wrinkles when you wash it down or when the kids bend it. Lastly, DO NOT cut on it! It perforates the lamination and the paper gets wet when you wash it.
They're handy to have around though! And super easy to make.
4 comments:
So creative! You should get a picture of Hyatt Lake for Hyatt!
Weird to have to do a leaf picture in the spring (rather than the fall) but not as weird as you having a laminating machine! Where do you even get one of those? The church library yard sale?
Actually, now I want a laminating machine!! How handy.
We love ours. Thanks!!
You can get a laminating machine at Walmart. It's small and simple, but pretty handy. You can even laminate a piece of white paper and then have a portable dry erase marker board for the car or wherever.
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