{"id":4231,"date":"2012-06-29T16:14:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T20:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2012-07-17T20:37:12","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T00:37:12","slug":"sunshine-sun-catchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2012\/06\/sunshine-sun-catchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunshine Sun-Catchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using the template <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allkidsnetwork.com\/crafts\/summer\/sun-catcher.asp\">here<\/a>, we made some sunshines to hang in our windows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4232\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4232\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The materials: contact paper, template pieces, tissue paper &amp; scissors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I had pre-cut the circles and triangles out of heavy black construction paper.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4235\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4235\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers4.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to fill in!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While I set up the templates on contact paper, I had the girls cut up the yellow and orange paper&#8230;unfortunately, Anna&#8217;s safety scissors don&#8217;t seem to cut things that thin!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4233\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4233\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers2.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She gave it a good try, though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4234\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4234\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers3.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luckily, Carolyn&#39;s scissors worked!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just like last year, Anna goes with the &#8220;drop a pile on the template&#8221; method&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4236\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4236\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers5.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well, she started out with one piece at a time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4238\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4238\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers7-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers7.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And then Anna did this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230;and Carolyn prefers the one-piece-at-a-time method.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4237\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4237\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers6.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carefully placing each piece of paper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4239\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4239\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers8-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers8.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very neatly filling it in!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have sunshine every day, even if it&#8217;s cloudy!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4240\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4240\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers9.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolyn&#39;s sunshine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4241\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4241\" title=\"20120629_suncatchers10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers10.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120629_suncatchers10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna&#39;s sunshine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the template here, we made some sunshines to hang in our windows. 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