I saw these cute little guys on some random craft page, all done and cute and ready to go. For 4 each. No joke.
We wanted 40 of them for girl child's Valentines. Since I'm not to keen on spending 160 on little love notes for 5 and 6 year olds, we decided to make our own. Here's how.
Go to the fabric store. Buy 6 inch cuts of your choice of felt colors. Our felt was 72 inches wide, giving us 13-14 'cookies' per color. Also buy floral wire, medium gauge and ribbon, about 1/4 inch wide. If you do not have a hot glue gun, buy one of those two. They are a white trash crafting essential. Go home.
Trace a 5-6 inch circle in the felt. We used a lid. Cut out the felt. Girl child did most of the cutting. Cut the ribbon just shorter then the felt, cut the wire just shorter than the ribbon. Seal the ribbon by passing the cut ends over a small flame for a second. Make a small line of glue in the center of the circle. While it is hot, press the wire into the glue. Then quickly press the ribbon into the glue.
We put fortunes in ours. Girl child typed 8 different ones, I copied them 'till we had enough and then she cut them out and signed them. Put the fortune in the middle, on top of the wire.
Fold the circle in half, facing the flat edge towards you and then pinch to make a cookie.
Repeat. For an eternity. Or an hour or so. It is actually not a difficult project. Plus it is cute, and it is reusable. I like to think of all girl child's classmates using these in their play kitchens. Even if they throw them away, I was only out about 5.00 and two hours, which were spent chatting with my kiddo and having fun.
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