Giant Bubbles

I posted recently about my love of soap bubbles, and since we went to the bubble exhibition a few years ago I have been thinking in trying to make really big ones.

When I was looking around in pinterest for things to do in the summer, I found a post teaching how to make big bubbles. It is really simple, you probably have everything you need at home.

Did it work? Well check it out:

The original tutorial asked for 4 drinking straws, but I ended up using two kebab sticks as handlers instead of a second pair of straws.

I told the the boys to blow or to wave the contraption but they discovered that the best way to make big bubbles was to slowly walk backwards. Genius!

I found this in a list of "boy-approved craft and activities", and interesting enough, I had 3 boys and 4 girls at home (only two my own, you understand) and while the girls played a little, it was the boys that really enjoyed making giant bubbles.

Here's the link:

Source: cometogetherkids.com via Elisa on Pinterest

Bubble Love

I have a childish love of soap bubbles - one of the easiest and cheapest toys you could ever imagine -  no matter how many times I see them, they still fascinate me.

* Patterned Papers:  My Mind's Eye (floral black and white/yellow stripes), Crate Paper (dark yellow)

* Twine:The Twinery

* Pen: Unibal Signo

* Punch: EK Success (label)

* Stapler: Tiny attacher; Tim Holtz

* Shape: Love in circle by Karla Dudley; Silhouette Store

* Digital Die Cutter: Silhouette Cameo

Most of the layouts I have done lately are from a Studio Calico kit; Brooklyn Flea. I had used most of the patterned papers and this one (floral black & white on one side, yellow stripes on the other) was the last one left. Altough I liked it, I was afraid the paper make the layout look too dark. It is a bit contradictory that I ended up using it with such an airy subject, but I loved how it turned out.