AP Photo/Holly Ramer
I know at some point I’ll have to let my son make or at least pick out his own Valentines, but while he’s still young enough to not have much of an opinion about it, I can’t resist taking over. I had been wanting to write about “The Polymer Clay Cookbook” for a while, so this was the perfect chance to try out a bunch of the projects. You can read my Associated Press article (and tutorial for making the ice cream cones) HERE.
AP Photo/Holly Ramer
Since my son’s school asks everyone to bring in signed cards that aren’t addressed to specific classmates, I tried to stick with the projects that would appeal to both boys and girls. I thought it would be hard to come up with silly puns for each item, but once I got going, it was pretty easy. My part is done, but it might take my 5-year-old longer to sign all the cards than it did to make the charms…
These are unbelievable. I love them!
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