We made a really cool project for my mother for Mother’s Day.

The D went out and got some cherry blossoms from the tree outside and pressed then between two pieces of wax paper in a book overnight.

The next day, the kids sharpened crayons and sprinkled the wax around the flowers on the wax paper. I covered it with the top sheet of wax paper, and a sheet of printer paper, and ironed it lightly to melt the wax.

While I let it cool, I took two pieces of blue card stock and made a frame by drawing a straight line on each side a ruler-width from the edge, then cutting the center out with a craft knife and straight edge or ruler.

I trimmed the wax paper/crayon/flower creation to fit the frame and hot glued the frame on each side of the picture.

On the top of the frame, I glued a string to the two corners, in between the two layers of frame, to be used for hanging.

Here is a picture of our creation hanging in the window where the sunlight shines through.

As usual, at least until I get a better camera, or learn to use mine better, the photo does not do it justice. And, yes, those are Christmas lights on my porch. I bring new meaning to the term slacker.