Holiday Confetti Postcards - as seen on Good Things Utah

Make a homemade postcard and write a short note to a teacher, a grandmother or just someone special.  Writing goes hand in hand with reading.  If your child needs help composing a note help them by writing down what they want to say on a seperate piece of paper and then have them copy it onto their postcard.

Materials Needed: Sewing Machine, Thread, Holiday Confetti, 1 sheet of holiday scrapbook paper, Scissors, Black Pen, Clear Plastic Vinyl (may be purchased at Walmart or a fabric store)

#1 - Cut  5" X 7". Cut one piece of vinyl 1/4 " larger on all four side of  the 5 X 7  piece of paper. 

#2 - Draw the TO and the FROM  lines on one side of the paper along with a small box to place a stamp.  Next cut your vinyl '4 to 1/2

# 3 - Place the vinyl down first, place the paper on top.
        Be sure to center you paper on the vinyl.   Using a zig-sag stitch -
        stitch three of the four sides.

# 4 - Leaving the needle in a down position open the vinyl and 

        carefully slide the Holiday confetti  in between the docorative         

        paper and the vinyl.

$ 5 - Turn the entire piece arond and stitch down the last side. Tie all
         thread into a couple of knots.


NOTE: If you're going to be sending this
post card through the mail it will cost you about twently cents more because it has to be hand stamped. You will need tell the post office worker why it needs to be handstamped.