Hotronix Cap Heat Press

If you are looking for a way to start a home base business This cap heat press
would be a fun project to start with.   There are so many places that use personalized caps such as sports teams, Marathons,  businesses,  and social groups.


The ideal solution for heat applying designs on caps.

Get Hotronix heat press reliability, accuracy, and ease of use in a cap heat press. The patented state-of-the art Auto Open feature and digital pressure readout enable you to multi-task and help avoid over-application.

Features
Patented magnetic auto open feature
Digital time, temperature, and pressure controls
3/4" thick coated non-stick upper platen
Patented magnetic assist lock down
3/8" silicone pad
Quick-change 3.5" x 6" lower platen
Platinum RTD heat sensor
Cast-in tubular heating element every 2" to eliminate cold spots
Generates maximum pressure with less effort
Under-center pressure adjustment
Temp. range 205° - 420°F
Space-saving clamshell design
4 Amps / 500 Watts
26" x 15" x 20"
45 lbs. weight


Purchased new for over $500.00.        Been used one time to print team caps

priced  for $300.00   local pickup only. Santa Maria/Orcutt

Liams craft project was to create a frame using egg shells.  He did a great job and was so proud of his frame.  He put his picture in it to give to his Mimi.

Flower Pounding Craft Idea

This project is borrowed from my long time friend Joan Fee.

Liam did this on our crafting day.  He especially liked the pounding and said it would be a good thing to do if he was angry about something.

Materials needed:

A piece of white cotton fabric.  Prewashed and dried.  Using no fabric softener.

piece of wood larger than the fabric piece.

Masking tape

Hammer.

leaf or flower . Pick a leaf  or flower that has raised veins.


Instructions:

Lay leaf or flower face down on the fabric.  Cover with masking tape.

Turn over and lay on wood.

Pound with hammer until leaf or flower design shows up.Be sure to pound around the edges to make a clear image.

Peel off tape carefully.

Now you can frame your print as we did or even glue it to a note card.

Liam gave his framed picture to his Mimi.  ( Ronda)

This was a no mess. fun project and  easy for a child. 

Our fun  crafting with Grandkids project was creating a plate that looks like glass. This was a fun craft for Liam to do and he achieved beautiful results.  He filled the finished plate with cookies to take to his Mimi(Ronda)

This is what you will need.

Paper platter

Assorted colors of tissue paper

Mod Podge

Paint brush

Sharpie Marker

Resin Spray

How to.

Tear tissue paper into irregular pieces. Some large and some small.

Starting in center of plate apply Mod Podge to an area and lay tissue paper.
Then brush a coat of Mod Podge over tissue paper.  Repeat until entire tray is covered.  Be sure edges of tray are also covered.   Let dry and brush a second coat of Mod Podge over entire area.  Let dry and repeat on back of tray.

Using sharpie marker outline each tissue paper design. Also be sure to outline tissue paper that shows under some pieces.

Allow to dry about 10 minutes.

Spray entire tray with three coats of Resin Spray, allowing to dry between coats.

Tray can be hand washed when needed.

Bread Dough Crafting.

Bread Dough Crafting has been a favorite craft in my adult classes for many years and now it has become a favorite to do with my Grandson, Liam.

I like to sculpt tiny roses to decorate the tops of gift boxes  or to glue onto ornaments or other projects.

Liam likes mixing up the dough and then creating his own original art.

We make a big batch of dough in the food processor.

take the crust off of 10 pieces of soft white bread .Break apart and place in food processor.  For 10 pieces of bread we add 8oz. bottle of Tacky glue.  It mixes into a ball very quickly.  Remove from bowl and  lay on a  piece of plastic that has been sprinkled with baby powder.  Now you can add paint if you want it colored  Work small pieces of dough in  your hands until it is smooth and not sticky.or use plain and paint your creations after they have dried overnight.

Left over dough can be kept in the refrigerator for several weeks.

Kids love to create their own designs and we find the adults in our house frequently join in the fun.

Shrink Art has been a favorite crafting material for many years for adults and children. Our new improved shrink plastic can be printed right in your ink jet printer.

The shrink art designs can be shrunk in your home oven or a toaster oven which is the way I like to do it so the kids can watch it shrink

For my crafting day with my Grandkids I printed out some of their favorite animal and monster designs in  line drawing  so they could color them in.  They used Prismacolor art  pencils  which made this a  clean project and easy  for them to do. Even 2 year old Avila loved coloring in her own way. By punching a hole with a paper punch, Liam was able to make a tag to go on the zipper of his back pack.

Shrink art is available on www.MarleneWatson.com
It is available in packages of 12 sheets or in bulk of 100 sheets

Instruction and tips are included with each order.

Crafting with Grandson was a fun shirt Liam painted with Tulip fabric dyes. He likes black shirts so he called this his galaxy shirt.

To begin he used his hand to twist the center of the shirt around in a swirl.Then using a spray bottle with half water and half bleach he sprayed the  swirl several times until it bleached out most of the black color.

The spray bottles come in a kit with several bright colors of powder that you mix with water.

He enjoyed mixing up the colors to make his galaxy design

This was a fun project and surprisingly not very messy.  We just spread out a large garbage bag on the table to place the shirts on.

Let  the shirts dry overnight and then they can be washed with out fading.