Splotch Peace Symbol coloring page

After doing the Deep Waves printable boxes yesterday, playing with the same technique sounded like fun today.

I hope you enjoy this peace symbol coloring page available in JPG and PNG formats.

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If you like this, you might like my Groovy Mandalas coloring book which is a heck of a deal right now.

Peace symbol coloring page

I hope you enjoy this peace symbol coloring page. Click the blank versions below for larger versions to print and color.

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Spring Peace Symbol- coloring page

It's been a while since I've drawn anything this delicate, but I'm really feeling the spring vibe right now. There are seeds started on my shelves and in mini-recycled greenhouses on my porch and the weather is getting warmer even if there is still a ton of snow.

So I hope you enjoy this simple spring inspired quick coloring project!


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Get this peace symbol on a shirt in my Redbubble shop!

Also just for fun- yesterday my husband took me out to see the ducks because it always makes me smile.

And this one of my little recycled greenhouse seed starters-

Swirled Peace Coloring or Doodling Page

I hope the doodlers will enjoy this as much as the colorists! It's the swirly peace symbol that I used on this printable box- Swirly Peace Symbol box

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If you like this- check out my coloring book! It's full of peace symbols, lava lamps, doves and beads!

Peace symbol printable box

I hope you enjoy today's printable box. It's a swirly peace symbol box in 2 colorways.

Click the images for larger versions, print on card stock, cut out, score folds, fold, glue!

I also have new fabrics available in my Spoonflower shop!!

These are available in fabric, gift wrap and wallpaper.

Bees!

New Color This fabric!

Groovy Paper Pendant

Groovy right? Like I said before, I love peace symbols jewelry, but prefer handmade ones. The neat thing about this project is that you probably have all the supplies on hand.

There are 2 methods- I used the Cricut Explore Air to cut my pieces of peace (tried to resist the word play, failed.) The Cricut Explore Air is really nifty. It does all the wonderful things that the Cricut Explore does, it cuts, it draws, it embosses and scores, it uses the same online Design Space which makes it easy to upload your own images and cut, draw, emboss them. It has the same print and cut feature which let's you use your home printer from the interface to print a design then cuts it. But it's not chained to your computer- it works with Design Space application for iPad. I tried it! Sign in and all the stuff you have is still there. Cartridges you've loaded to your account, your own images, library items and things you've purchased, all there on the app. One of the really nice things about Cricut Explore is that you don't need to use vectors to create your own shapes. Upload images and shapes from your computer. Erase stuff, put new stuff in it, add text, it's all super easy.

So okay, done being all fangirl about the Cricut Explore Air (except that I really, really do love it)

The other method is obviously cutting out the pieces by hand. It's pretty easy too.

So how to make this groovy tie dye effect paper peace symbol necklace?

You will need:

• Card stock
• Scissors 
• Mod Podge!
• Nail polish in several colors
• Bowl of cool water
• skewer, chopstick or fork
• Ribbon
• optionally- Cricut Explore or Explore Air
• template

So you can print the template on cardstock. Size it to make the thickest peace symbol the size you want the finished pendant to be. You can fit 2 to a page for smaller peace symbols.

Or upload this image to your Design Space account, don't preserve the image, you just want the cutting lines. Upload it as a simple image. It's a transparent PNG so there won't be anything to clean up. 

Cut your peace symbols. Glue them together from thickest to thinnest using Mod Podge. Getting them exactly centered isn't really necessary. I didn't, as you can see, I used blue card stock. 

Let the Mod Podge dry overnight, then do the back of the peace symbols and let that dry. 

Mod Podge IS water soluble, but getting it wet quickly and not letting it soak won't ruin a project. This is a good thing because the next part, the tie dye effect part, uses water. 

Water and nail polish!

Inexpensive nail polish is just fine for this project. If you want to make this a party project with friends, you can cut and glue a bunch of the peace symbols, 1 per friend, then have them each bring a bottle of nail polish. Using a few colors with good contrast works best.

Now grab a bowl and fill it with cool water, then open your nail polishes and drizzle them into the bowl. 

Yeah, really. 

Then I used a skewer to cut through the colors and swirl them.

Isn't that neat looking? Then you'll hold the paper peace symbol by the edge and quickly tap the whole front into the floating layer of polish. Lift straight out. 

Place it polish side up on a safe surface to dry, and if necessary use a bit of tissue to pull water off the piece. You don't want to touch the polish, just touch the corner of the paper to the water and let it wick it up. 

Let the nail polish dry. Put your ribbon on, add beads if you'd like! 

I was provided a Cricut Explore Air at no cost for review purposes for my non-biased opinion, I was not given any other compensation, and this is my honest opinion and experience. 

Amazon.com links help pay for my addiction to book and new cast iron pans for The Amazing Turnip Girl, so I appreciate it whenever people can use my links! 

Below is a link for the Cricut Explore Air Wireless Bundle, and my own coloring book full of peace symbols and other groovy things. 

Crochet Peace Symbol Necklace

I tease my daughter and tell her she's Hippie 3G. First generation was my mother, who was the right age, grew up in California, and was absolutely a hippie, political type. 

Second generation is me of course. After growing up in home full of sprouting jars, needle point, homemade yogurt and hummus way before it was trendy, I was either going to be a hippie or go totally the opposite direction right? (I still hate carob though. ICK!)

The Amazing Turnip Girl is pretty proud of being the 3rd generation of our family to wear tie dye, march for Equality, sprout, garden, make things and hug trees. 

One of my hangups is that I love peace symbol jewelry, but flat out refuse to wear a mass produced one. So I make my own, out of wire, wood and paper sometimes. This one, crocheted from American cotton is the newest one in my collection. 

Crochet Peace Symbol Pendant

It works up fast, and only needs a very small amount of yarn and thread. 

You will need:

• Size G crochet hook
• Size 7 steel hook
• Worsted weight yarn- I used Lily Sugar 'n Cream in Psychedelic
• Size 10 cotton thread- mine is from my stash and missing the label
• scissors
• needles to weave in ends

Stitch abbreviations:

• ch= chain
• sc= single crochet
• sl st= slip stitch
• st or sts= st or sts

American terminology used.

With yarn and size G hook-

Make a magic ring or ch:

Rnd 1: ch 1 (does not count as first st), sc 6 times in ring or first chain, sl st in first sc to join. (6 sts)

Rnd 2: ch 1 (does not count as first st), 2 sc in each stitch, sl st in first sc to join (12 sts)

Rnd 3: ch 1 (does not count as first st), sc in same st, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat ** around, sl st in first sc to join. (18 sts) 

Break off, weave in ends.

With size 7 hook and thread-

First you'll make an X shape, then it's attached to the yarn circle to make the peace symbol.

Chain 16, in second ch from hook, sl st, sl st the next 7 sts (8 sl sts)

Chain 8, in second ch from hook, sl st back to the middle of initial ch, 

Chain 8, in second ch from hook, sl st back to the middle of initial ch, 

Sl st up remaining 7 stitches. Remove hook leaving a loop open.

Explaining this next part is going to look confusing. Refer to photo for help. 

Insert hook in top of yarn circle, pull thread loop through, ch 1 (does not count as first st) sc in same st of yarn circle AND top of thread X, sc in same stitch of yarn circle. 3 sc each in next 5 sts of yarn circle, 1 sc in next st of yarn circle, sc in same st of yarn circle AND end stitch of one side leg of the thread X, sc in same st of yarn circle, 3 sc in each of next 2 sts, Sc in next st of yarn circle, sc in same st of yarn circle AND the bottom st of the thread X, sc in same st of yarn of yarn circle, 3 sc each in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next st of yarn circle, sc in same st of yarn circle AND end stitch of second side leg of the thread X, sc in same st of yarn circle, 3 sc in each of next 5 sts on yarn circle, sc in next st, sl st to first sc to join. 

Chain 10, sl st to first chain to join. Bail made. Break off and weave in ends.

Make a cord to hang it. I did a simple twisted cord for this one, but a chain would work just as well. 

Do you like hippie, groovy things? Check out my coloring book! It's full of mandalas with things like peace symbols, lava lamps and doves!

Printable Peace Symbol Optical Effect

It took a while to get it set up so I could do these types of optical effects in a 300 ppi printable. I'll bet this would look just nifty printed on Astrobrights paper!

The effect uses diagonal lines in opposite directions to create a maze like geometric look which has to be seen just right to see the word or image. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Click the image below for a large version to print and the smaller version above is on my FB page so you can share it!

Peace Mail Mandala to color

I hope you enjoy this design to color! It's sort of like a peace symbol chain mail sun catcher. I'd love to have the components to make something like this!

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Printable alien gift box

We are up to season 7 on X-files now. So an alien seemed like the thing to do. I hope you like this printable gift box!

Click on the image for a larger version, print on card stock, cut out, score folds, fold, glue!

Raspberries are ripening! Yum yum. More later. It's been an exciting week!

Peace Symbol Crocheted Earring Pattern

I wasn't sure about posting this pattern, so I asked on FB and a few people said they would like the pattern.

These earrings need to be stiffened to look right, but they are quick to make and are a lot of fun!

You will need:

• size 10 crochet cotton- I used Aunt Lydia's Mexicana which is a wonderful rainbow variegated thread
• size 7 (1.5 mm) steel crochet hook
• tapestry needle
• Mod Podge (still loving Mod Podge to stiffen crochet!)
• water
• earring wires
• plastic covered cardboard (to pin the earrings on when blocking)
• rust proof pins

Stitches used:

chain=ch

single crochet= sc

triple treble= tr tr

A triple treble is stitch that you yarn over 4 times, then insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch, (6 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops (5 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops (4 loops on hook) , yarn over, pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through final 2 loops. 

For long stitches like that, each wrap on the hook is one more chain in length for the starting chain of the round. Since I use 3 chains as the start for a double crochet round, that means a triple treble is 6 chains for the starting chain.

Earrings- Make 2

Ch 4, slip stitch to make ring.

Round 1: Ch 6, tr tr in ring, chain 9, tr tr in ring 2 times, ch 3, tr tr in ring 2 times, ch 3, tr tr in ring 2 times, ch 9, slip stitch to join in top chain on starting ch 6. 

Round 2: ch 1 (doesn't count as first sc), sc in each stitch around (NOT in the spaces, but actually in the stitches, it looks neater), slip stitch to join in first sc 

Loop- ch 5, sl st in next sc. Break off and weave in ends. 

Now adjust the triple trebles as needed in the ch 4 loop to look nice and neat. Mix equal parts Mod Podge and water- I actually keep the mixture in clean medicine bottle so it's ready to use for other things that need stiffening but only mix a small amount at a time.  Soak the earrings in the mix, and squeeze it out. You may want to blot it slightly with a paper towel. Pin the earrings on the cardboard to block. Nudge the triple trebles to be very close to each other and straight as possible, and make sure the loop on top is open. Let the earrings dry and put them on wires.

For international readers- 

Peace and Love- Coloring Page

This peace and love coloring page has lots of wide open space to color in. You can see how I colored it digitally above. I like the way the hearts and peace symbols entwine!

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Peace symbol art and what's been going on lately

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Well, this week has been fun. Monday I had a slight cough. Then Tuesday came and that slight cough had grown all up. I rescheduled my eye appointment for next week. Wednesday, my nose started running. Thursday was just miserable. Yesterday it was a bit better and today is a bit better than that. But I still have a cold, and now my daughter's is starting too.

I'm a walking bio-hazard really. Washing my hands frequently and doing the best I can to not infect other people. But that's why there haven't been many updates this week. I've been reading books on my Kindle with the font set larger to be nice and easy and drinking lots of herbal teas with honey.

Flower Power Spiral Coloring Page

Usually, I just post a thumbnail of my colored version, but I really liked this one, so the version above will click bigger if you want to print it.

If you want to color it, my versions below don't have the quote at the bottom, instead they just have the url. Click for larger versions, print and color!

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Peace Symbol Printable Paper and Gift Boxes

I hope you like these! More peace symbol printables. Click on the images for larger versions.

I have some things available for sale on Craftsy. It's PDF only, so if you want to buy blank templates in transparent PNG, JPG or GIF format, you'll have to do that on Etsy. But if you want to buy some of my bead patterns (except the limited edition ones)- you'll get an instant download instead of having to wait until I check my email!

Anyway, the reason I'm mentioning it is because I was debating printable circle tags and journal circles that could be cut out using a 2 inch circle punch that had fillable fields, and possibly calling cards like these bat themed calling cards. I'm just not sure if people like the fillable field PDF printables. So, what's your take?

Peace Symbol Knot to Color

Yesterday I got a pleasant surprise when Hippie Peace Freaks on FB shared one of my images. Reading the comments just made me so very happy. Since I was tipped off when Celtic Trims reshared the image, it inspired me to draw a knotted peace sign.

I hope you all enjoy coloring it! Usual terms (or lack of them)- feel free to use the design for any craft purpose.
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