Temperature Crafts

While I absolutely love crocheting my temperature blanket, crochet is not the only form of a temperature craft!  Think about the crafting medium you enjoy most.  Maybe it is quilting, maybe it is lettering, maybe it is embroidery.  All of these mediums can lend themselves to temperature projects, but you might just have to think outside the box.  I have listed a few different ideas to get you started and to get your ideas flowing.

Temperature Watercolors

If your favorite medium of choice is watercolor or painting, you can easily do a temperature painting.  I started two different temperature watercolor paintings.  One I did on a really large piece of watercolor paper, and the other was on a smaller piece of paper.  On the large piece (as shown above) I calculated and measured 364 squares.  365 squares just didn't divide very evenly for this piece.  I made 14 columns and 26 rows.  Do a little calculating to see how big your rows and columns need to be to fit evenly on your paper.  I then made a color chart with my watercolors and added corresponding temperature ranges.  Everyday, you just paint the color of the day into one square.  For this painting, I chose to paint a circle in each box. 

For this smaller piece of paper, I divided it into 90 boxes.  This project will end up being four pieces of paper when complete, which I think would look awesome all hung up together at the end of the year.  I decided to fill in the entire box for this project as well. These watercolor projects will create unique and personal works of art to show off in your home.

Pom Pom Temperature Garland

I have a thing for pom poms, so of course I had to throw a pom pom garland in with the temperature crafts!  This one is only for the month of January.  I thought it made an interesting pattern though, and I like how it is artistic in its own way.  To make a pom pom garland, pick a yarn colors and temperature ranges, and make one pom pom a day in the color of the day.  I made my pom poms two different sizes to add a little more dimension, but you can keep them all the same size if desired.

These are only a few possibilities for fun temperature crafts.  Get your creative juices flowing, and share your ideas with me!  I love seeing new ideas!