Welcome back from
a long holiday weekend. We hope you enjoyed some time off with family and
friends. Now that Thanksgiving is over, it is officially time to countdown to
Christmas. This is the perfect time of year to have your kids get crafting, and
we have just the project they can help create. Make this deer clay pot family
using FolkArt Acrylic Paint and Mod Podge. Kindra Boroff designed this adorable
project. It is a great beginner craft that will only take up to one hour to
complete.
Plaid Supplies
FolkArt Acrylic Paints: 940 Coffee Bean, 901 Wicker White, 938 Licorice
Mod Podge - CS12948 8oz, Antique
Plaid Brush
Set-50536 Taklon & Natural Brush Set
Other Supplies
8” clay pot, 6”
clay pot, 4” clay pot, Red & white hounds tooth paper, Red& white polka
dot paper, Multi polka dot paper, .79 gold jingle bells, Brown felt, Dark brown
adhesive felt, Large red pom pom, Medium black pom pom, Small black pom pom,
7/8” Red satin ribbon, Hole punch, Scissors, Hot glue, White thread, Red
chenille stems.
Instructions
1.
Basecoat
the clay pots with Coffee Bean.
2.
Using
the templates, cut the front and backs of each antler out of the scrapbook
paper.
3.
Using
Antique Mod Podge, adhere the front and backs of the antlers together. Apply a
few top coats on each side.
4.
With
Wicker White, paint the eyes on the pot as shown. When the paint is dry, paint
the Licorice section of the eye. Using the end of a brush handle and Wicker White,
add the dots to the eyes.
5.
With
the script liner and Licorice, paint the eyelashes to the girl deer.
6.
Cut
the felt ears and the dark brown felt using the templates.
7.
Punch
holes in the antlers and tie the jingle bells to the antlers with white thread.
8.
Hot
glue the red chenille stems to the back of the antlers for more support.
9.
Hot
glue the antlers to the clay pot as shown. Follow with the felt ears.
10.
Hot
glue the pom poms to the clay pots. Hot glue the red bow to the girl deer.
11.
Using
the hole punch and the dark brown adhesive felt add freckles to the baby deer
and the beauty mark to the girl deer.
Click here to see the antler template
that goes along with this project.