Kids Craft Blog by PlaidOnline.com - Monday, September 12, 2011

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Monday Funday: Halloween Treat Boxes

Kids always need a place to store their candy, and I know some of you adults do too. With Halloween right around the corner you are going to need something your kids can put their candy in. Why not create these cute Halloween treat boxes? These were created by one of our talented designers, Connie Lanham. These adorable boxes are very easy to make. Just break out the Mod Podge and some FolkArt paint colors to get started. For more Halloween project ideas check out Plaid online. See below to find out the supplies, and instructions on how to make these spooktacular boxes. Click here to find all the supplies needed to create this project in one place.

Supplies

PLAID Supplies

FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Apple Orchard, 2 oz.
FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Perfect Purple, 2 oz.
All Night Media ® Embellishments - Pop Dots™ Micro
FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Licorice, 2 oz.
Plaid ® Wood Surfaces - Letter Packs - Cursive
Mod Podge ® Sparkle, 8 oz.
Mod Podge ® Hard Coat, 8 oz.

Other Supplies
Small wood boxes with lids
Halloween scrapbook sheets
Wiggly eyes
Glue
Pencil
Scissors

Instructions

1. Paint each box inside and out a different color: Apple Orchard, Licorice and Perfect Purple, let dry.

2. Use pencil to trace shape of lid on to scrapbook paper. Cut out shapes.

3. Cut a strip of paper to fit around each box.

4. Using Gloss Mod Podge adhere the papers to the lids and boxes, let dry. Apply second coat, let dry.

5. Paint Wood Letters, let dry.

6. Attach letters to top of boxes with Pop Dots.

7. Apply 1 to 2 coats of Sparkle Mod Podge to lid and box, let dry.

8. Glue Wiggly eyes to boxes.

Posted in: FolkArt | Halloween | Mod-Podge | Monday Funday

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Friday, September 09, 2011

Freelance Friday: Halloween Pennant Banner

Can you believe that we are already approaching the second weekend in September? Wow time is flying, and before you know it, Halloween will be here. In case you are still looking for some kid friendly Halloween crafts to create, here is a suggestion we found online recently. Try creating this Halloween pennant banner. This project was created by Fat Cat Creations. It is very unique, and a great Halloween project to make. Click here to see how this was made.

Posted in: Freelance-Friday | Halloween | paper-crafts

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Thursday, September 08, 2011

Teaching Thursdays: Sweet Treat Jars

By: Candie Cooper - To see more crafts from Candie please visit her blog, Candie Cooper's Journal.

I have a stash of jars all washed and waiting for just the right project. It's not a crazy big pile, but maybe a dozen ranging from salsa to spaghetti, olives and baby food. I use them to hold water for swishing paint brushes, holding beads and trims. I like the way things look in clear jars. Today's project is a treat of sorts so let's take a look!

Painting on glass, you'll need a few colors of Folk Art Enamels. Even though they are made for glass and ceramic surfaces, they are still waterbase and non-toxic and that means safe for kids. They also come in tons of colors, even metallics. I'm also using a tiny liner paint brush and a spouncer that is normally used for stenciling.

Clean the glass surface with alcohol before painting. Also, only paint where food will not touch (in other words, don't paint inside the jar). Dip the spouncer in paint, blot some of it off to the side and make a polka dot on the glass.

Use the end of the paint brush to make tiny polka dots in the centers of the large polka dots.

Trace the lid around some fun paper and cut out. You can use Mod Podge to secure the paper to the top of the lid. Follow it up by hot gluing a ribbon around the edge of the jar.