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 Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Plaid's 12 Days of Christmas


Can you believe it? There are only 12 more days until Christmas! To celebrate this joyous occasion, we are going to be showcasing some of our Christmas projects created by Plaid designers. Here is a great project to kick off Plaid's 12 days of Christmas showcase. This is a very useful project to create with your kids, a Countdown Christmas plaque. This project was created by, Holli Long. Countdown to Christmas with this wool plaque. Click here to learn how to make this craft project.

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Tuesday Kids' Talk: Christmas Crafts for Kids from Pinterest


Are you obsessed with Pinterest as much as we are? I am sure you find yourself glued to your computer randomly looking at all the great craft projects on there. I recently stumbled across a fellow Pinterest lover, Baby Dickey, an adorable kid's craft blog. They showed off some of their favorite Christmas crafts for kids that they discovered on Pinterest. See some of their picks below. Click here to see the entire post, and more awesome kids Christmas crafts.






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 Monday, December 12, 2011

Make it Monday: Happy Snowman Ornament

 


Here is an adorable and very cute ornament, your kids are going to love to create. This ornament was created by one of our talented designers, Julie Lewis. I love how cute this happy snowman ornament is. It is so unique, and just puts a smile on your face. In case you are looking for more fun Christmas projects to create with your kids, click here.

 

PLAID Supplies

·       FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Black, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Texture Paint - White, 4 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Sky Blue, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Lime Yellow, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Artists Pigments™ - Pure Black, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Soft Apple, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Glazed Carrots, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Wicker White, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Bayberry, 2 oz.


Other Supplies
Paper mache ornament
2mm black foam sheet
3/16” wood dowel
2 – ½” wood beads
¼” & 1/8” hole punches
3/8” black and white polka dot ribbon
¼” & ½” flat brush
#1 liner brush
Black floss
Needle
Ultra fine black marker
White craft glue
Scissors
Craft knife and blades or pencil sharpener
Transfer paper
Ruler
Palette knife


Instructions

  1. Transfer hat pattern to black foam and cut out. Apply several coats of Black Extreme Glitter with flat brush. When dry, stitch together two ends of hat with floss to create tube. Put one edge of hat inside circle of brim and glue. Finish with polka dot ribbon band.
  2. Base-coat wood beads and top and bottom sections of ornament Wicker White. Refer to photo for rest of color placement.
  3. Cut 1” of wood dowel and sharpen end either in pencil sharpener or with craft knife to create carrot nose. Paint Glazed Carrots and apply black lines with marker.
  4. Create a hole in top part of ornament large enough for flat end of dowel "nose". Insert and secure with white craft glue.
  5. Cut 2 1 ½” sections of wood dowel. Sharpen one end of both. Paint as shown.
  6. Use a palette knife or brush to apply texture paint to snow areas: wood beads, top and bottom parts of ornament.
  7. Glue bead to ends of dowel "arms”. Create holes in sides of body, insert arms and secure with white craft glue.
  8. From the black foam punch out two 1/8” dots using larger hole punch (for eyes) and seven dots with smaller punch (for mouth). Using opposite end of brush, apply white dots to eyes, then two smaller black dots as shown. Glue to face.
  9. Create hanger with black floss and needle. Attach to hat and glue hat onto head.
  10. Paint snowflake to front of ornament and apply orange dots with opposite end of brush.

 


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