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 Friday, December 30, 2011
Freelance Friday: New Year's Eve Ball
By: Candie Cooper - To see more crafts from Candie, check out Candie Cooper's Journal.
2012 is almost here! I can't believe
it either! Like many of us, I grew up watching Dick Clark celebrate
in Times Square (rarely awake to actually see the ball drop though). This
New Year, you and your kids can bring the famous Times Square tradition
to your home with this easy project.
You'll need a foam disc in desired size, paint and a stiff
brush. You can use any color of Folk Art or Apple Barrel paint you
like. I opted for classic Apple Barrel White in Gloss. I've
mentioned this before, but Apple Barrel rocks for painting foam surfaces!I like to squirt out a spiral of paint directly onto the
styrofoam and then dip my brush in water while spreading the paint around.
The water helps the paint to seep into the foam pores even more,
creating a nice coat.
Fiskars and Martha Stewart punches are handy to create
polka dots and snowflakes on the ball. I used old wrapping paper
and scrapbook paper in layers. Tiny mirrors and crystals can be added
for sparkle.
Use Mod Podge to glue the layers together. To glue
the final pieces onto the foam, use cool temp hot glue. Also if you
look just next to the Mod Podge, I hot glued a hook into the foam so it
can hang.
Find some sparkly ribbon and tie it to the hook and hang
it up! You could also set it in a book shelf if you've no great places
to hang it.
I added a little bauble above it from the dollar store
just for fun. Stay tuned for another fun project to light your New
Year's Ball up! And just for fun, here's an article about the history
of the New Year's Ball via TIME:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1867116,00.html
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Teaching Thursdays: New Year's Spin Drum
 Can you believe 2011 is almost over? Time flies when your crafting :) In case you are looking for some ways to get your kids in on the New Year's celebration, here is a great craft for them to make. If they manage to stay up til midnight, then let them ring in the new year with this festive noisemaker. This spin drum is a simple craft project that your kids can personalize. I found this project over on Disney's Family Fun site. Click here to learn how to make this new year's project. This is a great project to use some FolkArt extreme glitter paint on. You can't make a new year's craft without a little glitter. Enjoy!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Web Wednesday: Holiday Card Holder
Now that the holidays are winding down, I am sure you have received many cards from family and friends. In case you are looking for a place to store all those cards, your in luck. Create this holiday card holder. This is a very simple craft to make that is a great project to make with your kids. This card holder was designed by, Cathie and Steve. You will need some FolkArt paint, and Mod Podge. To see the instructions on how to create this project click, here.
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