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Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Tuesday Tutorial: Camo Bead Bracelet

By: Candie Cooper - To see more creations by Candie visit her, blog Candie Cooper's Journal

Lately, I've been getting requests for boys jewelry. I love a design challenge! Here are a couple easy ideas that will be in a two part post. The first will be a tutorial on making camo beads. The second will be how to make an adventurous geode necklace.

You will need blank spool beads, two or three colors of Folk Art paint in camo colors (dark green, light green, tan), a comic book, Mod Podge Matte, extra spacer beads (letters or other), scissors, paint brush and round black elastic.

I used this green party cup for inspiration. Mix a 1/2 tsp of paint with 2 tbs of water in a plastic cup.

Drop the beads into the cup and swish around until they are coated. Put the beads on a piece of plastic to dry, turning them over after a couple hours for the other side to dry. The plastic keeps them from sticking.

Put the beads in a plastic container with a drop or two of light green paint. Put the lid on the container and shake like crazy!

Use a hairdryer aimed in the container to dry the beads, add a second color of green, and shake some more.

Repeat this process as many times as you like.

Cut strips of from a comic book to fit inside the spool ridges.

Use Mod Podge Matte to adhere the papers to the center of the beads. Use Mod Podge Gloss if you want the beads to be shiny. While the beads dry, start picking out spacer beads.

String the beads onto elastic and tie the two ends in a snug knot. Use a drop of glue on the knot for extra security. Stay tuned for the adventurous geode necklace!

Posted in: FolkArt | Mod-Podge | Tuesday Tutorial

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Monday, April 02, 2012

Monday Funday: Giraffe Wood Egg

It’s another week, and many people are looking forward to celebrating Easter on Sunday. Are you excited? A popular thing many people do to celebrate this holiday is to decorate Easter eggs. Now normally most people simply paint their eggs a single color, but if you are feeling a bit more adventurous, try creating this Giraffe Wood Egg. This egg was designed by one of our talented designers, Debbie Saenz. This project does not require a lot supplies, but a few FolkArt paints are a must.

PLAID Supplies

· FolkArt ® Artists Pigments™ - Vandyke Brown, 2 oz.

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

· FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - School Bus Yellow, 2 oz.

· FolkArt ® Finishes - Clearcote™ Aerosol Glaze - Hi-Shine Deep Gloss, 11 oz.

Other Supplies

Wood egg (2.5”)
Doll pin stand (1 1/8” x 1/2 “ Round)
Flat brush
Liner brush

Instructions

1. Use flat brush to base-coat egg Vintage White; dry, then give a second coat; let dry.

2. Draw irregular giraffe spots randomly with pencil and paint spots with Van Dyke Brown; let dry.

3. Paint “egg stand” School Bus Yellow and Van Dyke Brown as shown in photo; let dry.

4. Spray egg and stand with clear varnish when completely dry.

Posted in: Easter | FolkArt | Monday Funday | Spring

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Friday, March 30, 2012

The Winner of the FolkArt Paint Giveaway is...

This week on Plaid's Kids Blog we hosted a giveaway of FolkArt paint.

Congrats

Robbin

(winner has been contacted)

Thanks to everyone that entered our giveaway. We held a giveaway every week, all month long to help celebrate National Craft Month. We hope this month we were able to inspire you to begin crafting, or try a new craft project. We will have another giveaway soon, so make sure to check back here often. Have a great weekend!

Posted in: Apple-Barrel | Giveaway

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