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 Friday, July 20, 2012

Freelance Friday: Shine Sign




Home decor is typically one of those areas you do not have your kids help you with. While they always mean well their taste may not be the same as yours. The idea of having polka dotted walls is not exactly the look you are going for in your dinning room. However if your kids are insistent on helping decorate the home, here is a great project you can help them create. Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar created this Shine Sign. This is such a simple project to make, even though it looks intricate Cheri made this sign with all supplies she found at her local Walmart. Cheri used Apple Barrel paint, Mod Podge, and strips of fabric. This is a great project to make this weekend with your kids. Let their inner decorator come out, and get creative. Click here to see how Cheri made this sign.

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 Thursday, July 19, 2012

Teaching Thursdays: Butterfly Canvas



Have you noticed the footprint trend? Footprints are a new trend that have recently popped up, and can be seen in many craft projects. Footprint projects are perfect for kids to help create. Their feet outlines can be used to create some wonderful shapes, and designs. Tryout this trend by having your kids create this butterfly canvas. Kindra Boroff created this adorable project, with the help of several Apple Barrel paints. For once you can tell your kids to step in the paint, when doing this project.

 

PLAID Supplies


·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Hot Pink, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Banana, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Cool Blue, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - White, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Black, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Green Clover, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Apricot, 2 oz.

·       Plaid ® Brush Sets - Learn-to-Paint - Brush Set with DVD


Other Supplies


Two 8x10 canvases
Spray Bottle
Small paper cups

Instructions

1. Mix water to each paint listed individually in paper cups.

2. Brush the water down paint to the canvas and spray with water from the spray bottle. Allow the paint to blend slightly on the canvases to create a tie dyed look.

3.  Paint the bottom of your child’s feet with Black and press on the canvas to create a butterfly.
Paint the bodies Blacks. Add details to the butterflies.

 


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 Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Web Wednesday: DIY No Dye Tie Dye



Kids love tie-dye. It is a summer staple, and one of the first ways many kids experiment designing their clothes. Now usually tie dye shirts or other items are made using actual dye, well in this DIY No Dye Tie Dye project you can swap the dye for Apple Barrel paint. That’s exactly what Rikka did with her little one. Rikka designed this project, and you can see step-by-step how she made it on her blog, Ricochet and Away!

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