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Thursday, August 09, 2012

Teaching Thursday: Back to School Bulletin Boards

By Candie Cooper - To see more projects by Candie visit her blog Candie Cooper's Journal

The notebooks are being bought and the pencils sharpened. It's back to school time! Here's a fun bulletin board project to make with your kids or as a treat for your favorite teacher.

You will need Folk Art Paints in your favorite colors, stencil spouncers, paint brushes, ribbon and button embellishments and cork boards (owl and dog are from Target).

Base coat the board in desired color(s).

Spouncers make the perfect polka-dots. Especially on this owl's belly!

Use a tiny paint brush to paint the beak and stripes around the eyes. Use thick tacky glue to adhere the buttons.

Ta-da! Use Extreme Glitter to add a touch of sparkle like I did for the dog bulletin board. Before I forget, it's a good idea to spray a coat of varnish to protect the paint before using.

For the dog, I painted the glitter directly onto the cork (no base coating!) and added a ribbon collar and button dog tag. The boards are light enough, you could add a few magnets and stick them in a locker.

This little fella is ready for my mom's office at school. She's going to love his orange and black school spirit!

Posted in: FolkArt | school-crafting | Teaching Thursday

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Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Web Wednesday: Kids-Can-Make Mod Podge Magnets

One of the easiest projects kids can create is a magnet. Luckily with Mod Podge, making magnets can be quick and easy. We recently debuted tons of new Mod Podge products this summer, all of which make crafting with Mod Podge more exciting. Have your kids try out some of these new items, but creating these mod podge magnets. Jill from Made it on Monday had her kids make the magnets above. This is a great school project for teachers to have their students create, or have your kids make these after school. Have your kids create a personalized magnet with their names on it. To see how Jill made this project click here, and leave a comment below if you have made any magnet projects lately.

Posted in: Mod-Podge | paper-crafts | Web-Wednesday

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Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Tuesday Tutorial: Layered Bird Frame

Have you noticed that your tween or teen has a talent for painting? If so, here is a great project to harness their creativity and let them explore their painting talents. Kindra Boroff designed this Layered Bird Frame using FolkArt acrylic craft paints. This project may look a little advanced, but actually is a beginner level project that will only take 30 minutes to 1 hour to create. Leave a comment below, and tell us what your tween or teen has recently painted; we’d love to hear about it.

Plaid Supplies

FolkArt Acrylic Paint- 901 Wicker White, 320 Jamaican Sea, 2547 Brilliant Pink, 938 Licorice, and 2576 Vivid Orange

Plaid Tools-30773 Foam Applicator Set

Instructions

1. Base-coat wood panel with Wicker White. Base-coat the frame with Brilliant Pink.

2. Tape off stripes on the wood canvas and paint alternating with Vivid Orange and Jamaican Sea.

3. Paint a piece of canvas with Jamaican Sea and cut to fit into the frame. Hot glue to the inside of the frame. Hot glue the frame to the center of the wood canvas.

4. Base-coat the bird with Wicker White. Rub petroleum jelly to the edges of the bird. Base-coat with Licorice. When dry lightly sand to create a distressed look.

5. Hot glue the bird to the center of the frame as shown.