Good morning! Welcome back from the weekend, and welcome to the beginning of a crafty week. Are you ready to begin crafting? This week we want to start you off with these clay pot animals. Aren’t they soo cute? Clay pots are a great surface to craft on all year round, but even more so during the spring season. These pots are versatile and with a little imagination can be transformed into amazing projects. You can create this project with your kids. It is a very easy project and would be great to make in an arts and crafts class. You will need a few supplies including some Apple Barrel paints. A full list of supplies can be found below, and click here to see the complete instructions.

PLAID Supplies

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Black, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Nutmeg Brown, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Papaya, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Vanilla Ice Cream, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Sunny Day, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Chestnut, 2 oz.

·       Plaid ® Art Materials - Spouncers™ Set

Other Supplies

Standard clay pots – 2” (2 ea.)
3” (2 ea.)
1½” (1 ea.) And 1” (1 ea.)
Wood doll head - 2” (2 ea.) And 1¾” (1 ea.)
Craft foam – brown and tan
Chenille stems – orange (2 ea.) and brown (2 ea.)
Paintbrushes - #6 flat brush
#12 flat brush and liner brush
Scissors
Scalloped scissors
E-6000® craft adhesive
Foam plate
Water container

Have you ever wondered how to transfer a picture to fabric? Well if so today you are in luck cause we have the answer, Mod Podge Photo Transfer. Kimbo from A Girl and A Glue Gun made this awesome Mod Podge photo transfer shirt. How cute and stylish is this? Love it! This looks like a shirt you could find in a local trendy boutique. This is a great project for tweens and teens to create. This is a simple project to recreate, and in addition to showing you step by step pictures on how to make this Kimbo also shares a video with some photo transfer tips. Click here to find the instructions and all the materials you will need.

By Candie Cooper - See more crafts by Candie on her blog, Candie Cooper's Journal

Avoid being pinched this St. Patty's day with these lucky pins. The shamrocks are made with fingerprints!

Paint a wood disc green and leave to dry. Follow up with a cluster of fingerprints in metallic Folk Art paint.

Outline the fingerprints in gold permanent marker to give it a clover shape. More doodles can be added to the surface as well with markers.

Adhere a gem to the center of the clover with Mod Podge. Apply a coat of Dimensional Magic. Laying the piece on a bed of rice keeps it level while it dries.

Once dry, the Dimensional Magic leaves a shiny seal over the marker and paint.

Glue a pin back onto the wood piece. To make it really jazzy add ribbons and trim!