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 Thursday, March 07, 2013
Teaching Thursdays: Easter Flower Pots

Bring in the spring season
with these adorable bunny and chick pots. The creative team here at Plaid
designed these Easter pots using several Apple Barrel paints. These pots would
be great for kids to store yummy candies or a few decorated eggs inside. The
vibrant colors used throughout are sure to catch anyone’s attention and will be
a hit at your upcoming Easter egg hunt. This project is an intermediate level
craft, however it is one where your kids can definitely lend a helping hand. To
recreate this project you will need all the supplies listed below, and click
here to see the complete instructions.
PLAID Supplies
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Apple Barrel ® Colors
- Fuchsia, 2 oz.
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Apple Barrel ® Colors
- White, 2 oz.
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Apple Barrel ® Colors
- Bright Yellow, 2 oz.
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Apple Barrel ® Colors
- Light Pink, 2 oz.
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Apple Barrel ® Colors
- Harvest Orange, 2 oz.
Other Supplies
Foam plate for paints 1 ¾” foam spouncer brush Scissors Pencil Black fine tip
permanent marker Lo-temp glue gun #2 round paintbrush ¾” flat paintbrush 4”
high clay pot for each design For bunny: Two 23mm wiggle eyes White and pink
craft foam For Chick: Two 15mm wiggle eyes Yellow bump chenille stems Orange
craft foam
 Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Web Wednesday: St. Patrick’s Yarn Decoupage Vase

Have you ever crafted a
project that combines Mod Podge and yarn? At first glance these items may seem incompatible,
but in fact these supplies can create some amazing crafts. Take this fun St.
Patrick’s Day yarn decoupage vase. Shannon from Madigan Made created this
project. It is so cute and right on time for this very green holiday. This is
such an easy project to make and you will only need a few supplies. It will
look great in your home, or feel free to use as a gift to give. To see step by
step how Shannon made this vase click here, and enjoy!
 Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Tuesday Tutorial: Kiss Me Blocks

St. Patrick’s Day is a great reason to get your kids
crafting. It is a fun and colorful holiday where several different projects can
be created. One simple and fun project to make is these Kiss Me Blocks. Kindra
Boroff designed these blocks, and boy aren’t they cute. To make these blocks
Kindra used Mod Podge and Dimensional Magic. This would make a great classroom
project, or afterschool craft. Feel free to change the copy on these blocks.
You can include names or initials, or leave them plain with just colorful
paper. This is a project perfect for beginners and it will only take at most
and hour and a half to complete. Below you will find a full list of supplies
and instructions for these blocks. Happy crafting!
Plaid Supplies
Mod Podge-CS11273
Gold Shimmer
CS11215 Mod Podge
Dimensional Magic
Other Supplies
3 ½” wood blocks,
Green glitter, 5/8” Green satin ribbon, Green and white damask paper, Green
pinstripe paper, Green argyle paper, Scissors, Hot glue
Instructions
1.
For each block
cut a 3 ½” x 10 ¾” piece of paper. Cut three more 3 ½”x 3 ½” pieces of paper.
2.
Apply a layer of
Mod Podge to the wooden block; wrap the long piece of paper around three sides.
3.
Brush the
remaining sides with Mod Podge and adhere the 3 ½” squares to the rest of the
block. Allow to dry completely. Trim any edges.
4.
Apply a final
coat of Mod Podge and let it dry completely. Repeat the same steps for the
other blocks.
5.
With the Mod
Podge dimensional write the words on the blocks as shown. Immediately sprinkle
the glitter onto the words. Gently tap off excess and allow to dry.
6.
Draw three hearts
to create a clover and a stem with Mod Podge Dimensional and sprinkle with
glitter.
7.
Hot glue the
ribbon bow to the block as shown.
8.
Hot glue the thin
green ribbon to the edges of the clover block.
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