I wanted to take a moment to share with you some presents I made for friends this year!
The first being some canvas paintings!
For this project you need:
- A canvas (or two)
- Letter stickers (I used big letter stickers from mambiSTICKS)
- Paint brushes
- Paint
- ModPodge
- Satin finishing spray paint
- Glitter/fine tinsel
What to do:
I started by cutting out all of the letters I needed and placing them where I wanted to put them. Once I made sure everything would fit right I started sticking them on. I started with the first and last letters of the word and worked my way in so that I would make sure the whole word would fit.
Then I started to paint the canvas the base color. I made sure to stroke down the letter stickers so that no paint would get underneath the sticker. After a few minutes the letters began to curl so I started to peel them off. I let the base coat dry over night.
The next day I painted the letter in (I only painted the letters on "DULL YOUR SPARKLE"). I painted all of the letters pink and let that dry for a few hours.
Later that day I painted over SPARKLE with ModPodge and put tinsel/glitter on top of the ModPodge and let it dry. I dusted off all of the extra tinsel and then sprayed over SPARKLE with finishing spray. I let it dry and then I did some touch ups on the black and painted the sides of both canvases. Once they were dry I spray them with the finishing spray and set them to dry.
And voila!
The second project I did for friends and myself this year are "Good Things" Jars.
You can decorate the jar how ever you decide! Last year I painted mine all blue and did a white detail! This year I took a different route!
What you need:
- A mason jar (or any jar)
- Paint (glass or multi-purpose)
- Paint brushes
- Glitter spray paint
- Painters tape
- Finishing spray
- Rubbing alcohol
- Plastic cups
What to do:
The first thing to do is to clean your jar with rubbing alcohol. This will get all the guck off and make sure that the paint goes on smoothly.
The next this to do is take the lid off and turn the jar upside down. I used plastic cups to hold my jars while I painted so that I wouldn't be getting finger prints all of the jar and to avoid making a mess.
I painted the entire outside of the jar black and then let that dry over night.
The next day I came pack and took painters tape and created a design for each of the jars. For one I did stripes and for the other I did color block.
I took them outside and spray painted them with silver glitter spray paint.
After about an hour of sitting I went back and I sprayed them with finishing spray to keep the glitter in place. One they sat for about another 30 minutes I went back and carefully took the tape off.
I sprayed them with finishing spray one more time and let them sit until they were done drying. And ta-da! I was really happy with the way they came out and I am giving them to my two best friends for their Christmas presents!
I hope you guys have had a great break from school and a terrific holiday season!
Happy Crafting,
gMe
