Old Bay Easter Tin

I recently shared this cute project that I created for Valentine's Day after cleaning out my spice cabinet. You can find that post HERE.

I had so many expired spice tins that I invited some friends over for a craft night to make their own "spicy" Valentine.

In my plethora of expired spices, was an Old Bay tin. I held on to it thinking its colors would be perfect for Easter.

I filled the tin with styrofoam to give me a base to work on...

I found some pretty, colorful stems at Hobby Lobby...

I cut them different lengths...

Then I inserted them into the styrofoam at the back of the tin.

As in the Valentine project, I used Snow Tex as a base for the other items I was adding to the tin. It will works as glue to hold the items in place once it's dry.

I used a plastic pallet knife to add the Snow Tex to the tin to cover up the styrofoam.

If you saw my last post, you saw the cute little clay chips that I used to give a pair of candles a Spring makeover. I also found some cute little pastel bunnies & some miniature carrots.

I inserted a little bunny into the Snow Tex.

Then I added some carrots.

I didn't want my bunny & carrots to look like they were in snow, so I sprinkled the clay chips onto the Snow Tex.

I used a plastic pallet knife to gently press the chips into the Snow Tex.

What a cute addition to my Easter decor!

Linking To:

The Cottage Market,  Funky Junk Interiors, The Answer Is Chocolate, Flutter Buster, Our Hopeful Home, My Thrift Store Addiction,  Confessions Of A Plate Addict, My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia, Creatively Beth, County Road 407, Pieced Pastimes, Southern Sunflowers, The House On Silverado

Spring Candle DIY

 Looking to add a touch of Spring to your décor? This is a super easy project & it uses one of my favorite crafting items... napkins!

I recently discovered the store Pop Shelf...just in time for them to go out of business. While they were still open, I bought some of their taper candles with a plan to give them a makeover for Spring.

The most important part of working with paper napkins, in this case decoupage, is separating the layers. If you don't, they won't adhere properly.

I added an even coat of ModPodge to the bottom half of each taper candle. 

After cutting the napkin to size, allowing for a slight overlap, I placed the napkin over the wet ModPodge. I added ModPodge over the napkin where the overlap would be, then coated the entire napkin with more ModPodge. I left the bottom portion of the candle uncovered where it will insert into the candle holders.

I found these cute tiny clay chips at Hobby Lobby. Since they match the napkin perfectly, I decided to add them to the candles.

I poured the chips out onto parchment paper.

The 3 inches above the napkin got a generous coat of Mod Podge.

Then I rolled the candles in the clay chips.

Any areas that appeared too bare, got more ModPodge & more chips.

I  really like the texture from the clay chips. I'll be sharing the real reason I bought them soon!

Linking To:

The Cottage Market,  Funky Junk Interiors, The Answer Is Chocolate, Flutter Buster, Our Hopeful Home, My Thrift Store Addiction,  Confessions Of A Plate Addict, My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia, Creatively Beth, County Road 407, Pieced Pastimes, Southern Sunflowers, The House On Silverado

Flower Bucket Makeover With Paint Inlays

 I have been wanting to try Iron Orchid Designs' paint inlays for the longest time & finally found a couple of stockists recently while traveling. For my first project I wanted to go small to see how they work. So I decided to try them on a metal flower bucket.

For this project I used the IOD Paint Inlay called Lattice Rose.

I wanted a worn, imperfect look leaving some of the metal showing, so I did an uneven coat of paint in the color, Buttercream, from the Dixie Belle Paint Company.

The way the paint inlays work is that you mist the back side of the inlay, that has a grid, with water. Then you paint your piece & lay the inlay on the wet paint with the grid facing up. So I added more paint to the areas where I wanted the design. Again, I wanted some of the metal so show so I didn't do a complete coverage with the paint.

To achieve a more worn, imperfect look, I tore the the inlay rather than cut it which would have given me sharp, more defined edges. I placed the torn pieces of the inlay on the wet paint. The directions say to use a brayer to smooth out the inlay, but I just used my hand. If I were doing this on a flat surface, such as a piece of furniture, I would have definitely used a brayer.

I let the inlay dry, misted it with water, let it sit for 30 seconds, then pulled the sheet away from the bucket.

Because the inlay is actually a paint, I was able to blur the edges by gently rubbing parts of the design with a little water using my finger.

I love the finished product! 

The prefect addition to my Spring & Summer decor.

Linking To:

The Cottage Market,  Funky Junk Interiors, The Answer Is Chocolate, Flutter Buster, Our Hopeful Home, My Thrift Store Addiction,  Confessions Of A Plate Addict, My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia, Creatively Beth, County Road 407, Pieced Pastimes, Southern Sunflowers, The House On Silverado

Easy Mixed Media Valentine Art

 

If you're looking to add a little Valentine art to your home, or want to create something easy to give someone special, this is it!

I love to decorate for every holiday & season. So I change my decor often. And, every year I always want to add something new. This year I made this sweet little artwork that combines canvas, watercolor paper, acrylic paint, & watercolor paint.

I painted a 5" x 5" canvas with Deco Art acrylic paint in the color, Jewel Green.

While the canvas was drying, I cut a piece of watercolor paper to be approximately the same size of the canvas. I dipped a heart shaped cookie cutter in to Artist's Loft watercolor, Alizarin Crimson.

I pressed to cookie cutter onto the watercolor paper.

While the paint was still wet, I saturated my paintbrush with water & filled in the heart. There's no need to dip the brush in the paint. The water will pull the paint into the heart.

I tore about an inch off of the paper around the heart. The rough edge gives it more interest.

So there wasn't such a stark transition between the white watercolor paper & the Jewel Green, I painted a thin, watered down wash of Artist's Loft watercolor, Earth Green. I went a little heavier on the torn edges & kept it very subtle on the rest of the paper.

I used Tacky Glue to adhere the paper to the canvas. 

I didn't add glue all the way to the edges of the paper. I wanted it to appear as though it were attached to the canvas with nail heads. So, I added these nail head type stickers to the corners of the paper.

Having a Galentine's party? This would be a fun project to do with friends. It would also be a great project to do with kids. Fun, easy, & inexpensive!

Linking To:

The Cottage Market,  Funky Junk Interiors, The Answer Is Chocolate, Flutter Buster, Our Hopeful Home, My Thrift Store Addiction,  Confessions Of A Plate Addict, My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia, Creatively Beth, County Road 407, Pieced Pastimes, Southern Sunflowers, The House On Silverado