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March 30, 2009

Make It: Happy Spring!

Jazz up papier-mâché letters with a little extreme glitter, scrapbook paper and some silk flower petals. The extreme glitter is a brand new product for Plaid. The glitter is self contained and does not flake or fly away. The texture is a very soft and glittery look, like a sugar glitter. The product is shipping to stores and will be available online at plaid in just a few weeks.

Materials:
FolkArt - Metallic Rose
FolkArt Acrylic Colors - Fresh Foliage

FolkArt Extreme Glitter - Glitter Hologram
FolkArt Extreme Glitter - Peridot
FolkArt Extreme Glitter Gold
Papier-mâché - letters that spell SPRING
Scrapbook paper - pink and green prints
Foam paintbrushes
Ribbon - various colors
Silk flower petals pink - large and small
Silk flower petals yellow
Crocheted flower trim
Rhinestones
Hot Glue

Steps:
1. Paint each letter with 2 coats of either fresh foliage or rose paint. Paint the fresh foliage letters with 2 coats of extreme glitter peridot and the rose letters with extreme glitter hologram. Allow for dry time in between coats.

2. Trace the letters onto the back of the scrapbook paper. Cutout the letters. Apply Mod Podge to the back of the paper letters. Center on the painted letters, top coat with Mod Podge. Use your fingers to press out any air bubbles. Smooth your brush strokes.

3. Hot glue ribbon around the letters. Hot glue the letters on top of each other in a layered design.

4. Paint the large pink petals with extreme glitter gold. Allow to dry. Using hot glue, layer the petals, flower trim and rhinestones around the letters. Glue rhinestones to the letters in a random pattern.

Posted by cathieandsteve at March 30, 2009 9:58 AM