"Lace Eggs" How - To

 

  

Materials:

Paper Mache Eggs

Old Town Paints - Chalk Style Finish Paints - Tickled Pink, Pink, Green Apple, Pistachio, Cottage White and Clear Finish

Assorted Old Lace Scraps

Paint Brushes & Scissors

Double Sided Tape

Instructions:

Remove labels from Paper Mache Eggs

Paint Eggs with Chalk Style Finish Paints.  Let Dry

Cut Lace Scraps to fit around eggs

Paint the Lace decoratively.  Let Dry.

Using Double Sided Tape, attach Painted Lace to Painted Eggs

Completely Paint Lace covered Eggs with Clear Finish.  Let Dry.

LOVE LAMP- How TO

Materials:

Lamp Shade & Base

Old Town Paints - Chalk Style Finish - Antique White, Courtyard, Avocado, Barn Red, Clear Matte Finish

Sharpie Pen - Copper

LOVE Stencil

Double Sided Tape

1" Wooden Heart

Old Key

Instructions:

Paint Lamp Base with Antique White Paint - Let Dry

Paint some of the detail on the Lamp with Courtyard Paint

Mix Courtyard & Avocado Paints to match the color in the Lampshade detail

Paint and Let dry

Add Barn Red Paint to the detail on Lamp Base and small Wooden Heart - Let dry

Seal with Clear Matte Finish - Let dry

Apply Double Sided Tape to the back side of the Stencil

Center in place and stick to the Lamp Shade

Using a small brush, or stencil brush and paint to the cut outs of the stencil being                                            careful not to work the paint under the stencil edges - Let dry

Add Sharpie Pen detail on Lamp Base

Add shade to the Lamp Base & attach Heart and Key

"HOW TO" Little Roses

Materials:

• Sheer Fabric Scraps
• Sheer Green Ribbon
• Lit Candle
• Tweezers
• Scissors
• Hot Glue Gun

Instructions:

1.  Cut assorted circles from Sheer Fabric Scraps to measure 1" - 2" each

2.  Light Candle

3.  Pick up a Fabric circle in the center with the tweezers

4.  Hold above the flame so that it will start to melt and curl up on the edges

     Move it slowly so that all edges move across the flame

5.  Choose the pieces that you want to go together in each flower

6.  Starting with the largest circle on the bottom, with the edges curling up.  Use the Hot          Glue Gun - and glue together 3 - 5 pieces graduating to the smallest in the center

7.  Glue a green leaf made from the ribbon to the bottom

​8.  Attach to the craft of your choice.

Love Light Mason Jar Votives

Materials:

Clear Mason Jars

Old Town Paints - Chalk Style Finishes

Super Red, Hot Pink, Tickled Pink

Clear Matte Finish

Clear Contact Paper

Xacto Knife 

Assorted Metallic Sharpie Pens

Instructions:

    1.  Remove labels - clean Jar

    2.  Cut out a heart shape from the Contact Paper - Peel off backing and

         stick to front of Jar

    3.  Paint each Jar with 2 coats of Paint - Let dry

    4.  Using Xacto Knife, gently cut a line down the front of the painted heart

    5.  Peel the heart from the Jar

    6.  Outline the heart opening with a Metallic Sharpie Pen - Let dry

    7.  Embellish rim of Jar

**Come back next week for the HOW TO on the little roses!