Sharpie Stenciled Shirt Tutorial
I've always wanted to take some sharpies to a t-shirt. I just never had the guts till now. It helps to have a stencil for this project............
and some bright markers!
Materials:
T-shirt
Cardboard
Permanent Markers
Stencil
Step 1: Lay shirt out flat and put some cardboard in the middle- where you will be drawing. This will keep the marker from leaking through to the back.
Step 2: Tape down your stencil and hold it flat against the fabric as you color in the spaces. Then remove the stencil and you're done!
Dripped Watercolor Terracotta Pot Tutorial
I love watercolors so much that I had to use some on a terracotta flower pot for my deck. Ok, it's not actual watercolor paints........... just watered down acrylics, but the effect is the same. Here's how it's made:
Materials:
- Terracotta Pot
- White Paint for your base- you can use acrylic, latex wall paint or even spray paint.
- Several tubes of acrylic paint in the colors of your choice- use these for the watercolor dripping
- Paint brush, palette, and water
- Spray sealer (optional) Krylon Clear Acrylic Coating Spray works well
Step 2: On your palette, mix some acrylic paint with water. Water it down really well so that it will drip. Then with the pot upside down, drip paint with your brush. Just apply it to the top and let it run. If the paint doesn't run when you put it on, just add a little water to in on the pot and it will go!
Step 3: Add more colors on top of the first, letting the drips run where they may. I stuck with just three colors here. They tend to mix as you apply them, so I wouldn't do more than four.
All that's left is to fill your artwork with some pretty flowers and enjoy!
Click the pin button on the top left corner of this image to save this idea for later!
Junk Mail Flower Art Tutorial
Ready for another art project? This one is earth-friendly because it uses junk mail (we all have that around) and leaves (easy to find).
I've had this junk mail project on my mind ever since I made my Junk Mail Flowers and Painted Fall Leaves last fall. Once you have those two items made, the rest is easy and quick!
Materials:
Painted Leaves (I made these with yellow fall leaves, but you can use green ones too)
Heavy Weight Paper
Pencil
Needle
Tacky Glue
Picture Frame
Step 1: Cut your paper to fit the size of your picture frame.
Step 3: With a pencil or pen, mark the spot where the center of your flowers hit the paper and then punch a small hole in that spot with a needle.
Step 4: Open the brads at the back of the Junk Mail Flower and stick them through the hole you created. Press the arms of the brads down on the backside of the paper to secure the flowers. You don't even need glue for that part- awesome!
Step 5: The leaves do need some glue. So apply tacky glue to the back of your leaves and press them onto the paper. Let dry.
Step 6: Sign your artwork and frame it! A thrifted frame painted white and sanded back looks lovely with these :)
Do you have an other crafty uses for your junk mail? I'd love to hear about them!
Photos of the Week
The most beautiful time of the year is here............ and I'm eating it all up. Nothing beats exploring trails on an early summer evening with my little family.
Thank you for the comments on my last post. I am amazed at the kindness of people I have never met, never seen. That's the beauty of blogging. It can be such a good good thing.
Dianthus
More flower paintings.........this time it's Dianthus from my front yard!
Of the two paintings that came out of this session, I like the smaller one the best. The second larger one was kind of an experiment anyway. I find that I usually paint with watercolors better on a small scale. Yep, that's what I'm used to. Is anyone else like that?
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