to make little projects for fundraisers. Absolutely!!! I thought
I'd share a few tips and How To photos:
Getting started: I ordered a dozen unfinished bookmarks from
Oriental Trading Company. However, Midwest Products
makes some great thin wood strips that could be cut to size.
I use the largest hole punch on my Crop-O-Dile II to
make each hole a bit larger.
Seal the front, back, and sides of each bookmark
with DecoArt® Multi-Purpose(TM) Sealer.
Use mini craft sticks for the hat brims; seal those as well.
Use a sanding block to sand all surfaces smooth and
remove any splintered wood.
Base coat each piece, including the hat brims.
Shade around the left side of each painted section.
I use a cross-hatch background stamp for the straw hat details.
Attach hat brims with Aleene's® Original Tacky Glue®.
Paint details ... triangular noses and black dip-dot eyes.
Dip a stylus or small paintbrush handle in a puddle of black paint.
Dot once; reload with paint before dotting other eye.
Reloading each time gives you same-size dots.
Dotting without reloading gives you dots in decreasing size.
I decided to add a crow to each scarecrow's hat. I used
pre-cut oval wood shapes.
Cut small triangles from masking tape and press onto oval.
Paint ovals black; remove tape, and paint beaks yellow ochre.
Lightly sand the edges of each oval to remove some of the paint.
Use a stylus or paintbrush handle to dip dot the eyes.
When dry, seal each piece.
Add detail lines and stitches with a permanent black marker.
Glue crow to hat. Thread some fun ribbon through
the top of the bookmark ...
Super simple!
Getting started: I ordered a dozen unfinished bookmarks from
Oriental Trading Company. However, Midwest Products
makes some great thin wood strips that could be cut to size.
I use the largest hole punch on my Crop-O-Dile II to
make each hole a bit larger.
Seal the front, back, and sides of each bookmark
with DecoArt® Multi-Purpose(TM) Sealer.
Use mini craft sticks for the hat brims; seal those as well.
Use a sanding block to sand all surfaces smooth and
remove any splintered wood.
Base coat each piece, including the hat brims.
Shade around the left side of each painted section.
I use a cross-hatch background stamp for the straw hat details.
Attach hat brims with Aleene's® Original Tacky Glue®.
Paint details ... triangular noses and black dip-dot eyes.
Dip a stylus or small paintbrush handle in a puddle of black paint.
Dot once; reload with paint before dotting other eye.
Reloading each time gives you same-size dots.
Dotting without reloading gives you dots in decreasing size.
I decided to add a crow to each scarecrow's hat. I used
pre-cut oval wood shapes.
Cut small triangles from masking tape and press onto oval.
Paint ovals black; remove tape, and paint beaks yellow ochre.
Lightly sand the edges of each oval to remove some of the paint.
Use a stylus or paintbrush handle to dip dot the eyes.
When dry, seal each piece.
Add detail lines and stitches with a permanent black marker.
Glue crow to hat. Thread some fun ribbon through
the top of the bookmark ...
Super simple!
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