4th of July Craft – Red, White and Blue

June 6, 2011

4th of July Craft – Red, White and Blue

June 6, 2011

 

4th of July Craft- Red, White and Blue

Welcome to the June edition of the Designer Crafts Blog Hop. You can hop from blog to blog and see lots of patriotic themed projects. (Please see the magic hopping widget in the right hand column.)

Get it? R for Red, W for white and B for blue? Yeah, I knew you would. You’re smart like that. 🙂

4th of July Craft- Red, White and Blue

I used Folk Art Enamels in Engine Red, Wicker White and Cerulean Blue

4th of July Craft- Red, White and Blue

And painted each letter with the corresponding color. It took several coats. Paper Mache really sucks up the paint. Paint with thin coats and let it dry in between coats.

Oh, and if your paper mache starts to get bubbles in it don’t worry, most of them will go away once it’s dry.

4th of July Craft- Red, White and Blue

Then I couldn’t decide. Pompoms? Star Garland? Buttons or stickers? Hummmm?

4th of July Craft- Red, White and Blue

I just wasn’t crazy about any of the options. So I decided that I was going to splatter some paint on them.

4th of July Craft- Red, White and Blue

Red, White and Blue.  A 4th of July decoration that’s just a little bit unexpected! 🙂

 

Be sure to check out Julie McGuffee’s blog for info on registering to win the great prize that will be given away later this month, The Big Book of Scrapbook Pages and Cherish by
Jeanette R. Lynton. You only have to leave a comment on Julie’s blog telling her which project you liked best and why as well as which technique you liked the best.

Vicki O'Dell

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  • Candice Windham June 7, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    Really cute, Vicki! I love splatter painting!

  • Debra Quartermain June 6, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    What fun Vicki, so festive and would dress up a July 4th party!

  • Vicki O'Dell...TheCreativeGoddess June 25, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    Great! Thank you Laura! 🙂

  • Laura June 25, 2010 at 11:21 am

    They turned out great Vicki!! Love it!!

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