Archive for ‘Holiday’

December 20, 2011

Tuesday Huesday: White Christmas Decor

Only 5 more days until Christmas. Aren’t you so excited? I know I am. No doubt you are putting the final touches on your decorations, but if you still need some inspiration for a table-scape take a look at this one created by, Martha Stewart. This table-scape design has a White Christmas theme to it, and this year the White Christmas theme was a huge holiday trend. Click here to learn more about the trend. I love the colors used to create this table decor. The color hues are soothing yet vibrant. This table looks so pretty. If you would like to learn how to create the topiary used in this table-scape click here.

This palette was created using FolkArt acrylic paint colors: #444 Patina, #420 Linen, #491 Christmas Green, #675 Champagne

 

This palette was created using

 

December 20, 2011

Tuesday Tutorial: Joy Bottle holders

By: Sherrie Ragsdale

Supplies:

FA Enamels: 4035 Metallic Silver Sterling, 4002 Warm White, 4039 Calypso Sky, 2799 Glitter Silver

2790 FA Extreme Glitter Turquoise

30470 Plaid FA Peel and Stick Painting Stencils

Other Supplies:

Three re-purposed bottles, Three clear glass disc ornaments, 1/4″ dauber, 5/8″ dauber, Masking tape, Liner brush, 1/8″ silver ribbon

Instructions:

Here is the before photo.

1.Tape off the bottle with masking tape to make random stripes.

2.  Using the 5/8″ dauber, paint the stripes with metallic silver sterling.

3.  Add a calypso sky stripe.

4.  Add a warm white stripe.

5.  Remove tape.

6.  Add silver extreme glitter to the silver stripes.

7.  Add the snowflake adhesive stencil and stencil in warm white using the 1/4″ dauber.

8.  Stencil small snowflakes in calypso sky.

9.  Add dots using calypso sky with the end of a paint brush.

10.  Fill the ornament with the extreme glitter turquoise.  Shake until the inside of ornament if covered.  Add more if needed.

11.  This is the ornament completely filled.  Set up side down and allow to excess to drain out.

12.  Paint “JOY” on ornaments in warm white upside down.

13.  Tie a 1/8″ silver ribbon to the top of bottles.

14.  Place the ornament holder back into the ornament and place in bottles.

December 20, 2011

Plaid’s 12 Days of Christmas: 5 Days to go

I am sure that you all are well aware that not every gift you give needs to be bought from the mall. Many people are hand-making their gifts to give to their loved ones. Over the years I have received some beautifully crafted gifts that completely blew me away, from how nice they were. There are several different gifts you can make, but in case you are looking for a simple yet chic gift to give, try these Ribbon Ornaments. Ornaments make a great gift, because they can be used for many years to come. Handmade ornaments can also hold sentimental value, which make them priceless. Create these Ribbon Ornaments by using Gallery Glass. Click here to see how these were made.

 

December 19, 2011

Month of Martha Giveaway. (XMAS Edition) Enter Today! – Week #3

It’s the third week of our Month of Martha giveaway. We here at Plaid are spreading some holiday cheer. Every week for a month, we will hold a giveaway, that will have a different prize from the new line up for grabs. You can find the entire line of Martha Stewart craft products available at Michaels, and Plaid’s website. Every Monday at noon we will announce a new giveaway prize, and announce the winner(s) of that week’s prize on Friday afternoon. This week’s giveaway will include, an assortment of glitter paint colors, a patterning brush set (includes 4 brushes), and a bottle of fine crackle effect. We are giving away this amazing kit to 1 lucky Paint Me Plaid blog reader. Don’t forget to subscribe to Paint Me Plaid so that you always are alerted about our giveaways.

An assortment of glitter paints

Pattering Brush Set (4 brushes included)

Fine Crackle Effect

All you have to do is leave a comment below telling us what you would use these products to create? For extra entries (leave a separate comment for each):

Check out our sister blog, Plaid Kid’s Crafts, and let us know a project you find there that you think is cool

Like Plaid on Facebook and let us know you entered the giveaway

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The contest will end Friday December 23rd, 2011 at 12 noon EST.

December 19, 2011

Make it Monday: White Ornaments

By Sherrie Ragsdale:

Ornaments make such a great surface to craft on during the holidays. You can get as creative as you would like, and create vibrant color schemes on them. Take these white ornaments that were designed by a Plaid designer, Sherrie Ragsdale. These three ornaments all have colors in common, but are still different in design. Use these ornaments to decorate your tree with, or use them as a table decor.

Plaid Supplies:

662 Folkart Metallic Sterling Silver

901 Folkart Acrylic Wicker White

2787 Folkart Extreme Glitter Silver

2790 Folkart Extreme Glitter Turquoise

50147 Plaid Dauber Set

Other Supplies:

White Glass ornaments, 1/4″ Masking Tape, Turquoise Ribbon, and Silver Ribbon

Instructions:


1.  Make Dots with 5/8 dauber with the metallic silver sterling. After they dry go back over with the silver extreme glitter.

2.  Tape off the stripes with the 1/4″ masking tape.

3.  Add turquoise extreme glitter to every other stripe using the dauber. Remove tape.

4.  Add silver dots with the end of a paint brush. Allow to dry and then go over with the silver extreme glitter.

5.  Paint a silver stripe around the center. Once dry add silver extreme glitter.

6.  Using dauber paint over silver glitter with wicker white.

7.  Go over white with turquoise glitter and then remove tape.


8.  Tie turquoise ribbon for hanging and a silver bow for the front of ornament.

 

December 19, 2011

Plaid’s 12 Days of Christmas: 6 days to go

The days are winding down til Christmas. I hope that you all have finished your holiday shopping by now, and are ready to tackle wrapping all your gifts. In case you are looking for a wonderfully creative way to personalize your gift wrapping try this “For You” Gift Wrap. This project was designed by, Julie Lewis. This project was created using FolkArt paint and stencils. To learn how to create this adorable gift wrap click here.

December 18, 2011

Plaid’s 12 Days of Christmas: 7 days to go

Here is a great holiday recycle project you can make. If you just ordered some Chinese takeout, your in luck. We have a great project you can create using these left over boxes. Try creating this Holiday Forest Chinese Box. This was designed by one of our designers, Kindra Boroff. See below all the supplies you will need, and the instructions below.

PLAID Supplies

  • FolkArt ® Artists Pigments™ – Pure Black, 2 oz.
  • Mod Podge ® Dimensional Magic, 2 oz.
  • Mod Podge ® Matte, 4 oz.

Other Supplies

Chinese takeout box, Scrapbook paper, 1/8” Red satin ribbon, Hot glue, Scissors, Hole punch, Pop dots

Instructions

  1. Carefully unassembled the Chinese box. Using the sides as patterns, trace on the polka dot paper. Cut out and adhere to the sides with Mod Podge.
  2. Trace a section of the tree lined paper for the front of the box. Cut the trees out. Adhere to the front of the box with Mod Podge. Cut 2 more trees out individually.
  3. Apply a coat of Dimensional Magic to the trees and allow to dry completely.
  4. Attach the 2 separate trees to the front with pop dots as shown.
  5. Cut 3 ½” circle from the green striped paper. Using the circle as a template, create a scalloped edge larger than the circle. Lay the green circle on top of the polka dot and glue with Mod Podge.
  6. Trace a small circle around the bird and glue to the center of the large circle. Apply Dimensional Magic to the small circle.
  7. Hot glue the red ribbon around the edge of the box as shown.
  8. Punch two holes in the circle tag and tie to the top of the box with red ribbon.
December 17, 2011

Plaid’s 12 Days of Christmas: 8 days to go

Silver and gold make a festive holiday home. These two colors can add wonders to your home this time of year. If you would like add some sparkle to your holiday decor, create these Martha Stewart Holiday Candles. Martha Stewart makes some of the most beautiful craft project for the holidays, and these are no exception. Simply follow the instructions below, and enjoy!

PLAID Supplies

  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ 2oz Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylic Craft Paint – Yellow Gold
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ 2oz Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylic Craft Paint – Copper
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ 2oz Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic Craft Paint – Florentine Gold
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ 2oz Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic Craft Paint – Copper
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ 2oz Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic Craft Paint – Antique Silver
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ 2oz Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic Craft Paint – Obsidian
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Foam Pouncers Set – 6pc

Other Supplies
Small toy animals
Assorted sizes of pillar and taper candles
Assorted sizes of glass candlesticks and pedestals
Brush basin or container of water
Foam plates
Paper towels

Instructions

Painting Instructions:

Candles

  1. Using a foam pouncer, apply three to four coats of glitter paint by dabbing straight up and down to the surface of the candle.  Allow each application of glitter paint to dry before applying the next.
  2. Continue painting until each candle is glitter painted to your liking.  NOTE:  Do not apply paint at the top of each candle near the wick.

Small Plastic Animals

  1. Using a foam pouncer, undercoat each animal with a coat of pearl paints – either Copper, Yellow Gold or Sterling.  Dab the loaded pouncer straight up and down to apply the paint.  Allow to dry.
  2. When dry, paint a couple coats of glitter paint over the pearl.  Paint Copper glitter over Cooper pearl, Florentine Gold glitter over Yellow Gold pearl, and Antique Silver glitter over Sterling pearl.  Allow each coat of glitter paint to thoroughly dry before applying the next.

 

December 16, 2011

Plaid’s 12 Days of Christmas: 9 days to go

In case you are having a hard time remembering how many days are left until Christmas, we have the perfect craft project that can help you. Mark the days in anticipation of Christmas, with this countdown to Christmas chalk board. This festive project was designed by, Jane Chandler. Isn’t this so cute? I love it. It is a great way to keep track of how many days are left til Christmas. To learn how to make this project click here.

December 15, 2011

Teaching Thursdays: Cupcake Ornaments

By: Sherrie Ragsdale

Looking for a way to add something sweet to your Christmas tree? Well one of our talented designers, Sherrie Ragsdale, created these yummy cupcake ornaments. Have you ever seen an ornament so cute and delicious looking? I love these, and am you will enjoy them also. See below to find the step by step instructions of how to create these.

Supplies:

Folkart Enamel Paint:
4133 Lipstick Red
4001 Wicker White
4138  Lime Green
4039 Calypso Sky

Folkart Extreme Glitter:
2787 Silver

Folkart Acrylic Paints:
940 Coffee Bean
2561 Steel Gray

30474 Folkart Peel and Stick Painting Stencil
50147 Plaid Dauber Set

Other Supplies:

Three 75mm Clear glass disc ornaments, Plastic knife, Green sequins, Star sequins, Extra small red rhinestones, Small blue rhinestones, Small clear rhinestones, White mini baking cups, White craft glue, E6000 glue, Three small wooden beads, Red, Green, and Clear beads, Silver beads, 1/8″ silver ribbon, Hot glue

Instructions:


1.  Pour a small amount of coffee bean into ornaments and then turn until the they are completely covered.  Allow to dry.


2.  Using the plastic knife, frost each ornament with lipstick red, lime green and wicker white.  All to dry.


3.  For the green cupcake, add white circles the same size as the peppermint stencil.  Allow to dry.


4.  Stencil the  peppermint in lipstick red with 5/8″ dauber.


5.  Glue small clear rhinestones into the centers of each peppermint with white craft glue.

6.  Glue green sequins to red cupcake.  Add the silver star sequin to the top of tree.  Add the silver extreme glitter to the star.


7.  Add red rhinestones.

8.  For the white cupcake, start the snowflake by making a plus sign using the liner brush.


9.  Next, add the details to the ends.


10.  Finish snowflake by adding dots at the end of each line using the end of a paint brush.

11.  Glue the blue rhinestones to the snowflakes.

12.  Use white glue and a dauber and glue a set of cups together at the edges.

13.  Paint the cup gray.

14.  Use dauber to add silver extreme glitter.

15.  I used a wooden bead to glue the ornament to the cupcake but you can use anything that would fit as long as the E6000 works on the surface.

16.  Cut silver ribbon and fold in half glue the ends together.  Make a small fold and hot glue to the center of ornament.  Add beads.


17. Cut another piece of silver ribbon and add to tag.


18.  Tie tag around the ornament hanger.