Archive for June, 2012

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June 4, 2012

New Mod Podge Products Giveaway

Attention! Attention! We here at Plaid have some exciting news to share. We have added some amazing new products to our Mod Podge line. These products are a mixture of new formulas, tools, and accessories. Several products were designed by the all star craft duo, Cathie and Steve. All summer long on Paint Me Plaid we will be introducing these new products, and we will be giving you the chance to win some of them. This week we are having a great giveaway featuring three of the new product. One lucky Paint Me Plaid reader will win 1 Mod Podge ® Dimensional Magic – Glitter Gold, 2 oz, 1Mod Podge ® Acrylic Shapes – Designer Shapes, and 1 Mod Podge ® 3 Piece Silicone Finger Caps. The winner will be announced this Friday June 8th. These new products and more are available now at your local Michaels craft store, and at Plaid online.


Mod Podge ® Dimensional Magic – Glitter Gold, 2 oz

Create faux mosaic, quilt and other textures with added dimension. Dries to a glittery gold finish, letting you add extra pizazz to your projects. Works with Mod Podge, acrylic paint, dyes, pigments and more. Stay put formula won’t sag or run. Perfect for jewelry, paper crafting and accenting home décor items.

Mod Podge ® Acrylic Shapes – Designer Shapes

Create your own charms with ready-to-decoupage acrylic shapes. Includes 6 pieces.

Use these little finger caps to press objects to your surface when you are using a hot glue gun. They’ll keep burns away and won’t leave finger prints in your decoupage glue. Best of all, Mod Podge washes right off, so you don’t have to worry about having messy caps.

To enter this giveaway, 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):

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The contest will end Friday June 8th, 2012 at 12 noon EST.

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June 4, 2012

Make It Monday: Daddy Caddy

Happy Monday crafters! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Father’s Day is almost here! A simple wood caddy, personalized for your dad makes a great gift. You can put a few new tools into it, or maybe Dad’s favorite snacks. The chalkboard front allows you to put a loving message, a “Honey Do” list (ahem), or even a reminder of when the game is on! Laura Bray designed and created this awesome and useful Father’s Day craft. This project is very simple to make, and it will take up to 2 hours to complete. See the supplies and instructions to create this project below. To see more projects by Laura check out her blog, .

Plaid Supplies

FolkArt Acrylic Paint-436 Engine Red,  FolkArt Acrylic Paint-479 Pure Black, Martha Stewart Crafts Multi-Surface Chalkboard Acrylic Craft Paint-32218 Gray, Mod Podge

Other Supplies

Unfinished wood caddy, Wood monogram letter, Polka dot scrapbook paper, 3D sticky dots

Instructions

  1. Paint the front panel of the caddy in the chalkboard paint. Paint at least two coats, allowing it to dry at least one hour between coats.
  2. Paint two coats of red paint onto the caddy.
  3. Paint the wood letter black.
  4. When all the paint is dry, cut a piece of scrapbook paper to fit the inside bottom of the caddy. Glue it down with Mod Podge.
  5. Cut strips of scrapbook paper to embellish the front of the caddy as shown. Apply them to the front of the caddy using Mod Podge.
  6. Apply 3D sticky dots to the back of the monogram letter and attach to the front of the caddy.
  7. Allow the chalkboard to cure for at least 24 hours before using. To condition it, lightly rub chalk over the surface, erase and then write your message.

 

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June 2, 2012

Scene It Saturday: Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Nails with Plaid Paint

I don’t know about you, but even as an adult I still love Dr. Seuss. These stories and characters are wonderful, and perfect for all ages. I was recently browsing YouTube and stumbled across this amazing video tutorial. A girl designed her nails with a Lorax theme. How awesome are they? She created this design using Apple Barrel and FolkArt paints. These nails are so cute and unique. If you are looking for something new to try over the weekend, this is a great project. This is a great example of what can be created when you let your imagination take over. See the video below or click to watch.

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June 1, 2012

The Winner of the Specialty Paint Bottle Topper Giveaway is…

This week on Paint Me Plaid we hosted a wonderful giveaway. Plaid has a line of specialty bottle toppers, that are currently available at Walmart and Plaid Online.  These bottle toppers help make painting even more fun, and allow you to create several paint techniques with ease. One lucky Paint Me Plaid reader will receive 3 of these toppers. The winner is…

Congratulations

Bonnie E.

(winner has been contacted by email)

Thanks to everyone that entered this giveaway. Don’t worry if you did not win this week, we will have another giveaway very soon. We have lots of new products coming out this month, and we will be giving some away. You are not going to want to miss these prizes up for grabs.

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June 1, 2012

Freelance Friday: A Father’s Day Footprint Plaque By Cheap Crafy Mama

Howdy Plaid Crafters! I’m Kate from Cheap Crafty Mama and I am thrilled to be here today to share with you how I made this cute and simple Father’s Day footprint plaque! I am always a sucker for projects that involve my little artist’s hand and footprints. I’m blown away by how quickly he grows and want to remember every step along the way!

I am a former professional decorative painter turned stay-at-home-mom and I am always creating new things. I love to make crafts, gifts, food, home decor/renovations, crafts with kids and blog about how to do all of those things!  Please come visit me at cheapcraftymama.com to join in the fun! Also I would love for you to visit my weekly linky party called “Pin It and Win It Wednesdaay”– where you can win free ad-space on my blog!

This year for Father’s day we made this adorable footprint plaque. I think it turned out super cute and you will be amazed by how simple it is to make!

You will need:
  • a pre-cut piece of wood (mine is from Hobby Lobby)
  • 1 piece of scrapbook paper (Hobby lobby as well)
  • Mod Podge
  • scissors
  • acrylic paint (I used Folk Art “coffee bean”, “barnwood”, and white)
  • white paint pen
  • paint brush (I love this Martha Stewart Crafts brush!)
To get started, trace the front of the wood panel onto the back of the scrapbook paper and cut it out. Paint a layer of Mod Podge on the wood…
…and stick the paper to it.
Next, paint your child’s foot white and stamp it on the paper. I couldn’t take any pictures of myself doing this because I had to work really fast before he got paint everywhere! I kept him in his highchair so he wouldn’t be able to escape and had a wet rag handy to wipe off the paint as soon as we were done.
Once the footprint is dry you can paint another layer of Mod Podge on top of the plaque. I also painted the sides of the wood brown and dry-brushed on some “barnwood” paint to make it look a little distressed.
When the Mod Podge is dry, the last step is to write the message using the white paint pen. That’s all there is to it, and now you have a cute keepsake for a great Dad!
I hope you all have a fabulous Father’s Day and I hope to see you at Cheap Crafty Mama sometime soon!!

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