Hey girl, hey! I’m incognito today due to a technical glitch with Facebook, but I definitely made it work! I’m ready to make this adorable craft with rice paper from Milton’s Daughter. I love the vintage look of it, and Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paints match the image perfectly!
Check out the video below or follow along here on the blog for the steps to create your own. By the way, on the video I announced the latest winners of our Michaels Grab Bags!
Supplies:
Milton’s Daughter: AB Studio rice paper images, Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paint: Mint Chip and White Swan
Amazon: Mod Podge, Sanding tool, sanding sponge, DAP Rapid Fuse glue Click here to check out my crafting essentials (This is an Amazon affiliate link and I may receive a small compensation for items purchased from this link.)
Dollar Tree: Two picture frames: 5X7 and an 8X10, wood beads
Lowes: Craft Sticks,
Michaels: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink: Ground Espresso
Let’s make it!
Y’all, Facebook live was not coordinating the sound with the movement of the mouth for several people who went live on Friday. We even restarted the live and it was still an issue. It was so annoying, but I found a way! The beard covered up my face so you could hear me and not be distracted by the sound delay and of course, if you’re going to have a beard, you need a hat, right? THIS solution is 100 percent the Hickabilly way, y’all!
By the way, I have bandanas and fabrics I could have used, but what fun is that?
I’m using these large craft sticks from Lowes for my surface. They are near the paint supplies.
I pulled off the metal tabs from the back of the 5X7 frame. You can see on the second image that it will be lying on top of the 8X10. Next, I measured, then trimmed off the rounded ends of my craft sticks so they would become my surface and sit inside the 5X7 frame. Then I hot glued them together by adding two craft sticks on what will be the back of the project.
I painted them with White Swan and dried the paint with my heat tool.
I wanted a shiplap look, so I used my Xacto knife to just cut in between each craft stick.
TIP: You could use cardboard if you don’t have craft sticks. Paint it white and draw your lines on.
I started sanding down my Dollar Tree frame with a sanding sponge, but went to a lower grit (more abrasive) sander to get the manufacturer’s glossy finish off. I sanded the base frame with the lower grit sanding block also.
Next, I added half beads around the sides. I set them on the frame first to see where I needed to place them so they would fit with equal space in between, then glued each one on with my hot glue.
I painted the frames with Mint Chip.
TIP: Use your heat tool to blow off the dust from sanding.
Once the frames were sanded and the beads on, I glued the two frames together with DAP Rapid Fuse (Amazon link in above supply list.)
Then I painted them with Mint Chip from Debi’s Design Diary. I finished by sanding the project just a bit with my sanding sponge.
I used a Distress Oxide ink pad in Ground Espresso by Tim Holtz to distress the edges and tops of the beads. I rolled a small paint brush in the ink to paint the tiny nooks, then dry brushed the Mint Chip over some of the heavier inked areas.
I put hot glue along the edges of my craft stick surface, then set it into the 5X7 frame.
I painted a tiny clothespin black. It will hold the rice paper image onto the surface. Then I cut a scrap piece of cardboard the size of my bunny image.
Next, I painted the cardboard with White Swan and put Mod Podge on it. Painting it before adding the image keeps the color of the cardboard from showing through. I placed the bunny image onto the Mod Podge cardboard and smoothed it down.
Last, I added a raffia bow on the clothespin, and we are done!
How cute is this! I am really enjoying creating with these beautiful images from Milton’s Daughter. Let me know in the comments what you think of our little bunny craft! I appreciate each and every comment.
Thanks so much for stopping by,
XOXO-Erin
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