Welcoming Summer Lanterns

Black glass ceramic applied by dabbing it through the self-adhesive foil stencil. Butterflies are painted with glass effect gel.

The paint must harden for 8-10 hours before placing the self-adhesive foil stencil on top. Otherwise you risk pulling off the glass frost frosted paint again. If you are in a hurry you may fix the glass frost frosted paint in the oven at 160 degrees for 30 minutes.

1. Measure and cover with masking tape.

2. Dab with glass frost frosted paint. Remove the masking tape. Allow to harden for 8-10 hours.

3. Place the self-adhesive foil stencil onto the glass and dab liberally with ceramic paint on a nearly dry foam stencil brush. Let it dry.

4. Use the self-adhesive foil stencils to paint butterflies with glass effect gel. Put the stencil back onto the backing paper and clean it carefully with water and a brush before using again.

5. glass effect gel is made weather resistant by fixing in the oven at 160 degrees for 40 minutes.

For the birds in cold weather

Flower pots painted with color paint and decorated with white crackle lacquer which crackles after drying. Finally, the flower pots are coated with paverpol glue which is ideal for outdoor use.

1. Paint the flower pots with color paint. Then add a thick layer of crackle lacquer with a broad brush. After about 2 hours of drying, the lacquer will begin to crackle. The entire process takes about 24 hours. They must be dry before coating with the paverpol glue.

2. Make the wooden beads in the same way.

3. Make a hanger from bonsai wire.

4. Attach the beads.

5. Twist a loop for the hanger.

6. Cut a piece of cotton cord measuring approx. 4m. Fold it over and twist tightly. Fold and tie the ends.

7. Attach the hanger in the eye of the pot.

8. Paint the small pots in the same way.

9. Make dots with the end of the brush handle.

10. Coat with paverpol glue when dry.

11. Make a hanging from bonsai wire.

12.

A Leather Bracelet with Pardo Jewellery Clay

       

Pardo jewellery clay punched out with shape cutters. Fixed in the oven and tied onto a leather bracelet with a piece of leather cord, with a glued on hook clasp.

1. Warm the clay ball by rolling it in your hands. Put it onto a piece of baking paper and press it flat.

2. Punch out with small shape cutters. Smooth the edges with your fingers.

3. Make button holes with a thick needle. Remember that the holes get smaller when fixing in the oven.

4. Put onto baking paper and fix in an oven at 130 degrees for 30 min.

5. Varnish with special lacquer for protection.

6. Glue on the hook clasp.

7. Make two holes in the middle of the bracelet using revolving pliers.

8. Tie the pardo clay design onto the bracelet with a piece of 2mm leather cord.

A Box decorated with Flexible Stencils

         

Painted with craft paint and decorated with a template and a glitter liner.

Rinse the template in warm water after each use. The template is self-adhesive and retains the ability to stick after rinsing. Dry the template with a lint free cloth.

1. Paint the box with craft paint, silver.

2. When the box is dry, attach the template.

3. Dab with craft paint, grey.

4. Gently remove the template.

5. Wash and rinse the template. When the first print is dry, attach the template again –continuing the pattern.

6. Finally decorate with a glitter liner.