Pompoenen van papier-mâché

De pompoenen zijn geverfd en gepatineerd met Plus Color acrylverf.

1

Paint one half of the pumpkin either with green or orange Plus Color (enabling you to hold on to a non-painted area). Here we have started with Eucalyptus green.

2

Paint orange Plus Color on top of the first layer of green paint on one side of the pumpkin (wet on wet) using an almost dry brush. You may smooth the paint with a little water on the brush. Then paint the other side of the pumpkin using the same procedure.

3

You may apply another coat of paint on top (a thin green coat of paint). The orange colour should still be visible.

4

Using a pointed brush, paint the grooves of the pumpkin with a mixture of the following Plus Color colours; chocolate, pumpkin and/or army green.

5

Now work with almost no paint on the brush and the colour army green. The colour underneath must shine through. Play with the colours on the pumpkin to make it look like the real thing!

Druppelvormige glaskralen

De druppels zijn geregen op dun zilverkleurig draad en om een dikkere zilverkleurige draad gewonden.

1.

Thread a small bead onto the middle of the wire. Double over the wires and thread ten small beads onto the gathered wires.

2.

Divide the wires and thread 20 medium sized beads onto each wire followed by five large beads; one wire with glass beads and the other with matt white glass beads.

3.

Wind the beads around a 10cm long piece of bonsai wire at one end. Repeat at the opposite end.

4.

Wind the excess thin silver-plated thread around the bonsai wire a couple of times. Make three in total.

5.

Put the pieces on top of each other and assemble with a thin silver-plated wire.

6.

Tie the pieces well together.

7.

Thread the beads alternately onto a thin silver-plated wire. Gather to make a ring and place on top of the whole piece.

8.

Fasten with the excess wire.

Glass Printing

Print op glas met A-Color Glass verf en zilver glitter.

1.

Apply A-Color Glass Paint to a piece of hard foil.

2.

Mix the colours lightly with the end of a brush handle.

3.

Grease the glass plate with cooking oil.

4.

Put the glass plate on top of the piece of hard foil with the lightly mixed colours. When removing the glass plate, the colours stick.

5.

Sprinkle silver glitter onto the wet paint. Let the glass plate dry and it is now ready for hanging.

Ronde kandelaar voor 4 kaarsen

Advent kandelaar geverfd met Plus Color en gedecoreerd met lint.

1.

Paint the round candle holder with Plus Color.

2.

Dab on the dots with a foam stencil brush.

3.

Finish by tying a ribbon around the edge.

Voor buiten

Deze decoratieve windgong is gemaakt van krimpfolievellen gedecoreerd met Groove kleurpotloden en vervolgens in de oven gekrompen. Een mandala kleurboek is gebruikt als sjabloon voor de patronen van de cirkel.

Er is ook een sjabloon voor de bladeren. Het is gemakkelijk om helemaal op te gaan in het inkleuren van de patronen. Kies een glanzend koord uit om de windgong aan op te hangen. Zorg ervoor dat de bladeren elkaar kunnen raken in hun beweging.

1

Put the Mandala design under the transparent shrink plastic sheet. Turn the shiny side down and draw on the rough side. Draw the design with a colouring pencil and fill in. Draw the leaves in the same way using the template and fill in.

2

Cut out the designs. Make holes with revolving punch pliers.

3

Put the design in a preheated oven at 130C for a few minutes. Stay by the oven whilst the design shrinks for approx. 1 minute and take it out of the oven when the design has straightened again.

4

Attach a glossy high-quality polyester cord and add beads for the wind chime’s leaves.