Painted D G letters

All of my sisters had taken on littles except me this fall so when they started crafting I wanted to join. I called it practice...by making things for myself. :)

Need: cardboard letters (about 1 cm thick), acrylic paint, thin and medium brushes, a swirly doodles stencil, fun stick on letter stencil, & stick on small pearls
(I got everything at Hobby Lobby)

First I mixed some white and purple paint to get a light purple color. I painted a layer over the top and along the inside edge. Then I added a bit more purple to my mix and painted the outside edge. To give the top some texture, when my brush was almost out of paint, I lightly brushed over the top. It could also be done with a sponge if you want.

Then I placed my stick on letter stencils where I wanted and traced it with a pencil. I used my straight purple color to paint within the lines.

I place the corner swirly stencil and traced it at the corners. I added some indigo paint to my purple to give it a lightly darker look.

I had the corner swirls be opposite

After letting it dry I added small pearls to the tips of the swirls. (Which you can't really see in the picture)

It took some time and a steady hand for when you paint in the lines, but I was very happy with my first try at making letters. It's very simple but is a little classy also.

Take care and do good,

Sarah

Welcome DG's! Welcome all!

Well I'm a Delta Gamma and I working on my crafting skills. I plan to do many crafts throughout my collegiate years and I thought if I described how to do them, it might help someone else. :)

First up is my initiation rose shadow box.

Need: shadow box, dried rose, paper, straight pins, hot glue & gun

I went to Hobby Lobby and got a small shadow box, I don't remember the dimensions though. I chose white to keep it simple.

Previously in this craft I had dried out my cream rose upside down with a bit of the baby's breath.

Then in a scripted font I printed off "Initiation Spring 2012" and used a edge stamp design to give it scalloped corners. Using pink and blue straight pins I pinned the paper to the back cover.

Barely letting the rose rest on the glass of box, I hot glued the cut stem of the rose to the box's bottom. After letting it dry and testing to make sure it was secure I but the cover back on and closed the little hinges. For added security I hot glued the hinges to the box.

And that's it! It was pretty simple but you have to have a bit of patience and be careful.

Take care,
Sarah