Craft Project #20 – Eggstravaganza! Let the painting begin part three: Blues and Greens

Note to self… I need more counter space for projects like this!!!

I started with the greens. I chose Folk Art Matte acrylic paint in the color Soft Apple, and Apple Barrel Matte acrylic paint in the colors Aquamarine and Key West. I applied three coats for each one.

For the blues, I chose Apple Barrel Matte Acrylic Paint in the colors Cloudless and Aqua Sky, and Anita’s All Purpose Acrylic craft paint in the color Morning Blue. I also used three coats for each one as well.

And now there is only one dozen eggs left. There is a possibility that I might try some glitter on them. I guess only time will tell.

Craft Project #20 – Eggstravaganza! Let the painting begin part two: Pinks and Purples

This group of eggs took more than 2 coats to achieve the coverage I was wanting.

Started with 3 dozen plain white plastic eggs purchased on Amazon. I decided on 4 colors of acrylic paints I want to use. So, there will be 9 eggs of each color.

Group 1 paint color is Anita’s All Purpose Acrylic Craft Paint in the color Princess Pink.

Group 2 paint color is Apple Barrel matte acrylic paint in the color Pink Polish.

Group 3 paint color is Apple Barrel matte acrylic paint in the color Lilac Mist.

And the final group, group 4, paint color is Anita’s All Purpose Acrylic Craft Paint in the color Lavender.

I ended up doing one additional coat of paint on each egg. This seems to achieve the coverage I was looking for.

Now it is time to start the next group of paint colors. This will definitely take longer than the first 2 as I will be doing 6 dozen eggs using 6 different colors of paints.

Craft Project #11 – Wooden Butterflies

Time to start working on the wood butterflies for the special spring sign I will be making. While working on the wooden flowers, I decided that wooden butterflies would make a nice addition to the sign. I found a package of 50 butterflies on Amazon that I am using for this project. The package contains 5 different butterflies so I will be using 4 of each. I think that I will not be using as many butterflies as I will the flowers.

Butterfly number one was created using Apple Barrell matte acrylic paint in Lilac Mist. For the center of the butterfly, I used FolkArt Glitterific FINE in the color Purple.

Butterfly number two was created using Anita’s all purpose acrylic craft paint in the color Light Coral. The center of the butterfly is a combination of Glitterific FINE acrylic paint in the color Tangerine and extra fine glitter in the color black that is from Hobby Lobby.

Butterfly number three was created using Apple Barrell matte acrylic paint in the color Key West. For the center of the butterfly I used FolkArt Glitterific FINE acrylic paint in the color Black Opal.

Butterfly number four was created using FolkArt multi-surface glitter acrylic paint in the color Turquoise. I did not do anything with the center of this butterfly as I felt it did not need it.

Butterfly number five was created using Anita’s all purpose acrylic craft paint in the color Morning Blue. For the center of this butterfly, I used craft smart glitter acrylic paint in the color Blue.

All butterflies were finished off with a generous amount of Mod Podge to make them shine!

Now it is time to add the flowers, butterflies, and some other stuff to the sign!

Craft Project #10 – Wooden Flowers

I decided to continue making what I call pre-decoration signs before the actual decorations are put up. So, I’m working on the spring sign but there is some pieces that are made separately. The first part are the flowers that will adorn the sign. I found these flowers on Amazon and the they came in a package of 100. I will be using 6 separate wood flower designs each in their own individual color. At least for this project.

Flower number one was created using Apple Barrel matte acrylic paint in pink polish as a base coat. I then topped the base coat with 2 coats of FolkArt multi-surface glitter acrylic paint. I love how the flower has turned out. I have high hopes for the remainder flowers.

Flower number two was created using delta Ceramcoat matte acrylic paint in the color Calypso Coral. I topped the base coat with 1 coat of FolkArt Glitterific acrylic paint in the color Neon Tangerine. This paint is thick so it really only took one coat with a few touch ups here and there.

Flower number three was created using Apple Barrel matte acrylic paint in the color Cameo Pink as the base coat and topping it with Recollections fine glitter in the color blush. I love how subtle the color turned out.

Flower number four was created using Apple Barrel matte acrylic paint in the color Sunny Day as the base coat and topping it with Recollections fine glitter in the color Sunflower.

Flower number five was created using Apple Barrel matte acrylic paint in the color Pink Polish as the base coat and topping it with Recollections fine glitter in the color Bubblegum.

Last, but not least, is flower number six. This flower splash was created using FolkArt matte acrylic paint in the color Soft Apple as the base coat. I topped it with Recollections fine glitter in the color Mint. For some reason, this particular flower looks more like a paint splash than a flower which made me think it would be more appropriate as greenery than what would normally be considered a flower color.