Decorative Slate Shapes

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Materials:

slate shape - heart or shape of choice
acrylic paint - 3 similar colors
stencil paste
Fanci-Kwik stencil #W9527
stencil paint and brush
sponge
Krylon 18k gold leafing pen
glue gun and hot glue
miniature clay pot
dried flowers
small block of floral foam

Steps:

  1. Sponge-paint the surface of the slate.
  2. Attach the stencil to the slate and apply stencil paste with an applicator. Remove stencil and allow paint to dry for at least one hour.
  3. Clean the stencil and re-attach it to the slate to use as guide for painting over the stencil paste.
  4. Use the gold-leafing pen to highlight the edges of slate.
  5. Press the small foam block into the miniature clay pot.
  6. Insert dried flowers into the pot and hot glue onto the slate.
Resources
stencil - Fanci-Kwik (Model #: W9527)
Fanci-Kwik Inc.


stencil paint, dimensional stencil paste, stencil brush - Fanci-Kwik
Fanci-Kwik Inc.


Americana Acrylic Paint
DecoArt Inc.
Website: www.decoart.com

custom dried and silk floral arrangements - Flower Meadow Farms
Flower Meadow Farms
9021 N. Seneca
Valley Center, KS 67147
US
Phone: 316-755-3111
Email: flowermeadow@earthlink.net

slate - Cape Cod
Cape Cod Cooperage
1150 Queen Anne Rd.
Chatham, MA 02633
Phone: 508-432-0788

Krylon Paints 18k gold leaf pen
Krylon Products Group
Website: www.krylon.com
Guests
Jayne McNeny
Craft Expert, Flower Meadow Farms
9021 North Seneca
Valley Center, KS 67147
Phone: 316-755-3111
Email: flowermeadow@earthlink.net
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