Ribbon Box
By Ros Allman
Scrappers Solutions
072 731 5503
Requirements
- Wooden ribbon box
- Paint brush
- Ink eye (inking pad)
- Sponge block
- Blending solution
- Masking tape
- ½ pearls (flat on one side)
- Decorative lace tape
- Wooden embellishments
- Spray Craft Varnish
Instructions
Step 1:
- Paint the box white and the lid an off white colour like mushroom.
Step 2:
- Apply some ink to the lid with an ink eyepad. Blend the ink using blending solution & spongeblock.
Step 3:
- Apply the paper lace, remember to keep the backing strip to use as a stencil for the base of the box.
Step 4:
- Stick a piece of masking tape just above the width of the “lace” strip on the base of the box
- Secure the lace stencil with masking tape at either end; place it at the base of the box, using the brown ink eye sponge the ink onto the stencil.
Step 5:
- Remove the masking tape and lace backing strip & touch up the base as you did the lid to age it.
Step 6:
- To finish off your box, add the wooden embellishments, buttons to the lid and sides of the box & apply the ½ pearls onto the lace strip on the lid. Spray on the varnish and let it dry.
Coffee Station
Coffee Station
By Ros Allman
Scrappers Solutions
072 731 5503
Requirements
- Wooden coffee bar unit
- Coffee Bar sign
- Heritage acrylic paint. We used Honey Suckle
- Heritage Kwik Crack
- Paint brushes
- Sand paper (fine grit)
- Spray Craft Varnish
- Glue
Instructions
- Step 1:
Pour some paint out onto a plate and dilute the paint by 20% with water. Paint the coffee station with one coat of diluted paint, using a sponge applicator brush. Apply a second coat of paint, this time undiluted, and let it dry.
- Step 2:
Apply an even coat of Kwik Crack over the painted surface. Be careful not to touch it as this will make a smudge. Wait for it to dry completely. Kwik Crack will only work when applied between two layers of acrylic paint.
- Step 3:
You need to dilute paint again for this step by adding 10-20% water. Load the brushwith paintand paint one layer with a firm smooth movement. Don’t go over an area you have already done again, you only get one chance to make it right.
- Step 4:
For and aged or antique lookuse sand paper to sand away some of the white paint to reveal the wood underneath.
- Step 5:
To seal off your coffee station spray it with a clear varnish sealer like Seal Skin from Heritage paints.
Guest Details:
Ros Allman of Scrappers
Solutions: 072 731 5503