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Watercolor Valentine Bunting – #valentineshoa

February 5, 2013 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

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Hi there! If you’re here to watch the #valentineshoa on Google +, welcome! You can view the video below.

I wrote some written instructions underneath, although the video shows pretty clearly how to make the watercolor bunting.

While I’m not new to filming live, I’m certainly not a veteran either. *sigh* Videos are a true exercise in self-confidence.

First, you lose any shred of confidence you had then you have to build it back up again so you can do what you love and share it.

That, in a nutshell, is my life. Ha!

Moving on . . . .

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Most of the bunting supplies you can get at the dollar store.

  • Coffee filters
  • ribbon
  • acrylic paint
  • small heart doilies
  • glittered hearts
  • craft glue

 

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1. Dampen the coffee filter with water.

A sheet of waxed paper or something nonstick is helpful.

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2. Water down the craft paint and then apply in small sections to the coffee filter.

Set aside to dry.

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4. Fold the dried painted filters in half.

For embellishment I used Martha Stewart’s Valentine Stamp Set – 12 adorable little stamps housed in their own wooden box.

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Don’t mind the black marks on my red ink pad. Grandson was enjoying the stamps the other day. Winking smile

 

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To get the turquoise color I used my water-based markers that I discovered with my painted cupcakes.

I haven’t tried permanent markers on the stamps. If you give them a try and they work well, let me know, ok?

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5. Glue the paper doilies onto filters.

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6. Glue the glittered hearts on top of the doilies.

The dollar store package has red & pink hearts. To make turquoise hearts I just painted a few and sprinkled them with glitter. And then fell in love with the turquoise glitter which then led to another project.

More on that later.

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7. Drape your ribbon where you want to hang the bunting and hang a filter in the center.

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8. Fill in with the rest of the filters and affix each into place with a drop of glue.

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Then, stand back and debate whether you like the red glitter or the turquoise best.

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It helps if you look in both directions.

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Oh, I can’t decide between the two.

And you know the other thing? I didn’t think I’d like red & turquoise together. I thought it was too . . . retro. Or vintage. Or whatever the ‘young’ folks call stuff that was popular back when I was young.

Ok, so maybe turquoise & red was even a little before my time. I was more in the avocado green and burnt orange era.

That explains why now, all of a sudden, I’ve developed a fondness for these two colors. (And glitter!)

I hope you’ll watch some of my friends’ Valentine projects this week. You can find the full schedule in this post and see all of the videos on Crafty Hangouts.

Colleen

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