Bubble Paintings

               Another one of the things I wanted to do this Summer was a Bubble Painting. I originally saw the idea on Pinterest a few months ago, and I've been dying to try it since! Here's how they turned out:

Let's get started!

Supplies:

1. Painting Surface (I used on sale canvases from Michael's)

2. Food Coloring

3. 7 Plastic Cups 

4. Bubbles (I bought bubbles with wands because I didn't have any wands)

*OPTIONAL: Bubbles aren't water proof, if you spill any water on this project, before OR after it is dry, the colors will run and fade. After your painting has dried, apply a coat of Mod Podge to help seal in the colors and protect the piece*

Step 1: Pour out your bubbles into 6 of the 7 cups, you don't need a ton, just enough to cover the bubble wand

Step 2: Add your food coloring to the bubbles to make the "paint," I made a cup for each primary and secondary color. You'll want the color of the mixture to be very opaque so that the bubbles show up on the canvas

Step 3: Pour water into the 7th cup, this will be where you rinse your wands so that the colors don't mix

Step 4: Dip your wand into a bubble cup and start blowing the colorful bubbles!

Step 5: Let your bubble art dry for about an hour after you've finished, aaaaaaaaand.......

You're finished!

 Enjoy your new, bright Bubble Paintings!

Puppy Paintings

          I recently saw a video where a girl made a painting with her dogs. I loved the idea and decided to replicate it with my own adorable Pomeranian puppy.

Let's get started!

Supplies:
1. Dog
2. Paint (Baby friendly and washable is best)
3. Paper Plates
4. Painting Surface 
5. Treats

Step 1: Pour out the paint you're going to use for your puppy painting

Step 2: Either put your puppy in the paint, or use treats to get them to walk in the paint

Step 3: Now get your puppy onto what you are painting, use treats to get your animal to walk across and "paint"

Step 4: Let the painting dry for about an hour, aaaaaaaaand.......

You're finished!

Enjoy your abstract puppy painting!

TV Stand Flip

      The other day, (trash day to be exact) my neighbors put a TV stand out in the trash. It was a sturdy stand, and it had lots of potential to be beautiful! 

Here's the terrific transformation:

Let's get started!

You will need:
1. A piece to flip
2. Sand Paper (a palm sander is very helpful)
3. An oil based primer (I used Kilz)
4. White Paint (Enamel or Latex in a high gloss work the best)
5. Paint Roller (not pictured)
6. Paint Brush (also not pictured)

Step 1: If your item has shelves or other detachable accessories, remove them and set them aside.

Step 2: Sand the parts of the piece that you'll paint including shelves/accessories

Step 3: Wipe down the entire item, using first a dry cloth to wipe off all of the dust from the sanding. Followed by a damp cloth, and finally, another (not dusty) dry cloth wipe down.

Step 4: Primer! Prime the same parts of the furniture that were sanded using a roller and a brush, let the primer dry for about 2 hours, and if needed, touch up any bare spots

Step 5: Run your hands over the surfaces of the item, feel any bumps or rough spots? Lightly sand those spots until they don't protrude (or if you're super lazy, don't)

Step 6: Time to paint! Paint all of the sides that were primed, let the paint dry for about 2 hours, and if needed touch up any bare spots

Step 7: Reassemble your furniture, put in your shelves, cross your T's, dot your I's, the whole thing, aaaaaaaaand....... 

You're done!

LOL I forgot to take an "After" Picture

Enjoy your flipped furniture!

Confetti Tumblers

         About a year ago I picked up these very cute stemless wine glasses at Target, and they reminded me of a Anthropologie set that were replicated on a blog post! I tried the project and here's what I came up with!

So let's get started!

Supplies you will need:
1. Glasses or cups
2. Rubbing Alcohol
3. Q-Tips/Cotton Swabs
4. Paint (Enamel works best for glassware, I recommend primary colors plus white)
5. Paper Towel
6. Paint Pallet (or something to hold/mix paints)
7. Newspaper (or another thing to protect surfaces)
8. Parchment Paper
9. Cookie Sheet

*NOTE: Before you start you should plan out the colors you'll use on the glasses* 

Step 1: You'll want to clean your glasses before you paint them, so you have a nice surface to paint on. Use your rubbing alcohol and paper towel to wipe the glasses.

Step 2: Now you'll want to start mixing the colors for the first glass. I made one cool toned, one warm toned, one primary colored, and one primary/secondary colored. Let's start with the primary colored, as that's the easiest!

Step 3: Break out your Q-Tips and start dotting painting away! Don't stick to a pattern, make it organic, it's okay if it isn't perfect, try not to leave too much empty space in between the dots.

Step 4: Mix the paints for the next glass, and paint

Step 5: Repeat Step 4 until you've made all the glasses you want!

Step 6: Let the glasses air dry for four days.

Step 7: Lay the glasses right side up on parchment paper on a cookie sheet

Step 8: Put the cookie sheet with the glasses in a cool oven and set the time to 30 minutes and the temperature to 325°F. Turn the heat off after the thirty minutes, but leave the cookie sheet with the glasses in the oven for at least another hour. After the final hour, remove the cookie sheet aaaaaaaaand.......

You're finished!

Enjoy with your adorable, new confetti tumblers!