23 February 1716
Kind crafters-
The month of February has been a bust. Your Captain Mad Ellen was sick with the flu (the constant movement and listing of the Ebony Oyster wasn't helping with recovery). Once I eventually started feeling better and easing back into crafting we experienced several small craft fails along the way. Thank you for your patience and unceasing loyalty to your captain. Favorable winds!
Cordially, Captain ME
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Gather:
-canvas, sturdy background paper, fabric or wood (I used an 8" square canvas)
-gold spray paint or gold acrylic paint
-paintbrush
-buttons, sequins, "rhinestones", glass/plastic beads, etc. in appropriate shade of green to decorate the shamrock
-glue
-loose gold glitter, for embellishment on the gold background (optional)
-Krylon clear fixative (optional but recommended)
-frame to display, also optional
Cost: $3.50 for canvas (purchased with a 50% coupon). If you don't want to use an artist's canvas a piece of craft wood, cardboard or sturdy cardstock will work. You could also substitute fabric for the background, as a suggestion and skip the painting part entirely. There are small artist's canvases (some with mini-easels!) available at most any craft stores that'll run about ¢.99 cents each and sometimes you can purchase the canvases in sets for a good price. This works out well financially especially if you are doing this craft with a group and take advantage of a store coupon in combination.
I cut out the shamrock shape and taped it to the canvas. Then EE painted the background gold with acrylic paint ('King's Gold' by craftsmart™.) Let dry then remove template. Glue on the buttons, etc. Outline the shape of the shamrock with permanent pen, art pen, etc. if desired. Once completely dried I sprayed a light coating of Krylon clear fixative.
*Crafter's trick I discovered a few years ago*: Use your cell phone camera to take pictures of your craft/art projects as you progress. By taking photos you really notice the mistakes or at least the areas that need assistance creatively. Try it! Really works!
Here's the link to the free shamrock printable I used as our template. Note that I used a three-leaf shamrock.
http://coloringpage.mesotheliomasymptons.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/easy-toddler-shamrock-coloring-pages.jpg
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