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Creative Vintage Mixed Media WoodBlocks

My decorating style includes using fun vintage children’s blocks to spell out various words that might celebrate a holiday or add whimsy to a shelf. 

 

Creative Vintage Mixed Media WoodBlocks crafting, crafting ideas, wood crafts, wooden, ink, mixed media art, art supplies, handmade crafts

Directions:

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1. Paint blocks with white craft paint to seal the block
2. Using a trowel & inkblusher cover block with Creative Medium Metallic Gold, let dry

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3. Trim vintage paper to just smaller than the block
4. Adhere paper to sides of block with Creative Medium Metallic Gold, add a few layers of Creative Medium to intensify the color

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5. Once dry, stamp numbers/letters on all sides of blocks with StazOn Jet Black
6. Using a fantastix and StazOn, fill in any spaces left by stamp
7. Add final layers of Creative Medium Metallic Gold

by Maureen Cronin

Difficulty

Beginner

Time

45 min + dry time

Materials Needed

IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko:

Other

  • Impress Rubber Stamps: Numbers
  • Miscellaneous: blocks, vintage paper, white craft paint
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