Mini Pallet Night Sky Painting

This week I wanted to show you "mini painting" ideas!

This project will also be taught as a class on April 14th from 5-7p at our HouseMart Ben Franklin Enchanted Lake location! The fee is $35 with all supplies included!


Supplies: 
at least 20 popsicle sticks
2 longer sticks
acrylic paint in white, black, assorted blues, purples, teals and pinks
1" wide rectangle nylon paintbrush
cup of water
hot glue / hot glue gun
black ribbon
silver Minc foil
Zig 2 way glue pen


First, hot glue your popsicle sticks to two longer sticks. I used 16, but feel free to experiment with different lengths and sizes! 

Next, paint your mini pallet with your assorted colors, starting from black and working down to purple, blue, and teal and pink.

Next, after your background is completely dry, sprinkle some watered down white paint using your paintbrush over the surface to create stars!

Then once your stars are dry, you can use your Zig glue pen, and Minc foil to make a few of the stars extra shiny!


 Then all you need to do is paint a silhouette of palm trees using black paint! 

Hot glue a bow and a ribbon to the top, and ta da!
A super cute night scene!

Have fun!

Bethany @Enchanted Lake


 

How To Color Your Glitter With Alcohol Ink

Supplies:
Alcohol Ink (color of your choice)
Extra fine glitter - white
Stampendous! Shaved Ice glitter (what I used)
Plastic cup
Popsicle stick

Step One:
Prepare your glitter in a plastic cup.

 

Step Two:

Choose your alcohol ink color.

Add 2-3 drops of alcohol ink into your glitter and mix with your popsicle stick.

Step Three:

Let your glitter mix dry before adding your glitter into any project.

 And your done!

Have a Craftastic Day!

-Julie @ Enchanted Lakes

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 308 - Woodsy Tree

Last, but not least, we have a wooden Christmas tree made up of three different sizes of popsicle sticks.

Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees

See the steps to make this project on our YouTube channel: Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 308 - Woodsy Tree

Supplies:

Jumbo popsicle sticks

Regular popsicle sticks

Craft picks

Styrofoam cone

Wooden block or knob

Scissors

Hot-glue gun and glue sticks

*optional - acrylic paint*

Using a high-temperature glue gun for this project creates a more durable bond and allows you extra time to get your pieces placed exactly where you want them.

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 307 - Snowflake

Create large, eye catching decor pieces with a little bit of paint and some popsicle sticks.

Giant snowflake made with painted jumbo popsicle sticks

View our newest episode here: Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 307 - Snowflake

Supplies:

Jumbo popsicle sticks

Acrylic paint or spray paint

Ribbon

Hot-glue gun and glue sticks

It's always helpful to plan out your design first before trying to piece your snowflake together.

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 306 - Santa's Friends Ornaments

Today's episode kicks off a week of crafting using popsicle sticks, those fun and wonderful things we all remember from school projects and summer crafting. Puna will start you off slow with some simple ornaments.

Santa's Friends Ornaments made with jumbo popsicle sticks

Watch our how-to video here: Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 306 - Santa's Friends Ornaments

Supplies:

Jumbo popsicle sticks

Acrylic paint

Baker's twine

Scribbles

Eyelash yarn

Pipe cleaners

Pom poms

Hot-glue gun and glue sticks

Make a bunch of these fun ornaments with a group of kids and decorate away.

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 264 - Bird Feeder

This week is all about summer crafting time. Join Puna today to learn how to make a simple bird feeder out of Popsicle sticks.

Make a bird feeder out of large popsicle sticks!

Watch our video on YouTube: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 264 - Bird Feeder

Supplies:

Large Popsicle sticks

Jute or twine

Hot-glue gun

Scissors

All you need to do now is to find a nice place to hang your bird feeder and add some seeds.

*Don't forget to scroll down and read today's earlier post on another awesome summer project from Enchanted Lake BFC!

A Pallet-able Project

There are a lot of people out there right now on Pinterest and all over the web who are making astounding things out of pallets. Of course one thing leads to another and the love for making things using pallets has turned into simply a love of pallets. To help spread a little more pallet love, today's blog topic concerns making something into a pallet. Well, making popsicle sticks into a mini pallet coaster, to be exact.



If you want to make this pallet project for your own home, you're going to need a few things first. Popsicle sticks are the main ingredient but you'll also need something to cut them with and something to stain them with. I used some heavy duty tin snips and Tim Holtz's Distress Stains respectively. To round the project off, you need a length of balsa wood - square shaped, not circular - a hot-glue gun, and an Xacto or utility knife.

I then cut both ends off of the popsicle sticks to give them straight edges. You can also find popsicle sticks ready made without the rounded ends, but I used what I had on hand. I also cut the balsa wood into pieces that were roughly the same size as my popsicle sticks. Then I used the Distress Stain to give the wood pieces a rugged, weathered look. Last, I hot-glued the popsicle sticks to three pieces of balsa wood.

Keep in mind that these coasters are supposed to look raw and used, just like those life-sized pallets. Don't worry if your popsicle sticks hang over too much or if a couple of your pieces have some rough edges. In fact, you want these cuties to look as imperfect as possible. The less refined the better, I think, and they're great for adding a fun, rustic touch to your home.

Drop by our Enchanted Lake store during July for demonstrations on how to make some pallets of your own.

See you soon,
Puna @ Enchanted Lake

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 135 - Popsicle Stick Frame (Wall Art)

Welcome to our Wall Art Week on Crankin’ Out Crafts. Lisa is back again today to show you how to create a simple yet graphic piece to add to your home décor.

Today's project: the Popsicle Stick Frame

Lisa is back for Wall Art Week on Crankin' Out Crafts!

Watch the Episode here: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 135 - Popsicle Stick Frame

Supplies:

Popsicle sticks

Acrylic paint

Brush

Water

5x7 frame

Hot glue

Glue sticks

Scissors

Watering down the acrylic paints before using them on the Popsicle sticks makes the paint look more like stain on the wood. Don’t forget to use a color combination that goes along particularly with your home.

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 116 - Plant Markers

Keep your plants in order & labeled nicely with these reuseable chalkboard plant markers!  Brandon shows you how easy it is to create markers using clipable mini chalkboards, or create your own chalkboard with popsicle sticks!

Make plant markers to help keep your garden organized!

Watch the segment here: Crankin' Out Crafts: Episode 116 - Plant Markers

Supplies you will need:

Newly planted Flower Pot

Popsicle or craft sticks

Mini chalkboard pins by SPC

Chalkboard paint

Brush

Chalk or Bistro markers

Thanks so much for watching and subscribing to our channel! Have fun gardening or crafting and have a great weekend!