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Still Plays With Crayons!

Still Plays With Crayons!
Still Plays With Crayons!

I love this technique! You do two wax rubbings with two different colored crayons using two different stencils, on the same sheet of translucent paper! Then, you spray or stain the back of the paper with a third color!

I did these about two weeks ago.
I love crayons! Always have!

The four stencils I used are all from PMartist Studio. The crayons are from Amazon and Dollar Tree.

Today, I stained them each with Unicorn Spit.

Zia for this one:

Unicorn Spit is very intense but can be diluted with water.

Phoenix Fire for the other:

I used a sponge brush and a misting bottle to add water. The paper is cicada paper, a brown rice paper. (My joke is always “Is brown rice paper better for you than white rice paper?”)

After Spit

Unicorn Spit is so intense, especially the orange, that I might like the rubbings better without it.

I Know a Place!

I Know a Place!
I Know a Place!

In our rural county, there’s not much in the way of craft stores. I found a booth in a local antique store that sells new and lightly used craft supplies! Here are examples:

I bought that Martha Stewart butterfly punch!
‘Thinking about these…
I love Unicorn Spit and the new stuff is pricey!
Re-inkers!!!
A strange punch contraption!
Embossing powders!

There were lots more goodies! Laura bought an unopened rock painting kit for her grandson. We made a little trip when she was visiting last week! Here’s the building:

Carolina Treasures on Main

The address is 519 Main Street, N. Wilkesboro, NC 28659. The booth, Wilkes Craft, is #19. The proprietor is Allison Pinnix O’Neil.

We also discovered the portobello quesadillas across the street at the Cinder Bistro!

The collards were Laura’s!

I’ll have to go back for a better exterior photo (and more quesadillas!)

Ah, Spit!

Ah, Spit!
Ah, Spit!

It started with a a paper like this:

It’s a gel print by Patricia Carmichael Cline of PMartist Studios. I won it in a drawing, along with a whole pack of papers and stencil pieces. I remember when Patricia printed it. She used acrylic paint and a comb-like tool to make the swirls. She pulled it with wet strength tissue. I liked the transparency of the tissue and got an idea.

I bought a glass cylinder vase and an electric candle from Dollar Tree. The Unicorn Spit was a previous clearance purchase from Michael’s. I used a foam brush and spread the Unicorn Spit on the back of the tissue. Unicorn Spit is a water-based gel stain. The color is Party Punk Pink and it is intense! The tissue dried like this:

The front:

I wrapped the tissue, pink side against the glass and folded edges in and under. I turned on and dropped in the candle:

I turned down the lights:

And let her dance!

Next, I’ll finish up by attaching the tissue to the glass with clear gel medium. I am pretty pumped about this!