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Aleene’s This & That Happy Frame by EcoHeidi Borchers

May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Dig into your crafting doo dads to create a HAPPY frame! Perfect for all those left-over supplies. EcoHeidi Borchers shows how to mix and match any color and embellishment shapes with an easy painting technique. Featuring mosaic letter tiles, wood pieces, buttons, beads, metal washers, mirror tiles and more all glued in place with Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue.

Watch EcoHeidi’s This & That Frame YouTube tutorial!

Materials

Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Wood frame
Doo dads – mosaic letter tiles, wood shapes, buttons, beads, mirror tiles, shells, metal washers, paper butterfly, pearls, soda can tabs, dice
Blue masking tape
Spray paint – white flat
Acrylic paint – pink, blue
Paint brush
Paper towel

1. Arrange mosaic letter tiles on frame and glue in place. Cut piece of masking tape to fit on top of the letters. (This will help to protect them when spray painting.)

2. Glue remaining pieces to cover entire front of frame. Let dry.

3. Spray entire frame white. Let dry.

4. Apply acrylic paint with dry brush technique by dipping brush into paint and then wiping off most of the paint on paper towel. Brush to apply colors lightly. Let dry.

5. If desired, glue mirror tiles randomly over painted pieces. Let dry.

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Cool2Cast Green Man Journal Cover by EcoHeidi Borchers

May 7, 2013 By 6 Comments
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EcoHeidi Borchers transforms a cardboard tree shape into a Cool2Cast green man. With this Cool2Cast pouring technique, you can create the look of textured bark.

Watch EcoHeidi’s Cool2Cast Green Man Journal YouTube video tutorial!

 

Materials

Cool2Cast (available at ShopCool2Craft.com or available at all Michaels stores (in polymer clay department) Jar Hero1 Cool2Cast Green Man Journal Cover by EcoHeidi Borchersafter 6/1/13)
Cereal box cardboard
Tree Pattern – Cool2Cast Green Man Journal Heidi Borchers
Pencil
Scissors
Non-stick foil (large enough to catch over-spill when pouring Cool2Cast over cardboard tree)
Plastic zip bag
Water
Measuring cup
Face mold (old man or Santa face molds work well)
Spatula
Wax paper
Craft knife
Alcohol inks (browns, greens, rust)
Rubbing alcohol
Brush
Journal covers (I cut my journal from mat board)
Paper (for inside journal)
Custom painted tissue papers (to collage onto journal cover)
Heavy duty hole punch (to punch binding holes in journal covers)
Ribbon (to bind journal covers and papers together)
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Aleene’s Decoupage – matte or gloss finish
Brush (for decoupage)
Embellishments – handmade paper,small and medium beads, micro beads, sheet moss, birds, wire spirals

1. Place foil onto level work surface.

2. Cut tree pattern from cereal box and place on foil.

3. Mix approximately 1 cup batch of Cool2cast in zip bag according to package directions. Snip bottom corner of bag to create pour spout.

4. Pour Cool2Cast over cardboard tree. You will notice that the cardboard absorbs the water very quickly so the Cool2Cast will start to solidify quickly.

5. Pour excess Cool2Cast into face mold (and other small molds if you have additional remaining). Tap the molds to release any trapped bubbles and set the face molds aside to dry for approximately 1 hour.

6. Use spatula to start smoothing and spreading Cool2Cast to cover all areas of cardboard tree. Your Cool2Cast should be solidifying at this point.

7. Use spatula to lift tree from foil and move onto clean piece of wax paper.

8. Use tip of spatula to draw bark lines into Cool2Cast. Set aside to dry for several hours.

9. When your Cool2Cast face is set, unmold and place on foil.

10. Mix a small batch of Cool2Cast and pour a small circle onto foil. Carefully place the face into the wet puddle of Cool2Cast. Let dry undisturbed. (Note: if you are using the Santa Clause face mold, you will also want to pour Cool2Cast over his hat area so that he transforms into a green man.)

11. When your tree is dry, remove from wax paper. Clean up any rough branch edges with craft knife. Place tree back onto clean wax paper.

12. Apply alcohol inks either directly from bottle or dilute with alcohol and brush on. Layer colors or spray with alcohol for interesting effects. Repeat technique to color green man face. Let dry.Green Man Journal full crop2 Cool2Cast Green Man Journal Cover by EcoHeidi Borchers

13. Use Aleene’s Decoupage to collage handmade papers onto journal cover. Let dry.

14. Use Aleene’s Tacky Glue to glue tree in place on journal cover. Glue face in place on tree.

15. Use glue to apply beads, wire, moss around tree branches and around green man face. Let dry.

16. Bind covers and papers together with ribbon. Tie ribbon in bow and add beads to ribbon streams.

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Aleene’s Mother’s Day Coupon Flower Bouquet by EcoHeidi Borchers

April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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EcoHeidi Borchers shares a clever idea for creating special coupons for Mom! This flower bouquet will brighten up any special occasion!

Watch EcoHeidi’s Mother’s Day Coupon Flower Bouquet YouTube video tutorial!

Materials

Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Peel & Stick Sheets
Fabric -  for the flowers – fun colors -  for the leaves assorted greens (note: for the stems and leaves you will need to rip fabric strips from green fabric and iron flat)
Scissors
Aleene’s Mothers Day Coupon Flower Pattern
Buttons (various colors and styles)
Wooden skewer sticks (for stems)
Florist wire 20 gauge (for leaves ) 2 for each flower 6” – 8” long
Needle nose pliers (to bend leaves wire)
Circle template or paper punch (for cutting coupon)
Paper (for coupons)
Jar to hold flowers
Paper shreds for inside jar

1. Cut 2 pieces of fabric slightly larger than Peel & Stick sheets. Remove release paper and press Peel & Stick onto wrong side on one piece of fabric. Press paper firmly with fingers (or use a craft stick with one end cut off to use a rubbing tool). Remove release paper and adhere both pieces of fabric wrong sides together. Place pattern onto top and cut out flowers.

2. Glue buttons in place on front of flowers with several layers of Peel & Stick.

3. To cover the stems, place a 1/2″ x 1/2″ piece of Peel and Stick onto the end on the wrong side of one of the green fabric strips. Remove backing paper and place onto the top of a wood skewer stick. Begin to roll or wrap fabric around the stick. When you reach the end of stick, cut fabric and place another small piece of Peel & Stick on fabric and finish wrapping end to secure in place.

4. For spiral leaves, use same procedure of wrapping fabric strip(s) on the florist wire. Using pliers, bend covered florist wires into spirals. Cut a 6″ strip of the green fabric. Cut a 1/2″ piece of Peel & Stick and attach to end of wrong side of fabric. Remove paper backing. To hold the two leaves onto the stem, adhere the end of the 6″ fabric strip just below the spirals and continue to wrap fabric strip around stem to secure leaves in place. Use another piece of Peel & Stick to glue end of fabric strip in place on stem.

5. Use Peel & Stick to adhere flower to top of stem.

6. Print out coupons on computer and cut into circles approximately 1-½” diameter.

7. Place a small piece of Peel & Stick on back of coupon. Remove the backing paper and place coupon onto the back of the flower (over the stem.)

8. Fill jar with paper shreds and tie a fabric bow around the jar. Place flowers into the jar.

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Aleene’s Eco Chic Owl Purse by EcoHeidi Borchers

April 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
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EcoHeidi Borchers transforms an empty glue package into a clever owl purse! The envelope-style packaging of Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Peel & Stick Sheets is perfect for this show-stopper! Covered in felt and fabric feathers, this themed purse will hold your ID and small stuff for a fun night out on the town or anytime you want to make a creative statement!

Watch EcoHeidi’s Clever Owl Purse YouTube video tutorial!

Materials

Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Peel & Stick Tape
Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Peel & Stick Sheets (you will also be using the package for the base of this purse)
Small paring knife
Dark brown t-shirt fabric (or other fabric of choice) for outside approximately 15″ x 8″
Fabric for inside panel approximately 13-3/4″ x 4-5/8″
Fabric – for feathers (you can select a fancy embroidered fabric or a cute print fabric)
Felt -medium brown, beige for eyes, beak, brows
Buttons – for eyes
Velcro – adhesive backed 1″ piece
Beaded necklace or chain (for handle)
Scissors
Needle and thread (to stitch on beaded necklace handle)
Patterns

1. Cut open the sides of the packaging with knife. Remove any excess paper scraps after cutting open. Lay packaging on work surface printed side up.

2. Apply Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Peel & Stick Tape along edges (in rectangle pattern).

3. Turn over and apply Tape to unprinted side. Also apply strips along flaps and down center.

4. Cut t-shirt material at least 1/2″ larger than packaging.

5. Remove release paper from tape on printed side. Press onto fabric. Cut fabric to 1/2″ along all edges.

6. Remove release paper from tape along outside edges and flap (leave paper on tape strip down center).

7. Wrap fabric around edge and press into adhesive clipping corners to ease fabric around curved edges. The front is now covered with fabric.

8. Cut piece of liner fabric 4-5/8″ x 13-3/4″. Apply tape to uncovered side of packaging. Press liner fabric into adhesive.

9. To close packaging back up, apply Peel & Stick Tape along front side of each flap. Remove liner paper, fold flaps in and fold end flap into adhesive. You have now covered the packaging on both sides and have re-assembled it to its original shape.

10. Apply Aleene’s Peel & Stick Sheets to back of felt and cut eye, eyebrow and feet patterns.

11. Remove release paper and press felt shapes in place on top front flap.

12. Apply Peel & Stick Tape to back of button eyes (two layers) and press eyes in place.

13. For the beak, adhere two layers of felt together. Apply Peel & Stick Sheet to back top 1/2 of beak. Apply piece of Velcro to bottom back side of beak.Adhere beak to flap, pressing Velcro in place below flap. This will allow you to open and close the flap.

14. For feet, adhere two layers of brown felt together. Cut patterns. Using photo as guide, apply piece of Peel & Stick Tape to front top of feet and glue in place on bottom back of purse. (The feet are hanging down along bottom edge.)

15. Apply Peel & Stick Sheets to back of feathers fabric. Cut feather patterns. Remove release paper and glue feathers in place.

16. For the handle, hand stitch the beads along the fold on the inside flap. The stitching can be covered by the brow. Simply lift small section of brow slightly, stitch and place brow down over stitches.

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Aleene’s Lampshade Bowl by EcoHeidi Borchers – DIY Craft

April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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EcoHeidi Borchers has come up with a clever way to upcycle a lampshade. Cover it with fabric strips and transform it into a bowl. Now that’s a cute DIY craft!

Watch EcoHeidi’s Lampshade Bowl YouTube video tutorial!

Materials

Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Permanent Dry Cleanable Fabric Adhesive
Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Spray-On Fusible Web
Lampshade (size of your choice)
Hammer (to remove inside lampshade wire frame)
Cardboard (or matboard) to create bottom piece for bowl
Pen or pencil
Fabric
Scissors
Iron
Clothespin

1. Remove inside wire frame (the part that goes over the lightbulb) from lampshade. I just used my hammer to tap it out from the inside of my lampshade.

2. Determine which end of lampshade that you want to be the bottom of your bowl. Place that end onto cardboard and trace around with pen.

3. Cut along pattern line and slip circle into lampshade to determine if size and shape are correct. Remove from lampshade.

4. Cut 1 piece of fabric approximately 1″ larger than cardboard circle.

5. Cut 1 piece of fabric approximately 1/4″ smaller than cardboard circle.

6. In a well-ventilated area, spray one side of cardboard circle with Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Spray-On Fusible Web. Place face down onto wrong side of large fabric circle.

7. With scissors, clip fabric at 1″ intervals around entire fabric circle. This will help to ease fabric around circle in next step.

8. To glue excess fabric to circle, spray around outside edge of cardboard (and fabric) with Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Spray-On Fusible Web. Press excess fabric into Fusible Web.

9.  Spray wrong side of smaller fabric circle with Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Spray-On Fusible Web. Place onto back of cardboard. You will now have a circle covered on both sides with fabric.

10. To cover lampshade, rip strips of fabric approximately 1-1/4″ wide. The number of strips will be determined by the size of your lampshade.

11. Iron ripped strips flat.

12. Apply a 1″ line of Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Adhesive along top edge of lampshade and press end of first strip into glue. Begin wrapping strip around and around shade, overlapping approximately 1/2″ until you come to the end of the strip. Glue end of strip in place on lampshade.

13. Continue to add and glue fabric strips until all of lampshade is covered in fabric.

14. Slip fabric covered cardboard circle inside and press into bottom of lampshade. If desired, glue in place.

15. Create bow from fabric strip and glue in place on top edge of bowl. Use clothespin to hold in place while glue dries.

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The Look of Embossing with Glue on Glass Jars by EcoHeidi Borchers DIY Craft

March 26, 2013 By 1 Comment
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EcoHeidi Borchers shares how to create the look of embossing with Aleene’s Tacky Glue to upcycle glass jars. A cool technique and pretty way to store all sorts of goodies! Featured on Cool2Craft.

Watch EcoHeidi’s Look of Embossing with Glue YouTube video tutorial!

Materials

Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Aleene’s Spray Acrylic Sealer – Matte
Glass jar with lid
Craft sticks
Transparent tape (to create nozzle for glue bottle)
Hair dryer (for speeding up glue drying process)
Rustoleum Flat White spray paint
Craft chalks (colors of your choice)
Stencil brush – small (cut bristles to 1/4″)
Paper towels

1. Clean jar inside and out.

2. Apply tape nozzle to glue bottle.

3. To keep round jars from rolling, lay two craft sticks on worktable. Spread apart to hold glass bottle in between.

4. Working one section at a time, hold nozzle about 1/4″ above surface of glass jar and draw random floral designs or squiggles and lines. NOTE: you can also draw patterns onto paper and secure inside jar to follow pattern lines with glue.

5. To keep glue from dripping as you work, use hair dryer to speed up drying process on glue to form skin on glue. Then, you are ready to rotate bottle slightly and continue drawing pattern. You will need to let sections dry completely before moving on. You can also add glue lines to the lid. If desired, glue Cool2Cast embellishment in place on lid.

6. Let dry until glue is completely clear.

7. When glue is completely clear, with lid on jar, in a well ventilated area, spray entire jar and lid with white spray paint. Let dry.

8. To apply chalk colors, scrub brush into chalk and then scrub into pattern sections on jar. Blow off excess chalk dust. Clean off brush between colors by scrubbing onto paper towel.

9. Repeat until entire design and background are colored with chalk.

10. Spray entire chalked surface with Matte sealer.

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Aleene’s Look of Wood Planks Birdhouse Fairy House by EcoHeidi Borchers DIY Craft

March 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
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EcoHeidi Borchers shows how to transform brown bag strips into the look of wood planks to transform a wood birdhouse into a magical fairy house. This vintage Aleene’s DIY craft technique is a great way to change the look of wood surfaces. Featured on Cool2Craft.

Watch EcoHeidi’s Look of Wood Planks Birdhouse Fairy House YouTube video! 

Materials

Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Wood bird house (select soft-wood birdhouse so that you can easily cut away front opening) The birdhouse used in this tutorial was purchased at Michaels.
Brown grocery bag
Craft knife
Ruler
Pencil
Pliers
Squeegee (cardboard or expired gift card works well)
Nail (for adding texture to brown bag)
Acrylic paint – black, rust brown, white, moss
Water
Paint brush (fine tip and 1/2″ flat shader)
Sheet moss
Silk or paper flowers
Fairies (we find these in tubes in the kids section at Michaels)

1. Cut door into front of birdhouse by first marking door lines with ruler and pencil.

2. Carefully using craft knife, cut along pattern lines. It may take several passes with the craft knife to cut completely through the wood.

3. Use pliers to pull away the cut piece. If needed, use craft knife to straighten any cut edges.

4. Glue two layers of brown bag together with Aleene’s Tacky Glue. Use squeegee to smooth the glue when applying. Smooth glued layers together with finger tips or brayer.

5. While the glue is still wet, to add texture to brown bag, lightly score paper with nail, running in a vertical pattern to replicate the effect of wood grain.

6. Cut brown bag into 1/2″ strips.

7. Cut strips to fit outside walls of birdhouse, glue in place. Cut pieces of brown bag for shingles and eaves, glue in place and let all pieces dry.

8. Create doors in same manner but wait to glue them in place until the entire outside of house is painted.

9. To paint shadows, slightly thin black paint with water. Apply paint using cut edges as guide. If desired, create additional cross “cuts” by painting black lines where desired.

10. With flat brush, add additional paint strokes where the cross cuts meet to give additional shadow effects. Let dry.

11. To create wood color, mix rust brown paint with water to create wash. With flat brush, following the faux wood grain, apply brown paint wash to all brown bag strips. Let dry.

12. For highlights, dry-brush white acrylic paint lightly over all planks. Let dry.

13. For mossy effect, dry-brush moss acrylic paint lightly over all black shadow areas. Let dry.

14. Glue sheet moss pieces and flowers around house and glue fairy in place.

This magical fairy house is designed to be used for indoor display use only. Have fun creating this cool diy craft and invite the fairies to play in your garden!

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Window Screen Beads Necklace by EcoHeidi Borchers

March 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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EcoHeidi Borchers discovered over 30 years ago the versatility of crafting beads with metal window screen. It’s fun and easy to create these by the dozen and string into bread strands. Featured on Cool2Craft TV.

Watch EcoHeidi’s Window Screen Beads YouTube video tutorial!

Materials

Metal window screen
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Scissors (I use dollar store scissors)
Knitting needle
Hair dryer (optional)
Toothpick
Straight pin – long enough to pin through side of bead and into box
Cardboard box
Acrylic paint (I used silver metallic)
Paint brush
Beads (various sizes including sizes to fit inside window screen beads)
Jewelry beading wire, closure, crimps, jewelry pliers

1. Cut pieces of metal screen into rectangles approximately 1-1/4″ x 2″. (Adjust size to suit your design needs.)

2. Lay screen on worktable. Place knitting needle along shorter edge and begin rolling to wrap the screen around needle. Wrap as tight as you can and keep the edges straight as you roll.

3. Pull bead off needle. Because the screen is metal, the rolled bead should hold together nicely.

4. Apply a line of Aleene’s Tacky Glue to all cut edges. This will help to seal any rough points. (Hint: you can use a hair dryer on low setting to help glue form a skin to avoid excess drips.)

5. To suspend the bead while the glue dries, poke pin through side of bead and press it into side of box. This will keep the glued areas from sticking to anything while the glue dries. If glue begins to drip, just use the toothpick to wipe away the drip. Repeat to create additional beads. Let glue dry until clear.

6. When glue is dry, check cut edges to be sure that all sharp wire points are completely covered in glue. If needed, add an additional coat of glue and let dry.

7. Slip dried bead onto end of knitting needle and brush over entire bead with acrylic paint. Some paint will stick into the window screen openings. Let dry completely.

8. To string window screen beads, you can slip smaller beads onto beading wire. Slip the window screen bead onto the wire and slide over the smaller beads until they are “caged” inside the wire bead. Add a large bead at each end of wire bead to hold everything in place. Continue beading until desired beading design is achieved. Finish with favorite jewelry closure.

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Soda Can F-U-N Wall Art by EcoHeidi Borchers

February 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
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Add a splash of FUN to your wall with soda can covered wood alphabet letters. Heidi Borchers uses soda cans, energy drink cans and tea cans that have bright colors and fun patterns to create her super cool whimsical wall art. Featured on Cool2Craft TV.

Click image below to watch Heidi’s Soda Can F-U-N Wall Art YouTube video tutorial!

Materials

Aleene’s 7800 Adhesive
Drink cans (soda, tea, etc.)
Wood alphabet letters
Acrylic paint (to complement soda can colors)
Paint brush
Scissors (dollar store scissors are best)
Craft knife
Craft foam sheet
Stylus
Circle template
Wax paper
Brick (1 for each letter)
Eye pins
Large jump rings
Jewelry pliers
Wet wipe

1. Paint wood letters. Set aside to dry.

2. Cut tops and bottoms from cans using craft knife to carefully punch through top and bottom sides and scissors to cut away top and bottom. Cut down side to open can.

3. Save the tops and bottoms for other projects :)

4. If needed, use a wet wipe to clean inside of can.

5. Place can right side up on craft foam sheet. Place alphabet letter on top of can – moving it around until you have it placed over desired design area. Hold letter firmly in place and use stylus to trace outline of letter onto can.

6. Cut out letter along embossed pattern line. Be sure to cut smooth lines so that no sharp edges remain. It’s those little jagged edges that can be sharp so take your time in cutting out the letters very carefully and smoothly and be sure to round all corner edges.

7. To add texture to your can letter, lay the letter on craft foam and use the stylus to draw light long lines on wrong side. Turn over and repeat on printed side. This will help the letter to lay flat.

8. To add swirls to your letters, draw round circles onto soda can piece with stylus. Cut out circle with scissors.

9. To create swirl, you are going to cut a 1/8″ strip from the circle. Do this by gradually cutting into the circle until you reach the 1/8th inch mark. Continue cutting the strip until you reach the center. (My video gives you a great detail on this step!)

10. Apply glue to front of wood letter. Lay soda can letter into glue. Insert end of swirl between wood letter and soda can letter – add a dab of glue if needed.

11. Place letter on firm work surface. Place piece of waxed paper over soda can letter and then place brick on top of letter. Keep brick in place until glue dries.

12. Screw eye pins in top and bottom of letters (placement will be determined by letters used) and join with jump ring.

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Aleene’s Yarn Votive Holder by EcoHeidi Borchers

February 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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It’s super cool to craft with yarn! Designed by Heidi Borchers, this yarn votive and pen holder are quick to make thanks to Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Spray. Personalize a pretty votive or pen holder with your favorite plain or fancy yarns.

Watch Heidi’s super cool Yarn Votive Holder YouTube video tutorial!

Materials

Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Spray
Aleene’s Acrylic Spray Sealer – Matte (you must use this first if you are applying Fast Grab Tacky Spray to glass surfaces)
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
Yarn – colors of your choice
Fancy yarn – (if you want to add a fancy finish effect)
Embellishments – beads, wire
Jewelry findings – jump rings, eye pins, flat head pins
Jewelry pliers

1. If using glass votive, clean surface of all grease and/or dust.

2. In a well ventilated area, spray outside surfaces with Spray Sealer. Let dry.

3. In a well ventilated area, spray outside surfaces with Fast Grab Tacky Spray.

4. Immediately press end of plain yarn into adhesive and wrap around and around votive until entire outside surface is covered in yarn. Use Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue to secure end of yarn to votive. Let dry.

5. If using fancy yarn, glue in place over plain yarn with Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue.

6. Embellish with beads and wire as desired.

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