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Framed St Patrick's Day Craft

Jane and Sonja
Create a fun St Patrick's Day craft with some paint and old thrifted picture frame.
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Ingredients
  

  • 5”x5” Photo frame inexpensive, thrifted or Dollar Store
  • Americana Decor Chalky Finish in Fortune
  • Americana Decor Creme Wax in white
  • Americana Acrylics in Snow White
  • DecoArt Extreme Sheen in Pink Tourmaline, Sterling Silver, Sapphire, Aquamarine
  • Paintbrushes assorted sizes and paper towel
  • Cork sheet
  • Scissors
  • Ruler and pencil

Instructions
 

  • Remove glass and picture frame backing. Apply a coat of chalky paint in Fortune to frame. Let it dry fully.
  • Once dry, apply a coat of white wax over the frame and rub excess off with a clean paper towel. Put aside to dry.
  • Prepare a sheet of cork to fit inside the photo frame, measure length and width, mark with pencil and cut.
  • Using a fine tip paintbrush, paint a puffy cloud on the lower left side of the cork sheet in white paint. Let dry and add an extra coat of paint if needed.
  • Using a mix of Extreme Sheen paints, paint a rainbow arch from the cloud to the upper left edge of the cork sheet. We used XX.
  • Insert back into the photo frame to finish.
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