Cindy's Creative Journey: Texas FlagHome Decor project Tutorial by Cindy Bristow

Texas Flag Home Décor project Tutorial

by Cindy Bristow

Howdy!

How about a 3-D project for todays post? I had a few of the middle sized blocks from the House to Home trio packs left over from Christmas projects so I decided to make a Texas themed décor project. How fun is this?!!!

I started out by painting my block with Gesso - this primes the surface so the wood doesn't soak up all your paint. Once the gesso was dry, I pulled out some washi tape from my stash. I have a ton of washi tape and never seem to use it much, but it's great for masking off areas in craft projects! I painted the back, all four sides and then 1/2 of the front using Navy Blue paint from Deco Arts. Then I painted the bottom right quarter with Candy Apple Red paint. Once it was dry, I took it out on my patio and sanded all of the sides and a bit on the flat surfaces to give it a distressed look.

To age it a bit more, I grabbed my Oatmeal Cookie Ink Pad and inked up my edges and the flat surfaces. Make sure to use a light touch on the flat edges so you only catch the raised surfaces of the wood. Next I tapped some Whip Cream Silk all over it.

While my silk was drying, I cut 2 stars out of light weight chipboard using my Star Dom die and glued them together. I used my finger to dab some Whip Cream paint onto the front and sides, I didn't want it to cover the chipboard all the way so it looked old. I also used my Oatmeal Cookie inkpad on the star.

To finish off this project, I used the blessed stamp from the Humble and Kind stamp set and my Clear Pigment inkpad and Black Embossing powder. I love how it is raised off the wood.