Easy Homemade Gift For A New Baby

Supplies needed:

• Wooden frame (got mine at Michael’s for $.99.)
• Various colors of tissue paper cut into squares
• Craft glue or any glue that will dry clear
• Acrylic paint
• Gloss. I used this one.
• Water for thinning paint and glue
• Paint brush
• Wooden letters
• Hot glue gun

Directions:

Dilute a little glue with the water, and using your paint brush + water/glue mixture, paint over a layer of tissue paper squares directly onto the frame.  Allow to dry.

Next paint over your tissue paper with diluted acryllic paint.  I really had to water down the pink because it was super dark, and I wanted the tissue paper to show through the paint layer.  After it dries, add more tissue paper with with the glue mixture.

After completely dry, flip the frame over and paint the back and sides with the acrylic paint, and once that dries, hot glue some painted wooden letters to the front of the frame, and finish off with a coat of clear gloss.

You can leave off the letters if you like, or another fun idea for a baby shower gift (especially if you don’t know the gender of the baby) is to use primary colored tissue paper and glue animal crackers around the edge.  You’ll need to shellac the frame after adding the cookies, but the extra step is well worth it.  Such a cute finished product.

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