Gift making was afoot
around here in December!
I made wall decor for our
two teenage grandsons,
Preston & Triston.
Preston & Triston.
It started with wooden letters and
metal embellishments from the
Tim Holitz Idea-ology line.
More specifically, the
Gadget Gears,
Sprocket Gears
Arrows
and
Metal corners.
The gears were auditioned on the letters.
"P" for Preston.
metal embellishments from the
Tim Holitz Idea-ology line.
More specifically, the
Gadget Gears,
Sprocket Gears
Arrows
and
Metal corners.
The gears were auditioned on the letters.
"P" for Preston.
"T" for Triston.
Paint is a must so a color chart was
created showing the metallic craft
paints that I had on hand.
On Thanksgiving, I asked Preston & Triston
to pick a color for me to use on a project
that I was making for them which they did.
Triston picked the DecoArt Festive Red.
to pick a color for me to use on a project
that I was making for them which they did.
Triston picked the DecoArt Festive Red.
Preston picked the DecoArt ICE Blue.
Master's Touch Wood Painting Panels
were used for the substrate and all of the
metal embellishments were auditioned here.
were used for the substrate and all of the
metal embellishments were auditioned here.
The letters were painted with a coordinating color (silver for Preston & black for Triston) and adhered to the paint panels with matte Mod Podge. The metal embellishments were adhered with the same.
An element that represents an activity they each enjoy was attached as well. For Preston, it was a circuit board because he's into gaming.
Triston loves basketball so a basketball was collaged onto a small painted canvas which was then adhered to the paint panel.
To finish, metal corners were attached and the entire piece was sealed with Mod Podge Clear Acrylic Sealer Spray in Matte.
THE FINISHED PIECES
Preston's Gift
The silver color on the "P" doesn't
show up very well in this pic though.
Triston's Gift
Preston's silver "P" shows up much better in the photo below but the metal embellishments don't show up very well here. Some of it is the photo but some is not.
I wondered if I should paint them
silver and decided against it.
Oh well, I learned something!
That's always a good thing, isn't it?
Preston is reading my message on the
back while Triston admires the basketball!
Hubby Geo assisted me with some of this project like measuring the placement of certain metal embellishments and some of the Mod Podge application especially the finishing.
Making these gifts seemed to be a
slam dunk which warmed my heart!
Up next, gifts for girlfriends.
Happy New Year Y'all!
D~~~
Love these Donna - very creative and I'm sure they were a big hit! Cool that you let them pick the color they liked too!
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