DIY - Flower vase paint - using Spray paint

Initially I saw one of the article and it said to paint a gold band and I did. I presented it to my cousin but I was not satisfied with the work. I have been looking for alternative and I found spray paint which I got for some other reason I believe. I said why not experiment. So I added the tape to the vase. However the tape I used problem is there is still little seaping in. Not sure how to correct it yet. However here are the results. Let me know if you think they are good to use. 

The final output

Canvas Art -(2) kolam/muggu - for gifts

I saw this idea at someone's place (actually at two homes atleast) and loved the simple idea of saving the tradition as well as showcasing it in such a way that it blends in with transitional style. Past christmas I gave some as gifts. Finally I made 4 for my home. There were several parts that needed to be decided - choose the indian muggu that goes on it and figuring out how much space it needs and how big or small can we make and what colors would look nice.

I am big fan of metallic colors as it has a little ting of glow with it. So I chose mostly the metallic peacock pearl color, metallic berry, satin lipstick, satin red, regular black, white, metallic green (winter color) etc.





Here are some pics :

Canvas Art - (1) Initials

I tried looking at online to do something easy and fun for kids as well as me or as a gift, I saw the initial project at one of the website and started trying those. I made my kids do it for their own rooms with their initials. They liked it.

I also gave it as present to close family who has newly borns. I am happy how they turned out. Here are the pictures of some of them I/kids made:

Here are the final ones of what my kids made:
(We learnt from my son's one that we should stop at a point otherwise it will be too much rounds).

My first gifts I made - initials : I like the green and blue colors. However I still feel I could have made the A even more better. 

Another gift ready to be given (lots of names start with "A")

How to do - the first two pics shown are given below:

The color combinations I used are explained in picture below:

Paint the surfaces with the color you want. Paint the sides also. Let them dry and do a second coat of paint if needed. 

Use the circular dots, dip in paint and apply on the canvas. make sure you do not apply too much. adjust the paint with a small brush. Let them dry. If you are not satisfied, apply another coat of the paint on top again of the white dots using brush. 

Now I am not a free style artist, so I practiced the initial on paper first, then I tried to do the initial on the canvas using a paint of self color that way it is not that evident. I then applied the paint on it. That is how I achieved the initial canvas.

Custom Coffee mugs/Gifts

I did some coffee mugs for family members and some fun time for kids to do their own. It was fun. ONlY thing I could not figure out is how to make it last long. I tried some of them stayed long and some of them did not. I would sparsely clean up and may be used more for the cup holding pens etc I guess. Here are some pics:

DIY - Tea light holders Upcycle - Dollar store DIY

I saw this upcycle on pinterest and I had all items right at home since 10 years no changes made. I thought it will be worth spending a few minutes and give them a new look. Here is the output.

items required (or available at home)

 tea light holders

 Glue gun

 Upcycled one of the holder

 Finished two of them. Not perfect but a new look. Change is good :).