Technique of the Week

The box can be either glazed or stained on the inside. In order to use the container for food, however, it must be glazed. If stained, you can only put wrapped candies inside. The outside finish is a non-fired technique. It can be rinsed under water but not soaked or put into the dishwasher.

1. First lay out a sheet of waxed paper long enough to bring up around the sides of the piece you are painting.
2. Squirt a layer of shaving cream onto the waxed paper about a 1/2″ thick.
3. Spread evenly with a palette knife.
4. Choose two colors of stain for your piece. Here we used red and green. On small pumpkins we used orange and brown.
5. Drizzle one color stain over the shaving cream in an up-and-down motion. Drizzle the second color in a side-to-side motion.
6. Using a palette knife swirl through the paint and shaving cream so that it looks like a marble cake. Do not overmix or you will get mud.
7. Bring the waxed paper up around the sides of the piece and press firmly in place, making sure to cover the entire piece. It will be messy and the shaving cream will squeeze out.
8. Take the entire piece to the sink.  Toss the paper into the trash and rinse the shaving cream off the piece.  Pat dry with a paper towel.
9. Using a small brush, add some streaks of gold throughout the piece. Also paint the hanger on the top of the box.
10. Let dry and spray with a gloss fixative.

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What a very fun, messy technique that the kids will love.
With a little assistance from Mom even toddlers can do it.
What a beautiful gift for a loved one this Christmas
something that they made themselves.