TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - Metallics Brilliant Gold, Brilliant Silver, Copper – tall, narrow black ceramic container, fresh floral foam, 4” Styrofoam brand foam ball, 4” Styrofoam discs, 18 fresh red gerbera daisies, knife, double sided tape

TECHNIQUE

1. Apply 2 light coats of Brilliant Silver to Styrofoam ball, spraying approx. 15" from surface. Let dry.
2. Soak floral foam then cut to fit container.
3. Arrange gerbera daisies as shown on either side of container.
4. Place painted Styrofoam sphere over container and push down to secure.
5. Styrofoam discs are sprayed in the same manner as the ball with all 3 metallic hues. Adhere to wall for accent

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Design Master Sprays - COLORTOOL Spray Robin's Egg, Metallic Spray Super Silver, ColorTEX Flurry – glass vase, green sheer ribbon, self-adhesive rhinestone initial, fresh pale peach roses, knife, favor box

TECHNIQUE

vase
1. Turn vase upside down on a protected surface. Very lightly spray vase with Super Silver applying color approx. 15" from surface. This extra light coat will give the vase a shimmer appearance. Let dry.
2. Lightly spray vase with Flurry, not completely covering to let a little shimmer show through. Let dry approx. 8 hours.
3. When dry arrange fresh roses and embellish neck of vase with a ribbon tie.

favor box
1. On a protected surface lay box top and bottom with openings down.
2. Apply 2 light coats of Robin's Egg, spraying approx. 12" from surface. Let dry.
3. Adhere rhinestone initial.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Spray - Home Décor Stain Woodsmoke, Clear Finish Matte – unglazed ceramic vase, lamp kit from hardware store, wicker lampshade, removable round stickers, paper towel, latex glove

TECHNIQUE

1. Adhere sticker in a desired pattern on lamp.
2. Apply a mist of Woodsmoke to lamp, spraying approx. 12" from the surface. Let dry. If desired, apply additional coats of stain to deepen the color.
3. Apply a topcoat of Clear Finish Matte for extra durability and let dry.
4. On lampshade, heavily apply a coat of Woodsmoke ensuring color is applied into the weave.
5. Working one side of the shade at a time, apply another coat of Woodsmoke and immediately wipe away color on the raised areas of the weave. Let dry. As an option to this step, Woodsmoke can be sprayed into paper towel and rubbed over stained lampshade, removing the color.
6. Insert lamp kit into vase opening and attach lamp shade.

The classic della rhobia design gets a casual twist for the extended holidays.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - 24KT PURE GOLD - Deep Reed Basket - 4 Artificial Spruce Sprays - 2 Silk Holly Sprays - Artifical Fruit Assortment of Yellow Pears, Oranges, Grape Clusters - Assorted Sizes Glass Ball Ornaments in Purple, Red, Burgundy, Bronze - Pine Cones - Stryrofoam - Wire Clippers - Wired Wood Picks - Hot Glue, Glue Gun - Latex Gloves - Paper Towel

TECHNIQUE

1. Protect surrounding work area from overspray with newspaper. Heavily spray an area of the basket with 24KT Pure Gold.
2. With glove protected hands and paper towel, IMMEDIATELY wipe the gold spray from random raised reeds of the basket. This will reveal the natural underlying color of the basket to create a metallic washed look.
3. Move to another area of the basket and repeat the process until the whole basket is treated. Let dry.
4. Insert Styrofoam into basket and secure.
5. Clip spruce sprays into smaller sections and insert into foam, designing the perimeters of your design all the way around. Attach a wired wooden pick to smaller spruce pieces to create stem length and insert where needed. Leave some smaller pieces for later to fill in holes.
6. Insert wooden pick into fruits and arrange in foam. Arrange the fruit, some pine cones and larger ornaments in a mounded fashion. To fasten ornaments in design, attach wood pick into their opening and secure with hot glue. Let dry and insert.
7. Gild holly leaves by closely spraying each leaf with 24KT Pure Gold then immediately, lightly wipe with paper towel while spray is still wet. This creates a streak of gold over the foliage. Trim holly sprays into desired sizes and insert into arrangement. Add wood picks to stems for additional length when needed or, attach smaller pieces with hot glue.
8. Insert small red ornaments and more pine cones into design.
9. Fill in any small spaces with small greenery pieces.

a distinctive holiday wedding bouquet or an ultra unique wall sconce

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Design Master Spray – Metallic Spray 24KT Pure Gold, TACK 2000 Spray Adhesive –Styrofoam brand foam medium sized cone, 10 red silk roses, 3 red silk spray roses, paper towel, red satin ribbon, low temp glue/glue gun, wire clippers, latex gloves, wired wood pick

TECHNIQUE

1. Remove rose leaves from stems. On a protected surface lay leaf down. Spray 24KT Pure Gold into a wadded tip of paper towel and brush on the gold. Let dry. Gild all the leaves in this manner.
2. On a protected surface, lay gilded leaves face down then spray backsides with spray adhesive.
3. Starting at the tip of the cone adhere leaves, overlapping sides then overlapping tips as new rows are required. Cover all but the flat bottom of cone.
4. Cut rose stems to length and arrange in a mounded fashion as shown. Insert clusters of spray roses in openings between larger roses. Glue stems in place.
5. Cut lengths of ribbon and attach grouped ends to wood pick. Insert into cone through tip.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - COLORTOOL Spray Flat White, Glue For Glitter – chipboard skeleton wood puzzle – Opalescent Micro Glitter

TECHNIQUE

1. Spraying approximately 12” from surface apply 2-3 coats of Flat White while puzzle piece are intact in the wood sheets. Let dry between coats. Flip and spray other side in same manner.
2. Punch out wood puzzle pieces and assemble.
3. When assembled, spray skeleton again, applying 2-3 coats of color, concentrating on edges of the puzzle pieces. Let dry between coats.
4. Spray the skeleton with Glue For Glitter and immediately sprinkle with opalescent glitter.

A Halloween mask with a Day of the Dead tribute

TOOLS and SUPPLIES

Design Master Sprays - COLORTOOL Spray Flat White, Dresden Clear Glaze, Glitter Spray Red – paper mache skeleton mask – paint pens in black, red, green – 2 yds sheer orange ribbon – 2 red silk roses – hot glue/glue gun- hole punch

TECHNIQUE

1. Spraying approximately 12” from surface apply 2-3 coats of Flat White. Let dry between coats.
2. With paint pens, design and paint design around eyes, mouth, nose, cheeks and other areas. Paint leaves at crown. Let dry.
3. Apply 2 coats of Dresden Clear Glaze over mask. Let dry between coats.
4. With a hole punch, make 2 holes on either side of mask and thread with ribbon pieces. Alternating half knots are made partially on ribbon streamers.
5. Spray red roses with Glitter Red. Let dry. Clip base of silk roses tight to blossom. Glue in place.

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TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - COLORTOOL Spray Basil, Home Decor Stain Pecan, TACK 1000 Spray Adhesive – natural 12" x 12" wooden photo frame, 12" x 12" WorldWin® Double Mates™ Cardstock one each: creamy cocoa and spring green, 8" X 10" Photo, 17 green silk leaves, Prang® Watercolors brown, fine paint brush, dimensional foam adhesive circles, extra strength glue stick, X-Acto knife and cutting mat, newspapers

TECHNIQUE

1. This project uses the Reverse Stencil technique. Cover work surface with newspapers in a well-ventilated area. Position photo on Spring Green cardstock and plan where leaves will be able to overlap photo without covering important parts of the image. Remove photo and set aside. In a well-ventilated area, cover work surface with newspapers. Lightly spray back of leaves with TACK 1000. Position leaves by overlapping around top and bottom of Spring Green cardstock. Spray light mists of Basil over top of leaves and cardstock. Lightly spray around outside of cardstock using Pecan Stain. Let dry.
2. Remove leaves from cardstock revealing outlines of leaves. Use paintbrush and thinned down brown watercolor to free-hand paint veins onto leaves. Optional: Use brush tip felt markers instead. Let dry.
3. Plan where leaves need to be cut to insert photo under them. Use craft knife and cut around edges of leaves, working on cutting mat.
4. Trim brown cardstock to 8 1/2" x 10 1/2". Use glue stick to attach photo to cardstock. Then use glue stick to attach cardstock to middle of leaf cardstock, allowing leaf cutouts to overhang around picture. If desired, curl leaves with fingers or use foam circles under photo leaves for added dimension.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - COLORTOOL Spray Blue Marlin, Fuchsia, Flat Black,Metallic Sprays Copper, Brilliant Gold - black plastic pot, sea sponge, small dish of water with dish soap, paper towel

TECHNIQUE

1. Using the sponge work up soap solution into thick suds and dab suds onto pot surface in a band around the pot.
2. Immediately spray Brilliant Gold over sponged area then dab off moisture with paper towel. The soaped areas resist the color to create a unique organic pattern.
3. Repeat previous two steps with each of the remaining colors, except black.
4. Spraying approx. 15” from the surface, mist Flat Black near the top and bottom edges of color band to blend into pot. Let dry.

a salal foliage wreath kissed in silver marks a special event

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Design Master Spray – Metallic Spray Super Silver – fresh floral foam, wreath, bunch of salal foliage, chartreuse ribbon, wire

TECHNIQUE

1. With wire, make a hanging loop around wreath form.
2. Soak foam wreath in water.
3. Cut salal foliage into smaller stem sections and insert in an overlapping pattern to cover wreath form.
4. Mist Super Silver on foliage, spraying approx. 15" from the surface. If desired, complete color coverage is achieved with additional coats. Let dry.
5. Tie ribbon in a bow and wire onto wreath.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - ColorTEX Mossy – unfinished wood CD crate, 2 cylinder glass vases, 1 stem artificial silver dollar spray, 1 bush artificial variegated grass, 1 bag assorted shells, 2 floating candles, Styrofoam® Brand Foam, glue/glue gun, craft knife, wire clippers, spanish moss, newspapers

TECHNIQUE

1. Protect work area with newspaper. Turn spray nozzle of Mossy to black dot on can rim. Following can directions apply 2 coats of Mossy to the CD crate. Let dry.
2. Trim Styrofoam to fit crate leaving a little room on sides and slightly lower than rim. Adhere Styrofoam into CD crate.
3. Cover foam with spanish moss.
4. Cut grasses into individual stems and silver dollar into smaller pieces. Set 2 cylinder vases in place and arrange grass and silver dollar around them.
5. Glue shells around vases and between grasses.
6. Fill vases with water and insert candles.

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

Design Master Spray – COLORTOOL Spray any color (Dark Chocolate, French Blue, Blue Sky, Prairie Grass, and Perfect Pink shown here) – small white gift boxes, desired embellishments (ribbons, tulle, rub-on transfers, etc)

TECHNIQUE

1. On a protected surface lay box top and bottom with openings down.
2. Apply 2 light coats of desired color, spraying approx. 12" from surface. Let dry.
3. Fill with desired favor and embellish boxes.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Spray - COLORTOOL Spray Burgundy, Deep Blue, Modern Metals Champagne Silver – painter’s tape, removable round stickers, gold rub on transfer letters, gold and blue paint pens, decorative eyelets, neutral cardstock and envelopes, photo

TECHNIQUE

cowgirl note
1. Mask card front with bands of tape to create stripes.
2. On a protective surface lightly spray 1-2 coats of Burgundy to exposed card areas. Apply by spraying approx. 12” from the surface. Let dry then remove tape.
3. Edge stripes with a freehand sqwiggle line using the blue paint pen.
4. Attach picture with decorative eyelets.
5. Rub on message with transfers.
6. To envelope, mist top edge with Deep Blue spraying approx. 12” from envelope.
7. Using gold paint pen, fill in a band of gold at edge.

thank you note
1. To lower section of a horizontal card mask a band of tape.
2. To left edge of envelope apply round stickers.
3. Spray card and envelope in Champagne Silver applying approx. 12” from the surface. Let dry.
4. Remove tape and sticker then rub on message with transfers.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - Home Décor Stain Honey, Macintosh, Thistle, Denim, Forest, Clear Finish Matte – 2 square glass vases, self-adhesive rhinestone accents

TECHNIQUE

1. Prime vases with a basecoat of Clear Finish Matte.
2. On one vase, mist a light coat of Macintosh near the base of the vase. Apply approx. 12" from surface in even parallel strokes. Near the top of the vase apply Honey in similar fashion. Colors will blend where they overlap. Let dry. Apply a top coat of Clear Finish Matte for extra durability and let dry.
3. On second vase, apply a band of Thistle near the base, then Denim in the middle of vase followed by Forest at the top of the base. Let dry. Apply a top coat of Clear Finish Matte for extra durability. Let dry.
4. Apply rhinestone decorations.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - COLORTOOL Spray Violet, Metallic Spray 24KT Pure Gold – glass vase, sea sponge, ribbon accent, paper plate, latex glove

TECHNIQUE

1. Closely spray Violet into a paper plate to form a puddle of paint. Dab sponge into Violet color then onto vase exterior. Continue process to cover a band around vase. Let dry
2. Repeat using 24 Kt Pure Gold. Be sure to let some of the Violet show through. Let dry.
3. Accent with ribbon tied at vase neck.