Last weekend I went shopping at my most favorite store, Home Depot. I can spend hours in there just strolling the aisles up and down and checking out all the doodads.
My brother had to buy some building stuff and asked if I needed anything. You only have to ask me once, and I'm ready to go to HD!
My most favorite area in the store, besides the gardening shop, is the ceramic tile department. All those little squares, especially the painted ones, just get my creative juices flowing.
Well, they have these little paving stones that are approximately 6" long and 3" wide and about ¼" deep. I saw these and the light bulb clicked on in my head.
Now, besides doing dried flower crafting, I also enjoy painting. My favorite medium is oil. I thought about those little painted tiles they have displayed in the kitchen area that are used to decorate a counter top, windowsill or the wall area behind the sink, and I said to my brother, Rob, "why couldn't I incorporate both painting and dried flowers and create a hanging plague?"
So I bought a handful of the paving bricks and came home with a plan.
This project would be a great one for the kids, too, so keep that in mind as I lay out what supplies are needed.
· Paving bricks (buy as many as you plan on making. They're not expensive at all) · Hot glue gun · Artists charcoal pencil and paper to sketch out the scene you want to create · Paint ( oil or acrylic. You want bright colors along with easy clean-up) · Dried flowers (statice, larkspur, baby breaths, galazy gpy, straw flowers, poa, tarwe, avena, etc. Whatever you like, just be sure to have a good selection of colors and flower types) · Moss (1 bag. Depending on the scene being created will determine the color(s) to use.) · Twine (1/4" thick) · Exacto knife · Miniature animals (optional) · Plate stand (optional) · Popsicle sticks (optional) · Potpourri (optional) · If children will be doing this project, you can substitute the hot glue with a sturdy craft glue and use very bright markers instead of paint just note the paving stones are a dark red/brown brick color when deciding on which medium to use.
Okay, now to get started.
I chose a very easy "scene" for my first paving creation; a picket fence with lots of flowers tumbling over the top of it.
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