Patriotic crafts for your family picnic. Your 4th of July picnic will be even more colorful with patriotic silverware!Patriotic crafts for your family picnic. Your 4th of July picnic will be even more colorful with patriotic silverware!
1/4" wide masking tape Binder hole reinforcements that you use to keep a page from tearing out of a three ring binder, available at discount and office supply stores Deco color paint pens available at craft stores Wash the flatware with soap and water and dry thoroughly Now, do not touch the handles without wearing rubber gloves To make stripes, wrap pieces of masking tape around the handles Rub (burnish) the edges of the masking tape to make certain it is fastened tightly to the handle To make circles, apply the binder reinforcements as you wish Paint the exposed areas of the handles with the paint pens, stroking the paint only in one direction. If you want some areas to still be white, do not paint them Allow paint to dry completely Remove the masking tape and reinforcements Make any necessary touch-ups using the paint pens A message from Chico Chihuahua Kids, from now on, this silverware can only be washed by hand. You can also buy small vinyl lettering to put initials or short messages on the handles. Try making Christmas flatware by using red, green, and gold paints!
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Here's what you need to make patriotic silverware
