Hands On Crafts for Kids

Initial Tin
By Melony Bradley
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Decoupage a tin and add your initials. Choose Adjectives that start with your initial to
describe your qualities. Make one for yourself and your friends.

Main supplies:

Recycled mint tin
Chipboard letter
Construction paper, pink, black, cream
Elme’rs® Mega 3D™ Paint Pens- neon green
Elmer’s® Glue -All®
Elmer’s® Duel Tip No Wrinkle Glue Pen
Elmer’s® Galactic Glue™
Royal® black alphabet stickers
Round Epoxy stickers

Basic Supplies:

Sponge brush
Small jump ring
Fiskars® scissors
Elmer’s® Painters® Opaque marker – black
Fiskars® 1/8” hole punch

Instructions:

Tear construction paper into small pieces for decoupage.
Mix white glue with water to make decoupage paste (2 parts glue to 1 parts water). Use to decoupage pieces to front of tin. Layer pieces until top is completely covered and you are satisfied wit the pattern.
Apply 3D paint to chipboard letter. Apply a layer of Galactic Glue. Allow to dry.
Adhere alphabet sticker to pink construction paper. Add a small amount of Galactic Glue on top of the sticker. Allow to dry. Adhere an epoxy sticker over the alphabet sticker and cut around with scissors. Punch a hole in the sticker and insert a jump ring. Punch a hole in bottom end of chipboard letter and attach the epoxy sticker with jump ring. Glue to the front of the tin with the glue pen.
Cut pink paper to 10”x 3.” Score every two inches until you have five panels. Write one adjective per panel with black marker. Outline paper with black marker.