Watercolor Gelz Crafts
Easily create watercolor and gradient effects to your projects with the translucent gel formula of FolkArt Watercolor Gelz Acrylic Paint.

Other Things You'll Need

Sunflower Plant Hanger
  • Pencil
  • Transfer Paper
  • Jigsaw
  • Drill
  • Wood glue
  • Twine

Watercolor Roses in Frame
  • 5 x 7 Wood frame
  • Watercolor paper cut to fit frame
  • Scissors
  • Thin Sharpie Marker

On Beach Time Vacation Photo
  • 8 x 10 Wood frame
  • 8x10 photo copy and print out of words
  • Scissors
  • Glue Stick

Rainbow Heart Canvas
  • 6" x 6" canvas
  • Watercolor paper
  • Pencil

Instructions

Sunflower Plant Hanger
  1. Cut out a “U” shape from two of the wood rounds with the jigsaw.  Glue them together with the wood glue.
  2. Glue the other two wood rounds to the front and the back of the cut wood rounds.  There should now be a pocket for a plant to go.
  3. Drill holes at the top of the planter for the twine.
  4. Draw the sunflower onto the front of the planter.
  5. Go over drawing with the woodburning tool. 
  6. Paint in the petals of the sunflower with Meyer Lemon and Peach Pop.  Refer to photo for color placement.
  7. Add twine to the planter.
Watercolor Roses in Frame
  1.  Mixing 2 parts Gelz to 1 part water, paint loose watercolor flowers and leaves as shown in photo.  Let dry.
  2. Add details and outlines as shown with marker.

On Beach Time Vacation Photo
  1.  Paint photo copy as shown with Gelz and let dry.
  2. Cut our phrase and paint each square as shown.
  3. Paint frame as shown in photo with Punchy Purple and Peach Pop.
  4. Insert photo into frame.

Rainbow Heart Canvas
  1. Using a pencil, lightly draw a heart on a piece of watercolor paper.
  2. Add some water to your Pinkberry and begin filling in the heart starting at the top.
  3. Continue this technique going down the heart in rainbow order, slightly overlapping the colors. Let dry.
  4. Gently erase pencil line.