Tag: glue

Drawing with a Difference #2

To follow on from our first drawing with a difference session we recorded a short video of continuous line drawing, but with a difference!

Instead of using traditional drawing tools, we played with PVA and wool.

What you will need:

  • Slightly watered down PVA glue
  • Pasting brush for glue
  • Colourful yarn, wool or string
  • Colourful cards
  • Scissors
  • A glue stick

How to make your continuous line drawing:

  1. Create a background for you picture using coloured card and your glue stick. We made a very simple landscape.
  2. Paste PVA over the entire area you intend to draw on.
  3. Cut lengths of wool and draw your shapes, subject or objects by laying the wool into the glue.
  4. Your fingers may get messy, if you are struggling to not lift the wool by accident as you lay it, use the end of a pencil or paintbrush to help position the wool.
  5. Adding extra glue on top may also help.
  6. Once dry, paste over the entire picture again.
  7. Your picture is done!

You can find the video instructions here:

Tissue Paper Suncatchers

This week we have another suncatcher craft for you! This time we’re using tissue paper and PVA.

What you need:

Black sugar paper and some things to draw around
Colourful tissue paper
Slightly diluted PVA Glue and pritstick
Paint Brush
A poly pocket to work on
Scissors

How to make your suncatcher:

  1. To make your suncatcher frame, use two round objects and draw around them.
  2. Cut your paper frame out.
  3. Place your ring inside your poly pocket.
  4. Cut your tissue paper into little squares.
  5. Paint PVA glue on the pocket over the inner edge of the frame but not the outer edge.
  6. Place your tissue paper piece all over the glue and paints another layer of glue on top.
  7. Allow to dry.
  8. Peal the tissue paper off the pocket and glue it to your frame with pritstick.
  9. Hang your suncatcher in a window and enjoy.