• Menu
  • Skip to left header navigation
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Craftwhack

Art Projects, Drawing Ideas, Creativity and Visual Inspiration

  • Art Techniques and Ideas
  • Art Printables
  • About
  • Search
  • Artist Spotlight
  • Art Materials
  • Art Techniques and Ideas
  • Art Printables
  • About
  • Search
  • Artist Spotlight
  • Art Materials
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Privacy Policy
painted stripes cork board project

Apple Barrel Paint: Stripey Valentine Holder

painted stripes cork board project
Affiliate links may be used within. See my disclosure for more informationhere.

02/03/2014 //  by The CraftWhack Team//  7 Comments

Sharing is caring!

1shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

painted stripes cork board project

Love is in the air! And so are Valentines crafts, of course. I was a little excited to get my hands on Apple Barrel Craft Paints (my sponsor for this post) to mess around with, because I really don’t have that much experience with craft paints. I’m sort of an acrylic paint snob… but when you’re doing a lot of projects with your kids, using professional grade acrylics tends to get a bit pricey.

We wanted to make something for Fen to display her valentines on that she could also keep out throughout the rest of the year and change up from time to time. Thus was born, the Stripey cork Valentine holder. Sweet.

Materials:

  • Apple Barrel Craft paint (where to buy)
  • Cork board – we used one from Michael’s but here is a nice square one if you prefer
  • Big old rubber bands (where to buy)
  • Tape – (we used washi-like tape and some slightly wider colored tape)
  • Paint brushes (we used wide paint brushes)

 

Directions:

tape resist corkboard

Tape off your stripes, varying the spacing for maximum coolness. We measured the space between our tape pieces to make sure we kept everything even.

Choose your craft paint colors. (They have tons of colors) We used: #20591, Bright Magenta, #21464 Cameo Pink, #20590 Cardinal Crimson, #21486 Purple Iris, and #20503 White. They come in a few different sizes and matte or glossy finishes; we used matte.

apple barrel craft paints

 

Paint away! We used 2 coats, due to the absorbency of the cork board. The paint dried quickly to a nice matte finish, and it looks great on the cork. The colors were surprisingly vibrant. Look at that pink! I’m sort of excited to have found a new quality paint to use for different projects. (Did I mention all the zillions of colors it comes in?)

painting stripes

Remove the tape and gasp in delight. I will never tire of using tape as a resist for paint- you get such clean lines. Do you spy the secret heart we threw in?

After you’re sure the paint is dry, you can add your rubber bands. We decided to alternate when we added a vertical rubber band and a horizontal one, but I’m not sure if that matters or not.

Important tip: don’t use rubber bands that are to small. They WILL break and snap against your middle finger (twice) leaving said finger numb for 10 minutes. Not that I have firsthand knowledge of this.

DIY valentines painted corkboard

  • Get inspiration and how-to’s on Plaid’s blog.

  • Sign up for Plaid’s weekly newsletter for tutorials and special deals.

  • Follow Plaid’s Pinterest board.

Sharing is caring!

1shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

Category: DIY for adultsTag: craft, painting, Valentines Day

You Love Art. I Love Sharing Arty Stuff.

Hop on my email list and I will send you a free 5-day creativity reboot!

Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

You Might Like:

best-monogramming-machines

Best Monogramming Sewing Machine for 2021 [Our Reviews and Comparisons]

thanksgiving place cards

Easy Handmade Thanksgiving Place Cards

brother se 400 review

A Deep Dive Review Into The Brother SE 400

singer brilliance 6180 review

A Deep Dive Review into the Singer Brilliance 6180

Simple and Fun Snowflake Banner

best heavy duty sewing machine

Best Heavy-Duty Sewing Machine for 2021 [Our Reviews and Comparisons]

Previous Post: «Art Appreciation for 3rd Graders • Artchoo.com Art Appreciation for 3rd Grade: Circles
Next Post: DIY Paper Mache Pencil Toppers Paper mache pencils project • Tiny Rotten Peanuts»

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Ana

    02/04/2014 at 7:55 am

    This turned out so pretty and I love that you used giant rubber bands for the grid!

    Reply
    • Jeanette Nyberg

      02/08/2014 at 10:56 pm

      Giant rubber bands are awesome. I want to figure out some other thing to do with them now!

      Reply
  2. PragmaticMom

    02/04/2014 at 2:18 pm

    Love that it is so easy but turns out looking like something you’d purchase! My girls would love this!

    Reply
    • Jeanette Nyberg

      02/08/2014 at 10:57 pm

      I hope they make one- it was fun and quick!

      Reply
  3. Andrea

    02/14/2014 at 3:08 pm

    Fun project! I might have to show this to my tweenager.

    Reply
    • Jeanette Nyberg

      02/14/2014 at 6:07 pm

      Wow. I am in awe of the fact that you used the word tweenager. I never even thought of the long version before; it’s fabulous.

      Reply
  4. Ann

    02/19/2014 at 8:04 pm

    Could be a fun project for vacation week. I love how it came out. Is the paint waterproof like acrylics?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Join my email list

It's full of art and creative magic. 

Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

Latest Posts

valentine bookmarks

How to Make Cute Valentine Bookmarks using a Cricut

handmade valentine card

Handmade Valentine Cards using Zentangle Art

valentine doodles

19 Fun Valentine Doodle Art Designs You Can Do Easily

animal drawing for kids

Easy & Fun Animal Drawing Ideas for Kids

Favorite Projects

Inspired By Zentangle: Patterns and Starter Pages of 2021

Inspired By Zentangle: Patterns and Starter Pages of 2021
notan example

Easy Notan Paper Project – 3 Methods

Easy Notan Paper Project – 3 Methods
paper collage

How to Use Colored Paper as Your Drawing Tool

How to Use Colored Paper as Your Drawing Tool
National Geographic page art

Citrasolv and National Geographic Magazines Make Cool Melty Ink Art Pages

Citrasolv and National Geographic Magazines Make Cool Melty Ink Art Pages
printmaking with foam pieces - areally fun and easy art technique

Love This Printmaking Technique: Foam Shapes

Love This Printmaking Technique: Foam Shapes
Ideas for watercolor techniques with doilies and other stencils

Watercolor Techniques: Playing With Stencils and Doilies (Doilies!)

Watercolor Techniques: Playing With Stencils and Doilies (Doilies!)

Footer

I love it if you share my content on social media or your site, but please only share one of my images with a blurb and link back to my post. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See my disclosure and privacy policy here.As a Blick Art Materials associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Pinterest managed on this site with love and expertise by DigitallyApproved.com

Latest Posts

How to Make Cute Valentine Bookmarks using a Cricut
handmade valentine cardHandmade Valentine Cards using Zentangle Art
valentine doodles19 Fun Valentine Doodle Art Designs You Can Do Easily
animal drawing for kidsEasy & Fun Animal Drawing Ideas for Kids
brother CS7000X reviewThe Brother CS7000X Review – A 2021 Deep Dive
best sewing machine for home useBest Sewing Machine for Home Use for 2021 [Our Reviews and Comparisons]
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 Craftwhack · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme