Dear fellow crafty friends and long time readers of mine. You should know that when an idea comes to me, I get PRETTY EXCITED and sometimes a little “obsessed” with it.
So it’s safe to say – ya’ll I’m on the roll with the paint splat ideas on Glued To My Crafts!!!
I recently took our popular paint splat concept and changed it up a bit to make a Paint Splat Snowy Baby Owl. It’s just too cute NOT to share! Like seriously – it’s an adorable “ball of white fluff” on paper. That’s it! SO CUTE! Plus it’s the perfect DIY for the winter season!
THE PAINT SPLAT SNOWY BABY OWL SUPPLIES:
For this snowy owl craft, all I did was take some basic black cardstock and white paint {I used Tulip brand puffy paint} to make the body of the owl.
Just fold your cardstock in half, open back up and squirt some white paint ON ONE SIDE before closing it up again.
Once the paper is closed for the second time, gently take your hand and “caress” the white paint around inside, so it makes a fun symmetrical print design on both sides of the paper {keep in mind – paint might ooze from the sides of the cardstock, so be sure to work in an area that can get dirty!}
THE DIRECTIONS:
Now you are ready to open it back up and see your snowy owl’s body inside. Which from there you decorate to give it a custom look!
You can take cardstock pieces, glitter, wiggle eyes, feathers etc. – whatever you want to bring it to life. You may need school glue to make things “stick” BUT if you work really fast, while the paint is still wet, you may be able to just lay your embellishments directly on top of the wet paint and skip the glue all together.
Once finished with your paint splat snowy baby owl masterpiece, then set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly! And of course – repeat as many times as you like! No two pieces will be the same and I think that’s what makes it even more fun!
If this is something you want to do with your child today, DO IT! And if you like it, be sure to also head on over to my blog posts titled “Paint Splat Monsters” and “Paint Splat Yeti – Kid Craft.” Both are very similar to today’s craft but with a “monster” theme instead!
So what are you waiting for?! Let the fun begin! Happy crafting, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your paint splat snowy baby owls with us on our Facebook page! #gluedtomycraftsinspiresyou
Stacey Gibbon says
Hi there – I’m so glad you liked the butterfly version! For the owl one, you would caress it the same way with your hand, when it’s folded up. I think what you mean is the paint type. What I used is a white fabric puffy paint that made it shear and bumpy on the cardstock paper. Not my hand movement. I’ve updated the tutorial with the particular paint I used, so you can purchase it from Amazon.
The look you get on the paper, is from the type of craft paint you used. Hopefully that clears that up! – Stacey #gluedtomycrafts
Chat D. says
I love this craft! I did the butterfly before and it was so awesome.My question to this owl craft is how do you caress the paint with your hand around inside the paint to achieve the linear effects on the owl. Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you soon.