The tote is painted with red and blue, Philippine flag colors. The stamp decoration on these colors represents palm fronds, so important to the Filipino culture.
Painting Lesson: Taping off for perfect lines, stamping, creating a random pattern.
What you need:
- White or natural color tote
- Fern or palm frond stamp
- DecoArt® SoSoft® Fabric Paint: Primary Red DSS25, Hauser Light Green DSS47, True Blue DSS13
- Royal® 1″ flat brush
- Wax paper
- Cardboard to fit inside tote
- Masking tape
- Royal® water basin and palette paper, paper towel
What to do:
- Cover the cardboard with wax paper and tape into place. Insert this into the tote to keep paint from flowing through to mark the other side of the tote.
- Tape off 2 rectangular shapes. Using the 1″ brush, paint one Primary Red and the other with True Blue. Dry.
- Use the brush to carefully paint over the stamp with Hauser Light Green. Press this down onto the dried background. Repeat to create a random pattern.
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