Grab Some Shaving Cream and Elmer's Glue
In this DIY, I’m going to show you a super cute way to customize a bag that involves using shaving cream.
I know, it sounds odd, right? Are you intrigued? Keep reading to find out what to do.
Tools and materials:
- Shaving cream
- Elmer’s glue
- Acrylic paint
- Bowl
- Bag
- Knife
1. Combine materials
Start by combining your shaving cream, Elmer’s glue, and acrylic paint in a bowl.
I went for yellow paint, but you can choose whichever color you like. I also make a brown mixture as well.
2. Create floral design on bag
Now take your bag (I’ve opted for a woven one), and use a knife or other spreading tool to put your paint mixture on the bag and create the design.
To make flowers, spread the paint in five different directions to create the petals. Continue to make flowers all over the bag.
3. Paint the center of the flowers
Now take the brown paint and add it to the center of the flowers.
I’ve also dotted brown circles around the flowers for some added decoration.
Spread out the brown paint in the center to make it look more realistic and flower-like.
DIY flower bag
Here is the finished bag! As you can see, I also created yellow dots around the top of it.
The beauty of combining shaving cream into the mixture is that it makes it three-dimensional and adds some texture to the glue and the paint. I am so happy with this flowery bag!
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It's a GREAT way to jazz up burlap bags and sandals.
But, what happens if it gets wet?
Apparently she does not take the time to answer pertinent questions, so, what I did was look this process up. The following link and a few other sites used food dyes but I do think Acrylic paint can be used also. The site also calls it puffy or fluffy paint it dries rubbery and it looks to be waterproof. The recipe with amounts are on the site. You can also look up "how to make puffy or fluffy paint". I used how to make Elmers glue and shaving cream paint. Good Luck. https://parentingchaos.com/shaving-cream-puffy-paint/