Baseball Frame
Designed by Shelia Sommers, Project courtesy of deltacrafts.com
Over the years I've learned that boys love to paint as much as girls. The problem has been that there are very few projects out in the market place that captures the boys' imaginations. Here's a project they are sure to love!
Materials Needed:
Delta Ceramcoat® Acrylic Paints:
Golden Brown, Autumn Brown, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Napthol Crimson, Moroccan Red, Ultra Blue, White
Delta Ceramcoat All-Purpose Sealer
Delta Ceramcoat Gloss Spray Varnish
Other Supplies:
- Brushes: Kids Are Painters Too! Set
- Wooden frame measures 9-1/2" X 7-1/2" with a 5" X 7" opening however feel free to purchase a frame larger or smaller. You will need to purchase a frame where the sides are at least 1-1/2" wide to accommodate the various sports designs.
- Palette paper or paper plate
- Water container
- Fine tip black pen
- If you have purchased an unfinished frame, you will need to have the following supplies on hand: Sand paper & Tack cloth
Tips for Success
The easiest way I've found for kids to successfully transfer any design onto most surfaces is to have the kids trace the patterns onto a piece of paper. Turn the paper right side down onto your table and retrace the designs. When you flip the patterns over place them appropriately onto the frame and again retrace. The graphite from the pencil will transfer onto your surface. This allows the kids to place each piece exactly where they want them.
Before You Begin
- If you have purchased an unfinished frame, sand the entire project and remove any dust created with the tack cloth. Apply a coat of Delta Ceramcoat All-Purpose Sealer and allow the piece to dry. Re-sand. Apply a basecoat color using your favorite shade of Ceramcoat acrylic paint. Apply one to two coats as desired.
- Trace and transfer the various sports designs onto the surface of your frame.
Click here for pattern. Print pattern out and resize via copy machine to fit your project!
- Follow the instructions listed below to paint the various sports items:
Bats- Basecoat Golden Brown adding a White label. Side-load a flat or shader brush and shade with Autumn Brown.
Hat- Paint Napthol Crimson adding a thin White band. Shade with Moroccan Red.
Glove- Paint Autumn Brown and shade with Burnt Umber.
Baseballs-Basecoat White.
1st Place Ribbon- Paint Ultra Blue.
- Allow the paint to dry and outline the designs using a fine tip black pen.
- Apply a coat of Delta Ceramcoat Gloss Spray Varnish following label directions to the entire frame. Allow to dry before inserting your favorite photo.
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