Salt Painting
Yes, you read that right. In this craft, we learn to “salt paint” which is a cool medium for art. And hopefully, you’ll have everything you need right in your house. I did, and I surely don't win a prize for "Best Stocked Pantry", I promise ya that.
Materials:
Salt(table salt is what we used b/c we didn't have fancy salt)
Paint brushes(artist, not home improvement, altho I suppose you could try that)
1 cup of boiling water-not microwaved (no short cuts here)
1 ceramic coffee mug
dark cardstock(construction paper works but not as well) in black, or other deep colors like red, navy or purple
Instructions:
1. Boil water.
2. Pour boiling water into mug.
3. Add 1 tsp of salt at a time, stirring well to mix using a paintbrush(Sam did this).
4. When the salt no longer mixes into the boiling water, begin painting.(This took us about 7-9 tsp)
5. To paint, dip the paintbrush into the salt water for each stroke to ensure there are salt crystals on the brush. YES, you have to constantly re-dip your brush. It's worth it.
6. Let dry overnight(or blowdry if you too are impatient-like Sam). As the water dries, it leaves the salt behind to create the art.
Tip: If you don’t have dark cardstock, add a couple of drops of dark food color to the saltwater.
Materials:
Salt(table salt is what we used b/c we didn't have fancy salt)
Paint brushes(artist, not home improvement, altho I suppose you could try that)
1 cup of boiling water-not microwaved (no short cuts here)
1 ceramic coffee mug
dark cardstock(construction paper works but not as well) in black, or other deep colors like red, navy or purple
Instructions:
1. Boil water.
2. Pour boiling water into mug.
3. Add 1 tsp of salt at a time, stirring well to mix using a paintbrush(Sam did this).
4. When the salt no longer mixes into the boiling water, begin painting.(This took us about 7-9 tsp)
5. To paint, dip the paintbrush into the salt water for each stroke to ensure there are salt crystals on the brush. YES, you have to constantly re-dip your brush. It's worth it.
6. Let dry overnight(or blowdry if you too are impatient-like Sam). As the water dries, it leaves the salt behind to create the art.
Tip: If you don’t have dark cardstock, add a couple of drops of dark food color to the saltwater.
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