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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Shaving Cream Painting

Tried another Pinterest craft and it worked!
 
Spray a thin layer of shaving cream on a cookie sheet (piece of foil or saran wrap, whatever you have handy) and strategically or randomly put a few drops of desired food coloring wherever you want.
 
I used Dollar Tree shaving cream.
 
Using a toothpick, bamboo skewer or upside down paintbrush, swirl your food coloring to your hearts content.  However, over mixing does lead to a brownish color.  BUT if you use primary colors that would then blend to secondary colors, over mixing wouldn't be a problem.
 
 
Press a piece of paper onto swirled shaving cream...
 
I used cardstock both times I did this craft.  Regular computer paper should work fine since the shaving cream isn't too wet and its not on the paper for very long.
 
...and pull off.
 

 
Using a squeegee, pancake turner or your Pampered Chef Handy Scraper (sshhhh.. don't tell my sister), scrape off shaving cream.

 
Voila.  What you're left with is a beautiful, one of a kind, never to be reproduced marbleized piece of art.

 
With the leftover shaving cream on the cookie sheet, you can try to get another print from it. 


 
But it comes off more pastel-like.

 
Wondering what to do with these pieces of art?
 
Frame them.
 
Fold them and use as thank you notes.
 
Cut them into egg shapes to use as an Easter decoration.
 
Put them into a binder, give your child all those accidental duplicate pictures and let them create their own scrapbooks.
 
 
Happy Crafting!