How to Color Placemats
Colored placemats are vivid additions to a dining room table or bar area and decorating them is an enjoyable craft. Placemats come in different sizes from small kid-sized to larger adult-sized mats. Whether coloring placemats to decorate a table for a festive party or just needing some tabletop protection, personalize and color your place settings.
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Things You'll Need
- Wax paper
- Yardstick
- Pencil
- Sharp scissors
- Towel
- Ironing board
- Iron
- Crayons
- Large resealable storage bag
- Mallet
- Cork placemats
- Stencils
- Contractors tape
- Craft paint
- Foam plate
- Sponge paintbrush
Instructions
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Crayon Placemats
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Pull out two equal sizes of wax paper. The placemats should be 18 inches high and 2 feet long. Use a yardstick to make the measurements and mark the lengths with pencil.
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Cut the wax paper with sharp scissors.
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Lay a towel on a table or ironing board. Heat up an iron on the low or warm setting.
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Place broken, peeled crayons in a large resealable storage bag. Smash the bag with a mallet, crushing the crayons.
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Lay one piece of wax paper on the towel. Sprinkle the crayons on the wax paper. Place the second piece of paper on top of the crayons.
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Place the iron on top of the wax paper, rubbing it gently back and forth. Do this until the crayons melt.
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Let the wax paper cool. Trim the ends of the wax paper placemat with sharp scissors.
Painted Cork Placemats
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Buy plain cork placemats.
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Arrange stencils on the placemats. Tape them in place with contractors tape.
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Squirt a teaspoon of craft paint on a foam plate.
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Dab the sponge paintbrush on the paint. Tap the sponge brush on the plate to remove the excess paint.
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Sponge the paint into the stencil. Allow the paint to dry for a full hour before using the placemat.
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Tips & Warnings
Make an exciting pattern by laying the stencil side by side and painting it in.
References
- Photo Credit toast on orange placemat image by samantha grandy from Fotolia.com
