Salad Spinner Art & Other Uses!

Did you ever see those TOKIG salad spinners at IKEA?  Well did you know you can spin more than salad?  They're great for art and they're actually the great for your delicates (you know your over the shoulder, boulder holders?!)!

So I won't be showing you my bra spinning but I will show you how we do art with them.

Paint

We start with some paints.  I'm using acrylic paints mixed with a bit of water.  Those plastic paint bottles are actually from hair dying kits that I've washed out really well and they make great bottles for paints and glue for crafts.

Salad Spinner

Paper/Cardstock

Then you load your paper inside and squeeze a bit of paint where ever you want.

Then close and spin to your heart's content...

And you'll get some beautiful one of kind art pieces like these!

You might want to get one just for art projects and another for your delicates since it can get a bit messy!!!

Happy Crafting!!xx

Thainie Crafty Field Trip

I have been wanting to check these shops out for the longest time and finally got a chance a few weeks ago when I had to find some items for a project I'm working on.  Also any kind of craft/stationary shop, I'm in for an outing!  All these shops are located on the 5th Floor of Central Rama 9.

Somjai http://www.somjai.co.th/

(website in Thai only)

I love this shop, it reminds me of the stationary shops when I was growing up in San Francisco.  They have a good selection of paints, pens, stamps, paper, the list goes on.  

Doesn't the shop front already look inviting??  

  Sharpies!!!!  And not Sharkies or Starpies!!

 *** Update, you can now find an assorted array of Sharpies at most B2S stores!

 Assorted craft paints, glues, glitter, etc...

More paint, vinyl stickers, papers, canvases, etc...

Cheap assortment of stamps. 

Mind Memory http://www.mindmemorystore.com/

(website in Thai and English) 

 A very nice store for your scrapbooking needs, has a good selection of Martha Stewart items, Cricut and other brands.  But the most important....they have Mod Podge!!!!

 Now if you're not acquainted with Mod Podge, try doing a search and if you are interested in experimenting with it, I suggest you get the originals to play with, which is the Mod Podge Matte or Gloss.

Komonoya http://www.watts-th.com/ 

(website in Thai and Japanese) 

I'm always torn between Daiso and Komonoya but they both have their own items distinctive in their stores.  But at this Komonoya, I found some really nice felt items.

Happy Crafting!