Bird Magnets and Gift Box

Looking for cool and unique gift ideas? Crafts with polka dot accents can be tailored to fit anyone's personal taste! Make Bird Magnets and Gift Box from Tiffany Windsor for someone you care about. This is a practical present that is perfect for spring.

Materials:

Aleene’s Magnetic Tacky Dots
Aleene’s Clear Gel Tacky Glue
Aleene’s Tacky Dot Singles
Watercolor paper
Pencil with eraser
Acrylic paint (colors of your choice)
Cosmetic sponge (one for each color of paint
Bird and wing pattern of your choice
Sewing machine and thread or fine-line permanent marking pen
Wood box – shape and size of your choice
Craft foil – color(s) of your choice

Instructions:

To create custom paper design, place a small puddle of Aleene’s Clear Gel Tacky Glue onto wax paper.
Dip eraser into glue and press onto paper. Repeat to create polka dot pattern on paper. Be sure to work quickly so that glue does not dry on paper.
Using an up and down pouncing motion, apply first color of paint in striped pattern over wet glue.
Repeat to create stripes of acrylic paint.
Immediately dab over wet glue with wet wipes to remove the glue and paint to reveal the white polka dot. Repeat to uncover all white dots. Let paper dry.
Trace bird and wings pattern to back of paper and cut along pattern lines.
There are several choices to finish your bird designs – on one example, I stitched along the edge of the bird and wings with ivory colored thread. On another example, I used a fine permanent marker to draw stitching and dots along the edges. Glue wings in place on birds.
Remove backing paper from Aleene’s Magnetic Tacky Dots and place magnets on back.
To create matching gift box, paint box inside and out. Let paint dry. Apply Aleene’s Tacky Dot Singles to outside of box.
Press craft foil over Tacky Dot Singles.
Lift to reveal foiled polka dots.
Place bird magnets inside box and your gift is ready to wrap!