Make Non Slip Socks
Puff Paint is a type of paint bought in the craft stores, and is used to decorate t-shirts and paintings on boards and great to also use in scrapbooking because it is dimensional. It puffs up instead of laying flat. With only a few ingredients you can easily make your own puff paint in the comfort of your own home.
Steps
- Prepare the Puff Paint by pouring out white glue into a small plastic cups or containers. Mix in some shaving cream and blend.
- Select the color of the food coloring that you want to use. Add that to the mixture and mix completely until it is all blended and creamy textured.
- Place a piece of thin cardboard on the floor. Put one foot on top of it, and with a pencil trace first one foot then the other.
- Take a scissor and cut around the tracing so that you have two foot shaped pieces.
- Place each into the socks, creating a shoe-like effect on the bottom.
- Dip the paint brush into the Puff Paint and, with a heavy amount of paint on the brush, paint the bottom of each sock. It should have a puffed up appearance.
- Apply puff paint in any pattern you wish, either in lines across the bottom of the sock or painting the entire bottom of the sock. It is your choice.
- Allow to dry. The painted sole will be uplifted and you will not slide when walking on any smooth floor.
- Technique for Ready Made Puff Paint
- Paint required design or area with desired colour of Puff Paint. (Colours can be mixed to make tones.)
- Before it dries - Heat with heat gun & it will puff immediately.
Tips
- Use the Puff Paint for other creative uses. Look around in the craft stores for more ideas.
- Save the containers from the prepared chocolate pudding or jello bought in the grocery stores.
- Allow to dry, and then you will see the dimension that this takes on any surface.
- Create a wall painting with various different colors of paints. Combine using regular paints and on certain areas add the puff paint, to give dimension to the painting itself.
- Buy ready made puff paint at any crafts store.
Warnings
- Like any other paints, make sure small children do not put it in their mouths.
- Paint may wash out.
Things You'll Need
- pair of socks
- puff paint for fabric
- a piece of cardboard from a box
- white glue
- food coloring, different colors
- shaving cream, foamy
- For Ready Made Paint
- Puff Paint
- Paint Brush
- Heat Gun/Hair-dryer
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