Straw Texture Brushes

Make your own paint brushes using different craft materials to create cool textured prints and patterns!
Materials
- Red Feathers
- Friendship Thread Basic Colors
- Black Fuzzy Sticks
- Glitter Poms Assorted Sizes 75 Pack
- Straws
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
Step 1. Gather your materials. | |
Step 2. Cut 3 straws in half. Each half will be a paint brush handle. | |
Step 3. Cut a black fuzzy stick in half. | |
Step 4. Cut the halves in half. | |
Step 5. Fold them each in half and twist the ends together. | |
Step 6. Glue to a straw handle. | |
Step 7. Fold a piece of mesh craft cord, as shown. | |
Step 8. Tape to secure and trim. | |
Step 9. Cut the loops. | |
Step 10. Glue to a straw handle. | |
Step 11. Remove the labels from an unused friendship thread skein. Wrap tape around the skein, leaving about an inch of thread at the top. | |
Step 12. Cut in the middle of the tape. | |
Step 13. Cut the loops of the thread. | |
Step 14. Glue to a straw handle. | |
Step 15. Cut small fringes, less than halfway through the foam craft stick. | |
Step 16. Roll the craft stick onto the straw handle and glue to secure. | |
Step 17. Stick a feather into a straw handle and glue to secure. | |
Step 18. Glue a large glitter pom to the top of a straw handle. |