Make-It-Take-Its

I have spent the past couple of days designing make-it-take-it projects. A MITI is a project that can be completed in 2 hours. Most decorative painting retreats include the opportunity for attendees to take these short classes. I believe that MITIs should be an opportunity for people to try new techniques, new mediums, new surfaces. The cost of these projects/classes is generally no more than $15, so you can try something you have not done before at a very low cost.

One of the projects I designed this week is painted on a plastic garden clog. Once finished, this clog can be used as a planter. In order to paint on this material, you need to rough it up with a little bit of fine sandpaper. Then clean it with rubbing alcohol and paint away. The acrylic paint adheres very well and you do not need to put any sort of top coat or varnish on it. In fact, it will probably hold up better without.