Plaid Enterprises recently sent me some of their paint products to sample the include some bottles from 2017 new product line. I was thrilled to receive a boxful of Plaid Enterprises Paint Products in the mail to unbox and Review. There is an excellent sampling of a variety of paint products and a portable loom kit.
The first item in the box is the new FolkArt Stencil Sprays which were released in March 2017. These stencil sprays come in a plastic 2 oz tube that has a spray pump on the end.
I like that it is long and skinny because I can put sprays into a jar to keep them together on the go. Anyway, the colors I got in my box are: Bright Red (6186), Yellow (6182) and Brown (6195). There are a total of seventeen colors in this new line.
I used a Waverly Inspirations Laser Stencil called Floral (60514E). I find the
Waverly stencils are perfect to use in my
watercolor paper journal because they are a flexible plastic that lets me place them on a variety of surfaces. Plus they are super easy to clean up after use. I decided to test them out on a journal page to see how they worked. These FolkArt Stencil Spray paints work great with stencils but you have to remember to hold the spray bottle at least 8 inches away if you want to get a fun splotched paint look like the one below.
If you spray closer then you can also achieve different looks just by adjusting how hard to spray and where you spray the paint.
The clean up from using these paints is pretty easy. I just wipe off the paint from the stencil with a wet paper towel.
The second set of paints in my box were 5 bottles of the Plaid Fabric Creations soft Fabric Ink in yellow (25985), Poppy (25977), Tangerine (25983), Carnation (25974), and Shamrock (25988). The Fabric Creations Soft Fabric Inks are really pigmented inks that can be layered to achieve more opaque effects. I wanted to test out the fabric inks that came in the box, so I used a brush to add some of the paint onto my journal page which is a cold press watercolor paper.
I set aside to dry and decided to see how well it worked with the Wavery Stencils.
I wanted the page to dry faster, so I decided to put a paper towel onto the page and I think the results are pretty cool.
The page came out great and these inks work great on the watercolor paper.
I wanted to test the fabric ink on some fabric so I grabbed an organza flower hair clip which had a bit of paint that had stained part of the flower.
As you can, the Plaid Fabric Creations Ink worked well on the organza fabric and the paint stain is a lot less noticeable.
It will be even less noticeable once I spray a bit of glitter onto it.
The third product line in my box were a set of four 2 oz bottles of the new FolkArt Pickling Wash in Driftwood (5824), Champagne; Stormy Sky (5825) and Papillon (5821). These paints create a transparent wash of color on wood and other natural surfaces that are natural and porous (baskets, unfinished wood, straw, etc). The instructions for use are pretty simple, just shake and paint onto the porous surface.
Allow to dry for 20 to 30 seconds (depending on how much color you want the surface to absorb) and then wipe with a soft clean cloth.
According to the bottle, it will cure within 24 hours. The FolkArt Pickling Wash were released in March 2017 and will be available at Michaels in June 2017.
The fourth product included in my box was 2 oz bottles of the FolkArt Glaze in Cafe Noir (5799) and Cream Puff (5798). The FolkArt Glaze creates an antique finish on wood and other natural porous surfaces.
I decided to test them on the piece of wood frame that I had painted with the pickling wash (once it had cured for the 24 hours). the Folk Art Glaze is pretty easy to use. I shook the bottle and just painted the surface with the glaze. I used a piece of soft fabric to soak up the excess and set it aside to dry. I found that the wood surface sucked up the glaze fairly quickly. Once it dried it left a really nice satin finish on the piece.
The fifth product included in the box was 2 oz bottles of Leather Studio Acrylic paint for leather and vinyl. The colors included in my box were Ruby (71435), Cobalt (71433), Yellow (71417), Metallic Pure Gold (71430) and a high gloss finish (71451). I did not get a chance to test them out but when I switched the paint onto the watercolor paper, it was pretty pigmented. I will post a future review and project using these paints in the future.
The last product included in the box from Plaid is a "Weave It n' Leave It" kit from Bucilla. I am especially excited about this kit because I have always wanted to learn weaving but I did not know enough about weaving to figure out what all I needed to purchase to create anything. These kits are completely inclusive and have everything you need to create the featured project.
This kit contains:
- mini wood oval loom
- plastic needle
- 100% acrylic yarn in various colors
- 100% cotton warp string
and easy to follow instructions with great step by step photos. I also like that they include some tips for newbies in their directions. I will do another post in the future showing how I made the kit and the final piece.
I would like to thank Plaid Enterprises for their generosity in providing me with all this product to do some future projects and posts with.
Note: I do not work for Plaid Enterprises. These products were sent to me for my honest review and use.
