Apr 24
fun2make is celebrating the arrival of spring with a whole new range of products themed on the rainforest.
These new rainforest doorhangers are a great addition to our doorhanger range. As with our other products of this type, they use self-adhesive stickers, and there is no mess involved. They are sold in packs of 6 or wholesale packs of 12 and include stickers showing the animals found in the rainforest as well as alphabet stickers for spelling out your name or a message.
The next product to follow this theme is the rainforest suncatcher keyrings. These are sold individually, in 6 packs or in 12 packs. The animals consist of butterflies, monkeys, parrots, lizards, frogs and snakes (2 of each design per pack of 12 keyrings).
Also following the rainforest theme are our temporary tattoos. These are great for themed parties and party bags. Each one comes with full instructions. We’ve tried them out and they work really well. The instructions suggest that they be removed with sellotape rather than washing. We found that sellotape works well for most of the tattoo, but washing helped to remove the last little bit. Some people swear by a some oil to make the removal process easier, but we haven’t tried that method yet. These are sold in packs of 6 or 12. They feature the same animals as the suncatcher keyrings except the lizard is now replaced with a cheetah/ leopard.
Sand art has been one of our best selling products since we started fun2make 2 years ago. We now have a brand new type of sand art - also themed on a rainforest design.
Just like our existing sand art product, sections of the self adhesive backing sheet peel off for you to pour the different coloured sand onto it. No messy glue to worry about. The product is in a gorgeous presentation pack including two sand art landscapes plus two frames for mounting your finished work of art. A must-have gift for any boy or girl and just one of our exciting new products from 4M (more to come about those very soon).
Mar 10
Look at illustrations of the Bayeux Tapestry and Egyptian wall paintings for ideas on how to simplify and stylise the figures. Use a computer to check out different fonts, choose a style to complement your design and add words and dates where necessary. OR show an alternative idea for the same theme by designing and making a sampler (in the style of the stitched samplers made by adults and children c.1800) using Dylon Fabric Pens to create a stitched effect.
Mar 10
An easy way to prepare a design for use with Fabric Painting Pens is to iron an embroidery transfer onto the fabric; the pens can then be used to outline and fill in the design asrequired, either with blocks of colour or withimitation embroidery stitches.Alternatively, draw or trace a design with ablack marker pen onto a piece of paper, tape this in place on a piece of board, fix a piece of clear plastic sheet over the design, then tape fabric over the top. If the design shows through the fabric clearly enough, it can be used as a guideline for drawing the design onto the fabric.If the fabric is too thick for the design to show through, use dressmaker’s carbon paper to trace the design directly onto the fabric
(Idea from Dylon factsheets)
Mar 10
Dylon Fabric Painting Pens may be used on natural or synthetic fabrics. Black fabric pens may be used successfully on light coloured fabrics, other colours should be used on white fabric only.Pin or tape the fabric on a plastic covered board; if the fabric is taut it will be easier to draw on. Broad nib painting pens have a chisel tip which is ideal for medium width lines or small areas of solid colour. Brush nib pens are for finer lines and detail. Both types can be used for lettering and calligraphy, for colouring in or for detail. Dylon Fabric Paints are best for large areas of colour. When using several colours, let one colour dry before applying the next, otherwise the colours may bleed into each other.When the design is completed and dried, put a clean cotton cloth over the area and iron on ahot setting for 1-2 minutes to set the colour into the fabric.
(Idea from Dylon factsheet)
Mar 09
We have run short of Berol fabric pens and wanted to make sure that all of our customers could carry on with the fantastic fabric painting projects that we hear so much about. we have therefore bought in a range of Dylon fabric pens and markers for you all to use.
For a great project to try, click here (warning: this link opens a PDF file which is quite large and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to see it)
Mar 09
Water based, transparent glass painting colour for school, hobby and leisure purposes. Ideally suited for painting on glass, acrylic sheet, plastic and metal film, mirrors and many other substrates such as ceramic, self-curing modelling pastes, paper, board, wood. Marabu-Decorglas is excellent for use on wood, allowing the attractive grain to show through the glaze. The intense, bright shades offer very good fading resistance, good dispersion, intermixability and can be thinned with water. The ready-to-use transparent paint can be lightened with Marabu-Decorglas clear paint. On application and during the 30–40 min drying time, Marabu-Decorglas appears milky. After this the glass painting colour becomes glossy transparent – only black and white remain opaque. Marabu-Decorglas is wipe-proof and weatherproof but not dishwasher-safe.
1. Before painting surfaces and materials must be dry, dust and grease-free.
2. Always stir all colours before use.
3. Always wash brushes straight after use.
4. Do not thin colours in the original containers with water - use a separate mixing vessel.
5. Any colour residues or water-thinned colours should not be replaced in the original container - use a separate container.
6. Remove stains immediately with warm water and soap.
Mar 09
COLOURS TO BE USED AS A GUIDE ONLY
Top class ceramic decoration can now be achieved with the Marabu-Porcelain Painter. The high-gloss porcelain pen is ideal for writing and painting on porcelain, glass, lightly glazed ceramics, metal and terracotta. After baking in the oven, the painter is even dishwasher-safe.
Avoid cutting areas on plates and rims of mugs. Clean with a soft sponge or cloth.
1. Before you start painting, please wash the crockery with hot water and detergent or in a dishwasher and pre-clean it with alcohol-based spirit.2. Before use, shake Marabu-Porcelain Painter well with the cap closed.3. Use the painter on a separate piece of paper first. Press the tip onto the paper repeatedly until the ink is visible in it. Please press the tip slowly, otherwise you may flood the tip.
4. Then try the painter on a piece of scrap paper - you are ready to start!
5. Allow the outlines to dry briefly before they are coloured-in. Allow the painted item to dry for approx. 4 hours.
6. After use, close the cap well (until it clicks) and store the painter in a horizontal position.
7. It is possible to make corrections or remove the paint applied without any problems before having baked the paint in the oven. For this, use a cotton bud with alcohol-based spirit and remove the paint.
8. Put the dry objects into an unheated oven. Set the oven to 170 degrees centigrade, allow it to reach the required temperature, and then bake for approx. 30 minutes. Then turn off the heat and allow the items to cool down in the closed oven. Do not remove until cool.
Mar 07
We have often been asked for crafts that can be used at parties and have a huge selection. Unfortunately, most of these are really aimed at girls - like the charm bracelet kits. Boys seem to be happy to just run around and generally burn off energy, but for those that do want to be involved in the craft activities, there haven’t been that many options for them to choose from.
Well, we have started to stock more products to keep your little monkeys occupied, not least of which is a great selection of items featuring monkeys on doorhangers and in suncatchers .
We also have suncatchers in the shape of racing cars that will be fun for boys of all ages to colour in and hang on their windows, ready for the light to catch them and bring those colours to life. This product is so new, we haven’t even put it on the site yet, but it will be there in the next day or so. It perfectly complements the racing car photo frame, which has been a top seller for many months now.
There are three different designs that can be coloured in (and we advise using the Berol colour fine pens), and when they are finished, can then hold a photo which is about 3cm high.
It’s a really unusual craft and one we think will take off in a big way (pun definitely intended!)
The frames can also stand up on their own so make a really useful photoframe that will look good whatever space you put them into.
Talking of space and the ‘final frontier’ (chldren under about 30 may want to look at this link), we have some fantastic new foam space scenes for you to design yourselves.
The fabulous Foam 3D Space Sticker Scene is packed in an A4 re-sealable bag. The set includes a blue foam 10″ x 8″ background sheet and approximately 25 foam space stickers. No need for glue, all the shapes are self adhesive, just peel and stick. This brightly coloured tactile craft project may also be suitable for children who are visually impaired.
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