Restyle your old Paint Brushes! Guest post from Crafted

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Hey Punk Project readers!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dom from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">Crafted blog</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> here. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a little tutorial for you. This tutorial is very similar to Katies tutorial<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">how to restyle your scissors</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in fact thats exactly what gave me the idea. :) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I thought where better to share this tutorial with the world than on Punk Projects!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shall call it...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">How to restyle your old PAINT BRUSHES. :)</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-Ttr7-nXhll4/TcuVozRo7MI/AAAAAAAAAdI/1Eb_061kHPQ/s1600/IMG_3636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-Ttr7-nXhll4/TcuVozRo7MI/AAAAAAAAAdI/1Eb_061kHPQ/s400/IMG_3636.JPG" width="400"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-KKgg2PPFf4Y/TcsOCjdCXaI/AAAAAAAAAcs/4fXpEBVCEZI/s1600/IMG_3606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-KKgg2PPFf4Y/TcsOCjdCXaI/AAAAAAAAAcs/4fXpEBVCEZI/s400/IMG_3606.JPG" width="400"/></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I used:</b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wrapping paper </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint brushes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sanding block</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mod Podge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Alternatively you can use:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">any </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thin</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> decorative paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint brushes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sand paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any good quality decoupage style glue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-JBCvvWXeGrU/TcuQ5rR7lvI/AAAAAAAAAcw/YehPp3oVBUI/s1600/IMG_3610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-JBCvvWXeGrU/TcuQ5rR7lvI/AAAAAAAAAcw/YehPp3oVBUI/s400/IMG_3610.JPG" width="400"/></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sand back the paint on the brush handle. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This will help the paper stick to the brush.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-DXrnfWnMIGQ/TcuRGVFAi1I/AAAAAAAAAc0/G26rmWNCc2Y/s1600/IMG_3614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-DXrnfWnMIGQ/TcuRGVFAi1I/AAAAAAAAAc0/G26rmWNCc2Y/s400/IMG_3614.JPG" width="400"/></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tear off a small piece of paper. Long enough to wrap around the brush. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because paint brushes are round you will get the best effect if you wrap the paper around the brush.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-MBzi-hOX46A/TcuS13aZgpI/AAAAAAAAAc4/X3ZT40HJGv0/s1600/IMG_3616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-MBzi-hOX46A/TcuS13aZgpI/AAAAAAAAAc4/X3ZT40HJGv0/s400/IMG_3616.JPG" width="400"/></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spread glue onto the the first part of the brush you want to cover.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-mV5-titkIAE/TcuS_B82N3I/AAAAAAAAAc8/Fj0FUpATWaw/s1600/IMG_3617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-mV5-titkIAE/TcuS_B82N3I/AAAAAAAAAc8/Fj0FUpATWaw/s400/IMG_3617.JPG" width="400"/></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stick the paper onto the brush. Cover the paper with another layer of glue.</span></div><br/> <br/> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-QDSSNcoXRgA/TcuTJ1zGqBI/AAAAAAAAAdA/CvJdqcqknME/s1600/IMG_3618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-QDSSNcoXRgA/TcuTJ1zGqBI/AAAAAAAAAdA/CvJdqcqknME/s400/IMG_3618.JPG" width="400"/></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Continue this all the process all the way along the handle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-DWBCszajlFc/TcuTU2-yXJI/AAAAAAAAAdE/7YXRN1N5f_A/s1600/IMG_3620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-DWBCszajlFc/TcuTU2-yXJI/AAAAAAAAAdE/7YXRN1N5f_A/s400/IMG_3620.JPG" width="400"/></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to cover the top of all the paper with the glue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TA DA!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="../-Ttr7-nXhll4/TcuVozRo7MI/AAAAAAAAAdI/1Eb_061kHPQ/s1600/IMG_3636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="../-Ttr7-nXhll4/TcuVozRo7MI/AAAAAAAAAdI/1Eb_061kHPQ/s400/IMG_3636.JPG" width="400"/></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just love how these turned out! I want to do this to all of my old brushes! Just think how awesome that would be to have such pretty handles on all of those yucky looking brushes. :)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span><br/> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What's Mod Podge? Freakin' super awesome stuff! I think it was originally created in the 60's by a woman who wanted to cover her VW beetle in pictures. pretty groovy huh. ;)</span><br/> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's 3 in 1. Sealer, glue, varnish. I love it. If you do a lot of paper craft it is definitely a product you should own. :)</span><br/> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span><br/> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pop on over to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crafted Blog</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and say hi. :) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for having me again Katie. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">xx</span></div>

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Restyle your old Paint Brushes! Guest post from Crafted

Hey Punk Project readers! Dom from Crafted blog here. :) I have a little tutorial for you. This tutorial is very similar to Katies tutorial...