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How to Paint Advent Candles Step-by-Step Catholic Painting Tutorial

In today’s tutorial, I walk you through how to paint Advent candles step-by-step. A great project for your Catholic small group or family!

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Original artwork created by Amy Heyse.

Supplies
Canvas, Board, or thick paper of your size choice (I used 4×4″ mini canvases from Michael’s)
Acrylic Paint (I used Lamp Black, Magenta, Pthalocyanine Green, Titanium White, Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver, Magenta, Violet, and Pthalocyanine Blue Artist’s Loft Paints)
(Artist’s Loft, Master’s Touch, Dick Blick and Liquitex are all great cost-effective brands. Brands like Craft Smart and DecoArt can be too thin depending on the color)
If you want a non-permanent water soluble option for little kids, I highly recommend gouache or tempera paints. My kids love these gouache sets!
Paint brushes (One big, medium, and small brush)
Water
Paper Towels
Palette (or paper plates)
Apron or a Shirt that you wouldn’t mind getting messy

Optional: Hair Dryer

Once acrylic paint dries, it is permanent. If you get paint on your clothes, try to wash it out as soon as possible. I like to use Murphy’s Oil (Pine Sol, nail polish remover, or isopropyl alcohol work too) and the abrasive part of a sponge to scrub paint out of clothing. If it has dried, soak it in a little bit of one of the solutions listed above for at least 10 minutes before scrubbing off the hardened paint.

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Sidewalk Chalk Saint Art

In today’s video, we’re creating sidewalk chalk saint art! All you need to do is pose your body, trace, and color.

Today’s video also features the artwork of some really talented Catholic artists who have created more advanced murals and installations. You’re definitely going to want to check them out! They graciously allowed me to share examples of their work in this video.

Amy Rodriguez @amyrodriguez.art on Instagram
Jessie Labrie Wagnon @wagnon.studios on Instagram
Brie Schulze @brieschulzeart on Instagram

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Supplies:

Sidewalk Chalk

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DIY Catholic Stickers

Most Catholics I know LOVE stickers. It’s an easy way to show off your love of the faith, and today’s tutorial demonstrates how you can make your own with supplies you most likely already have around the house.

Want to take your stickers to the next level? Another great way to create custom stickers is to use a sticker manufacturer like Sticker Mule. They create custom, premium vinyl stickers which are AMAZING. You can get custom sticker samples on their website which is perfect for small batches for fun or testing out a design as a small business owner. Here’s a $10 credit on me for your first order:

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Supplies needed:

Packaging Tape https://amzn.to/3xNj7n6
Parchment Paper https://amzn.to/3XPlOPW
Crayola Washable Super Tips Markers ​​https://amzn.to/3R5lsRI
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Broad Tip https://amzn.to/3MRMBY0
Crayola Colors of the World Markers Fine Tip https://amzn.to/3CJR0rf
Micron Pens https://amzn.to/3EUvjrf
Paper
Pencil
Scissors

My rosary cell phone sticker is from Sweet Little Ones Shop on Etsy https://creatoriq.cc/3MAkUVs

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