Sunday, January 29, 2012

Custom Piggy Bank

I had looked for a cute piggy bank for our daughter for a while and I never found exactly what I was wanting.  So, I decided to make my own for her one day when I found some "blank" white piggy banks during a visit to our local Michael's craft store.  It was relatively simple to create, just let your creative juices flow.  You can also look up "piggy banks" in a Google search and view images to get some ideas. But, here is what I did.....





Supplies:
*"Blank Canvas" piggy bank.  These can usually be found at most craft stores.  I know that our local Michael's, Joann, and Hobby Lobby carry them.  They are not usually on sale, but that means you can apply the typical 40% off coupon to them!
*Paints that you will need for your chosen design
*Paint brush(if applicable to your design).





Instructions:  These are hard - so take notes.  Take piggy bank out of packaging.  Get paints(and brushes if applicable ready).  Get your creative juices flowing and decorate!  For this version I purchased an opalescent and purple puffy paint, the kind that have the tip on top for application.  I then just started applying dots in "somewhat" of a pattern and just let my creative self take the design wherever it went.  This was the end result!  I was fairly pleased and our daughter likes it too!

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