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Make traditional Mexican tin folk art with simple supplies from the hardware store!
I used aluminum flashing to make this Mexican tin art! Watch the quick video tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vz9-8OcDjg
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Step 1Aluminum flashing
Americana Multi-Surface Satin Paints
Loteria Images (below)
Pattern of Heart (below)
Serrated edge scissors or tin shears
Needle nose pliers
E-6000 Glue
White school glue
Plastic cabochon flowers
Sequins and glitter
Paintbrushes
Hammer and large nails
Scrap wood -
Step 2Trace and cut your pattern in aluminum flashing using serrated scissors (or tin shears)
Cut out a loteria image and trace around it adding 1/4" all the way around
Cut off the corners and bend them upward with pliers to create a small frame
Using a large nail and scrap wood, tap a design into the heart
*Tap a hole through the top so you can hang it when you're done -
Step 3Paint your heart with Americana Multi-Surface Satin in vibrant colors
Paint your small frame to match -
Step 4When dry, glue on the flower cabochons and the frame with E-6000 glue
Using white glue, add the loteria image
Add more glue to add sequins and glitter inside and around the frame -
Step 5Print and cut this pattern
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Step 6Print and cut these images
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