Painted "Bulldogs" Cooler
Posted by DecoArt on Aug 24th 2015
Quench post-game thirst with a cooler personalized with your school team's name and mascot.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- tracing paper
- transfer paper
- scissors
- pencil
- #10 flat brush
- #1 liner brush
- #1 round brush
- Silhouette electronic cutting machine
- cosmetic sponges
- plastic cooler
- Con-Tact® paper
- household cleaner
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Remove all labels from the cooler. Wipe down with household cleaner to remove any residue left from the labels, if any. Dry with paper towels.
- Look up or scan an image of your school's mascot and open it on a Silhouette machine. Use the Silhouette machine to cut out the pattern onto Con-Tact paper. Use cosmetic sponges to fill in the larger areas: Use one sponge for Cotton Ball; one for Dolphin; and one for Black Tie. Remove the Con-Tact stencil.
- Once the basecoats dry, use a liner brush to outline and add details using Black Tie. Rinse brush.
- Find a font of your choice; send it to the Silhouette machine; and print onto Con-Tact paper for a stencil. Cut out with scissors to fit on cooler.
- Use the handle end of the #1 round brush dipped into Silver (Metallic) to add perfect polka dots in every other letter. Wipe off the handle with a paper towel.
- Follow the label instructions to let cure the full amount of time before taking outdoors for sporting events and practices.
DOWNLOADS
"bulldogs" PatternBulldog Mascot Pattern