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Crafting with Kelly
Pennies For Your Piglet
by Kelly L. Merritt
Spring Piglet Bank
It appears that spring is finally here. This is the perfect time to create a Spring Piglet Bank. As gas prices soar and your pockets begin to empty
with the warm weather partying, spring is the perfect time to start putting away all your spare pocket change. Many of us plan vacations in the long dreary winter months to escape the humdrum feeling of winter on the East End.
Image how much of your vacation you could pay for if you emptied your pockets into your piglet nightly. Whether you use it to pay for an extra night away, treat yourself to a few nice dinners or every girl's personal favorite, shopping, you will be surprised at how much your spare change actually equals.
Supplies
Ceramic Piggy Bank
Hot Glue Gun
Pink Ceramcoat Paint
Green Ceramcoat Paint
Black Sharpie Marker
Craft Foam in Various Spring Colors
Scissors
Flowers Stencils or Cookie Cutters
Paint Brushes
Small Pom-Poms
Instructions
1. Paint the piggy bank pink using Ceramcoat paint. Set aside to dry
2. Use flower stencils or cookie cutters to trace different sized flowers onto the
craft foam. Cut out several flowers and hot glue a small pom-pom in the center of
each flower.
3. Using the black sharpie marker, draw eyes, eye lashes and nostrils on your piglet.
4. Take a fine tip paint brush and brush on ear and nose details using green
ceramcoat paint.
5. Secure flowers to bank using hot glue gun. Make sure to put one on the ear
as her hair clip. Glue one larger pom-pom to the back of your bank for a
funky new tail.
6. Set your bank on a piece of craft foam in the color you wish the sandals to be.
Trace around the two front feet and cut the shape out of foam. Cut a quarter
inch strip of craft foam and glue the edge to the underside of the foot shape.
Cut the strip down the middle almost to the top of the shoe.Wrap each side
of the strip around your piglet's foot and secure with hot glue.
7. Start Saving
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