Craft Project: Tiling With Foam Craft Sheets

Using easy to cut foam craft sheets, you can make and decorate cans, boxes, lamps, etc.

Approximate Time: 2 hours

Supplies:

• foamie sheets
• Tacky glue
• craft knife/box cutter
• ruler/straightedge
• regular un-sanded grout
• grout knife or spreader
• various miscellaneous tools

Instructions:

1. Cut foam sheets into 1/2 inch squares. Use the ruler and carefully cut a piece of foam into half inch strips, then turn strips and cut into 1/2 inch squares.
2. Glue squares and any lettering or artwork unto a recycled tin can.
3. After drying overnight, grout the gaps with the plain, white, un-sanded grout.
4. Clean up any grout left on the "tiles" so that you have only the foam squares and grout lines showing.
5. Use a water based varnish or coating, seal the grout and tiles with 2 or more coats.

Use cans as pencil holders, brush caddies, or other office/craft supplies. Small boxes can be covered to look like ceramic planters to hold plants and or flowers.

By Creativeman from Chatsworth, CA