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Who doesn’t love a good holiday craft?! I try to do at least one DIY Christmas project a year, and this year I decided to make a holiday cloche with FolkArt chalk paint and wax. It was really simple! Here’s how I did it…

FolkArt Home Décor Chalk from Plaid is a no-prep acrylic paint and wax that dries in minutes and can be layered and sanded to give you the perfect distressed look and feel.

What you’ll need:

• A cloche of some sort – I used one for a cupcake
• FolkArt Home Decor Chalk Paint – I used metallic silver, but FolkArt has a great color palette of 42 colors
• FolkArt Home Decor Wax – there are several tools and brushes here
• Fake snow from the craft store
• Something cute and Christmas-y to put in the cloche

Step 1: Paint! That’s right…no priming or sanding required! I used FolkArt Chalk Ultra-Matte paint in silver.

Step 2: Continue to add coats of the chalk paint until you have your desired coating. I did 3 coats on the stand, letting each dry for at least an hour in between.

Side note: If you know me well, you probably know I’m not an incredibly patient person. I could never be an artist…I just move too fast and often forget to pay attention to all the details! But that’s why I love these products. They are SO forgiving! Here’s a look at my second coat when it went on.

Pretty streaky, right? Here’s how it dried:

This is the best thing ever for people who don’t have the time (or attention span) to be very meticulous.

Step 3: Add the wax to the entire base and allow to sit overnight.

Step 4: After allowing to dry, buff out the wax with a dry cloth until you reach the desired distressing you’d like. And voila!

I started out this project thinking I wanted to do the nutcracker, but then the car from my Christmas village was just too cute! But really, you could put just about anything inside the cloche…ornaments, a nativity, a little village, or Santa! You could also do a larger cloche, or even a cake stand with a dome.

See, wasn’t that easy?

By the way, I’ve been wondering if maybe I shouldn’t have left the floor in my office so open when I did the makeover. Well all of my questions were laid to rest during this project. It was soooo nice to be able to stretch out and use the floor as a work space. Definitely the right move!

Another great thing about using Plaid products, like FolkArt paint, Mod Podge, and Martha Stewart Crafts, is that everything you need to know is right there on the label. I didn’t have to go looking for instructions, or even ideas. The label tells you how to get a more distressed look or shinier look. It’s so convenient!

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Have you tried out any of the Plaid products? What crafts are you working on this Christmas?