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Easy Popsicle Stick Art

What is is about wooden popsicle sticks that makes everyone want to craft up something fun? But hold on to holiday ornaments my friends, this is a project you will want to hang on your wall year round! Using regular pantry-grade food coloring and Aleene's glue, we can make a sophisticated art piece that is as easy as it is impressive. It feels summery. It feels coastal. It feels AWESOME. Want to make one? Come on now!  

What you need:

20” square canvas
200+ wooden popsicle sticks (you'll need more than you would think!)
Food coloring
Glass jars
Water

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Mix 20 drops of food coloring with two cups of water. Repeat in five different jars to make 5 different shades of similar-ish colors. Here we made separate dye baths for kelly green, lime green, turquoise, aqua, and teal, but the possibilities are endless!

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Soak the sticks in the food coloring for one hour, flipping or removing half way through. 

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Color intensity will vary depending on the water/ food coloring ratio. Experimenting and blending colors is a good thing! You may even want to double dip some sticks to get more color varieties. 

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Squeeze an extra heavy line of Tacky Glue along the bottom of the canvas. 

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Add sticks in an uneven line. 

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Add a second round of Tacky Glue and add more sticks, staggering slightly. 

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Repeat, repeat, repeat!

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Dry overnight, and don’t forget the sides. 

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Shazam! The more variations in color, the more elegant the final results. 

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Hang, enjoy, and wait for your friends to be impressed!

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