Create a Small Easel Using Popsicle Sticks

1. Create a Small Easel Using Popsicle Sticks - Intro: Hello and welcome to this lesson of the class on creating a small easel using popsicle sticks. I'm so glad you joined me on this journey to popsicle stick crafts. This introductory lesson gives me the opportunity to introduce myself and my class to you. I'm your mentor, Sanita Sharma from New Delhi, India. I am a F holder and possess a certification in fashion from left. I have been an enthusiastic craft artist throughout my life. Apart from Popsistic craft, I do crafts varying from paper, jewelry, beadwork, ching knitting, embroidery, sewing to paper quiling, paper mache, mixed media, scrapbooking, cartmaking and so on the list. Less crafting has been my lifeline for the past 16 years. I've been doing popsicle stick craft for the past seven years. Crafting has been like a therapy for me to relax and unwind even in busy schedules. Creating things by hand gives immense satisfaction and pleasure to me. In this class, we'll be learning about the raw materials required in popsicle stick crafts. How to make the small easel, how to prime and paint in popsicle stick craft. I will also be giving you tips on how to work with popsicle sticks. Anybody who has interest in crafts can take up this class and learn how to make the small easel. It is an easy and a very inexpensive way of making a beautiful home decor. Item for selling or for personal use depends on your personal choice. This project would help you practice whatever you learn. Students can create and share projects in the project carry of this class and can give and receive feedback on their work. In addition project, there we have a discussion board in the class where we can discuss ideas and ask questions. This was the introductory lesson of this class. I'm so glad you joined in, and hopefully you would enjoy learning from me in future as well. Let's meet in the next lesson, which would be raw materials required. Until then, happy learning. 2. Create a Small Easel Using Popsicle Sticks - Raw Materials Required: Hello and welcome to all my students for the second lesson of this class on creating a small easel using popsicle sticks. In this lesson, I'm going to tell you about the raw materials required for making this project on the small easel. Let's jump straight into the demo. In this demo, I'm going to tell you about the raw materials required for making this project on the small easel. Firstly, we'll be needing popsicle sticks. If the project is carried out properly, then I think 20 popsicle sticks should suffice. Secondly, we'll be using the hot glue stick here. I would like to mention that I have used hot glue as the Edesave. If you want, you can use fabric glue or VA. Also, I have taken hot glue because it is quick and easy to handle in fabric glue or PVA. I think it is very messy and it will take drying time. Thirdly, when we are using hot glue, we'll be definitely needing a glugons. Well, fourthly, we'll be needing a small piece of ribbon or a small piece of fabric. Fifthly, we'll be needing a small hinge of the size six eighth of an inch. We can get this from any art and craft store or online as well. Sixthly, we'll be needing a small sandpaper of the size 1 " by 1 ". Next we'll be needing paint and paint. Brush. Paint, you can select in whatever color you want Brush, I would suggest you take a bigger sized one to quickly complete priming and painting the easel. Eight, we'll be needing a pair of scissors. Ninth, we'll be needing wood primer. Here, I have used a homemade primer, but you can get a primer or Esso in any craft store near you or even online. Next, we'll be needing a container for paint. Last but not the least, we'll be needing a cutting mat to correctly place all the popsicle sticks just by looking at it. A big thanks to everyone for watching this video. I'm so glad you joined in. See you in the next class, which would be the making of the small easel. Until then, happy learning. 3. Create a Small Easel Using Popsicle Sticks - The Making: Hello and welcome to all my students for the third lesson of this class on creating a small easel using popsicle sticks. In this lesson, I'm going to teach you how to make this small easel out of popsicle sticks. Let's jump straight into the demo. In this demo, I will be teaching you how to create a small out of popsicle sticks. It is a very simple project for anybody who is interested in learning it. You can use this easel stand for home decor, items like decorating plates or any framed photograph, or you can even use it as a cell phone or tablet stand. Let's jump right into the demo. Here are placing the center stick first and then attaching the bottom and the topmosticks second. Then you need to flip the whole thing and attach the slanting popsicle sticks on the sides. I have done it using my high estimation over my cutting mat. If you want, you can take measurements. Also next, without flipping the whole thing, you need to paste ten popsicle sticks one over the other on top of the bottom popsicle stick. After ten sticks, you need to put a 11th stick a little off the edge towards the top. This stick would help in holding the decoration piece and stop the easel from falling backwards. This is an important step. Then flip the whole thing and paste another stick in between the topmost and bottom stick at the back. Now we need to attach the support at the back. For this, we'll paste a hinge over the topmost stick at the back side. And we'll paste another stick over the hinge. Then we need to attach a ribbon or a fabric in between the bottom stick and the stick we have just now attached. This will prevent the stick supporting the easel from extending very far and hence will not let the easel to fall. Here I have fold edges of the ribbon inwards and then pasted it on the easel. Otherwise the ribbon or the fabric might fray. A big thanks to all of you for watching this video. I'm so glad you joined in. See you in the next class, which would be sanding and priming. Until then, happy learning. 4. Create a Small Easel Using Popsicle Sticks - Sanding & Priming: Hello and welcome to all my students for the fourth lesson of the class on creating a small easel using popsicle sticks. In this lesson, I'm going to teach you how to sand and prime this small easel using sandpaper and wood primer. Let's jump straight into the demo. Before starting with the primer, we have to sand the whole easel using sandpaper to remove any dirt or extra clue and to smoothen the surface. Then we'll have to use a wood primer or gesso, and coat the whole easel with the first layer of it. While priming the surface, make sure that all the corners and joints are covered. Also, make sure that the edges of the popsicle sticks are covered. Priming the surface is important because, firstly, it smoothens the surface. Secondly, it provides a good base for paint to get a hold on the surface. And thirdly, it helps in absorption of paint. Less paint is used After the first layer, we need to sand the whole easel again to smoothen the surface and to remove any extra Prima from the first layer. Then do a second coat of prima. Also, make sure that you are sanding when the first layer is semi dry. If it will get completely dry, then sanding will get very tedious and time and labor consuming. A big thanks to all of you for watching this video. I'm so glad you joined in. See you in the next class, which would be sanding and painting. Until then, happy learning. 5. Create a Small Easel Using Popsicle Sticks - Sanding & Painting: Hello and welcome to all my students for the fifth lesson of the class on creating a small easel using popsicle sticks. In this lesson, I'm going to teach you how to sand and paint this small easel using sandpaper and acrylic paint of your choice. Let's jump straight into the demo before starting to paint, sand the surface after the second layer of primer to smoothen the surface. Then we need to do the first layer of paint over the easel in whatever color you want. Make sure that you are painting all the corners and joints properly. Also, make sure you are painting the edges of all popsicle sticks. After the first layer of paint, we need to sand the surface again. And then do a second layer of paint in the same color or whatever color you want. After the second layer, if you want, you can do a third layer of paint as well. Here I have painted and primed the ribbon as well. This is because after priming and painting, the ribbon becomes a little stiff. Also, it takes a better hold on the popsicle sticks. After painting, you can even apply varnish on the easel, but this completely optional. A big thanks to all of you for watching this video. I'm so glad you joined in. See you in the next concluding lesson of this class. Until then, happy learning. 6. Create a Small Easel Using Popsicle Sticks - Outro: Hello and welcome to all my students for the concluding lesson of this class on creating a small easel using popsicle sticks. I'm so glad you joined in and hope you found this class useful. A huge congratulations to all of you on completing this class and enjoy making this small easel at home. Now a quick reminder, do not forget to share this class with your friends and family. And also to upload your projects in the project gallery of this class. And ask your doubts in the discussion board. And don't forget looking for more classes of similar kind by me. Until then, happy learning.