DIY Umbrella Tutorial

I don't know how the winter is where ever you are, but here, in Israel, we had a few stormy days last week, winter has finally arrived! And so we found ourselves needing umbrellas. I wanted the kids (and myself!) to have personal umbrellas, so we sat down and began working. It's super easy!

You'll need -

- Transparent umbrella

- Permanent markers

- Acrylics

- Stencils (you can either buy them or make yourself using empty boxes, like my guitar. I used empty cereal box to make it)

- Piece of fabric and a brush (the fabric will be our ink pad for the stamps)

- Stamps

The most important thing here, is to remember to work on the inside of the umbrella. We want to try and protect our decorations from the rain.

Place a stencil on one of the triangles of the umbrella (insind, remember?) and paint using the markers or acrylics. To hold it in place, you can use scotch tape. If you're drawing details, you'll find it easier to work with the markers.

When you're done, carefully remove the stencil. If the paint smears, you can gently take it off using Fresh Ones. If it's already dry, or if you want to remove a big part of it, use nail polish remover.

In the next triangle you can try working with stamps. Use the brush to apply acrylic paint onto the piece of fabric, dip the stamp in the paint, place on the umbrella and press.

If you're making it for your kids, it's always useful to add their name (or write whatever you want!).

You can use a stecil for that too, just don't forget that we work inside the umbrella, so you should mirror write it.

That's Hebrew...

Decorate all the triangles the same way. Now you just need to wait for the next rain to come...

Have a warm winter and Happy Holidays!