Colored sand

Are you feeling like playing the Indian and evoking the spirits of the Navajos and their famous tradition of sand painting? Or maybe you just want the chance to create original cards for a baptism, marriage or birthday, which appeal to the eyes, as much as they do to the touch? Then coloured sand is made for you!

Here we present the traditional method with vinyl glue, but you should be aware that self-adhesive and ready to use cards also exist. You can also make your own coloured sand and create all the different shades you want.

Supplies

Tools

Paintbrush
Drawing pencil and rubber

Materials

A piece of a card

White vinyl glue
Coloured sand
Optional: Hairspray or spray varnish for a shinier finish and a better adhesion of the sand

Directions

Prepare the materials for colored sand

With a drawing pencil mark on the card the overall shapes of the design, which will be different colours.
Add a small amount of glue to the area that you want to start with.

Lay your card on the sheet of A4 paper folded in two along the length. This will be used to catch the leftover sand.

Make your own colored sand creations

Sprinkle your sand generously on to all the surfaces that you wish to cover.

Leave to dry for a few minutes, then shake the sand off on to the bottom of the A4 page.

Pour the surplus sand into the pot by pouring the sand slowly along the fold of the page.

Proceed in the same way for all the surfaces that you wish to cover with sand: paste the surface with glue, sprinkle the sand, let dry a few minutes and then remove the excess.

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