Make Your Mark

I'M MARK MONTANO AND THIS IS MAKE YOUR MARK.

TODAY WE'RE HONORING MOTHER NATURE AND RECREATING SOME OF HER MOST BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECES.

WE'LL BE MAKING BEAUTIFUL TURQUOISE OUT OF PAPER; CREATING LARGE FAUX ROCKS FOR THE BACKYARD; WE'LL LEARN HOW TO USE TWIGS AND STONES FOR AN ELEGANT TABLE SETTING; WE'LL MAKE A FAUX PLANT OUT OF DUCT TAPE; AND WE'LL CAST QUARTZ CRYSTALS IN RESIN TO USE FOR A GORGEOUS BRACELET.

TODAY'S GONNA ROCK IN THIS EPISODE: MOTHER NATURE!

THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.

KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY, AND FAST DRY TIME SINCE 1947.

OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS, FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST-PREVENTATIVE AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.

AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS, MAKERS OF THE E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.

E6000: PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS, SCRAPBOOKING, PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.

E6000: INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ADHESIVE.

FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.

AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS, AND TIPS.

NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS, SEWING, KIDS CRAFTS, JEWELRY-MAKING, KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.

AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.

PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA, GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE, AND MOD PODGE.

PLAID: CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.

IT'S A LITTLE CRAZY HOW REALISTIC THIS PAPER TURQUOISE PROJECT ENDS UP LOOKING.

IT'S INCREDIBLY LIGHT, WHICH MAKES IT A GREAT COMPONENT FOR JEWELRY, AND THE BEST PART IS THAT YOU CAN TRANSFORM YOUR JUNK MAIL INTO BEAUTIFUL FAUX STONES.

THIS IS ALSO A TERRIFIC PROJECT TO DO WITH KIDS, PERFECT FOR WHEN MOTHER NATURE THROWS YOU A RAINY DAY.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROJECT YOU WANT TO DO IN THE KITCHEN BECAUSE WE'RE USING A BLENDER.

NOW, THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS CUT SOME NEWSPAPER INTO HALF-INCH STRIPS.

NOW IF YOU CAN SLIP A NEWSPAPER INTO A PAPER SHREDDER, THAT WORKS WELL TOO.

THROW YOUR NEWSPAPER IN THE BLENDER AND THEN POUR ENOUGH WATER IN THE BLENDER TO COVER IT.

LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO CHOP IT ALL UP AND MAKE A PAPER MUSH.

LOOKS TERRIBLE, DOESN'T IT?

OKAY, AFTER YOU HAVE YOUR PAPER MUSH WE'RE GOING TO STRAIN IT IN A STRAINER.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GET RID OF MOST OF THE WATER.

NOW YOU CAN DO THIS OVER THE SINK OR, IN A SITUATION LIKE I HAVE HERE, A STRAINER OVER A BIG PLASTIC BOWL.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WATER IS DRAINING OUT OF THE BOTTOM.

UGH, LOOK AT THIS.

TRUST ME, IT'S GOING TO LOOK A LOT BETTER WHEN THIS PROJECT IS DONE.

MY MOM USED TO WEAR THIS BEAUTIFUL BIG CHUNK OF TURQUOISE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP AND I LOVED IT.

I FINALLY ASKED HER ABOUT IT AND SHE SAID, "OH, YOUR LITTLE BROTHER, NATE, MADE THIS OUT OF PAPER WHEN HE WAS IN SECOND GRADE."

AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT BECAUSE IT LOOKED SO REAL.

SO I FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE IT MYSELF.

WE'VE SQUEEZED OUT MOST OF THE WATER AND WHAT WE HAVE LEFT IS THIS KIND OF MUSHY CLAY SUBSTANCE.

OKAY, THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS EMPTY THIS WATER BACK IN THE BLENDER SO WE CAN WORK IN THIS BOWL.

AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS ADD ENOUGH OF THE DECOUPAGE MEDIUM OR GLUE TO MAKE IT KIND OF REALLY STICK TOGETHER, AND YOU'RE GOING TO KNEAD IT LIKE YOU WOULD A PIZZA DOUGH.

I'M JUST GOING TO POUR THIS IN JUST LIKE THAT.

IT'S KIND OF MESSY, IT'S FUN, PROBABLY WHY MY BROTHER MADE IT.

ALRIGHT... NOW IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

YOU WANT YOUR PULP TO STAY TOGETHER IN A BIG CLUMP LIKE THIS.

THIS IS PERFECT!

OKAY, THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS LAY OUT SOME WAX PAPER.

AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE LITTLE LUMPS OF ROCKS.

WE WANT THEM TO LOOK LIKE NATURAL STONES.

NOW THERE ARE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU GET TO THIS POINT.

IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A BEAD, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD ACTUALLY ROLL IT INTO A BALL.

NOW IF YOU LET THESE AIR DRY, IT COULD TAKE TWO TO THREE DAYS, BUT HERE'S A TIP: IF YOU PUT THEM UNDER A DESK LAMP THEY'LL DRY IN ABOUT 12 TO 14 HOURS.

SO THAT'S WHAT I DO.

TURN ON THE LIGHT AND LEAVE IT ALONE.

WHEN YOUR PIECES ARE DRY THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY LIGHT WEIGHT BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HARD AS A ROCK.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE TURQUOISE BEADS NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO DRILL A HOLE IN EACH OF YOUR BEADS.

THIS IS WHERE THE FUN STARTS.

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT NATURAL STONE IT HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THE SAME COLOR, SO WE'RE GOING TO USE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT COLORS OF TURQUOISE TO PAINT OUR STONES.

A BIT MORE GREEN AND A BIT MORE BLUE.

AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS JUST COAT OUR STONE IN THE TURQUOISE PAINT.

I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH NOW, BUT IT WILL!

OKAY, NOW I'M GOING TO ADD A BIT OF GREEN JUST TO VARY THE COLOR A LITTLE BIT.

OH, LOOK AT THAT, IT GIVES IT A NICE LITTLE HIGHLIGHT.

NOW, ONCE THIS PIECE IS DRY, I'VE GOT A DRY ONE RIGHT HERE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME BLACK ACRYLIC PAINT AND WATER IT DOWN AND SORT OF COAT THE ENTIRE STONE AND WIPE IT OFF QUICKLY.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'VE WATERED DOWN SOME BLACK AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO PAINT IT OVER THE TOP JUST LIKE THAT.

IT'S SOAKED INTO ALL THE LITTLE NOOKS AND CRANNIES AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO WIPE IT OFF WITH A RAG.

SO WE'RE ADDING JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TURQUOISE AND GREEN OVER THE TOP AFTER WE'VE DONE THE BLACK JUST TO MAKE IT POP.

AND HERE'S A SECRET: IF YOU ADD A LTITLE BIT OF BROWN OR A LITTLE BIT OF METALLIC GOLD, IT'S REALLY GOING TO LOOK GOOD.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A BIT OF METALLIC GOLD AND JUST DAB IT IN THERE.

NOW, THE KEY TO MAKING YOUR TURQUOISE LOOK REAL IS ALL ABOUT LAYERING AND THERE ARE NO MISTAKES.

IF YOU MESS UP, PAINT IT TURQUOISE AGAIN AND THEN ADD THE BLACK AGAIN, AND THEN START ALL OVER BECAUSE IT'S JUST PAPER.

OKAY, I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THIS LOOKS.

THE FINAL STEP IS COATING IT WITH A HIGH GLOSS POLYCRYLIC.

AND THIS IS GOING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A REAL POLISHED TURQUOISE STONE.

AND ONCE THAT DRIES...

THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.

NOW YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH THESE TURQUOISE STONES?

LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I MADE.

CHECK OUT THESE GUYS.

I'LL BET YOU DIDN'T THINK WE COULD MAKE THESE OUT OF SHREDDED PAPER.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH THESE STONES YOU COULD DRILL A HOLE IN IT AND JUST HANG IT OFF OF A BIG CHAIN.

OR YOU COULD PUT IT ON A RING AND IT WOULD BE A PRETTY STUNNING TURQUOISE COCKTAIL RING.

THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THESE TURQUOISE STONES.

FROM PAGE 6 TO YOUR WRIST.

THIS NEXT PROJECT IS PRETTY COOL.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THOSE FAUX ROCKS THAT YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR YARD?

THEY'RE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO LANDSCAPING ROCKS SINCE YOU CAN ACTUALLY CARRY THEM BY YOURSELF.

THESE ROCKS ARE A PERFECT PLACE TO HIDE A SPEAKER OR SOME HOUSE KEYS, AND THEY CAN BE MADE AS SMALL OR AS LARGE AS YOU NEED IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A STONE TO FIT A SPECIAL SPOT.

MAKING YOUR OWN FAUX ROCKS IS ALSO A PERFECT WAY TO ADD MORE INTEREST TO YOUR LANDSCAPING PROJECTS.

PETER MARR HAS EXPERIENCE IN ALL REALMS OF CONSTRUCTION - FROM CELEBRITY HOMES TO THE SET WE'RE STANDING ON RIGHT NOW.

FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS HE'S BEEN THE HOST OF A VARIETY OF HOME DECOR TELEVISION SHOWS SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE OF BUILDING.

TO TOP IT ALL OFF, PETER IS AN AWARD WINNING COMIC.

NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EASY.

A FEW SIMPLE STEPS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL LOOKING ROCKS THAT YOU CAN LIFT, ONE HANDED, TOSS IT TO YOUR FRIEND.

NO PROBLEM.

HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A ROCK LIKE THIS, MARK?

I HAVE NO IDEA, PETER, ARE YOU GONNA SHOW US?

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO START WITH A SKELETON, AND YOU CAN USE ANY KIND OF MESH METAL THAT YOU WOULD WANT.

CHICKENWIRE, ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO FOLD AND BEND AND GIVE YOU THAT BASIC ROCK SORT OF SHAPE.

THE STUFF THAT I LIKE TO USE IS STUCCO MESH.

YOU CAN GET IT AT ANY HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE AND, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S VERY EASY TO MOVE AROUND AND BEND, BUT BE CAREFUL - VERY SHARP ON THE EDGES.

SO WHEN YOU WORK WITH THIS STUFF I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST USING GLOVES.

SO TO START OFF WITH, MOST ROCKS ARE GOING TO BE YOUR BASIC ROUND SORT OF SHAPE, AND IT'S EASY.

THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO MAKE A ROCK.

SO WE CAN ACTUALLY CUT THE CORNERS OUT OF IT AND SHAPE IT INTO A NICE, ROUND PIECE.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST USING A PAIR OF TIN SNIPS.

NOW YOU NOTICE YOU HAVE A NICE ROUND PIECE SO THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN SHAPE THIS.

ONE WAY, YOU CAN TAKE A SMALL BUCKET, LAY IT ON TOP OF THERE, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY START TO FORM ALL THE WAY AROUND.

NOW, IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE A GIANT UPSIDE DOWN SOMBRERO FOR A MOMENT.

I LIKE THAT SHAPE!

INSTEAD OF CUTTING IT AND THEN OVERLAPPING IT I WOULD ALWAYS SUGGEST BENDING IT AND THEN OVERLAPPING IT.

KIND OF LIKE MAKING A DART.

EXACTLY.

THESE REAL SHARP EDGES ON THE BOTTOM HERE, SEE RIGHT AROUND IN THERE.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY FOLD THOSE OVER.

SO YOU CURL IN THE END SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER ON YOUR HANDS LATER, 'CAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE THE GLOVES OFF IN A FEW MINUTES AND PUT SOME PLASTER ON HERE TOO.

WE'RE TAKING OFF THE GLOVES, PEOPLE!

GLOVES ARE COMING OFF, KIDS!

NOW, THIS HAS TAKEN A FEW SHAPES ALONG THE JOURNEY.

IT'S GONE FROM WE STARTED OFF WITH THE PIZZA DOUGH AND KIND OF MADE IT LOOK LIKE A JELLY FISH, NOW IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A ROCK.

YEAH, I LIKE IT, AND YOU HAVE ALL THESE PLEATS IN HERE SO IT KIND OF TOOK THE SHAPE.

IT LOOKS GOOD.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT THE PLEATS BECAUSE THESE OLD NEWSPAPERS THAT YOU GET- I GET THESE EVERY WEDNESDAY IN MY MAILBOX AND IT DRIVES ME CRAZY, BUT THE BEST PART IS YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE THIS FLYER AND YOU CAN START TO GIVE IT A SKIN.

THAT WAY WHEN WE PUT THE PLASTER ON IT DOESN'T SEEP THROUGH ALL THE HOLES AND THE EASIEST WAY TO SHAPE THIS IS TO GET A SQUIRT BOTTLE AND JUST WET THIS THING DOWN.

I WANNA DO THIS PART!

OKAY.

GIMME THIS.

I'M TAKING OVER.

DO IT.

GET IT JUST WET ENOUGH TO WHERE IT GOES WHERE YOU WANT IT TO GO AND IT WILL LAY ON ITSELF.

NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A NEWSPAPER-COVERED ROCK.

EXACTLY!

AND SINCE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

NOW THE NEXT STEP, WE'RE GONNA MIX UP SOME PLASTER TO COAT THE ROCK WITH.

DON'T BE AFRAID TO PUT ONE COAT ON AND LET IT SIT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SHAPE.

IT MAY TAKE TWO OR THREE COATS TO GIVE YOU THE EXACT TEXTURE AND THE STRUCTURE THAT YOU WANT.

NOW WHAT I LIKE TO USE FOR THIS IS SOME FAST-SETTING DRYWALL COMPOUND.

THEY COME IN DIFFERENT SETTING TIMES.

YOU CAN GET SOME THAT SETS IN 45 MINUTES OR FIVE MINUTES.

I LIKE TO USE THE FIVE MINUTE BECAUSE WE CAN PUT A COAT ON AND 10-15 MINUTES LATER IT'S COMPLETELY SOLID AND WE CAN PUT ANOTHER COAT ON.

I'M GOING TO PUT MY MIX IN THE BUCKET AND MIX IT WITH THIS PUTTY KNIFE OR YOU CAN EVEN USE YOUR HANDS BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT OUR BARE HANDS ARE WHAT'S GOING TO SHAPE THIS ROCK.

YOU READY?

I'M READY.

PUT THE WATER IN FIRST SO YOU DON'T GET CLUMPING.

THE CONSISTENCY YOU WANT IT TO FEEL LIKE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN COOKIE DOUGH AND PANCAKE BATTER.

YUM!

SO THIS IS ABOUT THE CONSISTENCY THAT WE WANT.

NOW, DON'T BE AFRAID TO USE YOUR HANDS.

WOW, THIS LOOKS GREAT!

IT LOOKS GREAT ALREADY, CAN I HELP?

I WANNA HELP!

YOU CAN.

DIG IN.

I'M DIGGING IN.

THIS IS REALLY MESSY, PETER.

SO DON'T DO THIS IN YOUR MOM'S LIVING ROOM.

DO THIS OUT IN THE BACKYARD.

THE FIRST COAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THAT THICK.

ALL YOU'RE DOING IS GETTING THE PAPER TO FORM AND YOU'RE SETTING UP THE BASE FOR YOUR SECOND COAT.

THIS IS LOOKING REALLY COOL.

NOW WE'RE ON OUR THIRD COAT ON THIS ROCK.

THERE WERE JUST A COUPLE OF LITTLE POTHOLES I WANTED TO FILL IN, USUALLY YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH TWO OR THREE COATS.

IT'LL GIVE YOU A NICE, THICK ENOUGH OUTER SKIN.

AND IF YOU NEED TO, YOU CAN ALWAYS HIT IT WITH A SPRAY BOTTLE.

PUT A LITTLE WATER ON THERE AND IT'LL SOFTEN THAT RIGHT UP.

AND IF YOU WANT TO PUT SOME TEXTURE ON THERE TOO YOU CAN GET A PIECE OF CARPET, ANOTHER ROCK.

YOU CAN GET ANYTHING YOU WANT YOU CAN REALLY START TO MOTTLE THAT OUT.

OH, WOW!

THAT LOOKS GREAT!

SO NOW WE'RE DONE MAKING THE ROCK WE'RE JUST GOING TO LET IT DRY AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HIT IT WITH A STONE FINISH.

SO OUR FAUX GARDEN STONE IS FINALLY DRY AND ONE OF THE COOL THINGS THAT WE DID WAS WE USED TWO DIFFERENT COLORS OF A NATURAL STONE TEXTURED SPRAY PAINT TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE REALISTIC.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO PUT THIS IN MY GARDEN.

THIS ROCKS.

NO NEED TO GO FURTHER THAN YOUR OWN BACKYARD FOR AN ELEGANT TABLE SETTING THAT COSTS PENNIES TO MAKE.

FOR THIS CENTERPIECE ALL I DID WAS GATHER UP A BUNCH OF TWIGS, CREATED KIND OF THE STRUCTURE THAT I WANTED AND THEN TIED THEM IN THE CENTER WITH A PIECE OF STRING.

AFTER THAT, I SPRAYED IT WITH A METALLIC GOLD SPRAY PAINT AND THEN SPRAYED IT WITH A GLITTER SPRAY PAINT ALSO IN GOLD.

AFTER THAT, I TIED IT WITH A BIG GOLD BOW AND IT MAKES A PERFECT CENTERPIECE.

NOW IF IT SOUNDS EASY THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS EASY.

INSTEAD OF PLACE CARDS I USE PLACE STONES AND THESE ARE REALLY EASY TO MAKE.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GATHER UP SOME STONES THAT ARE VERY SMOOTH BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING STICKERS ON THEM.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO SPRAY PAINT THEM WITH A METALLIC GOLD AND LET THEM DRY.

WE'RE GOING TO PRINT OUT EVERYONE'S NAME ON YOUR COMPUTER.

I LIKE TO RUN MINE THROUGH A STICKER MACHINE SO THEY'RE EASY TO STICK ON THE STONE.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A STICKER MACHINE YOU CAN USE GLUE OR YOU CAN PRINT IT ON ADHESIVE PAPER.

NEXT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO CUT OUT THE NAMES.

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT PLACE HOLDERS IS THAT IT MAKES EVERYONE AT YOUR DINNER PARTY FEEL SPECIAL EVEN IF IT'S JUST A CASUAL EVENING.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THE BUTTERFLY CUT OUT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO STICK IT ON THE STONE.

YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE HOLDER.

FEEL LIKE HAVING DINNER?

HIT ME UP ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER.

MY MOTHER USED TO SAY THAT NO ROOM IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A PLANT IN IT.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE HER GREEN THUMB OR THE PATIENCE TO WAIT FOR A PLANT TO BLOOM.

TODAY I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE A PLANT OUT OF DUCT TAPE.

THAT'S RIGHT, I SAID DUCT TAPE.

DEPENDING ON YOUR TASTE IT CAN LOOK AS REALISTIC OR AS ZANY AS YOU WANT.

IT'S ALSO THE PERFECT PROJECT TO MAKE WITH KIDS.

THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS CUT SOME GALVANIZED 12-GAUGE WIRE ABOUT 12 TO 14 INCHES LONG.

AND YOU CAN GET GALVANIZED WIRE AT ANY CRAFT STORE OR HARDWARE STORE.

NOW, SINCE DUCT TAPE COMES IN ALL DIFFERENT PATTERNS JUST PICK SOMETHING YOU CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH.

NOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS CUT YOUR GALVANIZED WIRE IN 12 TO 14 INCH PIECES.

AFTER YOU'VE CUT OUT YOUR WIRE PIECES YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO PULL OUT ABOUT 12 INCHES OF DUCT TAPE.

KEEP IT FACE UP.

PLACE YOUR WIRE IN THE CENTER OF THE DUCT TAPE WITH ABOUT THREE OR FOUR INCHES OF WIRE HANGING OFF THE END.

THE NEXT THING YOU WANT TO DO IS SANDWICH THE WIRE IN BETWEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF DUCT TAPE THAT IS THE SAME LENGTH AS THE FIRST.

THIS IS WHAT YOU'LL HAVE.

NOW YOU WANT TO JUST TRIM IT IN A LEAF SHAPE WITH YOUR SCISSORS.

WE'RE GROWING A PLANT!

A PLANT THAT WILL NEVER DIE.

JUST FOR FUN, LET'S MAKE A LEAF WITH THIS CHECKERBOARD PATTERN.

I THINK THIS IS REALLY FUN AND I THINK THE KIDS WOULD REALLY ENJOY MAKING A PLANT OUT OF THIS.

IF YOU WANTED, YOU COULD USE PINKING SHEARS AND GIVE THE PLANT A LITTLE BIT MORE TEXTURE.

I'M JUST USING PLAIN SCISSORS FOR THIS.

AND THERE'S YOUR PLANT LEAF.

YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE ABOUT 25 OR 30 OF THESE.

SINCE THESE DUCT TAPE PLANTS CAN BE REALLY COLORFUL, YOU WANT A COLORFUL POT.

SO JUST BUY A REGULAR POT AND SPRAY PAINT IT A REALLY FUN COLOR.

NEXT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A PIECE OF FLORAL FOAM THAT FITS INSIDE OF YOUR POT.

TAKE YOUR LEAVES AND BEND THEM INTO SHAPE.

ONCE YOU'VE CREATED YOUR LEAVES YOU WANT TO TAKE THE EXCESS WIRE AND POKE IT RIGHT IN TO THE CRAFT FOAM.

JUST LIKE THAT.

YOU WANT TO BEND THE LEAVES SO THEY LOOK A BIT NATURAL.

I KNOW THEY'RE MADE OUT OF DUCT TAPE BUT, YOU KNOW, GIVE 'EM A LITTLE FLAIR.

ALRIGHT, THERE YOU HAVE IT, A DUCT TAPE PLANT.

DOESN'T NEED WATER.

FINALLY, I HAVE A PLANT THAT'S GOING TO SURVIVE UNDER MY CARE.

I LOVE CRYSTAL POINT JEWELRY.

IT'S A HUGE TREND RIGHT NOW AND LOOKS AMAZING.

THE ONLY PROBLEMS ARE THAT THE CRYSTALS CAN GET REALLY HEAVY AND PRETTY EXPENSIVE AS WELL.

I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU AN ALTERNATIVE TO THAT WHERE YOU CAN USE JUST A FEW CRYSTALS TO CAST AS MANY AS YOU WANT OUT OF RESIN OR TWO-PART PLASTIC.

THE CAST CRYSTALS LOOK IDENTICAL EXCEPT THEY'RE MUCH LIGHTER.

PLUS, IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN SPRAY PAINT THEM A TON OF DIFFERENT COLORS.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THESE CRYSTAL BRACELETS.

THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS PICK OUT A PIECE OF QUARTZ THAT HAS A LOT OF NICE SMOOTH EDGES TO IT.

YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING THAT LOOKS TOO MUCH LIKE A ROCK.

ONCE YOU'VE PICKED OUT YOUR PIECE WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A MOLD.

FOR THIS MOLD I'M USING A TWO-PART QUICK-SETTING MOLDING PUTTY.

THIS STUFF IS REALLY FUN TO USE BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE A MOLD OF ANYTHING WITH IT.

TAKE TWO EQUAL PARTS OF YOUR MOLDING PUTTY AND KNEAD THEM TOGETHER.

ONE IS A CREAM AND ONE IS A GREY, AND ONCE IT MAKES A NICE LIGHT GREY THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TURN IT INTO YOUR MOLD.

ROLL IT INTO A BALL AND THEN INTO LIKE A MINI HOT DOG SHAPE JUST LIKE THAT.

AND THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PRESS OUR CRYSTAL INTO THE MOLDING PUTTY.

AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO POP OUT YOUR CRYSTAL JUST LIKE THAT, AND YOU'VE GOT A PERFECT MOLD.

HERE'S MY LITTLE SECRET FOR MAKING THE CRYSTALS: YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A TWO-PART PLASTIC THAT SETS QUICKLY.

THIS STUFF SETS IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES.

I'M GOING TO TAKE FIVE EQUAL PARTS AND POUR IT IN A CUP.

AFTER IT'S THOROUGHLY MIXED JUST FILL YOUR MOLD.

AFTER YOU'VE WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES IT'S TIME TO POP OUT YOUR NEW LIGHT-WEIGHT CRYSTAL.

NOW TAKE A LOOK.

THESE ARE THE CRYSTALS THAT I MADE IN MY MOLD AND THESE ARE THE REAL CRYSTALS AND YOU CAN HARDLY TELL THE DIFFERENCE.

SO THESE ARE VERY LIGHT-WEIGHT AND PERFECT FOR OUR NEXT PROJECT.

WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A BRACELET WITH CRYSTALS GOING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE TOP.

AND BECAUSE THEY WERE MOLDED AND THEY HAVE A FLAT BACK, THEY ARE GOING TO GLUE ON EASILY.

ONCE ALL YOUR CRYSTALS ARE MOLDED LINE THEM UP TO CREATE YOUR DESIGN.

NEXT, TAKE INDUSTRIAL GLUE, AND BE GENEROUS WITH IT, ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CRYSTAL, THE FLAT PART.

START IN THE CENTER OF YOUR BRACELET.

HERE'S A QUICK TIP: WHEN YOU'RE GLUING ON YOUR MOLDED CRYSTALS KEEP THEM IN PLACE WITH TRANSPARENT TAPE WHILE THEY DRY.

I EXPERIMENTED A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME OF THE MOLDED CRYSTALS AND SPRAY PAINTED THEM DIFFERENT SHADES OF GOLD SO THEY LOOK LIKE A PYRITE.

BUT I REALLY LOVE THE LOOK OF THE NATURAL CRYSTAL.

NOW THAT THIS IS DRY, THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

IT'S NOT NICE TO FOOL MOTHER NATURE BUT IT SURE LOOKS GOOD.

TODAY WE FOUND INSPIRATION IN MOTHER NATURE.

WE TURNED PAPER INTO GORGEOUS TURQUOISE; PETER HELPED US MAKE SOME LIGHT-WEIGHT FAUX ROCKS; WE USED BACKYARD FINDS FOR A GORGEOUS TABLE-SETTING; WE BROUGHT A PLANT TO LIFE WITH DUCT TAPE; AND WE CAST QUARTZ CRYSTALS FOR JEWELRY.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKE YOUR MARK.

THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.

KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY, AND FAST DRY-TIME SINCE 1947.

OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT, WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST-PREVENTATIVE, AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.

AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS, MAKERS OF THE E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.

E6000 PROFESSIONAL- STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS, SCRAPBOOKING, PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.

E6000: INDUSTRIAL- STRENGTH ADHESIVE.

FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.

AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS, AND TIPS.

NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS, SEWING, KIDS CRAFTS, JEWELRY-MAKING, KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.

AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.

PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA, GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE, AND MOD PODGE.

PLAID: CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.