Tar Gel Flourish Tutorial

Flourishes are one of my favorite embellishments to add to projects, but the designs, materials and colors of flourishes on the market are similar across many manufacturers. I like to add unique embellishments to my projects but I'm left with limited options with store-bought flourishes. Using clear tar gel, I was able to design and decorate one-of-a-kind flourishes for my project.

Supplies: 
Clear Tar Gel
Paint
Glitter
Rhinestones
Paintbrush
Craft Stick

Step One: Dip a craft stick or palette knife into the tar gel and quickly swirl the gel over a nonstick work surface. Let dry. Note: Tar gel has a cloudy appearance when wet and becomes clear when dry.

Step Two: Paint the flourishes. Add a light sprinkling of glitter to the flourishes before the paint is completely dry for a little extra shine. Note: Several coats of paint were necessary to cover the flourishes evenly.

Step Three: Carefully remove the flourishes from the work surface and trim any dried paint from the edges.

Step Four: Add rhinestones to the end of each flourish and attach to project.

Supplies: Tag: Avery; Tissue Paper: Pink Paislee; Ticket: Webster's Pages; Flower: Prima; Rhinestones: Kaisercraft; Glitter: Martha Stewart; Ink: Ranger; Paint: Making Memories; Clear Tar Gel: Golden; Other: Twine