How to Paint Squishies!

This instructable shows you how to paint your own squishie!

if you have a old squishie lying around that you would like to jazz up a little, this is for you! I love painting stuff, its really relaxing and fun. Anyone can have fun with this project, especially kids. Anyway, how cool is that to know how to paint a squishie?

Materials

One or two squishies

Tulip brand white matte soft fabric paint (it has to be fabric paint, because acrylic paint would crack and peel off when you squish it. Fabric paint is soft and squishy

Puffy paint in any color you like

Paintbrushes

A fine grain sandpaper, or as I use, a nail file

Gently Sand the squishie with a fine grain sandpaper or nail file. Squishies are pretty smooth, so you need to do this so the paint has a surface to stick to. If you don’t, the paint will just peel off. The squishie is ready when you see tiny rips and cracks in the surface. Don’t sand too much so you can see the white foam underneath though, just enough so the surface is a bit rougher.

Paint your squishie with one or two base coats of tulip soft matte fabric paint in white. I find this kind of paint to work best, since white puffy paint takes five million coats to work well… The squishie is ready when you can’t see anything underneath. At some craft stores they sell squishies that are made for decorating that are already white, so you can skip this step. You can even find squishie painting kits!

Now for the fun part! Use puffy paint to paint on your squishie any color you like. Start with the larger areas first, for example I started with the cupcake liner first, and then did the fine details like the sprinkles later. You’ll probably need to paint several coats until you can’t see the white underneath. If you’re doing details like a face on your squishie, you can lightly draw on it with pencil as a guide. You can also use the tip of the handle of our paintbrush or a dotting tool for small details like sprinkles or eyes. Remember to clean your brush after every coat so it doesn’t dry and ruin the paintbrush. (I have ruined so many brushes that way…) Be patient, remember to wait for the paint to dry completely to paint the next coat. I know it can be hard to be patient when you’re excited about a project, but remember haste makes waste! I keep sticking my finger in the paint while its still wet… argh!

Show off your new creation!