Rustic Painting Techniques - Even New Projects Can Look Old
I'm a big fan of taking a new (or thrifted) object and making it look vintage and aged; painting them using some really inexpensive dollar store acrylic craft paints can be so much fun.
Amazingly, those cheap paints come in so many colors already mixed, or you can mix them to get even more shades and hues. They last for years, without any special care on the plastic items - the trick is to sand the pot or the chairs, and give the paint something to grip to.
Amazingly, those cheap paints come in so many colors already mixed, or you can mix them to get even more shades and hues. They last for years, without any special care on the plastic items - the trick is to sand the pot or the chairs, and give the paint something to grip to.
The Camouflage Table was a lot of fun, and turned out to be very textural.
The base coat was plain green, and then the 'leaves' were painted on in several sessions to give depth and texture.
This is kind of where it all started - I had no idea it would take me on such a journey...
This ugly plastic chaise got a new lease on life - with a bit of paint and some imagination.
Elmers glue gives a crackle type finish, amazingly enough...
Crackle paint techniques can be involved and messy, or so simple. The Elmers glue method is really easy.
I went on a real kick painting the planters - someone left me over 40 of these cheapie plastic planters, which I really hated, so I painted them...
With over 40 of these cheap plastic pots in my greenhouse gathering dust, they also got refreshed into something unique and colorful.
...and painted them...
From simple dots arranged in dynamic patterns...
...until I have a rainbow of all colors
To leaf like designs...
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Thanks, @Nancy, that's very sweet of you!
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I love the chair and the pots Jacki.
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