Faux Fall Decor
A few years ago I had received the new Fall Issue from The Country House and was flipping through it when a bowl of rustic apples and pears caught my eye. I liked the rusty stars on them, but $15.99 for 4 put the brakes on!
I started thinking. How can I make these? I knew I had Dollar Tree faux apples and pears in my Treasure Pile
I dragged out some supplies that I thought would do the trick. The faux fruit my spice mix paint craft knife or scissors and of course.. Mod Podge had to be included! I knew I would need a star stencil so I cut one out of their catalog (just happened to be the right size ;)) traced it onto a piece of paper and cut it out.
I coated the fruit in Mod Podge and the dredged them in the spice mix. Then let dry thoroughly.
When dry I coated them in Mod Podge again to keep the spices mix from falling off.
Let them dry again thoroughly for a few hours then just held on the stencil with my fingers and painted the star on with copper craft paint
I think they turned out pretty darn cute. No they aren't the same color and the star is painted on, not attached, they are my version and a heck of a lot cheaper ♥
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Suggested materials:
- Faux fruit (Dollar Tree)
- Spice mix (mix your own - cinnamon, nutmeg, ground coffee, etc)
- Paint & Mod Podge (Leftover from other projects - Walmart has it though)
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Denise Bobenread on Sep 23, 2016A product I use on our train layout which replicates ground cover would also work instead of the spice mix. Spray it with a coating of elmers glue and water.
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Debbie/Dragonfly Treasure on Sep 24, 2016Whats the name of it?
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Hoo27361551 on Apr 28, 2020
It rots!
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