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Quick Gift: Gold Oyster Dish
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Julia Fabens
(IC: blogger)
While cleaning up I finally remembered to save oyster shells for a project I have been meaning to do forever – gold painted trinket dishes! I am by no means the first person to do this, but I thought I would share anyway.
They are insanely easy. However, if I give you one for Christmas, ignore that part and pretend I worked super hard on it…
Once boiled and cooled, I scraped off the left over oyster gunk (the scientific name) and scrubbed them inside and out with steel wool.
Finally, I gave the insides (and one outside) two coats of Liquid Leaf. Love that stuff. I was going to use silver too, buuuuut I couldn’t open it. Yes, I did try running hot water over it. And a wrench. Nada.
Honestly, I spent WAY more time tricking you into thinking my bedside table always looks nice and taking pictures than I did making these.
In addition to holding jewelry, you could use them as little salt cellars on the table, though you may want to use a food-safe sealant first.
Or as a soap dish – smaller guest soaps work best. I tried it with a regular bar of Dove and it looked a little ridiculous. This is a travel sized bar. And yes, I also painted a clamshell and am pulling a fast one on you.
So there you have it. Have some friends over, eat oysters, drink champagne and then spend 25 minutes making them all Christmas presents. Boom. You are welcome.
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Published December 9th, 2014 6:20 PM
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Julia Fabens on Jan 02, 2016Hi Mary, I used Liquid Leaf in the Classic Leaf color. Here is the link: https://www.plaidonline.com/liquid-leaf-classic/89/6110/product.htm Have fun!
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Hla33878167 on Oct 18, 2022
you should have a link on a shop that sells that Liquid Leaf !!! make money!
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Hallo,
I am Marcela from Germany. Please, can you tell me the Firm of the Gold Color?
Thank you very much!!!!!