Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend! I spent time getting myself mentally and physically prepared for the American Odyssey Relay. I am going to be so glad when it’s over; that is if I live to tell you all about it. And if I don’t, I bet my husband will have one heck of a yard sale, so stay tuned. 😉
Now onto today’s project…
I had been on the hunt for flower pots to take with me to the Lucketts Market next month. I wanted to paint them to fit the look that Sarah and I are aiming for. Lucky me, I stumbled on a ton of them at the thrift shop last week! Many were already aged and cool, and some were perfect for my project. You saw a peek of them last week in my Spring home tour.
I left the ones that were perfectly aged alone, but I gathered up the others and invited a good friend over for a little pot painting party after school last Wednesday. The kids played and we got crafty!
I left some terra cotta, and painted others white with General Finishes Snow White Milk Paint. I was totally inspired by a couple of projects I had seen in blogland, including these gold leafed pots as well as these white and gold pots.
Once my painted pots were dry, I got to work using my Artisan Enhancements Gold Leaf and Sizing from Catfish Studios. (FYI it’s not listed in their online shop, but they do have it! Just email them if you’d like to order). I painted where I wanted gold with the sizing, then allowed it to sit for 30 minutes. Then I applied my leafing. To seal it I used Mod Podge. I know that is a short and sweet step by step, but click here to get my full tutorial.
I used the sizing to paint words onto my pots, just for fun!
This one is one of my favorites…. Directions included! 😉
This one reads “Oh dear”.
I also applied the gold leaf directly to the terracotta pots on a couple of them. I dipped some, did some at the rims, and gave one a hand written “hello”.
I just love how the gold glams up these worn old pots!
Lately I think nothing is safe from gold leaf in my house. I’m sort of addicted!
Have a great Monday- I am off to make the world shinier and glamorous, one gold leaf project at a time!
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