Those poor gray pears were just so drab, but a little craft paint turned that drab to fab!
First I brushed on green paint and quickly wiped it off with a paper towel so that a little of the wood would show through. I followed that up with some yellow, also wiped off and blended. A little brown on the stems and I was finished!
. . . or so I thought. After I looked at my new cuties a while, I decided that I couldn't live with them like they were. So out came my trusty whatever-I-found-in-the-garage stain. I slopped on some stain, let it soak in for just a minute, and then wiped them down good with a clean paper towel.
Much better! The stain toned down the color a lot and gave them more character. I'm very happy with how they turned out!
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Wonderful paint job...they look real!!!
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Jilly
these look great!
ReplyDeleteThese look good enough to eat. They are so cute on the window sill.
ReplyDeleteLove these! isn't it great how something so simple can really dress things up?
ReplyDeleteThe stain finished them just ripe! Lezlee
ReplyDeleteOh girl, those are fabulous!!! The stain was just what they needed. Perfecto! :)
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Sarah :D
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Those pears turned out great! Looks good enough to eat! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt's always the stain or glaze that just gives them the oomph isn't it? They turned out pretty enough to eat.
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I saw those pears but passed them up. Now I'm wishing I had bought them. They look great!
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