I bought these things over TWO YEARS ago at a Goodwill Store!!!
They are ceramic.....
I paid all of .99 cents each for the small ones and I think 1.99 for the big one....
Thought they were ugly as could be but maybe had some potential.....???
Well, recently I had ordered some of those brown wax covered LED battery flickering flame tealight things for the shop and this weekend the wheels of creativity slowly began to turn!!
V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W-L-Y.........
I think they've been stuck for a while now! LOL!!!
Anyhooo.....I painted them with a flat brown spray paint and I love how that looks on the already grubby texture they came in......now I'm wondering what to do next......
Thought about taking some mod-podge and doing the cinnamon thing or trying to do
a type of sugary glaze drizzled down them.....Now, if I were that talented crafty lady over
on the Pickled Pepper Patch Blog
(which I thoroughly enjoy :))...... I'd know just what to do and how......... But....that's not me and I sure could use the help from all you prim pals out there!!!
I have heard so many great ideas of your's by reading your Blogs......so surely y'all can help me come up with somethin' !!!
What do ya think pals? Huh???????
I just love the textured look!!!!
7 comments:
I think the mod podge thing would look great. Paint on mod podge or white glue then roll in cinnamon or instant coffee. With the coffee you would have to paint over it again to kind of seal it. Can you paint them? How about painting a base coat then crackle medium and then your top coat? The crackly finish might look really well with the grubby lumpy look of the bases. Add the tea lights and maybe some homespun tied around the middle with a grubby tag--tuck in some holly and berries.
ooooh....yes,yes,yes....sounds just
delightful Shari Kraft,thank you!!
Keep those ideas coming pals....:)
Please!!!!
YUMMY! They look like chocolate now! How about mixing some white paint with modpodge adn drizzling it on them like you would a bundt cake?
After they dry, you can stil add some homespun and a cute tag, etc.
I'm sure you will think of something! :)
Have a great Thanksgiving!
I can't wait to see how they will turn out once you complete them. I do love Shari's idea and I agree about the homespun...it was the first thing that came to mind when I was reading and then saw the pics.
I think Shari has the right idea!!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I have my COuntry Sampler already and it is great. I can't wait for the next issue though. One of my favorites houses is going to be in it!
I agreaa with Shari. Modge Podge with a dusting of cinnamon and a flicker tea light for the top of them. Maybe homespun tied around the center with a rusty star?
I did some really cute wax covered crafts over on my blog... the same method would totally work for those. You should check 'em out :)
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