Use terra-cotta pots to create one-of-a-kind holiday ornaments that look like sweet, iced cupcakes. If you want a change from traditional Christmas decorations, decorate your tree with a favorite sweet treat.
Materials:
DecoArt Patio Paint DCP34 – Larkspur Blue
DecoArt Patio Paint DCP42 – Fuchsia
DecoArt Patio Paint DCP43 – Holly Berry Red
DecoArt Patio Paint DCP46 – Mistletoe Green
Snow-Tex DAS9 – Snow-Tex
Glamour Dust DAS37 – Glamour Dust Crystal
Palette Knife DT02 – Palette Knife
2 1/2″ Styrofoam balls
#8 flat brush
24″ piece of 1/8″ ribbon
5/16″ X 8″ wood dowel
Wood ball bead
Assorted micro beads
Low-temp hot glue gun and glue stick
Scissors
Small T-pin
Two standard terra cotta pots
Instructions:
1. Basecoat one pot, Larkspur Blue; one pot, Fuchsia, and ball bead, Holly Berry Red.
2. Use #8 flat brush and Mistletoe Green to stripe Larkspur Blue pot and Holly Berry Red to stripe Fuchsia pot.
3. Use brush handle or dowel to push two holes side by side in center of one Styrofoam ball.
4. Cut 12″ piece of ribbon. Thread ribbon ends through holes and knot ends together. Apply glue inside Fuchsia pot edge and press Styrofoam ball into pot centering ribbon loop at top.
5. Cut second 12″ piece of ribbon. Form loop and secure to Styrofoam ball with T-pin. Apply glue inside Larkspur Blue pot and press ball into glue allowing loop to hang over side.
6. Use palette knife to apply Snow-Tex over Styrofoam balls and pot rims to resemble frosting. While wet, sprinkle with Glamour Dust. Sprinkle Larkspur Blue pot with micro beads.
7. Thread ball bead on ribbon for Fuchsia pot and push down into wet Snow-Tex to secure.
Notes:
1. Let dry between steps.
By: DecoArt
