For a girl who loves animals, a magical meadow was the perfect theme for this little girl. The ceiling was painted in soft lavender, and the walls were painted in cream highlighted with aqua border. This is a good solution if you have no moldings or trim.The grasses and cattails were created by cutting lengths of Con-Tact paper in three colors
Fanciful Trees
Materials Needed
- Low-tack painter's tape
- Pencil and ruler
- Chalk line [optional]
- Level
- dark brown latex paint, satin
- foam corner roller or 2" paintbrush
- indelible marker
- upholstery foam, approximately 1" thick
- scissors or utility knife
- foam core
- white craft glue
- leaf green latex paint, satin
- water based glazing liquid
- mixing container
- roller and paint tray
Getting started
- Mark out on the wall where the trees should go using low-tack tape
- Use a pencil and ruler [or chalk line, if prefered ] to mark in the tree trunk. Check that it is straight with a level. Fill in the tree trunk by hand
- Draw out a naive treetop onto the upholstery foam with the indelible marker and cut it out
- Trace the treetop onto the foam core and cut it out. Glue the foam core to the foam.
- Mix the green glaze and pour it into a paint tray.Use a roller to apply the glaze to the foam
- Press the foam stamp into position on the wall. Press down evenly over the entire surface, and lift off the stamp without smudging the paint
- While the glaze is still wet, make swirls randomly over the treetop with your finger to create the look of laves
Gate Headboard
Materials Needed
- green-brown and white latex paint, satin
- water-based glazing liquid
- mixing container
- 3" and 2" paintbrushes
- soft, clean, lint-free rags
Recipe
- 1 part latex paint
- 2 parts water-based glazing liquid
Getting Started
A headboard was made for a single bed from 1" x 4" pine rubbed over in grassy green paint with a wash of white to give the illusion of a faded farmhouse gate
- Mix the green-brown glaze. Use the 3" paintbrush to apply the glaze to the wood; then wipe off the excess with rag to reveal the wood's grain
- Dip the 2" brush into the white paint. Remove the excess onto a rag and dry-brush over the top of the wood to give it an antiqued quality
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