Anyone that knows me knows how much I love to paint and that I will paint on just about anything. Well today I thought I would share with you this great little project that I did recently.
I had hanging in one of our powder rooms 3 metal wall hangings, one was of a Dolphin Fish, a Sailfish and a Sea Horse. These 3 pieces are metal of some sort and painted black. I don’t know where I got them from but decided they needed some color. So out came the paint brushes.
As you can see from the picture, the paint was beginning to peel, so after I gave the pieces a good scrub, I took some sand paper and lightly roughed up the surface of the paint to give it some tooth for the paint to adhere to.
My powder room colors are blues, pinks, teals so I went with that color scheme. First I painted the Dolphin Fish with a very Dark Green Acrylic Paint, and applied a second coat for complete coverage, then I lightly dried brushed a lighter shade of green and another shade lighter again. Then I started to apply my other colors. I dried brushed my pink, blues, teals and a little yellow. With this type of painting you can’t mess up you just apply the shades until you have it just the way you want. When I had the shading as I wanted I applied 3 coats of exterior/interior varnish.
I think he turned out pretty good and is going to look great on the walls of my powder room.
Here are pictures of the other 2 pieces
I hope this has inspired you to breathe new life into something you have around your home, and if it has visit you local craft store pickup some paints and have some fun!
Celebrate 4th of July with Donna’s Mailboxes and More!
Starting today 6/30/10 thru midnight Sunday 7/4/10 receive 10% off your order by entering the coupon code july4th.
Click here to start shopping for custom hand painted mailboxes, handcrafted hand painted ceramic home and garden decor, as well as hand painted reusable tote bags.
Remember sale ends Sunday July4th!
New grocery tote bag design!
Beautiful Floral Hummingbird Design Grocery Tote!
Hand painted reusable Grocery Tote Bag features a hand painted Floral design with a Hummingbird.
This Large Grocery Tote Bag is made of a “non-woven” poly material measuring aprox. 15″x16″ with a 3″ gusset. The totes handles measure aprox. 26″ long.
Tote bags are hand painted using acrylic paint and fabric medium making these bags hand washable. All tote bags have been heat treated. Tote bags can be hand washed and hung up to dry.
Be sure to stop by Donna’s Mailboxes and More to check out this tote as well as my other selection of hand painted tote bags
I have added a great new design to Donna’s Mailboxes and More!
Pelican Sunset Beach Scene
This design is hand painted on a standard post mailbox but can also be painted on a wall mount, T2 or T3 size mailboxes.
The design is hand painted on both sides of the mailbox and the front and back of the mailbox have been painted as well.
Have a great day!
I wanted to take a few minutes to brag about a great site Two Classy Chics and the wonderful giveaway that is being offered on there site.
Two Classy Chics did a great product review for Celebrating Home the review was for a Oval Veranda Bean Pot that looks just beautiful and was given rave reviews by Chris one the the Two Classy Chics. What makes this really special is that Sonia Leon Molina is giving away one of these beautiful Bean Pots. I so love this pot I have entered the giveaway and so should you!
Be sure to stop by and visit Shelly and Chris who are Two Classy Chics!
I have added 3 new windchimes to Donna’s Mailboxes and More that you are just going to love!
The first is a beautiful Mermaid that I have attached to a sea shell and has 5 sea shells that hang from it for the chime. This piece has been hand painted with acrylic paint and sealed with an exterior varnish. This would make a great chime to hang on your poolside patio!
Another great seaside look Windchime is my Pelican that has been attached to a ceramic sea shell and has 5 shells hanging as the chime, another great chime for your patio!
If you are an Owl lover you will love this great looking chime, this one features 2 owls with 5 mushrooms as the chimes.
You can see these chimes as well as my other items here
New XL Grocery Tote!
This tote is hand painted with a sunset beach scene, using acrylic paint and fabric medium. This tote is really an XL, it measures 13″ wide x 15″ tall and has a 10″ gusset with a solid bottom inset.
This bag is sure to hold a lot of groceries!
To see this tote as well as my other tote bags and items that are hand painted by me just stop by Donna’s Mailboxes and More!
Love turtles? Then you will really enjoy this adorable Turtle Cookie Jar!
This cookie jar measures aprox. 6″ tall x 10 1/2″ long, I have clear glazed the inside of the jar with a food safe glaze. The exterior has been hand painted with acrylic paint and sealed with several coats of exterior/interior varnish.
This piece is meant to be hand washed on the inside and gently wiped down on the outside.
To view this piece and my other items I offer please visit me at Donna’s Mailboxes and More
New from Donna’s Mailboxes and More!
Oscar the Grouch Ceramic Cookie Jar, glazed inside with a clear food safe glaze, the outside is hand painted with acrylic paint and sealed with an interior/exterior varnish.
This adorable cookie jar measures aprox. 10 1/2″ tall x 5″ wide.
To see this item as well as my other handcrafted, hand painted items visit me at Donna’s Mailboxes and More
It has been a while since I posted on my blog, shame on me, but time just seemed to have gotten away from over the holidays. So for my first post of 2010 is a fun one.
By visiting http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/
you have the opportunity to win one of my hand painted sunflower design grocery tote bag!
All you need to do is follow the instruction Shelly has outlined to have the opportunity to win, its that simple. So hop on over to
http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/ for your chance to win!