It started as a light shade...
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| FRONT |
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| BACK |
I puttied the hole
This is where I forgot to take pictures I primed the back and then painted it with a metallic bronze, I later protected it with a semi-gloss polyurethane.
I used silver leave for the top
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| SILVER LEAF |
I then glazed it with a burnt umber to give it that tarnished finish and once again used a semi-gloss polyurethane to protect it.
I topped it off with candles and colorful gemstones
BEFORE
AFTER
I can't believe it's not glass...
LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!
With the holidays almost here, I realized it's time for me to take a break from my studies and get busy on gifts. As usual, for the office I wanted to do something a bit different for my colleagues. I wasn't sure what until it dawned on me, I had my ceiling fans changed and I had been holding on to the globes.
There were two different types of globes. After some thought I decided to go with candy bowls with a native Bahamian flair.
I first based coated with several coats of gesso.
I then proceeded with different color variations. I used metallic paint on some, others I used silver/gold leafing and I experimented with chalk paint on another (haven't completed yet). I then used coconut fiber to seal the bottom - great way to add that native flair! I'm doing 10 in total, but I've only completed 5 so far. Here are the pictures.
Bronze & Hunter Green Candy Bowl with Gold Leafing
Turquoise Candy Bowl with Gold Leafing
Blue Candy Bowl with Silver Leafing
Bronze, Pink & Blue Candy Bowl with Silver Leafing
Purple Candy Bowl with Variegated Leafing
Each is a "one of a kind" and I'm sure will be appreciated. I'll post the other 5 once I've completed them. So until then LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!
