All those lovely purple up-cycle items from the previous post didn't start that color. All it takes is a little paint and a little time and you can personalize your garden in a unique way. Here's a video of my process.
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Showing posts with label Repaint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Repaint. Show all posts
Saturday, April 20, 2019
A Collection of Up-cycles
Here's a collection of some new things that have come into my garden recently. Just wanted to give a bit of a tour.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
A Pop of Yellow
This lawn decor was purchased from 99 cent store. I bought it as a pair but did not like the black finish it came with. I decided it would look better in my garden with a coat of yellow, the same way I did my garden path a while back.
This photo shows the most recent appearance of them in the blog. They've been reused many times and remain in the garden without needing to be repainted.
They've been seen in my garden as far back as February.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
A New Yellow Path
These decorative pavers were purchased around 15 to 20 years ago. Back then, they were blueish-grey stepping stones. As you can see, the grey has worn off, revealing the naked color of the stone. Time for a repaint.
To start, I lay on two coats of white spray paint. I want to make sure the base color is even so that when I cover it with the final color, it will be solid and not patchy.
I finalize these pavers with two coats of bright, yellow paint.
This new path will lead guests past a flower garden (pictured to the right) and end between Fairy Shores and an unnamed area of my garden. Years ago I had looked at these discolored pavers and decided to hand paint them. However, recently I decided I'd waited too long already and went ahead with spray paint. I might still hand paint with accent colors in the future.
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Sunday, July 15, 2018
Welcome Yellow
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| This decorative paver was a gift from my daughter probably 20 years ago when I first began gardening. Since then, it has sat out in the yard under a tree. The elements took their toll on this sentimental piece but I knew a new paint job would bring it new life. I also decided it needed to have a more prominent position in my garden. |
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| I began with one base white coat. |
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| I covered that with two coats of yellow paint. |
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| Now this piece is what welcomes people to my food garden. |
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Painting and Prepping for a New Look
I'd like to share with My Fairy Folks a story about how these two characters came to look so full of life.
In late 2017 I found this male fairy at Parkview Nursery in Riverside (this photo was pulled from a different post but shows the fairy best). Unfortunately his face was a little expressionless so I would try not to get too close in photos. A few months ago I came across a similar male fairy in a canoe at the same nursery and decided to purchase it. This wouldn't be the first time I've used two different figurines to play the role of the same character; I've also done this with some Disney character miniatures.
This gnome on a mushroom was gifted to me earlier this year by one of My Fairy Folks. I could tell that he was in need of a repaint. When I spotted a blue shirt, red hat gnome in a canoe recently, I knew this was a perfect opportunity for a canoe race scene. I had two characters that would be represented by four miniatures. But first, I needed to get new paint on the pieces.
In the few years I've been doing this fairy garden blog, I've been able to meet some very talented folks and am happy to call most of them My Fairy Folks. I reached out to one in particular who I was told does wonderful work with painting miniatures. I asked if she could add a face to my two leading characters and she was happy to help. When they were returned to me, I was very impressed with how they came out!
Not only did she add personality to their blank faces, but she also repainted texture and clothes so that each character truly looked like their match. While the boy fairy was a bit easier since they came from the same miniature designer, the gnome required a bit more effort and finesse. I'm so very grateful for her work and friendship. I am pleased to know that there are people out there that stand behind giving new life to old things.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Illuminate - Copper Canvas
This piece of wall decor was purchased at a second hand store for $1 a long time ago. The color was faded and it needed new life. The top left photo shows the original state of the piece and the top right photo is after I painted it white. White is a much better base color to work with since it will allow any top coat to show its true color.
The photos below are my second coat of paint with copper. For some reason the camera refused to capture the true color; it looks red but I promise it is copper (as you'll see in the following pictures). I chose copper to match the lights which have copper wire that I planned to pair with this project. This project was inspired by a post shared on Google+. I've had this piece for a long time and knew it would perfect for this project.
After the paint dried, I wrapped a string of solar lights purchased from the Wish app around the iron work and attached it to my fence with some string to reinforce the structure. I'm really pleased with how bright these tiny lights are. They were very cheap and I will probably buy more in the future.
The lights in the glass containers near the bottom of this garden are tea lights; my previous preferred method to illuminating my garden. The difference in color and brightness is very apparent here. I plan to replace most of the lights in my garden with solar lights because they're so convenient.
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Sunday, June 3, 2018
World Bicycle Day
In April of this year according to Wikipedia, the United Nations declared June 3 an official "day of awareness about the multiple societal benefits of using the bicycle for transport and leisure." This day has been dubbed World Bicycle Day. In honor of this new holiday, I dug through my photo history to pull up some instances of bicycles in my garden.
This double planter bicycle was purchased many years ago. It was weather-beaten so I spent a day with my granddaughter repainting it. We first put a white coat and then a purple so that it would stand out more in the garden (it was originally black).
Here you can see the bicycle was used in a Mother's Day gift post in 2016. I do have plans to bring this unique planter back into my garden this Summer after some sprucing up.
This smaller bicycle planter was gifted to me by one of My Fairy Folks. I think it would be a good thing to repaint with a bright color, but it came to me in such good condition, I don't feel it's right to cover that just yet. When it becomes more weathered, I think I'd like to paint the seat green and the rest of the bike with a bright pop of color.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Primp and Proper Repaint
The picture is a little blurry but it shows a lawn ornament nestled amongst the greenery that I've had for a few years. It is actually a solar light that has been weathered and the bottom right of the solar panel has been chipped. She was very beautiful but when the light stopped working, I was so sad yet I couldn't bring myself to toss her. Thankfully I have gained some artsy skills in the last few years and decided it was her time for a blog spotlight. In the video below, you can see the transition from beginning to end.
Now that's much better! She pops with those bright colors and even more colors will be growing within her. There is still more work to be done, but I just had to share how wonderful it turned out. There will be an update within the next few months.
Also, I've done some paint projects in the past and have realized that I have neglected to mention that I get all my paint supplies from Dunn-Edwards Paints in Riverside. For this particular project I used Rust-oleum Painter's Touch Paint and Primer Ultra Cover which boasts fast drying, use for indoor or outdoor and can be used on wood, metal, plastic and more which is wonderful when you have multiple types of projects to work on.
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