A few years back during the after-Christmas sale at Target, I bought three Christmas trees in red metal pots. It was a great bargain, but the pots didn't really go with my usual Christmas decor. My Christmas colors are more subdued, and the pots were red with rope handles that were more rustic than what I usually use.
After seeing the new Christmas Gloria Paint Inlays (all products will be listed at the end of post) I decided to give the pots a makeover.
Let's see what I did:
This is the larger of the three trees, the other two are slightly smaller. They are really cute, but not my style.
The first thing I did was paint the pots using French Linen Chalk Paint. This color is more in tune with my holiday decor.
The process was not difficult. First, you paint the surface, then position the inlay on the paint. After it is set, you spray the front with water and allow it to dry. Once dry, you respray the surface with water and remove it. Unfortunately, one side of the inlay was successful, but the other side was smeared (I may have used too much water; I am not sure). The smear was something I could not fix, so I painted over the inlay and attempted it again. The bottom picture displays the three pots with the inlays I selected.
I didn't show how I removed the inlays, but this time there was no smearing. There were a few areas where the inlay didn't completely transfer, but unlike the initial inlay, I can fix those spots.
I used a black colored pencil to fill in the areas that weren't completely transferred. After that, I added color using red and green pencils. For the larger tree, I used only the black pencil without adding any color. Finally, I used clear wax to seal everything.
Finally, I removed the rope handles from the pots using pliers. To cover the resulting hole, I cut off the head of a tack and glued it over the opening. To finish, I touched up the paint and applied gold leaf around the top edge and on the tack. After it dried, I aged it with antiquing wax.
I am thrilled with how the pots turned out, especially since they complement my holiday decor now. Even though there was a learning curve with the inlays, I will definitely be using them again.
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