Month: August 2015
Reader Projects: découpage a chest of drawers
We absolutely love this découpage project and many thanks to Jo Lewis for sending us the picture. Découpage is a great way to personalise a piece of furniture – and in this case to use up old comic books!
Jo used Twist & Spray Bright Red Gloss to complement the X-Men, Spider-Man, Iron Man and other hero characters. We’re sending Jo a selection of Twist & Spray colours for her next project.
If you’ve completed a project, we’d love to see it. Do include a before picture if you have one. Send to pic@spraypaintideas.co.uk.
If we publish your project, we’ll send you a selection of spray paints for your next project.
Mini Make: tin cans
Going back to school or uni? Encourage a tidy desk with a tin can sprayed in your favourite colour to put pens, rulers and scissors in. Spray a tuna tin can or similar and use for paperclips. Or, why not make a stationery station by gluing three or four cans of various sizes together and spraying.
How to: make your own place mats
In the second of our summer dining features, we show you how to create colourful placemats for your table.
You will need:
Paper Doilies (available from Hobbycraft, The Range and other good retailers)
Newspaper, cardboard and dust sheets
PlastiKote Fluorescent Spray Paint
How to:
- Spread newspaper/dust sheets out in a well-ventilated working area or preferably outside.
- Place the doilies on cardboard to keep them flat and ensure you have covered the whole doily.
- Apply two to three coats of PlastiKote Fluorescent spray paint. We chose Fluorescent in Pink and Green. Allow 5 – 10 minutes between coats.
- The doilies will be touch dry in 30-50 minutes and thoroughly dry in 2-3 hours.
- Use as placemats or as table centerpieces!