Wire effect baskets are becoming very popular and are attractive in the own right. However, even these can take on another look with a drop of paint. If you can’t find a basket exactly like this, how about the round wire chicken egg basket or smaller garlic containers? This technique could even be applied to metal candlesticks which you can now pick up in ‘cheapie’ shops.
You will need
- Wire basket
- Turquoise paint
- Green and white paint
- Paint brushes
- Gold paint
- Star rubber stamp
- Paint roller or pad
- Tissue paper
Step by step
Step 1
This basket was originally painted black so we simply mixed our selection of paints to achieve the right shade. This should be a pale turquoise – simply experiment, adding green and white to your original colour. You can create something like the verdigris effect seen on aged metal. Just play around with the colours until you are happy.
Step 2
Apply the paint randomly over the basket on a fairly dry brush or sponge. It does not have to be completely covered, let some of the black show trough. Once completely dry, apply soft touches of gold over the surface to add a sparkle.
Step 3
We gave a couple of sheets of tissue paper a paint over with some of the turquoise diluted with water. Allow to dry completely then decorate with stars or a pattern of your choice. Pad out the basket with decorated tissue and scatter Amaretti biscuits for a classy surprise.
Golden Stars
We used layer of decorated tissue paper to cove a flat, low basket which would make an unusual table centre. Fold tissue around the basket until it’s well padded and glue underneath to secure. It does not matter if the tissue is creased, in fact, you may prefer this effect. Decorate wooden eggs using the turquoise paint mixture and apply gold paint randomly over the egg surface using a paint roller, sponge or brush. Scatter turquoise,, gold and green foil-wrapped eggs into the nest to add a splash of colour.
Step 1
This basket was originally painted black so we simply mixed our selection of paints to achieve the right shade. This should be a pale turquoise – simply experiment, adding green and white to your original colour. You can create something like the verdigris effect seen on aged metal. Just play around with the colours until you are happy.
Step 2
Apply the paint randomly over the basket on a fairly dry brush or sponge. It does not have to be completely covered, let some of the black show trough. Once completely dry, apply soft touches of gold over the surface to add a sparkle.
Step 3
We gave a couple of sheets of tissue paper a paint over with some of the turquoise diluted with water. Allow to dry completely then decorate with stars or a pattern of your choice. Pad out the basket with decorated tissue and scatter Amaretti biscuits for a classy surprise.
Golden Stars
We used layer of decorated tissue paper to cove a flat, low basket which would make an unusual table centre. Fold tissue around the basket until it’s well padded and glue underneath to secure. It does not matter if the tissue is creased, in fact, you may prefer this effect. Decorate wooden eggs using the turquoise paint mixture and apply gold paint randomly over the egg surface using a paint roller, sponge or brush. Scatter turquoise,, gold and green foil-wrapped eggs into the nest to add a splash of colour.
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