Painting Party
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Home-decor expert Donna Babylon gives the basics for a throwing a breakfast painting party with your friends. A drop cloth, paint trays, brushes and paint cans provide simple decorations for a paint party (figure A).
- Send out invitations made by dribbling acrylic paint on the envelope and decorating with stickers (figure B).
- Make a tablecloth out of a canvas drop cloth. Dilute paint and put different colors in a ketchup squeeze bottle. Squeeze out random patterns, letting each color dry before adding the next.
Make a centerpiece by attaching paint color strips around an unused gallon paint can. Fill with floral foam and insert items like paintbrushes, stir sticks and flowers (figure C).Make a holder for silverware with a smaller can and layer two solid-colored napkins. Push them in so they stick up, then fill with silverware (figure D).Use clean paint trays for serving food.
Get a painter's palette from an art-supply store, then fill small bowls with jelly and place them around palette (figure E).To avoid confusion, have guests choose a piece of paper from a paint can on which different tasks have been written. Include tasks such as masking, patching, cutting in and rolling.
Resources More Splash Than Cash Decorating Ideas
by Donna Babylon
This book is an easy-to-read guide for tasteful decorating on a budget--perfect for anyone wanting to spruce up their home without breaking their wallet.
Windsor Oak Publishing, March 1999
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