Designer Vivian Peritts shows you how to create a dramatic tabletop water garden perfect for both the sunroom and the garden.
Materials for fountain:
terra-cotta fountain
Deco Art Patio Paint: DCP 15 Daisy Cream, DCP 4 Pine Green, DCP 20 Sunflower Yellow
paintbrushes
sea sponges
Steps:
- Base coat fountain with Daisy Cream paint.
- Use Pine Green and yellow paint to paint details leaving most of the fountain the cream color. Let dry thoroughly.
- Paint entire fountain with Pine Green and wipe excess paint away with the sponge. Wipe off immediately while paint is still wet. Let dry 48 hours before using the fountain.
Materials for flower pot 1:
6" clay flower pot
DecoArt Patio Paint: DCP 6 Sunshine Yellow, DCP 20 Sunflower Yellow, DCP 16 Patio Brick, DCP Summer Sky Blue, DCP Light Eucalyptus Green
compressed cellulose sponges and sea wool sponge
Steps:
- Wet sea sponge and wring out all of the water. Dip the damp sponge in the Patio Brick color, and pounce the sponge gently over the bottom portion of the pot. Let dry.
- Paint the lip of the pot Sunshine Yellow. Use a damp sea sponge to pounce Sunflower Yellow over the yellow lip. Let dry.
- Cut compressed sponge in 1-inch square and 3/4-inch square. Cut the 3/4-inch square diagonally into two triangles. Expand the sponges by dipping them in water.
- Use damp 1-inch square sponge dipped in Summer Blue Sky paint to make a checkerboard pattern on the bottom of the pot. Dip one of the triangles in the light Eucalyptus paint and stamp a triangle in the bottom right corner of each square.
Materials for flower pot 2:
terra-cotta flower pot
DecoArt Patio Paint: DCP 14 Cloud White, DCP 18 Woodland Brown
DCP 24 Clean Coat
paintbrushes #2 liner, #0 round, 1" flat brush
sea sponge
Steps:
- Use the liner and the white paint to paint a wavy line around the lip of the pot. Use the round brush to make leaves all along the wavy line.
- Paint a basket weave on the bottom of the pot. Lines are approximately 1/2-inch apart. Use the liner brush to apply the white lines. Let dry.
- Use the liner brush to paint over all of the white lines and leaves with the clear coat. Don't worry if you go out of the lines. This adds shadows to the finished pot that looks good. Let dry.
- Paint entire pot with brown paint using the 1-inch flat brush. Use a damp sponge to immediately wipe off excess paint to give an antique look. Let dry.
Resources DecoArt Patio Paint
DecoArt Inc.
Website:
www.decoart.com
Guests Vivian Peritts
Author / Designer, Vivian's Originals
E-mail:
vperitts@earthlink.net
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