Festive Christmas Tea Set
Posted by DecoArt on Nov 24th 2014
A silver-plated tea service, found in a flea market, morphs into a colorful accent.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- rubbing alcohol
- pencil
- 1" flat brush
- filbert brush
- tack rag
- tea set
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Rinse the brush between different coats of color.
Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Wipe the silver surfaces clean with rubbing alcohol on a paper towel.
- Lightly mark off stripes around the tea set with a pencil or ballpoint pen.
- Use a 1” flat brush to paint a wide stripe down the middle of the front and back of each piece with Lipstick.
- Continue to paint stripes alternating between Apple Green and Leprechaun until the area between the two Lipstick stripes is covered.
- Paint the handles of each piece Apple Green.
- Use the handle end of a brush dipped in Vanilla Shake to paint dots on the Lipstick stripes.
- With a small filbert brush, paint alternating stripes of Black Tie and Vanilla Shake on the lids.
- Paint alternating stripes of Black Tie and Vanilla Shake on the top and bottom edges of each piece.
- Use the handle end of a brush dipped in Vanilla Shake to place dot inside the center of the flower.
- Paint the lid handles and inside edges of each piece with Turquoise Waters.
- Follow the paint label instructions to cure paint and to make the set top rack dishwasher safe.