glass bottles (new or vintage, in any size or shape) (mine range 5.5"-7.5" high)
3/4" oval brush (soft)
white pencil
wooden skewer (as many as needed)
small flat brush
rubbing alcohol (optional)
brown craft paper
wooden slice (10" x 18" oval)
INSTRUCTIONS
Lightly sand the surface of the wooden slice. Using the quilt pattern provided, trace or draw onto the surface using a white-colored pencil.
Make sure the bottles are clean. Wiping down the glass surfaces with rubbing alcohol removes oil and dirt.
Decide where you want the colors to be placed on the wooden oval. Using a small flat brush, fill in the areas with Santa Red, Snow White, Bahama Blue, Moody Blue, Cactus Flower, and Cobblestone.
Paint one color at a time to minimize the chance of mixing colors. Let dry.
Paint a second coat as needed. Let dry completely. Apply Soft-Touch Varnish for a durable finish.
Mix Grey with Dijon 4:1 and paint onto three of the glass bottles using a large oval brush. Mix Turquoise and Mint 1:1 for the final bottle. Allow to dry. Paint with a second coat.
Cut different shapes from brown craft paper.
Accordion fold the craft paper, varying the size of the folds.
See photo: Some of the edges will taper to give the look of a dried palm frond.
Cut some edges of the folded paper to give a different look. (The fun of the shapes is in the experimenting.) Once you have a shape you like, use hot glue to hold the center. (I covered a wooden skewer with the craft paper as well and glued the folded pieces to the end.) Use these folded paper shapes to fill the painted bottles.
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