French Style Candy Colored Striped Wall Decor

French Style Candy Colored Striped Wall Decor

Posted by DecoArt on Jun 30th 2014

Turn an old frame into a sweet French style candy colored wall decor for any room in your home.

SUPPLIES

    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • rubbing alcohol
    • pencil
    • 3/4" flat brush
    • sea sponge
    • cosmetic sponge
    • frame
    • 2" painter's tape

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let paint dry between steps and coats.

    1. Remove glass from frame and thoroughly clean glass with paper towel and rubbing alcohol.
    2. GLASS - Mask off stripes vertically in 2" increments with painter's tape.
    3. Start by painting every other stripe. Using a sea sponge lightly dab on yellow frost and pink frost. (clean sponge before changing colors)
    4. Instruction #3
    5. Wait two hours (or longer) and mask off the remaining stripes with 2" painter's tape. Using a sea sponge lightly dab on purple frost and Turquoise frost. (clean sponge before changing colors)
    6. Instruction #4
    7. Center and place the stencil on the glass, secure the corners with painter's tape. Use a pencil and only trace through outer line of the oval. Remove Stencil. Using a 3/4 flat brush paint the oval with two coats of Lace.
    8. Place stencil over oval and secure the corners with painter's tape. Using a cosmetic sponge lightly dab Relic through the stencil.
    9. FRAME - Using 3/4 flat brush paint the frames in "rose pink" (mix 3 parts Lace with 1 part Romance)
    10. Instruction #7
    11. Using 3/4 flat brush paint Frame with two coats of Lace. Once completely dry, lightly sand so the "rose pink" shows through distressed/sanded areas.
    12. Instruction #8
    13. Place glass back into frame and secure in place.