ideas for decorating with succulents and cacti have taken over my brain!
i've been sharing all of the details of projects completed as part of a recent
no-cost makeover of our guest room, giving it boho style,
and i hope you've been finding some inspiration for projects of your own!
the bowl of faux succulents/cacti shown above reveals another one, and it's SO easy.
continue reading to see the before & after transformation...
this project makes use of two very small ceramic pieces that i spied at Dollar Tree -
their shapes just screamed 'cactus' to me!
so i paid a whopping two bucks, took them home, and got busy...
while i don't have a tutorial for you to follow,
i will say that i painted these in a 'wet on wet' method -
that means that i painted the base color, then quickly added more colors before it dried,
working from dark shades of green on the bottom to lighter ones as i worked my way upward.
that made the varied tones of green blend into each other in a bit of a gradient,
for a more realistic effect.
i used a wide flat soft brush to get that effect.
from this viewpoint, you can see the 'gradient' paint effect -
it's a darker shade at the bottom and fades into lighter shades at the top.
after those base coats of paint dried,
i added in the details using a very small brush...
the dark and light dots represent spines on the cacti.
the bloom on the taller cactus is a fabric ranuculus flower
(also used on the pool noodle and sweet sweater succulents)
the bloom on the taller cactus is a fabric ranuculus flower
(also used on the pool noodle and sweet sweater succulents)
then i 'planted' them in a low, clear glass container with some gravel from our fire pit.
two faux succulents join with them, creating a small 'garden'...
the vessel sits on the table beside the chair in our guest room,
and pairs perfectly with the paper faux cacti wall art i created!
i was thinking about what other items could be used to create faux cacti like this...
i was thinking about what other items could be used to create faux cacti like this...
how about those small glass OUI yogurt containers?
Starbucks frappacino bottles?
glass or plastic salt & pepper shakers?
look around... you might be surprised what you find in your own home
that can be transformed into a fresh new decor accent!
links to previous posts mentioned above:
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The fans cactus are great, I recently painted rocks to look like cactus and love how they turned out. I'm visiting from the Funky Junk site.
ReplyDeleteLinda, thank you so much for visiting and for your very kind comment. i popped over to your blog to see your painted rocks and they are DARLING!!!! i shared a link to your post on the homewardFOUND facebook page because i think everyone needs to see them! ;)
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