I saw some painted chargers over at Scribbler Unfocused and remembered this had been on my to do list for a while…Ellen inspired me, and I just couldn’t wait to get going on this project~
I knew that I wanted to do a set of 4 with a different pattern on each
I started with a square tip brush and did an X pattern
A lazy susan is invaluable for projects like this, you gently spin it around instead of having to move your piece…you can get into a rhythm this way which is great for painting a repeating pattern
When you get almost all the way around, assess the remaining space~ it looked like I had room for about 3 more. I painted the middle one next, that way I could make the remaining two Xs fit the remaining spaces.
Next I decided to put a checked border on all 4 plates so I did that while I had the square paintbrush out
Having the same edge on all four chargers unites the set and makes the different patterns work together
Next came some swirls
wavy stripes
and polka dots
I’m not sure how I am going to use these yet…… I love the way they turned out~
But I do have an idea or three~ 😉
So stayed tuned!
Be sure to visit Ellen at Scribbler Unfocused to see her other painted projects, paintings, and to get the how-to for her knock out Patriotic Flag chargers!
I bought the silver chargers at Old Time Pottery for $1.99 each
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