Fearless Friday, Holiday Chargers
Is your tradition spending Thanksgiving weekend decorating for Christmas?
We always get a real tree, but don’t put it up until closer to Christmas
In the meantime I enjoy decorating other parts of the house
Especially the table!
Today we are going to paint some holiday chargers,
inspired by one of my favorite decorations
This Sparkling Fruit Tree
I often use foil to practice on when I paint glass or a slick surface
because the paint will react in a similar way on foil
You can plan your design and get a feel for your strokes
I mixed red with a dash of purple for the red pears
When painting multiples of the same thing, I paint them assembly line style,
painting one color/shape on each
before changing colors and painting the next shape
Just 2 or 3 strokes indicate the pear shapes and forms berries
Next green pears and a few leaves near the berries
I load my brush with yellow and green and let the colors mix as I paint them for dimension
Gold berries painted with tones of yellow and ochre
and a darker mix for the pear stems
Green dots dance around the perimeter
And small gold dots for the final touch
I like to use a lazy susan for projects like this,
You can easily spin the piece you’re working on as you paint
A stroke of white with a small brush for highlights on the pears and berries
A simple project made with $2 chargers from Hobby Lobby and gloss enamel craft paint
These chargers will be part of my tablescape next week
for the Annual Celebrate & Decorate Christmas Tablescape Hop
HO HO HO, HOLIDAYS!
Be Fearless!
🎄 🎨 🎄
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity What’s for Dinner?
Between Naps on the Porch, Make it Pretty Monday
Turn About Tuesday Celebrate Your Story, You’re the Star
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Home Matters
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What a great idea! Love your chargers and they bring so much more to your tablescape! Another fabulous inspirational post!
You’re welcome, chargers are fun to paint!
Jenna, I love your holiday chargers and can’t wait to see how you will use them for your tablescape next week! Happy decking the halls and Roll Tide!
Thank you Pam…yes a big Roll Tide!!
Yes, I do spend Black Friday taking down autumn and turkeys, and putting up the red and green. Your chargers are so creative!
Thanks Carole!
What a wonderful project. They look so festive, but the step-by-step shows how easily it can be accomplished. Thanks!!!
Thanks Dorothy, when you can break a project down into small steps, it becomes easier. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving 🙂
I did, and I hope you did as well! I’m sure it was not only tasty, but beautifully presented!
Those are awfully fun! I’ve seen the plain chargers at Dollar Tree and what a great idea to paint the edges for the season! Maybe if I get decorated, I can add it to my ‘to do’ list!
Looking at the Dollar Tree is a great idea!
Looks like a fun holiday project! 🎄❤️
Yes! thank you!
Jenna, your tables are always fun and festive. You make the painting process look easy. Thanks for sharing your ideas and talents.
Thank you Sarah! Thinking of you and Monnie~
Your chargers look like you bought them in a store! They look so pretty!! ❤️🎨👍
Oh thank you Jill!!