In honor of World Bee Day yesterday,
I’ve been busy as a bee creating some bee things
You do NOT have to be an artist to paint these simple bees!
A few dots, a few stripes and
Voilà,
Bees!
I had this metal pitcher in the pantry for watering plants
and decided it could use a makeover…
It’s a little worn with a rust spot here and there
but all that adds up to a little vintage charm, right?
The first step was painting black checks around the base
Just like any project, it’s all about the tools!
A flat square brush makes checks an easy application
The checks are far from perfect
but once the pitcher is finished you’ll never even notice
The bees start with yellow ovals
Then stripes on the body and a black round head
Then a half circle for the tail end
and curved lines ending with dots for the antennas
White wings were painted with a filbert brush
and the “flight trail” was painted with a thin liner brush
From left to right below: small liner brush, filbert brush,
#8 round, #6 round, medium flat square,
and small flat square brush
I painted a bee inside the top of the pitcher and one on the outside of the handle
as well as the ones scattered about on the pitcher sides
A yellow dot ribbon and and checked bow are the final touch
I did go back and outline the wings with black
to make them stand out more
The glasses were painted with the same steps
but I didn’t have to outline the white wings
because they show well on the clear glass
Perfect for dining al fresco!
Click here for this bee printable
Print it on white card stock,
cut it into 4 pieces,
and you can use them for gift tags,
place cards or note cards
I used scalloped edge scissors {craft store}
and a hole punch for the tags
Create something BEE-utiful!
Have fun and Be Fearless!
Juicy details
You can use any type of acrylic craft paint on a metal surface, once it dries for 24 hours it’s waterproof except for prolonged soaking
For glassware, you must use paint made for glass like this 16 color set from Folk Art here
Painted glass can be cured in your oven to make it upper rack dishwasher safe, just follow the directions on the paint bottle
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creatively Crafty