Fearless Friday, Bottle Vase
I have a thing for pretty bottles,
and love to save them for future crafts and creations
And guess what?
You don’t have to be a skilled artist to paint one…
it’s just simple shapes and colors!
I started with this flat sided oval liqueur bottle
and painted it with a coat of white chalk paint
If you’re not familiar with chalk paint, it is magical stuff
It often covers objects with just one coat
and it dries very quickly
I use a small round palette dish covered with recycled foil
Easy clean up, toss away the foil when finished
NOTE: If you still have wet paint leftover on your palette, give it a spritz of water, cover with more foil and refrigerate. The paint will stay viable for a day or two
I like to load my paint brush with several colors
so when I make a stroke
the colors form interesting blends
Quick loose strokes with a large round brush
form the petals of a big bloom
such as a rose or peony
Next I added a daisy type bloom in yellow and orange
Simple curving stems
Leaves…
I didn’t have a plan or use a model,
I just made it up as I went along,
but you could certainly do a rough painting or sketch first
to practice your strokes or plan your design
Next I added large and small dots
Use the top end of your brush handle,
dip it in paint and then place the dot where you want it
to make easy small dots
I’m having a lot of fun with my new bottle vase!
Upcycle a bottle and…
Be Fearless!
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Your blooming bottle is so colorful and cheery Jenna! Love the whimsy and addition of the dots! Happy Friday. ♥
thank you Mary, Happy weekend!
I’ll have to try the color loading with watercolor. I don’t think it will work nearly so well as with the texture of acrylic but it’s worth a shot because the effect is great. This bottle is really cute. I forget about chalk paint and it’s so versatile. Thanks for the reminder!
Thank you Jeanie! I don’t know how well color loading a brush would work with watercolor, I think it would be better to build color variety with separate layers of color…but who knows, watercolor does what it wants to do anyway! 😂
This is so much fun! Love all the color you bring to the world Jenna!
Thanks so much Dorothy, I do love bright colors!
So pretty Jenna I love it and so easy to do. And I love chalk paint.hugs my friend
Thank you Kari, have a great weekend!
Excellent job with bottle vase ! I love the bright colour.
Thank you Angie!
This is bloomin’ adorable. Good project for all ages.
Thanks Leslie Anne, lots of fun 🙂
Very colorful and festive. It would go well with my Mexican decor.
Yes it would!
Jenna, I love your floral bottle. Chalk paint is amazing and fun to
use. Dots add so much, I would never have thought they would make a difference, but they give it a wow! Happy weekend’
Thank you Pam, I am loving this happy vase!
Jenna, your blooming vase spreads summertime and sunshine! It is lovely……..
Thanks so much Emily! Have a lovely Sunday 💕
Oh how I wish I had your talent, Jenna, it’s beautiful!
Thanks so much Marie!
So pretty! I love how you upcycled a pretty, unique bottle to create lovely decor. Thanks for sharing on Crafty Creators!
XOXO,
Niki ~ Life as a LEO Wife
Thank you Niki, fun project!