Whilst walking at the Christmas fair in
Middelburg I decided I wanted the Christmas tree to be decorated in white this
year. It had to be white, however not purely white. More cream like the colour
of the walls in our house.
Although these cream coloured baubles can be
bought for a little price, I thought, why not try to paint the silver balls I
already had?
On a boring day I fetched my old baubles from
the attic. I always have a can of cream wall paint in storage, so that came in
handy. I also found me a paintbrush in the kitchen cabinet, I was all set for
the experiment!
I used the wall paint undiluted and painted
the baubles very thinly with it. It gave the baubles a mat and "brushed
" effect. In case you prefer a smoother effect, just make the paint a
little thinner.
Once painted, hang the baubles to dry. For
this purpose I used a few sprigs of the Velvet Tree. These sprigs have been
blown down by the severe storm we suffered last week.
Once dried, I decorated the Christmas tree
with the newly painted baubles. In order to have some contrast, I added little
shiny balls in the same colour.
Painting Christmas tree baubles is a piece of
cake. And if by any chance we would have a white Christmas, the hole picture will
be complete!
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| The result. |
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| I used the wall paint undiluted |
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| Hang the baubles to dry. |
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| The Christmas tree |
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| Close up, the painted bauble. |
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| A "brushed" effect. |
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