While I don't have a picture of the finished project yet (I took all the pieces to work, set it up there and have failed to snap a photo of it yet), you should get the idea. Combined with the amazingly easy Creepy Candlesticks, you'll have a very classy, yet eerie-looking centerpiece for any table that you can create by stopping by Wal-Mart (I try to steer clear when I can) with a couple of bucks and about twenty minutes of your time. Let's get to it.
Your Material List: (and cost for people that've told me this'd cost too much to do).
1. Can of Spray Paint - .98 cents
2. An urn (or however many you need to make) - I found these for .97 each.
3. Spanish Moss - .99
4. Dark red or purple-ish fake flowers - .94 each.
5. Dark long fabric (enough to run the length of your table...found in the scrap area underneath the fabric-cutting table in Wal-Mart) - .75
6. Sheer, Patterned Fabric, preferably of a lighter color - (same place as 5) - 1.00
The whole secret to this is project is your can of spray-paint. Just use it lightly to avoid running or drips of paint. Your trying to give these items an aged look. You'll also want to get an old sheet or protective plastic to avoid spray-painting things other than your project. Squirrels get a little pissed when they come to see what's going on and end up with a new coloration (don't ask...just accept that I know these things and I'm a HUGE animal lover and would NEVER do anything intentionally). Moving on...
Step 1: (you may want to wear gloves for this) Ball up your Spanish Moss and spritz it with the paint. Toss the moss like a salad and spritz it again a few more times. Depending on what color of moss you buy, you're trying to eliminate any bright coloration.
Step 2: Like you did with the moss, give your textured fabric a little spritz o' paint. When the paint's dry, take out some frustrations on it by tugging, pulling, tearing or cutting the fabric (especially the long ends).
Step 3: Most flowers need water to look good. Not Halloween flowers! Spritz'em with your all-purpose can of paint just like you did in the previous steps. Again, you just want to darken them and remove any 'happy' coloration. You sort of get the idea in the 'close-up' image. Before is on the left, after on the right.
Step 4: Finally, give your urn a big ol' spritzin' (and no, that's not a euphomism for anything so pull your head out of the gutter people...seriously).
Step 5: Here's your urn and how the aging looks.
Step 6: Add some flowers and your good to go. These even looked good in my backyard.
The purpose of the urns is to be filled with candy. I made them for the greenroom at the stage where I work because I thought it'd be unobtrusive, would hold everyone's favorite food group this time of year and give the place an eerie look. NOTE: This blog was posted way back in October of 2007. I'll post the final photos in a couple of days for everyone to see just how cool this looks on a table along with the Creepy Candles, some cobwebs, and lots of candy!
Take care,
Tijuana Taxi
Tags: Project Candy Bowl Easy Cheap Simple
