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Paint Dipped Pine Cone Ornaments

December 10, 2012

Originally Posted on See Vanessa Craft on November 28th, 2012

Hi Everyone!

I am Sarah and I blog over at Alderberry Hill. I am thrilled to be here today, thanks so much Vanessa for having me!

Today I am sharing with you a tutorial on how to make Paint Dipped Pine Cone Ornaments!

Here are the materials needed:

Pine Cones, I like the large ones. I did purchase these as where I live we do not get pine cones of this size falling off of our trees! But I’m sure a lot of you may be able to get these in your local park or even in your back yard. You will just need to add some ribbon for your hanger.

Paint of your color choice, I chose a subtle but contrasting cream color paint.

Glitter of your color choice.

Decorative ribbon for that Christmas touch.

A small crafters paint brush.

So here are my two pine cones bare as can be.

I simply removed the lid from the paint and dipped my pine cone until it was submerged in the paint can about half way.

Here is it all coated, let all excess paint drip off. Here is where the paint brush comes in handy. I used the paint brush to get in all the little groves where there were heavy amounts of paint and brushed the paint in a downward motion to allow for the excess paint to drip off. The paint I used was very thick so it really stuck to the pine cone well.

Once you have removed the excess paint, sprinkle the glitter over the painted portion of the pine cone while the paint is still wet.

And then hang to dry making sure you have placed something underneath just in case you may have more paint dripping.

Tie a festive ribbon to the top, I think for this ornament less is more.

And here they are all completed.

These will definitely fit beautifully on my Country Christmas Tree that is in my den.

And they are super simple to make too!

Here’s a tip: I rested a bamboo pole I had lying around from my craft counter to my storage dresser and hung the pine cones from the pole to dry!

Thanks again Vanessa for having me, it’s been fun!

Be sure to pop on over to Alderberry Hill, (or visit my Facebook page) I have a ton of Christmas crafts going on right now.

As well I`d love for you to link your latest projects to Make the Scene Monday – it`s live every Sunday evening!

In the meantime, check out a couple of my popular Christmas Crafts from last year.

Glass Christmas Trees

Matchbox Advent Calendar

Happy Christmas Crafting!

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MyColor inspired by Pantone Painting Party

October 24, 2012

Welcome to the MyColor™ inspired by Pantone^® Painting Party! A group of awesome DIY bloggers, including myself, have all completed projects using MyColor™ inspired by Pantone^® paint. Now we’re giving you the chance to read our tutorials, gather inspiration and have fun! Check out my project below and then jump to the other blogs in the party for even more inspiration! The Painting Party is scheduled to begin at 12p EST and I am the first stop!

First of all, let me tell you, when the team at My Color contacted me to participate I was so thrilled! I have been wanting to paint the night stands in my bedroom for eons and this was the perfect excuse to dive right into this project!

Here are the colors I chose.

1 Skylight and 2 Whitecap Gray.

I had no idea the paint samples would be so large, I did a little happy dance around the kitchen the day the package arrived! Since I had this much paint I thought I’d paint out my armoire and a couple of frames as well!!

And check out the containers they are in, so very cool and the lids are so easy to get back on – no hammer required!

Here are my pieces before.

You may want to shield your eyes, they are hideous.

The furniture pieces have real good bones but the colors were much darker than what I am in to right now. I love a crisp airy feel.

When I got to work I could not believe how thick the paint was, it has the consistency of restaurant style sour cream, I kid you not. Absolutely unbelievable coverage and spreads so smoothly. It’s my new favorite paint!

You know how when you were little Playdoh looked so good that you’d want to eat it, well that’s how I feel about this paint…well maybe not eat it but you get the idea.

This product is paint and primer in one so all I did prior to painting was wipe down the pieces with a damp cloth and remove the hardware from the furniture. 3 coats on the furniture & frames and they were totally covered.

So here is the nightstand now so pretty and chic.

I painted out 2 of these, I really wish I had the time and money to do a full Master Bedroom makeover, then I could show you full shots of the room, you’ll have to settle for this beauty all on it’s own.

Now onto the frames….

Ahhh, a breath of fresh air…love them. {This wicker dresser is one that I painted a couple of years ago, fits right in the space now and so close in color to the rest of the furniture!}

The Armoire…

Big transformation, so clean & bright now…**I am in love**

So I guess you are wondering about the Skylight paint or did you forget about it after viewing the fantastic new pieces?

Well I had full intentions to paint myself a set of curtains. I went to the hardware store to get drop cloths to use as curtains but there was only one there in the size I needed so boo hoo for me, no curtains to show you today but it’s still on my to do list – finishing the entire Master Bedroom is on my to do list so you will see that project in the future.

This is a blog hop people so make sure you follow along below,

there are more beautiful projects for you to see!!

Sarah @ Alderberry Hill *You are here!*
Cristi @ Charm Home *Continue to this blog next!*
Sara @ House Bella
Jerusalem @ Jolly Goode Gal
Katie @ Craptastic
Ann Marie @ Twice Lovely

I am thrilled to have been included in this series, thanks so much MyColor inspired by Pantone!

MyColor™ inspired by Pantone^® reached out to me to participate in the MyColor™ inspired by Pantone^® Painting Party. My post represents my honest experience with MyColor™ inspired by Pantone^® paint. I am not being paid for my answers, but I did receive MyColor™ inspired by Pantone^® paint to use for this project.

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Halloween Decor

October 7, 2012

Halloween Decor 2012

at Alderberry Hill

This year I have added turquoise to my Halloween decor, just a touch of the famous blue goes a long way. And it mixes so well with orange but I thought I’d use red in this display along with silver for a modern Halloween feel!

I picked up the Halloween Tree at Michaels and decided on simple bats cut with my Silhouette Machine as decoration for the tree.

I coated them with Mod Podge and sprinkled red, silver & turquoise glitter on them and adhered them to the tree with double sided tape.

I didn’t have any real old fashioned keys so I made a set!

I cut them out with my Silhouette and covered them in glitter too!

Remember the Halloween Glass Blocks I made a couple of weeks back? Well, I was left with a stencil that I used to create this wooden sign. I cut a piece of pine down to size and sanded the edges.

Then…

1. Paint white/cream and let dry

2. Adhere your stencil to the wood (my vinyl was adhesive so I stuck right on, but you can use spray adhesive on your stencil too)

3. Paint your letters black

4. Distress with a little black paint

I am in love, it turned out so good!

I picked up this cute frame from Goodwill, it wasn’t always turquoise & there was a terrible canvas print in the frame with no glass. So I spray painted the entire thing, canvas and all and added the sweet “Happy Halloween” which I cut with my Silhouette Machine.

I made the Halloween wreath using cupcake liners last year. You can view the tutorial here.

I added in my Glitzy Halloween Coffin, tutorial here.

And a Halloween Printable, found here.

This little bird house was hanging out in storage so I spooked it up with a little turquoise, silver & black paint and gave it some height by placing it on a candle stick holder.