Porcelain Flowers
You can spray paint plastic flowers and they will look as though they were made of porcelain. There's a wide variety of ways to use them for decorating plain objects. The variations you can create are only as limited as the flowers that are available. Any type, color or size flower can be used, but the smaller blossoms look best.
Preparation
Select a group of flowers for a bouquet. Flowers that come as a cluster or have many blossoms on one stalk can be cut apart to create a fuller arrangement. Use leaves and stems as well. Insert the individual flowers in a foam block (florist's shop) and spray paint. Keep moving the can back and forth as you spray so you won't overload one area. You many have to approach the flowers from above, under, and inside in order to coat them thoroughly. No color should show.
Let them dry.
Making An Arrangement
Remove the flowers and arrange in a selected container. You might choose a pretty teacup with a delicate design, baskets in all sizes and shapes, a bowl, tin mugs, or a pitcher. The baskets can also be spray painted. Place a piece of florist's foam into the container and insert the flowers one at a time as you create the arrangement.
Decorate A Frame
Decorate a frame to display a wedding picture. Spray paint a dime store frame. Determine where the flowers will go. You can either surround the entire frame or create a small sprig of buds and leaves around two opposite corners. Using white glue, dab dots where the flowers will be placed. Lay each flower in position and leave it to dry before inserting your picture.
Copyright Leslie Linsley, author
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