I'm beginning to think about spring decorating, even though we still have snow on the ground and it's cold. But what better time to think about warmer weather and the rejuvenation that it brings?
As I have mentioned before I am obsessed with the Pottery Barn's Spring collection. I've already created a replica of one of their vases in an earlier post, and I'm about to attempt two more replicas to enhance my spring decor. One thing that caught my attention were the rabbits. Typically, I'm not fond of cute decor like rabbits, but the Pottery Barn versions have an appealing old, worn look. Additionally, I was drawn to an orb-shaped vase with a stunning bronze antique patina. It was displayed in the store with beautiful flowers that I couldn't stop admiring.
Let's see what I did:
The on the left is the bronze patina that I saw in the store. The one on the right is the vase I found at Goodwill.
To get the black undertones like the Pottery Barn vase I painted the sphere using black chalk paint (all products used will be listed at the end). To get the texture of the inspiration vase I added baking soda to the chalk paint for the second coat. After donning a pair of gloves, I took antique gold acrylic paint (I chose gold instead of bronze because it goes better with my decor) and with a rubbing and tapping motion applied it to the sphere until I was satisfied. To seal it I used clear wax.
The finished vase, I think, came out beautifully. To fill the vase, I purchased these florals from a craft store, as I thought the cascading look complements the vase.
I think they are very similar except mine is gold and theirs is bronze.
Here are the Pottery Barn rabbits I told you they were adorable.
Target has a section near the front of the store where products are priced between $1 and $5 each. It was there that I found my bunnies: three smaller ones for $3 each and two larger ones for $5 each. I appreciate that they have more detail than the Pottery Barn rabbits, but I'm not a fan of the glossy finish.
I applied a coat of white chalk paint to each rabbit. After they were dry, I used mineral color chalk paint on them. I liked the way they looked, but they did not resemble the concrete statues I admired. To try and remedy this, I coated each rabbit with spackle. Once it dried, I sanded them until semi-smooth. To finish I used clear wax to seal them.
They are a far cry from the shiny Target ones. I think they look perfect with my birthday gift (Pottery Barn vase).
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