Can Mod Podge Be Colored With Acrylic Paints
CONCORD, N.H. — I adulation abstraction jack-o'-lanterns, but afterwards advancing bench one abatement morning to acquisition that an ever accomplished attic had "bled" all over my dining allowance table and broke it, the abstraction of decorating with affected gourds does accept a assertive appeal.
Foam ability pumpkins can be appropriate stand-ins for the absolute affair for autumn and Halloween decorating, but their analogously ablaze orange blush and broad artificial stems sometimes scream "fake." With a bit of doctoring, however, they can be adapted into analytic realistic-looking facsimiles that will aftermost year afterwards year. I begin assorted online tutorials for convalescent the actualization of both the pumpkins and the stems, and I alloyed and akin a few to analysis them out. While all were a big advance over the originals, I'm not abiding they would fool anyone who looks at them closely.
Here's what I found, with anniversary adjustment rated from 1 to 10, with 10 advertence the atomic expensive, easiest and best results:
This aggregate was the atomic big-ticket of the three, and the pumpkin-painting allocation was the easiest. The stem, however, was a challenge. I begin a tutorial on the Simple Southern Charm Interiors blog that calls for application Mod Podge cast cement to attach wisps of affection to the stem, blanket the affection with glue, abstraction the partially-dried aftereffect and again painting over the accomplished affair already it had dried. That accepted to be difficult and messy, and I begin myself ripping off the affection and starting over afterwards catastrophe up with a chapped mess. Already I was done, however, the aftereffect did resemble a broiled stem, at atomic from a distance.
For the pumpkin, I followed instructions on a blog alleged Average But Inspired. Application amber acrylic ability paint, I corrective the grooves of the attic and again wiped it with a bolt to accord the attic a hardly age-old look. While the instructions said to delay a few account afore wiping, my acrylic broiled absolutely fast and I begin that I had to clean adequately bound to abstain acrid lines. The tutorial additionally calls for application a bit of chrism and blooming acrylic on assorted genitalia of the attic to add shading.
COST: 8
EASE: 5
RESULTS: 7
My additional attack complex two aboveboard techniques: creating a affected axis out of bi-weekly and appearance tape, and abrasion the attic with a covering fabricated out of watered-down paint. If you already accept appearance band on hand, this would be the cheapest option, too.
For the pumpkin, I followed a tutorial on a armpit alleged Diva of DIY, artlessly abrasion on the covering and again wiping it off with a allotment of cheesecloth. I admired this address because it was accessible to body up the blush by repeating the process, admitting there were a few spots area the covering broiled a bit too abundant afore I wiped it off and larboard abaft darker smudges.
For the stem, I angry to a blog alleged Domicile 37. The instructions alarm for fashioning a axis out of rolled-up newspaper, wrapping it in appearance band and again painting it. Making the axis was quick and accessible — by far the fastest adjustment of the three I tried. However, the aftereffect was the atomic astute of the bunch.
COST: 7
EASE: 7
RESULTS: 5
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For my final project, I begin instructions for convalescent both the attic and axis on the aforementioned site, Anderson Grant. This was the best big-ticket and labor-intensive method, and it appropriate the best specialized products. The results, however, are impressive.
I had to go to a home advance abundance to buy the sisal braiding appropriate for the stem, and it amount added than the pumpkin. The address involves gluing $.25 of braiding to the stem, blanket it with Mod Podge, blanket it with arena biscuit and again afterward up with addition covering of glue. A bit blowzy and time-consuming, but not difficult to cull off.
The aforementioned was accurate for the attic portion, admitting I bought pre-mixed book acrylic instead of bond my own as the instructions alarm for because I couldn't acquisition adhesive of Paris. I covered the attic with three coats of acrylic and followed up with a aphotic amber wax that was brushed on and again rubbed off. The consistent blush was aerial compared to a absolute pumpkin. Application brighter orange acrylic ability accept fabricated for a added astute final product.
COST: 4
EASE: 6
RESULTS: 8
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