Areta Bingham
Tole-Painted Outdoor Projects
Decorative Designs for Gardens, Patios, Decks and More
New York 2000
Stron 144; format: 23x26cm
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Add a myriad of lavish flowers to everything from planters to wishing posts! Learn to work on all kinds of surfaces like wood, rock, and galvanized tin.
Many of the supplies you'll need you probably already have at home—check the list and see. Brush up on your skills by reviewing the tips on surface preparation, painting, and finishing. Illustrated worksheets for many of the individual designs, like daffodils, will lead you through every stroke.
Set the scene for relaxing alfresco by depicting the beauty of nature on your wood furniture. Paint soft purple violas and trailing ivy on a tabletop, or create a bouquet of blossoms on a chair seat. Heighten the soothing mood with fountains. They're easy to make yourself: one calls for a cement urn that you embellish with lush roses; the other you put together from terra-cotta pots that are fun to adorn with fuchsia blooms and
buds. Or, turn your flowerpots into a birdhouse enlivened with hydrangeas.
Sunflowers, morning glories, and poppies look charming on a stepping stone, while sweet peas, Chinese blossoms, and gerbera daisies lend an elegant appearance to a rock. Use either one to brighten up an empty spot in the garden. Another great way to add some color is with a planter box, especially if it has hibiscus on it. Keep a hummingbird and trumpet vine watering can nearby if the greenery inside the planter needs some refreshing.
Once you've created the projects, use the designs again and again on whatever you like!
Contents
Introduction, 5
Supplies, 8
Basic Painting Techniques, 12
Surface Preparation, 17
Viola & Ivy Patio Table, 19
Layered Flowers Chair, 24
Urn Fountain, 3 8
Dramatic Fuchsias Water Fountain, 42
Hydrangeas Silver Birdhouse, 48
Cone Flowers on Weathered Copper Birdhouse, 52
Sunflower Stepping Stone, 56
Morning Glory Stepping Stone, 59
Poppy Stepping Stone, 62
Wishing Post, 65 S
weet Pea Rock, 68
Chinese Blossom Happiness Rock, 72
Gerbera Daisies Candleholders, 75
Fantasy Flowers Candleholders, 79
Hibiscus Planter Box, 85
Tulips & Gay Feather Planter Box, 90
Hydrangeas Tile Planter, 96
Hummingbird & Trumpet Vine Watering Can, 100
Zinnias Wheelbarrow, 105
Paint Conversion Chart, 139
Metric Conversion Chart, 142
About the Author, 143
Index, 144
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