This
week's project is a both really fun and really simple. To top that
off the item we are making seems to be the “big thing” this year
in real landscaping. I say that because in less than one week I saw 6
(at least it could have been more, those are the ones that I remember
for sure) posted either links to the idea on their Facebook page or
photos of ones that they had placed in their own yards. I did a
Google search of “flower pot lighthouse” and came up with a lot
of examples to get some inspiration from too. I do recommend that you
look at some pictures online before you start your project because
you might find exactly the one you want to replicate in mini that
way. I chose to make a fairly simple example for the video both
because it would make it easier to film (and a shorter video) and
because this is meant to be inspiration for your creation.
I
looked through the wooden plant pots I had on hand and played with
what I had, in the end I choose to use a 1 ½”, 1”, and I think
the small one is a 5/8”. Those would be what the packages would be
marked, I have never really figured out how they come up with those
numbers. For the top I used one of the little plugs they sell to fill
holes. After you look online I am sure you will come up with other
ideas.
I
loved the look of the blue and white lighthouses when I was looking
online, they just looked so pretty and calm so I went with that
theme. In the end I decided to add the accent of the red on the very
top. Since the plug part is to be both the light and the roof I
wanted something that would look shiny so I chose to use a silver for
that area. Again you need to pick what colors you love.
If
you want to know what colors I used here they are:
White
(Ceramacoat)
Bright
Red (Ceramacoat)
Silver
Gleams (Ceramacoat)
Neon
Blue (Apple Barrel)
Satin
Interior Varnish (Ceramacoat)
I
did try my best to get the blue to cover the wood but after several
coats and it still looked really bad I painted the pots completely
with the white and then used 3 coats of the blue over that to get a
decent coverage. I think if I had used some of my Ceramacoat paint in
a blue I wouldn't had that issue. In the end it looks good though.
I
started out using a different Silver paint but again it just refused
to cover even over white (I also tried a sample over some gray paint
and it still didn't look good) so I dug out my ancient bottle of
Ceramacoat Silver. I have no idea if they even make this any more,
mine is at least 15 years old. For a substitute I would recommend
the small bottles of brush on enamel paint that is sold for model
making, I think the brand name is Testors. You will need to use a
brush cleaner with that though because it is not a water based
product. It is however the only silver paint I have found that really
works other than the Ceramacoat one.
I
am not sure if I mentioned what glue I used, in case I didn't it was
just regular Tacky glue.
I
coated this project with the satin finish for two reasons. I felt
that if I made a real sized one I would have used a satin finished
paint for both the durability and the look. Also the satin finish
will help to hide any places that the tacky glue may have seeped out
and left a tiny bit of shine.
I
hope you enjoyed this project.
Be
sure to check the blog later on this week. In addition to the normal
posts there will be a special blog post on Friday, July 5.
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