This enamel tumbler make is a simple and mindful way to spend an afternoon. You could even make a whole set for summer garden gatherings.
You will need:
Enamelware tumbler
Posca paint pens 3m tip, or enamel paint and brush
Clear spray varnish
1 Make sure your enamel surface is clean and dust free before starting. Your first motif is made up of four branch lines working upwards to the top of the tumbler.
2 Repeat this motif around the tumbler, leaving equal space between each of your motifs.
3 Add small bud shapes at the ends of the branches using other colours. We used ochre and pink, to complement the blue and give a nod to traditional folk art colour palettes.
4 Add your bottom border by drawing lines (around 5cm long) at the base. Along each of these lines add small teardrop-shaped ‘leaves’ that join at the same point along the line and mirror each other.
5 You can then use one of your alternative colours to add a small heart shape at the end of the blue line, creating a folk art floral.
6 Create your top border by drawing on curved lines that have curved teardrops working out from the main stem (a similar shape to paisley) and then use your alternative colour to add a collection of dots working outwards from these teardrops.
7 Add a final border of dots underneath your central branches, working around the whole tumbler. Leave to dry.
The instructions for this make were taken from our August issue feature, Paint Your Flagon, in which Becki Clark shows us how to paint the tumbler above, as well as a bowl and plate, all in a pretty folk design. You’ll find the project from page 106 of the issue, which is in shops now.
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