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diy faux coral inspired by pottery barn

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for the skeleton part of the coral i used
kebab sticks
masking tape
old pencil

to cover it i used
air dry clay
water
textured object ( i used a small grater)
paint in cream, brown
stiff bristled paint brush

decide on the shape that you want, i liked this piece of coral from pottery barn. bottom left
next time i want to make the large coral ear and the one at the top right.
once you have the base start covering the whole thing with clay, smoothing it together with water so there are no gaps. once it is completely covered, you will need make it textured, i didn’t want it as prickly as the one from pottery barn as i wanted it to look old like it had been eroded by the sea, like you find on the beach, so i used the small side of a cheese grater and pressed it into the clay all over.
once it had dried (overnight) i watered down some paint and used a stiff bristled brush and flicked it all over it, then i did it with brown paint, then with a wet brush i blended it together.

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  4. Wow, That's a really creative way to make them! I've always loved decorating with coral, but I usually cheat and spray paint the plastic kind they use in fish tanks. ;D

  10. I love this coral! It is fabulous. I probably would have tried to make the whole thing out of clay and it would have cracked. Smart to stabilize the interior! Krista @ A Handful of Everything

  14. Great job…so creative! I appreciate you choosing to share at the Shady Porch! Hope to see you again soon! Blessings, D@TheShadyPorch

  17. Just beautiful ~ and so dang smart of you! Thanks for sharing with us 🙂 ~ Tara

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