Okay, I pinkie swear these are the last chalk painted leaves tutorial I’m going to do this year! (However I’m not making any promises for next year!) 😉 You can check out part 1 and part 2 where I went through the transformations to get here. They are each different, but pretty in their own ways. Click through the links and you’ll see what I mean. 🙂
Chalk Paint Dollar Store Leaves Tutorial Part 2 – Color!
Supplies:
- Dollar Store Leaves. They are the faux silk ones that come in a pack of 50.
- Folk Art Chalk Paint in White Adirondack and Parisian Grey where to buy
- Folk Art Dark Antique Wax where to buy
- Elmer’s Glue
- Paint Brushes
- Paint canvas or wax paper (so the leaves don’t stick underneath after the glue and paint dries)
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The cat in the background is our Baby Girl. I always seem to have at least one of my felines observing while I work on projects! 🙂
Instructions:
Squeeze Elmer’s Glue onto the leaves as shown above.
Using a paint brush, spread the glue evenly over the leaves. The thicker the layer the glue, the more crackle you will get in the paint. Allow to dry until it’s tacky to the touch.
Once the glue is tacky to the touch, paint the leaves with chalk paint. I mixed the Imperial and Crochet Yellow chalk paints in an attempt to get an orange color, but I ended up getting a salmon color instead. I ended up going back over these leaves with an orange watercolor paint I had in a painting kit. It worked okay, but I noticed some of the paint came off when I applied and wiped the antiquing wax, so next time I do this I’m definitely getting an orange-colored chalk paint! Allow the leaves to dry completely- usually at least a few hours or overnight.
The next two pictures are from part 2 of this series. I thought I had taken pictures of this part of the process for the colored leaves, but I didn’t! But the process is exactly the same, so don’t let the lack of color of the leaves in the next two pictures confuse you.
Paint on some dark antiquing wax on a leaf…
…then immediately wipe the excess wax off with a paper towel or cloth. Allow to dry thoroughly.
Use your leaves in any of your Fall décor- on wreaths, windows, garlands, you name it! I’m thinking of making a wreath with mine 🙂
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Please feel free to leave your thoughts and questions in the comments section below!
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for sharing this fall leaves craft with us at Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
You’re welcome Julie! Thank you for hosting!
I love the fall colors and decorations. It is my favorite season. While it’s nice to bring the outside in, that tends to get a bit messy so these would last longer and have no mess. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome Jendi, and thank you! 🙂 I love to use real leaves in my Fall decor, but like you said, they do make quite a mess. These will definitely last a lot longer and absolutely no mess!
I never would have thought of this! I actually have a pack of leaves I bought for a sight word game, but if I have any left over…I know what I’m doing!!
Thanks Jessica! I’m glad I got your creative juices flowing! 🙂
This is so much fun! 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thank you Jess! My pleasure! 🙂
Oh wow how cool is that. I got to try this. I love how they turned out. I recently add some fall colors using acrylic paint by dry brushing on leaves, but I like this so much better. Thanks for sharing! Pinning & Sharing!
You’re welcome Linda; and thank you! 🙂
I love all of your interesting projects you take on. I need the inspiration and they are usually inexpensive. My kind????. I suffer from depression and love doing crafts. My mother was a craft guru. But it is harder than some people think to just simply get up and do it. Thanks for helping me. Good luck in college!
Thank you Patty! I suffer from depression too, so I understand how it feels to want to do things, but have no energy or motivation to actually do them. It makes me very happy to hear my projects are of help to you! It’s always great to hear my blog is helping people. 🙂 I have been doing pretty well lately, or else there would be no way I could handle doing the blog and going to school. I just hope it holds until I graduate! Take care and here’s to happy days! 🙂
Hey Sew Cal… the wax is use as a finish after the paint. Caulk paint is very flat a porus ( think of an old vngatie flat finish) so it needs a protective layer.. the options abound but the way gives a very warm silky finish. I will be using 2 waxes, first a clear to seal then a bit of tinted wax to add depth to the detail. At least let’s hope that is how it will go!