Do not throw your plastic spoons: you can make beautiful and original home objects

Once you have ready the materials, you can start with the artistic journey:

1. Prepare space and base. I covered the table with periodic paper or cardboard. Wash and dry the glass well. If you want the interior to be clean, tapalo with painter tape or a paper adjusted to the edge. Work with gloves and ventilation.

2. Cut the spoons. With the pliers, cut the handle of each spoon just after the “neck”, so that only the “teaspoon” is, the part that will be the scale or petal. Separate by size for the assembly to be more neat. For a medium glass you will use 60 to 80 petals.

3. Paint the petals. Place them up on paper. Shake the spray 1 minute and apply fine layers at 30 to 30 cm of distance. No Satures: It is better 2–3 light layers than a very loaded. Leaves Dry 10 to 15 min Between layers and, if you want, paint the back so that the plastic is not seen. Tip: If you are looking for a more pro finish, first a hand of first in spray.

4. Optionally, you can paint the glass. If you want a total monochrome or metallic look, paint the exterior of the glass with the same aerosol. If you prefer contrast, leave it transparent.

5. Arm the first row. Trace a guide: you can paste a finite band of painter tape around the glass to 1 to 2 cm from the base to keep the line straight. I put a small silicone cord at the base of the petal and Paste it with a slight overlap (30–40%) With the next, until closing the circle. I kept 10 to 15 seconds every petal to grab.

6. I climbed staggered rows. Start the second row by placing each petal Between two of the previous row as scales. I repeated the overlapping and maintained a light inclination up to give volume “flower”. Work from a rooms of the glass so that your rhythm is not disarmed. If you use hot silicone, go in short batches.

7. Fillings and auction. Upon arriving up, evaluate gaps. To cover them, cut some smaller spoons and stick like “closing petals.” If you want a neat edge, you can paste a fine decorative tape or a strip of mini petals in the upper contour. Remove silicone threads with the hand or a dryer in warm air.

8. Sealed and finish. When everything is dry, you can give a hand of acrylic varnish in spray Mate or bright to protect the paint and unify the tone. Pass a cloth to remove dust and voila.

If you are going to use it with candle, Use a glass glass inside. The plastic It should not Have direct contact with the flame. As a vase, use an inner glass with water so as not to wet the silicone. For an effect I degradedpaint a third of light -tone petals, one middle third and a dark third, and order them from the bottom up. The metallic (copper, gold, graphite) hide unions and remain “high impact.”