Start by protecting the surface where you will be painting. I like to use this rubber mat, but a plastic tablecloth also works great. Next, choose two paints for each placemat. I found that using two adjacent colors in the Americana paint pack created a nice complementary palette, such as pink and red, or light blue and dark blue. These chubby brushes are the perfect size to fit into the little paint pots.
Start by painting a section of the placemat, such as the outside fringe. Use the stitched circles in the placemat as a guide for your painting. Each paint pot has enough paint for one ring around the placemat. Then add a second color and slightly overlap with the first to create a tie-dyed effect.
Repeat with more placemats, varying the parts of the placemat that you paint to create different designs. The placemats come in a pack 12, so you can make your wall decor grouping as large as you like!
Hang on the wall with pushpins. You can hide the pins under the layers of raffia in the placemat.
While I love the rainbow look, you could always use a more limited or muted color palette for a completely different look. For a modern effect, try black paint paired with the raffia placemats. So many possibilities to make one-of-a-kind wall art!
Start by protecting the surface where you will be painting. I like to use this rubber mat, but a plastic tablecloth also works great. Next, choose two paints for each placemat. I found that using two adjacent colors in the Americana paint pack created a nice complementary palette, such as pink and red, or light blue and dark blue. These chubby brushes are the perfect size to fit into the little paint pots.
Start by painting a section of the placemat, such as the outside fringe. Use the stitched circles in the placemat as a guide for your painting. Each paint pot has enough paint for one ring around the placemat. Then add a second color and slightly overlap with the first to create a tie-dyed effect.
Repeat with more placemats, varying the parts of the placemat that you paint to create different designs. The placemats come in a pack 12, so you can make your wall decor grouping as large as you like!
Hang on the wall with pushpins. You can hide the pins under the layers of raffia in the placemat.
While I love the rainbow look, you could always use a more limited or muted color palette for a completely different look. For a modern effect, try black paint paired with the raffia placemats. So many possibilities to make one-of-a-kind wall art!
