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How to Make Coral in 2 Easy Steps

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How to Make Coral in 2 Easy Steps

What you see over there is not real coral nor is it the pricey fake one! I tell ya, you won’t believe what these were before they got a makeover but before we get into the tutorial here’s the back story. The moment I saw these amazing faux corals in red, white, and turquoise at Pottery Barn and Z Gallerie I was in love! The red would be perfect for my decor but the price tag…..$20 to $60. Ouch…I’m not spending that kind of money on faux but they sure do look gorgeous.

That’s when I came across this genius idea from Beth at Home stories A to Z. After Pinning to my  ‘To Do list‘ board on Pinterest, rushed to the pet section at Walmart. And there I found my darlings, a ghastly green one and prickly orangey bush. The orange in the pic is a much smaller version of the real one. I forgot to take the before pic of Mr. Orange.

How to Make Coral in 2 Easy Steps

A can of red gloss spray paint and a few days later……voila. Notice the small one in the middle? That’s my take on the whole thing, made out of polymer clay.

How to Make Coral in 2 Easy Steps

Source List

Corals – $8.38 and $9.50 – Wal-Mart (found cheaper ones at Amazon*)
Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Banner Red Gloss – $3.50 –(Michaels after the 50% off coupon)
Krylon Dual Paint + Primer in White Gloss – $6.50 – Home Depot (still have lots of paint left over)
Polymer clay – Michaels (already had)
 
Total -$28.38 
 

How to make Coral Tutorial

Method #1 – The Green Bushy One
5 coats of Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Gloss Paint in Banner Red
Remember, light even coats. Learned this the hard way, after waiting for hrs for the paint to dry.
 
How to Make Coral in 2 Easy Steps
 
 
For the Prickly Orange one;
1 coat of Krylon Dual Paint + Primer in White Gloss (if you want a white coral, one more coat of white would do the trick)
3 coats of Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Gloss Paint in Banner Red
I think the finish looks much better with the primer.
 

So where did the third one come from? I still missed a long skinny kinda coral. The ones in Walmart appeared too fish tanky. I kept thinking why don’t I just make one. Dig out the left over polymer clay from the mushrooms in the terrarium project. Some elbow grease and a few hours of patience later my handmade faux ‘faux coral’!

Method # 2 – Mr.Faux Faux, The Spiny Small One

How to Make Coral in 2 Easy Steps

You can make a bigger one by inserting craft wire into the base and molding the branches around it. Really wanted to make a big one but this is all the clay that I had left over. Mr.Faux Faux through the various stages;

How to Make Coral in 2 Easy Steps

The verdict – Stick with technique #2 & 3  if your coral is  a darker shade. Inspired  enough to create your own coral masterpieces?

 
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Comments

    • Thanks Brittany for dropping by. Have bookmarked your blog too. My kids loved all the sponge bob stuff over there. 🙂 Let me know how the coral project goes. This is such a rewarding project.

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  6. Well, I won’t be stalking my Home Goods waiting for their coral prices to drop. You have the exact look I’m going for, right down to the color so I think I need to get off my butt and do this project!

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    • Thanks Alice. Should give it a try. I was look at the PB site today and some of them costs over $100! Do let me know how it goes.

      Vidya

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