Redoing Ceramic Garden Mushrooms

Hello! I have decided to redo this cute ceramic garden mushroom. It was hanging out in my front yard for a few years, but it's slowly not looking so great. Not one white spot left on any of the mushrooms. It was time for it to go.

Since this piece was outside, it was subject to a lot of the outdoor elements. This means it needed a good cleaning. May I also suggest doing that outside. I didn't and yeah, I should have. 😉

Next, I wiped this down with some rubbing alcohol so that I could add a coat of gesso by Liquitex.

Side note: This one bottle has definitely seen better days. 😂

For now, I have decided to just redo the top portion of the mushrooms. I could always go back and do the bottom portion if I change my mind. So for now, just the mushroom tops are being gesso-ed and prepped for paint. 😊

This is it before being sealed. To get these colors, I mixed paints I had on hand. I'm trying to use up some of my older paints so this just works for me right now. 😅

Many coats of Rust-Oleum was used in clear gloss to seal it.

Once it was sealed the colors seemed to be brighter. I really like it, it's so pretty, and I can't wait to place it in its new place in our home.

I hope you enjoyed this project, and until next time ...

-Maddie

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