Have you ever owned a hand painted mailbox? I sold them at craft shows in the 1990s and painted them for my own little cottage ever since. Since ETSY is like a worldwide craft show, I decided to make a Hand Painted Rose Mailbox for my ETSY Store.
Materials for a Hand Painted Rose Mailbox:
- galvanized mailbox
- paints- Apple Barrel 2605E Crimson, 20404E Black, 21049E Pink Parfait, 20403E White, 20429E Christmas Green, 20713E Spring Green
- brushes- 1/4″ angle, small round, 0/0 liner
- Plaid Clear Acrylic Sealer Gloss Spray
Instructions:
There is no need to prep the surface of your galvanized mailbox. Use the 1/4″ angle brush and Crimson to wiggle in four rose shapes on each side of the mailbox.
Paint coats of a Crimson and Pink Parfait mixture with the 1/4″ angle brush until coverage is opaque. You can use a blow dryer to hurry things along.
Shade your roses with Black and the small round brush.
Highlight the roses with Pink Parfait and White with the small round brush. Wiggle in some leaves with Christmas Green and the small round brush.
Use the small round brush and a mixture of Christmas Green and Spring Green for the leaves. It will take several layers of paint to achieve opaque coverage. Let your project dry in between coats. Use the liner brush, White, and Christmas Green to add veins and squigglies to the leaves. I made some Pink Parfait squiggles with the liner brush as well. Paint your initials and the last two digits of the year with White and the liner brush.
When everything is dry, take your project outside and spray it with several thin coats of Acrylic Sealer Gloss Spray. You’re all done! Wasn’t that easy?
Blessings,
Kristie
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What a beautiful mailbox!! I used to see painted mailboxes all the time years ago. I’m glad to see you’re bringing them back.
Thanks, Michelle! I think the trend for customized clothing and household items is definitely coming back!
Kristie!!
Love this! So pretty especially that you used black which really makes the roses stand out!! Thanks for sharing!!
Hugs,
Debbie
Thanks for joining us again, Debbie!
This is so lovely transformation of the mailbox, love it
Thanks so much for the encouragement!
Very pretty and one-of-a-kind mailbox!
Thanks, Marie! I’m happy to see that you’ve joined the Snickerdoodle Link Party crew!
Awesome flower design on your mailbox! One of those 10 people in your Etsy shop, that has your strawberry watering can in their shopping cart, needs to hit that BUY button! Lol
I know, Allyson! They should pay for those watering cans in the carts!
Your mailbox is beautiful! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s, you are being featured on my blog Tuesday evening.
Thanks Ann, I’ll be sure to drop by!
You make it look so easy to recreate and it is so pretty. Pinned. Thanks for sharing again at #HomeMattersParty
Thanks, Donna!
I’ll be featuring your cute project on the Happiness is Homemade Link Party. Thanks for linking up.
Thanks, Cynthia, I will definitely drop by the Happiness is Homemade party this week!
Utterly gorgeous!
Thank you, Julie!