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Faux Coral Centerpiece

Posted on Nov 15, 2014

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Faux Coral Centerpiece
Make faux coral using twigs from your back yard. Watch the video tutorial here: <a href="http://youtu.be/aFnZQesYUF4">http://youtu.be/aFnZQesYUF4</a>

Step 1

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You'll need: Fish tank rocks Seashells Twigs Large plastic lid Americana Multi-Surface Satin Paint in Lipstick and Dark Scarlet DecoArt Dazzling Metallics in Glorious Gold (great stuff, btw) White glue E-6000 Glue Hot glue gun Paintbrushes Pearls (optional)

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Score your lid with a sharp object like a craft knife Hot glue your twigs to the base with a generous amount of glue to create your coral Apply a generous amount of white glue to the twigs with a paintbrush Sprinkle with fish tank rocks and let dry

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Paint the coral with the Dark Scarlet and Lipstick Using E-6000, glue seashells and pearls to the base of the coral Paint any exposed lid with the Glorious Gold metallic paint

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