Flower Bucket Vase

Turn a drab household item into something beautiful with this Flower Bucket Vase tutorial. If you have a spare bucket, you can paint it so that it's hardly recognizable. Once it's dry, you can use it to decorate your home or garden. This piece of DIY home decor doesn't require much time or money, especially if you already have a bucket on hand. In fact, the most important thing you'll need to get through this project is the patience to let the paint dry thoroughly before you put this pretty DIY vase on display.

Materials:

• Plaid Materials:
  1625 - FolkArt ® Outdoor™ Acrylic Colors - Brush On - Fresh Foliage, 2 oz.
  1623 - FolkArt ® Outdoor™ Acrylic Colors - Brush On - Yellow Ochre, 2 oz.
  1632 - FolkArt ® Outdoor™ Acrylic Colors - Brush On - Calypso Sky, 2 oz.
  1666 - FolkArt ® Outdoor™ Acrylic Colors - Metallic - Amethyst, 2 oz
  1204 - FolkArt ® One Stroke™ Brushes - Flat, #16
  4179 - FolkArt ® One Stroke™ Brushes - Brush Sets - Paper Surfaces, Flat
• Pencil
• Lint Free Cloth
• Large tin container
• Vinegar
• Medium round brush

Instructions:

1. Wipe the surface of container with vinegar and cloth.
    
2. Use pencil to sketch daisies onto large open section of container.
    
3. Using the medium flat brush, apply Metallic Amethyst paint to top edge of container.
    
4. Using small flat brush, paint stripes at top and bottom of container Fresh Foliage.
    
5. Using the small flat brush, paint daisy centers Yellow Ochre.
    
6. Use the medium round brush to outline daisies with Calypso Sky. Fill in Calypso Sky background using the medium flat brush.