Faux Coral Centerpiece

by Mark Montano in Living > Decorating

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Faux Coral Centerpiece

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Make faux coral with twigs from your backyard.

Watch the Video Tutorial Here!

How to: Faux Coral Centerpiece

You'll Need

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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)

Glue on the Twigs

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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

Paint and Embellish

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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