I have a spot in my yard where we will be removing an old stump, filling in with soil and planting some flowers. Until that can be finished though, I decided to dress up the area with some faux mushroom decor.
With a collection of milk glass vases sitting in storage I knew I had good stems, but needed to find the tops - so off to the thrift store I went! Read on to see how I used some old pans to finish the project:
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I was able to find these pans in various sizes and shapes. The flat bottomed pans are the easiest to glue to your vases, but the rounded pans can work as well. You might have to play around with the different pans/ vases until you get everything to match up well.
If the pans are in brand new condition they should take spray paint pretty well. If they have been baked in though, they might have a bit of oily residue. This will prevent your paint from sticking if left in place so give everything a good cleaning (and maybe even a sanding) before adding paint.
I used a multi-surface spray paint to make the pans a solid red.
Using acrylic and a small brush, I hand painted on the circles and then coated everything with a clearcoat. Acrylic paint isn't going to hold up outside on it's own, so the clearcoat was a must.
Once everything was dry I used E6000 industrial strength glue to attach the pans to the tops of the vases. Remember, you may need to play around with which pans can rest comfortably on top of which vases in order to get a good fit. Some pans may be top heavy for a particular vase and cause it to be unsteady, but you could fill your vase with something heavy to stabilize it. Another thing to consider is wind - lower vases will be less likely to get knocked around while taller ones may need to be firmly secured. If you notice in the picture, I wedged my tall skinny vase into the stump to keep in from tipping over 😁
And that's how I made DIY yard mushrooms!
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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer
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