Patina metal

Do you love the look of copper, but the price is prohibitive? You can create inexpensive faux copper and patina for a fraction of the cost.

Have you ever wondered how to age metal? We can get that look at home and the best part is you probably already have all the supplies on hand to do it!

I know a lot of you are eager to see my results with Modern Masters' copper patina paints, so let's get right to it! First, I bought this seahorse statue at Home Goods for about $20, with the sole purpose of turning it copper: Next, two coats of the Modern Masters copper paint: After allowing the two coats to cure overnight, I brushed on a third coat of copper, and then quickly spritzed the whole thing with the same blue aging solution I used on my bronze fairy. (You need to apply the…

Do you love the look of copper, but the price is prohibitive? You can create inexpensive faux copper and patina for a fraction of the cost.

rusty and patina......anything!!! Instructions below. instructions: (these look long, but it is really easy.... just long to write) Needed: vinegar, white or apple cider salt, just regular old salt out of my shaker. For small items. I fill a quart yogurt container half full of vinegar, and sprinkle in some salt. (not measured, but guess 1 tsp.??) dump your keys, clips, hinges, watch parts, locks... any metal you want to 'age'. I leave them over night, just 'cause it is convenient. In…

Laura Bracken: I'll start things off by sharing a blog post I wrote a few years ago on the subject. Barbara Swinton: Love your experiments. Looking forward to this month. I've only used LOS and some bottled patina for copper, brass, bronze. From me few results and after reading your blog piece, I have a new respect for pre-cleaning. To date I've just used dawn and a toothbrush. Sometimes that works...except when it doesn't! Laura Bracken: LOS is my "go to" patina for 99.9% of everything. But…

Add some rustic goodness to your kitchen with this easy DIY leather and patina copper trivet. Includes instructions on how to patina copper with common household items

Copper patina is a classic look, and it's easier than you think to create a faux copper patina look on nearly anything you want! Copper is my favorite metal. I love its shiny, happy color. I usually can't afford real copper things, so I do a lot of copper spray painting instead. But let's be

Do you love the look of copper, but the price is prohibitive? You can create inexpensive faux copper and patina for a fraction of the cost.

Wondering how to turn copper green? I've got the copper patina solution recipes for you! We're adding patina copper sheets to our stairs, but first I needed to experiment to find the perfect copper patina recipe. Here you'll find three: one subtle patina'd copper, second a green copper verdigris, the last a blue patina on copper. So many crafty ideas!