Garden Gnome & Mushroom
Flip your terracotta upside down to create this outdoor Gnome and Mushroom!

Other Things You'll Need

  • Gnome: 3 sizes of small terracotta pots
  • Mushroom: 1 small terracotta pot and one small/medium terracotta tray
  • 1 rounded wooden dome for nose
  • A variety of small & medium paint brushes

Instructions

  1. Mushroom
    1. Using Antique Parchment basecoat the pot you have chosen as your mushroom base. Allow to dry and add a second coat.
    2. Basecoat the tray with Flamenco Red. Allow to dry and add a second coat. Allow to dry fully before moving on to the next step.
    3. Using Antique Parchment, create the random dots on the red tray (mushroom cap).
    4. Using Mod Podge ® Outdoor as a glue, connect your mushroom base and cap (See photo).
  2. Gnome
    1. Basecoat your two smaller pots that will make up the Gnomes hat with Flamenco Red. Allow to dry and add a second coat.
    2. Basecoat the largest pot in Antique Parchment. Allow to dry.
    3. Using a pencil, sketch directly onto your largest pot, creating the shape of the gnome's beard. Use this as a guide in the next step.
    4. Using Laguna, paint everywhere on your large pot except where the beard is.
    5. Using Antique Parchment, give the beard a second coat.
    6. Using Mod Podge ® Outdoor as a glue, connect the Gnome pot to the two pots that stack to create the hat.
    7. Mix Pink Parfait and Antique Parchment to create a pale pink. Paint your dome with this color for the nose. Once dry, attach the gnome using Mod Podge Outdoor as a glue.
    8. Using Pavement, create two small dots for the eyes.
  3. Once dry, top coat the entire gnome and mushroom with Mod Podge ® Outdoor. Allow to fully dry before placing outside.