I am a doormat collector. Because my front and back door areas are not covered and are exposed to the elements, the designs wear off so quickly that I find myself going through them at least annually. Many doormats are just plain boring or the designs are not quite "right," so I decided to tackle making my own. I came across this doormat project on Pinterest and thought I'd try it out -- but take it up one notch by layering the leaf colors.
Level: easy Cost: inexpensive Use: gardening decor
Materials:
- leaf shapes or stencils
Step 2: I placed them upside down in one layer to create a random effect then spray painted around them. I let those dry for a few minutes and then lifted up the leaf shapes.
Step 3: I then placed the other leaf shapes down and sprayed around those. I came back after a few minutes to see if there were any blank spots that I thought needed a third layer of leaf painting and touched them up as needed.
Step 4: Allow to dry outside then place it outside your door.
Tips:
- Spray paint in an area of your yard that you don't mind getting extra paint on nearby things and do so on the calmest (least windy) day possible.
- The bigger and fatter the leaf shapes the better. Trying to spray around tiny or delicate leaves on the rough mat background will not show up well.
- You could use a stencil instead, so you are painting the leaf shape itself, instead of the reverse/outline as I did.
- Other sources for leaf shapes could be artificial leaves or real leaves from your own plants.
- You can spray a sealant on the mat to make it last longer.
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