Saturday, 28 March 2015

Yesterday I felt a bit rusty.

Hi there thanks for stopping by.

 I found a Huge (well 21") black plastic Buddha in a garden centre the other day.  I love Buddha's, ever since I was lucky enough to visit Bangkok in my twenties for three days. All those lovely temples, Buddha's and sunshine I just adored and of course, the smell of Jasmine in the air. Anyway I wanted my Buddha to look like rusty metal. So yesterday I set too it!
This is the black plastic I started with.

See he is a big boy!

 This is how he looks now after a splish, splash, splosh of paint. (be prepared for lots of boring pictures, you might need a cup of coffee before you start)

Oh I did do a bit of dry brushing too, just to make the features pop out a bit.





On this shot you can see that the plastic was a bit damaged but, I rather liked that.



So now all I need to do is vanish him and find somewhere to put him in the garden, because there sure isn't anywhere to put him indoors!

 That is all folks!
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29 comments:

  1. Nicks29 March 2015 at 00:20

    That is stunning

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  2. Julia S-W29 March 2015 at 00:23

    Amazing, simply amazing Kathy!!

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  3. Jools Robertson29 March 2015 at 00:31

    Amazing! Love it

    Jools x

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  4. Lesleym29 March 2015 at 02:34

    He's Great Kathy. You need to let us know your secret

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  5. mark gould29 March 2015 at 03:27

    Wow kathy. He looks so much better,what a transformation x

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  6. Zuzu's Blog29 March 2015 at 03:44

    fantastic Kathy. we now have "almost" matching Buddhas :)
    although mine is now in the garden with bird poop and stuff on it as its next to the bird feeders.

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    1. whyducks29 March 2015 at 06:37

      Lol well I am sure mine will have bird poop on it pretty quickly thanks Louise x

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  7. Elly29 March 2015 at 04:01

    Wow! Now the buddha looks like you've bought him at your twenties (:o) Great transformation xoxo

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    1. whyducks29 March 2015 at 06:39

      Oh thank you Elly, I am only 21 now you know ;) Lol. If you believe that you will believe anything!!

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  8. Claudia N.29 March 2015 at 09:01

    Gosh! Such an awesome alteration! Looks like the most beautiful rust I've ever seen! xx

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    1. whyducks29 March 2015 at 10:04

      Thank you so much and thank you for visiting x

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  9. Fuchsia29 March 2015 at 13:09

    Funny thing when reading your post waiting for paint to Rust post my daughter said what's she on about lol .
    I just said magic !
    And it sure is Kathy what a fantastic job uou have done x

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    1. whyducks30 March 2015 at 09:34

      Oh what a nice thing to say thank you Lynn. x

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  10. hazel30 March 2015 at 02:11

    An amazing transformation Kathy, I love him.
    xxx Hazel.

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  11. Unknown6 April 2015 at 09:36

    That's so convincingly metal!! I love it!! Which garden shop did the Buddha come from? I thing I need to have a go myself!!

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    1. whyducks7 April 2015 at 10:05

      Thanks Sandra, it was Homebase, but got it cheap as it was damaged!

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  12. Eileen16 April 2015 at 22:14

    Kathy ... this is fab work. such fun and a great job !
    Thanks for the comments and support for my blog ... appreciate it . x
    Eileen xx

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    1. whyducks29 May 2015 at 10:28

      Oh thank you Eileen, you are very kind to pop by thank you. x

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  13. Val4 July 2015 at 16:41

    This is fabulous!

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  14. www.deeadamsart.blogspot.co.uk19 August 2016 at 13:19

    This is fabulous love it Kathy!

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  15. Farbtraeumerin21 August 2021 at 06:11

    Wow beautiful work!! ❤️ I love this shabby vintage style. Greatings from Austria.

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