For this project I just used acrylic paints that we had in our craft shop. Beaches and buckets just go together, so I chose beach colors....
I painted both the inside and outside with a coat of tan....
I mixed some of both colors of blue together until I got a color I liked and applied 2 coats of blue to the outside of the bucket. After it dried I took some stencils and stenciled Shell Bucket in white letters on one side....
I gave the whole bucket a light distressing.....
And then coated both the inside and outside with 2 coats of polycrylic. Even tho it has this protective coat, I would advise against using this bucket outside.
Wouldn't it look cute in a bathroom stuffed full of bath or beach towels? Or filled with shells? Or in a bedroom with a quilt placed inside? It would be perfect for a beach house or lake house. If you're interested in it, I have it for sale in my Etsy shop.
