Wedgwood is a style of pottery that originated in the 1700's in Britain.
You can create this dimensional ball accent Wedgwood style pottery by
covering foam balls with modeling paste and painting them blue.
Then decorating the balls using white paste and cake decorating tips.
You can create the look of Wedgwood by covering foam balls with modeling paste and
painting them.
The most popular are the Cameo Wedgwood balls but you can
create any type of color to suit your decorative needs.
Arrange several in a bowl as a centerpiece,
give them as gifts or add hanger to make beautiful decorative
ornaments for your Christmas tree.
You will need the following materials:
CRAFT FOAM 4" BALLS
LIGHT MODELING PASTE
CAKE-DECORATING PASTRY BAG
CAKE DECORATING TIPS #2, #65 AND #225
BLUE ACRYLIC PAINT OR WHAT EVER COLOR YOU DESIRE
DECOUPAGE MEDIUM
1"SOFT PAINTBRUSH
FINE SANDPAPER
WOODEN SKEWERS
WHITE CHALK
First PREPARE SURFACE - Place light modeling paste in a
container and mix well with a craft stick until smooth.
Add a few drops of water if paste seems too thick.
Push a wooden skewer into foam ball to use as a handle.
Use a soft paintbrush to apply a thin coat of paste to foam ball.
Create a smooth, even surface by using long, light strokes and
dipping brush in water occasionally as you work.
When finished, place screwier end in a jar and let ball dry.
When dry sand lightly, leaving skewer in place. Brush on a second coat of modeling paste.
When dry, sand lightly. Wipe ball damp cloth to remove dust.
Second - PAINT & MARK BALL - Paint entire surface with a generous coat of blue
(or preferred color). When dry, draw curlicue lines in chalk all over surface of ball.
Any mistakes can be wiped off easily with a damp rag.
Third - DECORAGE BALL - For curlicue lines, load paste into
pastry bag and use the #2 round decorating tip.
Apply paste along all curlicue lines on the ball,
keeping a steady pressure on the stream of paste.
For leaves, change to the #65 leaf tip. For each leaf,
apply paste by making two small wavy movements with the
flow and then lifting the bag up as you stop the flow of paste
to create the point of the leaf. For flowers, change to the #225 drop-flower tip.
For each flower, place tip perpendicular and close the ball,
squeeze paste until flower is the desired size.
Then lift bag straight up. Fill in open areas with flowers.
For dotting details, change to #2 round decorating tip.
Place tip close to ball, squeeze small dot of paste, and lift bag straight up.
Make series of dots in curved lines as you line in open spaces all around ball.
Forth - FINISH - Set skewers of decorated balls in a jar until balls are
thoroughly dry. Seal by painting a coat of decoupage medium over entire ball.
