Metal patina diy

Techniques and tips for artificially aging metal for rustic garden crafts; learn about patina, verdigris and how to make tin look aged

Wondering how to turn copper green? I've got the copper patina solution recipes for you! We're adding patina copper sheets to our stairs, but first I needed to experiment to find the perfect copper patina recipe. Here you'll find three: one subtle patina'd copper, second a green copper verdigris, the last a blue patina on copper. So many crafty ideas!

Ancient copper can get lovely blue patina, in the right environmental conditions. The Stat...

Learn how to patina copper sheets with this fast and simple method. It creates a beautiful blue patina and only takes two ingredients.

In this post, I'm sharing 3 ways to make copper patina - subtle, green and blue. And would you believe that you've probably got all the ingredients in your home already? Kitchen chemistry is so

I know a lot of you are eager to see my results with Modern Masters' copper patina paints, so let's get right to it! First, I bought this seahorse statue at Home Goods for about $20, with the sole purpose of turning it copper: Next, two coats of the Modern Masters copper paint: After allowing the two coats to cure overnight, I brushed on a third coat of copper, and then quickly spritzed the whole thing with the same blue aging solution I used on my bronze fairy. (You need to apply the…

Here is how I force a natural looking patina on most any metal! Now this will work on most any metal that will patina itself in time. For my testing purposes…

Every now and then I come across a post in our blog archives that still “WOWS” me. This post on 10 Ways to Add Color to Metals is one of them. It is so packed with great information! Here are 10 ways that you can add color to metals. 1. Colorizing Metals with Swellegants Heather [...]

If you love the look of aged copper, this post will show you How To Create Aged Copper Patina On Any Wood & Metal surface easily and quickly!

Copper patina is a classic look, and it’s easier than you think to create a faux copper patina look on nearly anything you want! Copper is my favorite metal. I love its shiny, happy color. I usually can’t afford real copper things, so I do a lot of copper spray painting instead. But let’s be...