Resene Pink Lace Resene Poet Resene Kandinsky Resene Alabaster Going dotty Here’s an easy way to upcycle old bowls. Paint them in a range of pretty colours, then add white Mandala-dot style patterns. These bowls are actually old glass ones that were first painted in Resene Waterborne Smooth Sealer Surface to provide a ‘key’ for the paint. They were then painted in Resene Pink Lace, Resene Poet and Resene Kandinsky, with the dots in Resene Alabaster. Use the bowls as tealight holders, or for jewellery and trinkets. Fun with fans Ever looked at a plain, utilitarian household object and wondered why it couldn’t look a bit more cheerful? We staged a ‘fan challenge’ with stylist Leigh Stockton and asked her to pimp a plain old desk fan. The fan is easily dismantled, so she painted the fan blades in rings of rainbow colours, then put it back together again. The fan looks great when it’s not being used but comes into its own when it’s going – it becomes a wonderful blur of continuous rainbow. Such fun! Leigh used testpots of Resene Dizzy Lizzy, Resene Outrageous, Resene Paris Daisy, Resene Poppy, Resene Pursuit, Resene Seeker and Resene Smitten. It’s a can crush Upcycling is nothing new but rather than throw away your energy drink cans, just give them a squeeze, prep them with a coat of Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer and a coat of paint to make cute little single flower stem holders. These are painted in Resene Foam, Resene Waikawa Grey and Resene Aqua. Resene Seeker Resene Dizzy Lizzy Resene Paris Daisy Resene Outrageous Resene Pursuit Resene Poppy Resene Smitten Resene Foam Resene Waikawa Grey Resene Aqua fan on Resene Ruby Tuesday 33