How to Make a Fun Boho Paint Finish Wood Photo Holder {VIDEO}

A few months ago I shared a simple wood photo holder that we made on a craft day at my house last summer.  I had one bigger piece of wood left over so I decided to try my boho paint finish on it.  

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Boho Paint Finish Wood Photo Holder

• wood block
• Dremel
• mini bulldog clip
• Iron Orchid Designs mold – I used Baroque No. 3
• paper clay
• wood glue
• 2 shades of turquoise chalky type paint – I used Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint, in Escape and Treasure.
• coral acrylic paint – I used Watermelon Slice.
• light green paint – I used Americana Decor Satin Enamels in Moss Green
• white chalk-type paint – I used Everlasting  
• burnt umber acrylic paint
• glazing medium
• spray bottle
• paint brushes – This is my favorite paint brush.
• palette knife
• sanding sponge
• craft heat gun

STEP ONE: MAKING THE PAPER CLAY CASTING

I love using these Iron Orchid Designs mold.  They make even a simple block of wood look elegant.  And it’s soooooo easy!   I shared a video tutorial to make paper clay castings in THIS blog post.

I used wood glue to attach the paper clay casting.

STEP TWO:  BASE COAT

Once it was dry, I painted the entire board with the two blue paint colors, not cleaning my brush in between.  While that was still wet, I came back with my palette knife and added the contrasting colors in random places.  I sprayed it with water and smeared it slightly with my palette knife. 

Using a palette knife allows the colors to move around a bit but they don’t blend together like if you were using a brush.

I used the heat gun to dry it, focusing on the acrylic and enamel paints to get some bubbles and texture.

STEP THREE:  WHITE WASH

When that paint was dry, I painted a thinned down coat of white paint over the whole board. 

I waited until the white glaze was completely dry before using the sanding block to bring out the colors.

STEP FOUR:  GLAZE

Then I mixed a little burnt umber with the glaze and brushed it on and wiped it off with a rag.  When that was dry I gave it a final sanding.  

Here’s the Facebook Live video where I showed how to do this method on a photo holder board.

STEP FIVE:  ADD CLIP

I drilled a starter hole with my Dremel and then screwed in a mini bulldog clip.  

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Thanks for reading my project.  Let me know if you try making it.  I’d love to see how it turns out.

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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