Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Summer Crafting: Painted Llamas

 


I tend toward neutrals but I decided for Summer, I'd do some more colorful things. When I found these wood llamas at Dollar Tree, they were perfect for my Summer vignette on our kitchen display shelves!

Supplies

  • Wood Llamas (Dollar Tree)
  • Acrylic Paint (I used Craft Smart from Michaels)
  • Acrylic Paint Pens
  • Pom Poms


These are the llamas I found at Dollar Tree. Laid out this way, they remind me of the "Pushmi  Pullyu" from Dr. Doolittle. For several years as a child, that was my favorite toy. It had a pull string and talked! I took it everywhere with me. 


I painted them white using Craft Smart Acrylic paint from Michaels. Then I got out my acrylic paint pens and just went to town freehand. 


I pulled out a selection of colors and on one, did random dots, and on the other drew a "saddle" and decorated the legs. 




I grabbed my stash of pom-poms and chose colors that coordinated with my llamas. 


I went mostly with these that have little iridescent fibers poking out. 






I'm tickled with how they turned out. I will also post a tutorial on the coffee filter flowers in the background. I had way too much fun with those! 


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