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Paint a Watermelon Floorcloth with Krylon Dual Spray Paint

July 5, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

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Who doesn’t love spray paint? If there’s something easier, and quicker, to transform a project, I don’t know what it is. So I was beyond excited to try a new spray paint by Krylon. It’s paint + primer. In one can!

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I couldn’t wait to give this paint + primer a try. I had been wanting to make another floorcloth. The strawberry floorcloth I painted last year has held up nicely, but I love having pops of color all over the house.

You won’t believe how simple this painted floorcloth is. Here’s all you need –

  • scrap linoleum
  • marking pen
  • scissors
  • craft paper or paper bags (to make template)
  • Krylon Dual Paint + Primer – Gloss Red
  • Krylon Dual Paint + Primer – Gloss Green
  • #10 flat paint brush
  • small round brush
  • White craft paint
  • Dark Green craft paint
  • Black craft paint
  • Polyurethane

 

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I had some scrap linoleum rolled up from the other house.

 

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I cut a piece about 2’ x 3’ and flipped it to the backside, then weighted it down flat with some paint cans.

 

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I quickly – and I mean quickly – drew a watermelon slice. I usually cut linoleum with a utility knife but scissors worked just fine. (And saved me from hunting down my utility knife.)

 

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Since the linoleum scrap had been rolled up for a while it still had some bumps, so I rolled it in the opposite direction and let it sit for a while.

Ok, only for 15 minutes because I was anxious to try Krylon Dual. But it smoothed out nicely.

 

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I created a watermelon template out of an old roll of wallpaper I bought to line shelves. Which still aren’t lined. But that’s another story. Then I just cut the template into two pieces – the ‘juicy’ part and the rind.

 

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I placed the ‘rind’ template along the edge, weighted it down with spray paint cans, and sprayed Krylon Dual in Cherry Red.

 

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Luscious. And, no, I didn’t get the template lined up perfectly, as you can see. But it didn’t matter because this is paint plus primer. Great coverage.

 

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After two coats of the Cherry Red had dried, I repeated the process and sprayed the rind with Field Green.

 

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So you see my template-making abilities leave a little something to be desired. A little white showing here and there, but I knew I was going to handpaint seeds anyway, so I just mixed some white and green craft paint to smooth out the edge between the meat and the rind.

 

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You could just paint it white, or even a lighter green. I sideloaded my brush with green on one corner and white on the other.

 

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Then smoosh the brush back and forth on your palette. Or foam plate, in my case.

 

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It’s not perfect, but I liked the variations so I left it alone.

 

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Next comes the most tedious part – painting the watermelon seeds. Lots and lots of watermelon seeds. You don’t have to paint as many as I did. I have a little tendency to go overboard, I’ll admit.

And another word of caution – don’t obsess over the shape of your seeds. Not that I would do that. No, not me. I just wouldn’t want anybody else to get lost in the world of Making Perfect Watermelon Seeds.

 

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When I was finally satisfied finished with the black seeds, I dotted each seed with a little white paint.

 

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I let the floorcloth dry overnight. Then I sealed the entire floorcloth with 3 coats of polyurethane.

If I hadn’t painted the seeds and rind with craft paint, I probably would’ve gone without a sealer. I think the Krylon Dual would be just fine. But I added the poly for extra durability.

 

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How’s that for a pop of Summer color? Super easy and super fast! Uh, except for all the seeds.

Colleen

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