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Lemon Kitchen Decor Set — Tissue Box, Pepper Mill & Blue Checks
A Hobby Lobby tissue box, a pair of thrift store salt and pepper shakers, and a $3 cake plate become a matching lemon kitchen decor set — with Amazon lemon transfers, a French script stencil, blue and white checks on a round lid, and a metallic gold that will blow your mind. This tutorial covers everything from prep to finish, including the full technique for painting checks on a round surface and the one step you should never skip before applying transfers.
How to Paint a Gorgeous Lemon Serving Bowl
You don't need to be an artist to paint lemons that look completely real. In this beginner-friendly tutorial, you'll learn a simple 4-color stencil technique that creates dimensional, sun-kissed lemons — then finish the look with beautiful IOD transfers for branches, leaves, and butterflies. Start with a $15 melamine salad bowl from Michaels, end with a showpiece you'll never want to give away (but makes the most incredible hostess gift if you do).