Mini Mushroom Makeover

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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but mushrooms are everywhere right now. And I don’t mean outside, but in alllllll the stores I visit- I’m seeing mushroom decor, mushroom wallpaper, you name it. I’m loving it though!! I think mushrooms are whimsical, fun and beautiful, and mixing them into my decor feels like a win. So when I ran across these small wooden mushrooms at the dollar store, I knew I had to snag them up and give them a mini mushroom makeover!! Let me tell you how I did it….

what you need

mini mushrooms (I found mine at the dollar store, but if you can’t find any, I found some on Amazon- linked HERE)
paint
- Folkart in Parchment or similar
- DecoArt Americana in Cocoa or similar
- Apple Barrel in Burnt Umber or similar
- Apple Barrel in White or similar
small paint brush
cardboard
hot glue gun

I varied the paint colors of all of my mushrooms, so there’s no “right” way to do this. On some, I used the color parchment for the base only, then I mixed the burnt umber and parchment for the base on some- just mix it up.
After painting the base, paint the underside of the mushroom- you know the part than is accordion-like. I did this mainly with the burnt umber color, just dragging my brush inside out to create the fanned affect.
Afterwards, I used cocoa, burnt umber and parchment to paint the tops of the mushrooms. Some a mix of the all the colors. Again, there’s no perfect way to do this. Nature isn’t perfect, and that gives you a free pass not to be either.
After the mushrooms were painted, I went in and added little white dots using an even smaller paintbrush. You could also use the end of a paintbrush to do this, or a paint pen!
Then, I cut out little pieces of cardboard and hot glued the mushrooms onto them. Depending on how you plan to decorate, you can also attach some fake moss to the base!