Faux Malachite Obelisks

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Cardboard and newspaper are used to make these beautiful faux malachite obelisks which are traditionally thousands of dollars! Watch the short video tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnOXqGooUt0

Difficulty	Cost	Time	Age	Person	Event
Moderate	$1 to $25	1-2 Hours	--	--	--

You Will Need...

Newspaper
Cardboard
Evergreen Americana Acrylic
Sea Breeze Americana Acrylic
White Americana Acrylic
Holly Green Americana Acrylic
Americana Glazing Medium
Ruler
White glue
Masking tape
Minwax Polycrylic
Craft knife
Paintbrush

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Print out and use to create your pattern
Each square is 1/2″ by 1/2″
Enlarge and make them any size
Step 2

Trace the obelisk pattern 4 times, side by side
*Clean up your lines with a ruler
Cut out the entire shape and score so it can be folded
Trace the base pattern, cut and score
Tape all pieces together with masking tape
Step 3

Water down some white glue to use as a decoupage medium
Cover the cardboard obelisk in at least one layer of newspaper
When dry, paint the entire obelisk in Sea Breeze and White Acrylic
*The paint doesn’t have to be perfect, it can vary from light to dark
*Make sure to paint all surfaces
Cut jagged edges on a 2″ x 2″ piece of cardboard
Mix equal parts of Evergreen and Glazing Medium
Paint one surface of the obelisk and immediately scrape the surface
with the jagged cardboard to create the malachite effect
*Try circles and scallops and overlap the patterns
Step 4

When all surfaces are dry, coat with at least two coats of Minwax Polycrylic
Step 5

If you want, edge the base with a metallic paint marker by
running it along the edges