Copycat Metallic Jade Pumpkins

I saw these Jade ceramic pumpkins @ Hobby Lobby & thought what a great color they are. I bought the smaller one and then my task of figuring out the shade & finish was underway. Can you tell which one is mine & which one I bought?

(while in Hobby Lobby Wyatt wanted in the photo)

Being a hairstylist of 18 years (yikes that's a LOT of hair) I knew the color would be easy for me to mix if I couldn't find something close. What I couldn't determine was the finish. It looks iridescent to me. While looking up how to SPELL iridescent I found out there is an iridescent shark- who knew!

After much deliberation @ Michaels I came home with 2 possibilities.

One was a Rust-Oleum's Color Shift spray paint. It does not have a color name (there are other colors) but it does say on the can to spray over black base coat. But that was not pretty. I could see using it for a different application, but this was not the answer.

So I next tried Folk Art Metallic Emerald Green acrylic craft paint.

I then added some Ultramarine blue and just a touch of black. That is how you get the color Jade.

I dabbed a bit if ASCP in Old Ochre & Graphite on the stems, followed by a super high gloss spray paint after it was all dry. What do you think, I think I got a pretty darn close match! I love a challenge! I was rewarded with a beautiful match, don't you think?

(the grey pumpkin in the photo is an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint pumpkin you can find here)

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