Creative Architectural Finials

Creative Architectural Finials Free Download & Application Work Offline

Lightweight decorative finials look like stone or heavy-duty cast plaster but they're made with assorted shapes STYROFOAM™ Brand foam. Stone finish and brushed metallic paints finish the faux look.

Completion time – 2 hours

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam

Balls: 5"; 1-1/2"; four 1"

Block, 12" x 6" x 1"

Cones: 12" x 4"; 6" x 3"

Cube, 5"

Disc, 6" x 1"

Eggs: 5"; 4"

Other Materials

Brushed-metallic satin-finish spray paint: platinu

Stone-texture spray paints: light tan; light brown

Pre-mixed lightweight acrylic spackling

Tools

Serrated knife

Candle stub or paraffin

Pencil

Ruler

Firm paintbrush, 1"

Putty knife, 1"

Disposable bowl

Measuring cup and spoon

Water basin

Paper towels

Fine-grit sandpaper

Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks

Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

General -

1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut foam block in half, creating two 6" squares. Cut remaining foam shapes as indicated below; use glue gun to assemble pieces and let dry completely before and after painting. Refer to photo throughout.

Tall Finial -

2. Cut equal corners, about 1-1/4"-deep, from 5" foam cube to create octagon-shaped piece; glue to 6" foam square base. Glue 1" foam balls to base corners.

3. Cut four sides from tip of 12" foam cone to create 1"-tall pyramid shape; smooth side with fingertips.

4. Cut 1-1/2"-thick horizontal slice from center of 5" foam egg; glue to top of octagon. Twist cone base firmly against top of egg slice; glue to secure.

Short Finial -

5. For shorter finial, cut 5" foam ball in half; reserve one half for future use. Cut narrow slice from rounded top of half-ball. Glue half-ball to foam disc base.

6. Cut 1-1/2"-thick horizontal slice from bottom of 6" foam cone. Firmly twist bottom of this piece against top of half-ball until snug; glue to secure.

7. Cut narrow slices from tip and base of 4" foam egg. Center and glue top portion of 6" cone to narrow end of egg; they will not fit precisely. Make four straight, slightly diagonal cuts down sides of cone/egg to form pyramid shape with rounded bottom; tip of cone should be about 5/8" square. Glue pyramid shape to previously assembled pieces as shown.

8. Glue 1-1/2" foam ball to tip of cone.Painting -

9. For each finial, mix 1 c. spackle with 1 T. water in small bowl until smooth and easy to spread.

10. Using firm paintbrush, spread thin, even coat of spackle onto surface of each finial, covering top and sides only.

11. Use putty knife to smooth surface of spackle. Dip paintbrush in clean water to lightly smooth edges where excess spackle tends to accumulate. Let dry completely.

12. When dry, sand any imperfections. If needed, apply second light coat of spackle; let dry.

13. Spray paint finials with desired metallic- or stone-finish paint. Let dry completely.

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