Monday, November 10, 2014

antler bleaching

A N T L E R
B L E A C H I N G

antlers used as decor have kind of been a "thing" for a while now.
they add an interesting focal point to any room.

(here are some examples below.)


i had some antlers i wanted to bleach, even though they were small. i know most websites will say not to bleach them and to use hydrogen peroxide (you can find great tutorials for that everywhere). but since i wasn't too concerned about preserving them for long-term use, i found a quick and easy way that did the job! here's my tutorial.

what you'll need:
a cleaning brush
bleach
water
a bucket you don't care about
a spot in the sun

Instructions:

Scrub the antlers down with your cleaning brush and wash thoroughly until clean.
fill up your bucket with 2 parts water to 1 part bleach.
submerge the antlers in the bleach/water solution and let sit for 12-24 hours. if you feel like the antlers aren't whitening quickly enough, add more bleach and less water. adjust as you need! i let mine sit in the solution for about 24 hours.

**the bleach will eat at the antlers and make them too chalky if left in for too long- so check every once in a while for their color changing to white, and then remove soon after.

when white all over, remove from the solution and let dry in the sun for several hours.
gently wipe off with a rag, and there you have it! (pictures of mine, below)

 before ^^
^^after!

 i do love a pair of pretty antlers. :)

e n j o y !
xo

Image sources:
http://blog.nestdesignstudio.ca

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