Modern and Rustic Country Round Cheese Plate
Posted by DecoArt on Aug 10th 2014
Create a modern and rustic country round cheese plate
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- pencil
- liner brush
- #10 flat brush
- jute, hemp, string, or yarn
- glass dome
- Basswood Country Round
- wooden tag
INSTRUCTIONS
- Set the glass plate on the wood round to determine the size of painted areas. Use a pencil and a ruler (or any straight edge) and draw a line.
- Using a #10 flat brush begin painting (from the middle going outwards) with Bahama Blue. Gradually add water to you paint puddle as you paint towards the edges. (leave the outer edge unpainted)
- Using a #10 flat brush paint the other side with Chalkboard paint going in a vertical direction.
- Using a #10 flat brush paint the other side with Chalkboard paint, this time going in a horizontal direction.
- Using #10 flat brush paint the wood tag in Bahama Blue. Using liner brush outline the little mouse in chalkboard paint and fill in using #8 round brush. Using liner brush painted dotted line around the perimeter of the tag.
- Look string through the hole and tie around the top of the dome.