Nautical Compass Bourbon Barrel Lid
Posted by DecoArt on Feb 27th 2019
Get your bearings on a bourbon barrel lid painted as a compass with Americana® Acrylics.
SUPPLIES
- stylus or pencil
- sandpaper
- ruler
- chalk pencil
- tracing & transfer paper
- paintbrushes
- Cricut machine
- bourbon barrel lid
INSTRUCTIONS
- Sand the bourbon barrel lid using a coarse sandpaper and follow up with a fine grit. (You can sand until the wood looks clean, but I wanted to keep the character of the wood. You don't have to sand, but it's so much easier to paint and easier on your brushes if you do.)
- Mix (1) part True Ochre with (4) parts water to create a wash. Use wash to cover the entire lid lightly. (You can do a second coat if you wish once it is dry. This gives the lid a bit of color while still keeping the wood grain visible.) Let dry.
- Trace and transfer the attached pattern onto the barrel lid. (I chose to use a template and Cricut machine instead.)
- Use Snow White and a broad brush to paint in the first circle. (Leave out notches for the star that you'll paint in later.)
- Add in Grey Sky for the star. (See photo for placement: stay consistent and keep the same side of each section in Grey Sky.)
- Paint in other side of the star with Deep Midnight Blue.
- Add the inner circle with True Ochre. (This is a great way to cover up any stray paint spots.)
- Using Deep Midnight Blue and a fine liner brush, add lettering of your choice in the Snow White circle and at outer rim, if desired. (For this, I used the year that they were married; the location of the wedding; and their last name. I found the latitude/longitude for the city on Google.)