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SUPPLIES
Americana® Acrylics
- Canyon Orange (DA238)
- Lamp (Ebony) Black (DAO67)
Other supplies
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- tracing paper
- transfer paper
- ruler
- pencil
- 3/4" flat brush
- #1 round brush
- soft white eraser
- 2-sided wooden crate (AC Moore)
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Make sure the wooden crate surface is clean and dust free.
- Use a 3/4" flat brush and Canyon Orange to paint the entire inside and outside of the crate. Rinse brush. Let dry completely.
- Use a ruler and pencil to make stripes the width of the ruler.
- Connect the stripes with a herringbone pattern by connecting with diagonal lines.
- The front and the back of the crate should look like this. (See photo.)
- Use a #1 round brush and Snow White to paint on all of the herringbone lines. Rinse brush. Let dry completely.
- Use an eraser to get rid of any extra pencil lines.
- Use the pencil and the tracing and transfer papers with the pattern to trace and transfer the lettering onto the middle of the crate.
- Use a #1 round brush and Lamp Black to fill in the words "Family & Friends". Rinse brush.
- Once fully cured, fill the crate with flowers or candles to make the perfect centerpiece.
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