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Pucker Up! Fruit Basket Crate

Crafter's Acrylic®

Pucker Up! Fruit Basket Crate
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Pucker Up! Fruit Basket Crate

designed by Jessica Alea

Prepare to "Pucker Up" for spring with this fresh fruit basket using Crafter's Acrylics®.

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SUPPLIES

Crafter's Acrylic®

  • Black (DCA47)
  • Bright Yellow (DCA49)
  • Christmas Green (DCA37)
  • Christmas Red (DCA20)
  • White (DCA01)

Other supplies

  • water container
  • palette or plastic plate
  • paper towels
  • sandpaper
  • small wooden crate
  • paintbrushes

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Lightly sand the surface of the crate.
    Step 0 Example
  2. Paint the crate in White. Allow to dry, then re-apply.
    Step 1 Example
  3. Use the provided pattern to draw the words, "Pucker Up", on both sides of the crate.
    Step 2 Example
  4. Outline the words in Black. Paint the center of the letters in Bright Yellow.
    Step 3 Example
  5. Paint lemons and lemon leaves along the slats of the crate. (For the lemons, paint ovals and a swirl on the inside of the lemons. See photo.) The lemons are Bright Yellow; the leaves are Christmas Green.
    Step 4 Example
  6. Fill in the leaves with a 1:1 mix of Christmas Green and White. Shade the lemons along the bottom with a 1:1 mix of Christmas Red and White. Accent the lemons with lines in Christmas Red. (See photo)
    Step 5 Example
  7. When complete, use the crate to store seasonal fruit.
    Step 6 Example