Designed and Decorated by Jean Kievlan
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Wood pieces from Lara's Crafts
(1) L20053 - Frame 6" x 5"
(1) U10687 - Sunflower, lg. 2-1/8"
(1) U10585 - Rectangle 1-1/4" x 3"
(1) U10878 - Mini Sign 5/8" x 1-1/2"
(3) U10748 - Flowerpots 1-1/16" x 1"
(18") LKWIRE - 19 gauge wire
(1) 010994 - Rub-On Doll Faces
Titanium White
Cadmium Yellow
Pumpkin
Hauser Medium Green
Sapphire
Terra Cotta
Silver Sage Green
Blue Mist
Loew-Cornell(r) Comfort Handle(tm) Paintbrush, 3/4" Wash - #3550
Loew-Cornell(r) Brush Tub II
Pink Powder Blush
Toothpick
Spanish Moss
Black Fine Tip Marker
4 Mini Yellow Rosebuds with Leaves
4 Mini Pink Rosebuds with Leaves
Small Bunch of Mini Pink Flowers
3 Mini Green Ivy Leaves
Hand or Electric Drill with 1/16" Drill Bit
Tacky Glue
Lo-Temp Glue Gun and Glue
Your Favorite Photo
For best results, please read all instructions before beginning project. Refer to photo for color and design placement.
Frame - Drill a hole at the top of the left and right pickets before painting. Paint frame Titanium White. Shade the edges, picket lines and grain lines with Blue Mist.
Sunflower (Sun) - Cadmium Yellow. Shade edges with Pumpkin. Rub a doll face on the sun, and then rub the cheek area with Pink powder blush.
Mini Sign - Titanium White. Shade the edges with Sapphire. Write "Bless My Blooms" on the sign with the Black marker.
Flowerpots - Terra Cotta.
Rectangle (Shelf) - Silver Sage Green.
ASSEMBLY:
Assemble as Follows:
1. Glue shelf (rectangle) to the bottom of the frame using Tacky glue. Let
dry.
2. Coil wire around the paintbrush handle. Remove the wire, and then
stretch it out slightly. Insert one end of the wire through the hole at
the back of the frame.
3. Coil the end wire around the paintbrush handle or a dowel to secure it
at the front of the frame. Press coil against frame. Repeat procedure to
attach the wire to the other side of the frame.
4. Glue the sun to the top left of the frame with lo-temp glue.
5. Glue the mini sign to the toothpick. Glue Spanish moss in each pot.
Refer to the photo, and then glue the roses and Pink flowers in the pots.
Tuck the toothpick with the mini sign inside the pot with the Pink roses.
6. Refer to the photo for placement, and then glue the pots to the shelf.
7. Center the photo in the frame, then tape or glue it in place.