A Holiday Welcome

Instructions

Painting Instructions
All projects: Apply color as follows: Pine Green: birdhouse and base, angel wings, clay pot and wood hearts. Paint tree branches and then wipe back with a damp sponge. All checks are sponged, with a 5/8” sponge, Geranium Red and pin-striped Daisy Cream. Spatter with thinned White.
Clay Pot: Sponge checks in 2 rows around rim. Pinstripe and spatter. Dab White “snow” on rim.
Tree: Sponge center piece Woodland Brown, rubbing paint into wood. Assemble tree. Sponge checks on hearts and pinstripe. Hot glue hearts, apples and raffia as desired.
Birdhouse: red: perch and hole. Sponge checks on all sides. Pole: Paint entire pole Daisy Cream. Apply masking tape in a spiral down pole, paint exposed area Red. Remove tape.
Apply Green pinstripe between Red and Cream. Roof: Sponge on “snow” with Cloud White. Star: Pot O’ Gold. Glue to birdhouse.
Birds: Beaks are made with tip end of a woodsie tear shape. Wings are made with tear shape woodsies. Red: bodies and wings. Pot O’ Gold: beak. Glue two beads together for body. Glue on wings and beaks. Make earmuffs using wire and buttons. Glue on scarf, and earmuffs. Eyes: Black with White highlight. Thin White, spatter over all. Attach birds with Hot Glue.
Angel Face: Paint head with 1 part Red + 10 parts Daisy Cream. Add more Red and paint wood heart “cheeks,” mouth and nose. Assembly: Drill two small holes in wings for wire to go through to use as a hanging. Curl wire around a pencil and thread through holes. Attach bird, nest, hair, fabric bows, buttons, raffia and flowers as desired.