Lime Green Terra Cotta Bug

Instructions:

For best results, please read all instructions before beginning project. Refer to photo for color and design placement.

1. | Glue two 1" pots together at the rim.
2. | Glue two yellow sticks together in an 'X' about 1/3 of the way up. Secure with clothespin until glue is dry.
3. | Paint the bottom of each pot Medium Lime. Let dry.
4. | Paint Medium Apricot dots on rim. Let dry.
5. | Paint Medium Lavender rectangles at different angles on Medium Lime and add Medium Red dots to the center of each.
6. | Add Medium Turquoise dots to the center of each Medium Apricot dot with two Medium Turquoise dots between each dot.
7. | Paint bead with Medium Turquoise. Using Black, add a face.
8. | Paint wide Medium Lime stripes on wings with Medium Lavender dots between. Add a narrow stripe of Medium Turquoise to the center of each Medium Lime stripe.
9. | For a protective finish, apply Satin Varnish to all pieces. Let dry.
10. | Glue wings to pot rim and secure with painter’s tape until dry.
11. | Fold a piece of 24" floral wire in half to make a "needle". Cut a 1 yard length of jute, fold in half and loop over wire at the fold of the wire. Thread wire through holes in pots and through bead; pull jute trough and knot at bottom pot and top of head.