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Terra Cotta Village

A great way to store Christmas treasures.

Terra Cotta Village
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Terra Cotta Village
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    DecoArt Products Required
Patio Paint
  • DCP01 - Pinecone Brown
  • DCP04 - Pine Green
  • DCP07 - Geranium Red
  • DCP13 - Sprout Green
  • DCP14 - Cloud White
  • DCP16 - Patio Brick
  • DCP18 - Woodland Brown
  • DCP19 - Antique Mum
  • DCP20 - Sunflower Yellow
  • DCP21 - Wrought Iron Black

  • Craft Twinkles
  • DCT4 - Christmas Green
  • DCT5 - Christmas Red

    Snow-Tex
  • DAS9 - Snow-Tex

    Glamour Dust
  • DAS37 - Glamour Dust Crystal

  •     Supplies
        Surfaces
  • Brushes by Loew-Cornell - #10 and #12 flat, #1 liner, 1/8" deerfoot, #3 round
  • Supplies - graphite & tracing paper, pencil, paper towels, water container, palette or plastic plate, palette knife or craft stick, thick craft glue,
  • 6" Terra Cotta Rose Pot
  • 4" x 6" Terra Cotta Pot
  • 2 ea 4" Terra Cotta Saucer
  • 1" Wood block
  • 3/4" wood block
  • 19 of 1" Woodsies circles

  •     Instructions
    Painting Instructions - Toy Shoppe
    1. Use #12 flat to basecoat pot and chimney (1" wood block) Patio Brick, and saucer Wrought Iron Black. Let dry.

    2. To paint shingles, use #10 flat to float Cloud White around saucer rim.

    3. Transfer pattern to terra cotta pot.

    4. With #10 flat, paint sign and windows Antique Mum, and door Light Waterfall Blue.

    5. With #10 flat, float Sunflower Yellow on inside of windows; Woodland Brown on inside sign; and Wrought Iron Black around inside door.

    6. Outline windows, shelves, and signs with #1 liner and Woodland Brown.

    7. Transfer pattern for lettering and toys. While referring to photo, use liner brush to paint as follows: Train: Light Waterfall Blue, Woodland Brown, Black, and Geranium Red. Blocks: Cloud White with trim and letters of Geranium Red, Light Waterfall Blue, and Sprout Green; Truck: Sunflower Yellow and Wrought Iron Black; Bears: Woodland Brown and Pink (mix red and white); Christmas Lights: Sprout Green, Geranium Red, and Sunflower Yellow; wire is Wrought Iron Black; Doll Carriage: Cloud White, Geranium Red, and Wrought Iron Black; Books: Sprout Green, Cloud White, Geranium Red, Sunflower Yellow, and Wrought Iron Black. Doll House: Pink (mix red and white), Wrought Iron Black, and Cloud White.

    8. Use liner to paint lettering Wrought Iron Black. Dot Wrought Iron Black door knob with brush end.

    9. Use Sprout Green and Deerfoot to stipple bushes and wreath. With end of brush handle, dot Geranium Red berries on wreath. Use liner to paint snowman Cloud White and ribbon Geranium Red.

    10. Use palette knife or craft stick to apply Snow-Tex to "roof" (upside down saucer) and bushes. While snow is wet, push chimney into Snow-Tex, and sprinkle Glamour Dust over Snow-Tex areas. Allow to dry.

    Painting Instructions-Gingerbread House
    1. With #12 flat, basecoat pot Pinecone Brown, saucer Wrought Iron Black, wood block Geranium Red, and woodsie circles Cloud White. Let dry.

    2. Transfer pattern.

    3. To paint shingles, use #10 flat to float White around saucer rim.

    4. Use #3 round to candy stripe 9 woodsies with Geranium Red, and 10 woodsies with Pine Green. Use liner to add thin stripes of Pine Green on red candy, and Geranium Red on green candy. Let dry.

    5. Use #10 flat to paint windows Antique Mum and door Woodland Brown. Float Sunflower Yellow on inside of windows.

    6. Paint candy canes around door with #3 round and Cloud White. Stripe canes with Geranium Red and Pine Green.

    7. Paint gingerbread boy with #10 flat and Pinecone Brown. Use end of brush handle to dot Woodland Brown eyes, nose and buttons. Use liner to paint Woodland Brown mouth, and White details on body.

    8. Paint Christmas tree with Pine Green and #3 round.

    9. Use liner to outline windows with Woodland Brown.

    10. Stipple bushes and door swag with deerfoot and Pine Green.

    11. Add Christmas Green twinkles to tree with #3 round brush. Use end of brush handle to dot Christmas Red Twinkle ornaments and berries on swag.

    12. Use liner to paint White window panes and Geranium Red bow on swag.

    13. Apply Snow-Tex to "roof" and bushes with palette knife or craft stick. While snow is wet, press wood block chimney into center of roof, and sprinkle Glamour Dust on all areas of Snow-Tex.

    14. Glue woodsie candies around pot-alternate colors, and glue one green candy to door. Allow everything to dry.

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