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Haunted Birdhouse

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza

   


1360 - FolkArt ® One Stroke™ Brushes - Brush Sets - Fine Detail Set
2781 - FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Black, 5 oz.
2865 - FolkArt ® Texture Paint - Orange, 4 oz.
479 - FolkArt ® Artists Pigments™ - Pure Black, 2 oz.
905 - FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Buttercup, 2 oz.
940 - FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Coffee Bean, 2 oz.
CS11205 - Mod Podge ® Gloss, 4 oz.


Filbert brush
Foam paintbrush
Old book pages
Plastic knife
Moss
Hot glue
1 black plastic spider



1. Using a foam paintbrush, paint the entire birdhouse with the Pure Black paint. Paint the front of the house with 2 coats of Black Extreme Glitter.

2. Tear pages from an old book to fit the sides and perch of the house. Cut small squares from the pages to create windows. Using Mod Podge, apply the torn pages to the sides and perch of the house. Apply the squares to the front of the house. Place the squares slightly crooked to create a haunted style.

3. Paint the rim of the house and the inside of the holes with Buttercup paint.

4. Apply the Orange Texture Paint to the roof with a plastic knife. Once dry, using a liner brush and Coffee Bean paint, add shingles to the roof by painting a checkered pattern.

5. Hot glue moss to the birdhouse in an organic pattern.

6. Apply Black Extreme Glitter to the spider. Once dry, hot glue to the roof.

 
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