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For this project you will need:
- Pine or other choice of wood about 18 mm
thick (large egg)
- ply-wood about 8 mm thick for the rabbit
and smaller eggs
- acrylic paints in the colors of white, tan,
brown, orange, yellow,red and black
- natural raffia in your choice of color
- brown wire
- wood glue
- paint brushes
- typical scroll saw supplies
- sandpaper
- drill with 2.5 mm bit
Free Craft Pattern: Rabbit and Egg
How to make patterns tutorial
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Instructions:
1. Print out the patterns to the size you need and trace them on the appropriate wood. The large egg shown here is about the size of a sheet of typing paper.
2. Saw the pieces out and sand the rough spots away. These have a rustical look and are therefore not so smooth.
3. Paint your large egg first white and when dry, dry brush tan on to the edges.
4. Paint your rabbit tan and when dry, drybrush dark brown on the edges.
5. Paint the eggs yellow, orange and red. When dry, drybrush the yellow eggs with orange, drybrush the red eggs with brown and drybrush the orange eggs with red.
6. Line up all of the pieces and sprinkle dark brown paint on them for a country look. Let all of the pieces dry.
7. Drill holes in the tops of the eggs and 2 holes in the center top of the large egg.
8. Tie a piece of raffia around the bunny’s neck.
9. Coil wire and attach 1 piece to each of the 3 eggs. Attach the other ends to the raffia so that the eggs are hanging from his neck. Try to make the wire different lengths.
10. Paint “Happy Easter” on the large egg with dark brown paint and let it dry. Make an eye using black paint. Dip an end of a paint brush in black paint and dot it onto the bunny. That way you have a perfect round eye. Let the paint dry.
11. Glue the prepared bunny onto the large egg.
12. Insert a longer piece of wire from the backside of the large egg. Pull a loop for hanging and twist the 2 loose ends together in front of the egg. Coil the ends.
Free Craft Pattern: Sitting Bunny
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How to Saw Wood Out Using a Scroll Saw
This tutorial demonstrates cutting along the outside edge of a piece. This example of a leaf hows how to handle sharp angles. Otherwise sawing with a scroll saw is easy and fun. Most pieces you will be cutting have smoother and gradual curves and longer lines to cut. Please work in a well ventilated room when using a scroll saw and avoid inhalating fine dust particles if possible. Wear a paper mask if you can.It is highly recommended to wear safety glasses or goggles to prevent eye injury from flying wood pieces or breaking saw blades. When sawing, avoid putting your fingers too close to the blade. If you have the necessity to remove excess cut away pieces that have fallen off, turn the machine off before doing so. Always use both hands when cutting the wood. Work with larger pieces and when cutting out a small piece, see that you have enough material to get a good grip on. Rather waste a bit more material.
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How to Dry Brush Wood
Drybrushing is one of many painting techniques and is easy to learn. It is very effective in shading or highlighting your painted items. Thus giving them a more realistic look. Color plays an important role in dry brushing. You may choose a light contrast for a dark color or a dark contrast for a light color. After practicing on a few pieces, you will discover which colors work best with each other. Consider the item you are painting and what color it is. Important is to dry brush the item with a contrast color and yet the contrast color should also enhance the color of the item you are painting. For example, let us choose the color white. An obvious contrast would be a darker shade. Depending on what you are painting, a shade such as light brown, grey, blue look well on white. On the other hand the color black can only be shaded with a lighter color. You may choose grey or white. When painting with other colors, you may choose lighter or darker shades. For example the color green can be shaded with a darker hue or a lighter hue depending on the effect you would like to create. Important is to experiment. The more you practice, the more secure you will feel about shading and highlighting. Not only can you dry brush wood but also plaster of Paris castings, pappmaché boxes, and other painted items.
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