Get your bearings on a bourbon barrel lid painted as a compass with Americana® Acrylics.

SUPPLIES

• stylus or pencil
• sandpaper
• ruler
• chalk pencil
• tracing & transfer paper
• paintbrushes
• Cricut machine
• bourbon barrel lid

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Sand the bourbon barrel lid using a coarse sandpaper and follow up with a fine grit. (You can sand until the wood looks clean, but I wanted to keep the character of the wood. You don't have to sand, but it's so much easier to paint and easier on your brushes if you do.)

2. Mix (1) part True Ochre with (4) parts water to create a wash. Use wash to cover the entire lid lightly. (You can do a second coat if you wish once it is dry. This gives the lid a bit of color while still keeping the wood grain visible.) Let dry.

3. Trace and transfer the attached pattern onto the barrel lid. (I chose to use a template and Cricut machine instead.)
4. Use Snow White and a broad brush to paint in the first circle. (Leave out notches for the star that you'll paint in later.)

5. Add in Grey Sky for the star. (See photo for placement: stay consistent and keep the same side of each section in Grey Sky.)

6. Paint in other side of the star with Deep Midnight Blue.

7. Add the inner circle with True Ochre. (This is a great way to cover up any stray paint spots.)

8. Using Deep Midnight Blue and a fine liner brush, add lettering of your choice in the Snow White circle and at outer rim, if desired. (For this, I used the year that they were married; the location of the wedding; and their last name. I found the latitude/longitude for the city on Google.)

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