Any outdoors person on your holiday gift list will appreciate this special box.

SUPPLIES

• water container
• palette or plastic plate
• paper towels
• tracing paper
• transfer paper
• 3/4" flat brush
• #6 flat brush
• #0 liner brush
• small bear cookie cutter (optional)
• small round box with lid

INSTRUCTIONS

NOTES:

Let dry completely between painting steps.

1. Remove the lid from the box and set aside. Use a 3/4" flat brush to paint the inside and outside of the box Alizarin Crimson. Give only the inside a second coat.

2. Paint the inside of the lid and the outside rim Plantation Pine. Repeat for a second coat.

3. Paint the top of the lid Honey Brown. Repeat for a second coat.

4. Using the #6 flat brush, paint a Plantation Pine border around the top of the Honey Brown lid. Use a cardboard round cut out to make it easy to paint a nice outer circle.

5. Use the #0 liner brush to paint plaid on the outside of the box: paint lines using Plantation Pine, then Honey Brown, followed by Sand, and finishing up with Dark Chocolate.

6. Trace and transfer the bear silhouette or use a bear cookie cutter to create the pattern. Use a #6 flat brush and Lamp Black to paint the bear.

7. When everything is dry, give the entire box, inside and out, and the lid two coats of DuraClear Matte Varnish. Cut a thin strip of gingham fabric and fray the edges. Tie into a bow, trim the ends, fray, and glue onto the lid of the box.

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