Pucker Up! Fruit Basket Crate
Posted by DecoArt on Jan 30th 2019
Prepare to "Pucker Up" for spring with this fresh fruit basket using Crafter's Acrylics®.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- sandpaper
- small wooden crate
- paintbrushes
INSTRUCTIONS
- Lightly sand the surface of the crate.
- Paint the crate in White. Allow to dry, then re-apply.
- Use the provided pattern to draw the words, "Pucker Up", on both sides of the crate.
- Outline the words in Black. Paint the center of the letters in Bright Yellow.
- Paint lemons and lemon leaves along the slats of the crate. (For the lemons, paint ovals and a swirl on the inside of the lemons. See photo.) The lemons are Bright Yellow; the leaves are Christmas Green.
- Fill in the leaves with a 1:1 mix of Christmas Green and White. Shade the lemons along the bottom with a 1:1 mix of Christmas Red and White. Accent the lemons with lines in Christmas Red. (See photo)
- When complete, use the crate to store seasonal fruit.