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SURFACE
12" (30.48 cm) double beaded wooden plate
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
Aloe
Baby Blush
Black Plum Golden Straw Hauser Dark Green Light Cinnamon Marigold
Poetic Plum Thicket
Vivid Violet
BRUSHES
ROYAL & LANGNICKEL AQUALON SERIES
Series R2700 1" Wash
Series R2160 1/4", 1/2", and 3/4" Angles Series R2250 #3 Round
Series R2170 #4 and #8 Filbert
Series R2585 #4 Script Liner
Small and medium mops
Small stencil brush
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Laurie Speltz’s Creative Coach stencil
“Leaves & Ferns” #BCS200
Americana Decor Light Satin (brush-on) Varnish Brown Paper Bag
SOURCES
Double beaded wooden plate available from Viking Woodcrafts (item#18-1715)
PREPARATION
Lightly sand surface and wipe with a damp cloth to remove any dust. I usually do not seal my wood, but you can if you prefer. Basecoat the inside of the plate with Black Plum. The border is painted Poetic Plum. The double beaded borders are painted Thicket. I continued the Thicket around the outside edge and onto the back of the plate. When basecoating is dry, lightly paper bag sand to smooth the raised nap. Apply pattern.
STENCILED BORDER
With a small pair of scissors, carefully cut out the smallest cluster of leaves (four (4) leaves with their stem) from the center of the stencil. I used this to stencil around the border with Black Plum. I just kept moving the stencil around the border as I worked, slightly changing the flow of the leaves. I tried to make it appear that the leaves were gracefully joined together encircling the border. Using your liner, lengthen the stems, here and there, if necessary to try to achieve this look.
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