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#81-0802   French Garden Mirror w/Rusty Tin-Tiques®



Complete List Of Products and Quantities

03-2524 Vintage Tin French Word Tile
03-2525 Vintage Tin French Word Tile Mirror Red 8"

Rusty Tin-Tiques®:
24-7124 3" Birdhouse
24-7125 2¾" Birdhouse
24-7126 4½" Birdhouse
24-7241 Rusty Nails

8" X 8" Square of ½" plywood
5" X 5" square mirror
Or if you do not want to do it yourself 03-2525 Toile Red Mirror

Acrylic Paint Palette:
Ivory, Terra Cotta Color, Yellow Green, Brown, Acrylic Matte Finish

Brushes: Size 1 Liner, scroll or script brush, Size 12 flat shadier, 1" sponge brush

2 ½" squares of foam core board
E-6000 Adhesive
Craft Scissors
Optional:   .01 permanent waterproof ink pen
Sandpaper

INSTRUCTIONS

Sand and seal the Rusty Tin-Tique® birdhouses.
To make your own mirror from tile use craft scissors to cut & remove center circle of tin. Adhere mirror to center of board. Place tile over board and nail along the edges to secure.

If you are using the pre-made mirror 03-2525 Red Toile Mirror you may paint it the terra cotta color or leave it the color it is and add the birdhouses. Paint the tile and sides of two pieces of foam core board terra cotta color. Do not worry about getting paint on the mirror. The acrylic paint will wipe off after it has dried. Let dry and dry brush (dry brush means there is very little paint on your brush) ivory diagonally from upper left corner to lower right corner just highlighting the words and ridges. Repeat from the upper right to lower left corner. Add a stripe of brown along side the ridge outline of the tile. Dry brush Ivory to the tops of each birdhouse. Adhere foam core board to back of the 3" birdhouse. Adhere 4½" birdhouse to lower left corner. Adhere foam core 3" birdhouse next (it will be raised) and finally the 2 ¾" next to the 3" one. Use the liner to paint the ivy and leaves along the bottom of the tile in green and highlight in ivory. Optional: Ink detail to the ivy and leaves.


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