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VICTORIAN HOUSE KEY HOLDER

by Carol Cook

Delta Ceramcoat Palette

Alpine Green

Green Sea

Rose Mist

Charcoal

Leprechaun

Straw

Dark Forest Green

Light Ivory

Toffee

Forest Green

Quaker Grey Trail Tan

1. Sand and seal wood with Minwax Early American. Wait 24 hours before painting.

2. Trace on the pattern.

3. Base coat the roof, shutters, flower box and the floor with Green Sea . Shade the roof ,

shutters and the window box with a side load float of Alpine Green using 1/4" angle brush.

Highlight the roof with a side load float of Light Ivory

4. Base coat the chimney and the foundation with Quaker Grey .

5. Base coat the steps with Trail Tan .

6. Shade under the roof line and under the window box and bottom of the shutters with Trail

Tan .

7. Highlight the steps with Light Ivory and shade with Toffee .

8. Base coat the door and the window in Charcoal .

9. Lightly dry brush Light Ivory on the top and bottom of the door cross hatching to resemble a

screen.

10. Side load float Light Ivory using your angle brush for the curtains on the window.

11. Base coat the door frame, window frame, fretwork and heart with Rose Mist .

12. Letter “Home Sweet Home” in Light Ivory with a 10/0 liner brush.

13. Stipple foliage in the window box Forest Green using 1/4" deerfoot brush or old scruffy

brush then Leprechaun on upper third, and Dark Forest Green to shade on the bottom.

14.Make tiny flowers (small comma strokes) with Light Ivory and Straw centers.

15.The chimney and foundation stones are varying mixes of Quaker Grey, Bridgeport,

Charcoal, Toffee and Trail Tan.

16. Shade the bottoms of the stones with a side load of Charcoal .

17. Paint pegs Quaker Grey .

18. Glue on heart and insert pegs.

19. Give several coats of Final Coat varnish.

Any questions feel free to e-mail me at fcook@sprint.ca