Checkerboard and Roses Bench

Courtesy of Jo-Ann Stores

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An easy checkerboard pattern creates a visual "trellis" for the pretty print roses that highlight this charming bench.

Materials

Directions

1. Basecoat entire bench Blue Heaven. When dry, sand, wipe away dust and apply second coat.
   
    

2. Tape off parts of checkerboard stencil that will not be used. Tape off a 1" border along angled front panel of bench at each end. Leaving a 1" border at top of front panel, center stencil and secure lightly with tape. With dry sea sponge, fill in checkerboard squares. Reposition stencil by aligning existing white squares to continue design to the left of the original stenciling. Repeat on right of the original stenciling. Align squares and add a fourth row of checkerboard squares at the bottom to fill the panel.
   
    

3. Stencil the front of the lower support board using the same technique.
   
    

4. Stamp a "practice" rose on paper and cut it out, leaving a small margin. Position rose cut-out on the center of the front panel over stenciling. Draw a faint pencil line around cut-out. Repeat until you have five roses outlined, varying positions so leaves face different directions. Fill in outlines with Baby Pink, covering the checkerboard design underneath.
   
    

5. Brush paint on stamp as follows: Fresh Foliage and Avocado on the leaves, Pink on the petals. Position carefully over the Baby Pink rose shapes and press down carefully for a good imprint. Lift carefully and repeat for all roses.
   
    

6. Paint a vine border around the checkerboard design using a liner brush. Paint first vine Fresh Foliage, and second intertwining vine Avocado. "Copy" the simple leaf design of the foam stamp onto the corners and intermittently along the vines. Add a few curlicues.
   
    

7. Referring to photo, use detail brush to paint one ladybug on the front panel and another on the lower panel. Wings are Pink and shaped like split circle split apart. Body is Avocado and egg shaped. Add antennae and paint an Avocado dot at the end of each with the handle end of brush. Add dots to wings.
   
    

8. Seal with Satin spray varnish.
   
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