Shiny Birdhouses

Other Supplies

FolkArt ® Shiny™ Acrylic Paint - Maple Syrup 2 oz., FolkArt ® Shiny™ Acrylic Paint - Calypso Sky 2 oz, 1 Round and 1 square unfinished wood birdhouses, Stencil tape, Folkart ® Paint Tools - Detail Painters

Instructions

Round Birdhouse:

1. Basecoat birdhouse Wicker White.
2. Basecoat roof, perch, and base Calypso Sky.
3. Tape a wedge shape that starts at the peak of roof and ends at the base of the roof. Paint Maple Syrup. Remove tape and let dry.
4. Use the small detail painter to dot Lemon Custard around the birdhouse.
5. Use Liner Brush to paint a brown circle around each yellow dot. Paint inside of hole Maple Syrup.

Square Birdhouse:

1. Basecoat birdhouse Lemon Custard. Paint roof Maple Syrup and base Calypso Sky.
2. Stencil flower design on roof with Lemon Custard.
3. Tape a horizontal 1/2” stripe around birdhouse and paint Wicker White. Use liner brush to paint Maple Syrup stripes above and below the Wicker White stripe.
4. Using the handle of the brush, paint a Calypso Sky dot border inside Wicker White stripe and along the edge of the roof.