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By Dave Pierik Shelton-Mason County Journal Picnic Table Fun! Ants came to visit and that got me thinking. Picnic tables will look great with our Happy Tree Village diorama. Let’s do it! D? You will need: ea. Tools: ruler ‘ markers, scissors, , paintbrush Materials: craft " sticks, toothpicks, masking tape, glue, cardboard, are, pa i nt wash Cut the round edges off of the craft sticks and cut them in was inspired by woodworker jigs and concrete forms. half toabout 2 Mi” wide. Glue two together lengthwise, Make a 1” wide valley, the thickness of a piece of support with masking tape and set aside. Cut flat corrugated cardboard plus one layer of thin card. This is to toothpicks down to 1 M1" for the bench supports and 3A" get consistent distance and alignments between the bench for the legs. and tops, and also to support them while they dry. Center the table tops at the bottom of your cardboard valley. Tape down. Test, mark and place the benches. Glue toothpick horizontal bench supports, then diagonals, using an old brush to place the glue. Adjust as needed. When dry, trim down legs and bits as needed with scissors. ..t hat Would you lik t see next in Crafty Time? I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can rough up the tops and benches with a fingernail Please email your thoughts, ideas ‘ or a knife. Then, paint dirty paint water on there to age the surfaces and bring out detail. This is what they call a and photos to dave@masoncount 'Com "wash". When dry, add some character with a ballpoint or call the Shelton—Mason County Journal pen. office, 360-426-4412.»