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Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-23
By Dave Pierik l
I , Shelton-Mason Journal
_ AlGarden Home
Houses are a basic part of modular dioramas. Happy Tree City needsba
farmhouse. This will be fun and
easy to create! Time: abOut five hours or so. Cost: approx. $1 (mostly
from using some paint).
Hg: You will need: V
Tools: ruler & mark-
er, scissors, paint—
brushes.
Materials: Corru-p
gated and thin card-
board, regular sand,
a flat toothpick, a V
plastic Straw, mask- L
ing tape, school glue, . p , .. .,
acrylic paints, small "file floor, roof and garden are corrugated
cardboard, Cut some leftover cardboard into loose confetti and
5”wide x 3” deep. For the walls, mark a 2” x 12” thin set some
small round beads aside. Run a few straight
card strip, and then fold it for a 4” back wall, two 2” lines of glue,
and then drop the confetti and beads
side walls and two 2” sections for the front wall. Tape onto it randomly.
Then, drop sand onto it, let dry
the front. Cut 3A” window slots from the top. Glue to and tilt off the
excess.
the base. Cut and glue %” X 1'14” cardboard doors. '
round beads. '
Bend the outer edges of the roof down, and cut 1/ 8”
shingle edges with scissors, and glue onto the house.
Let dry. Mix glue and sand with white paint. With a
large brush, paint everything. Let dry.
'lhe chimneyis a rectangle of cardboard around two bits'of straw
inside it. Prime it black,
and add some red and grey detail. The door handles are bits of a flat
toothpick. Glue them
on and paint with silver and brass. This colorful, cozy little farmhouse
looks great on the
table! '
Coat the house with very watery black paint on the
roof, very watery blue paint on the sides. Use dark
and lightlllvrowns and greens ondthe law: an: tiar- ~ For questions, tips
and information please
en. as es are a great way to eepent e s a ows . .
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highlights. Build up the color from there, including Visit the Journal
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bold colorful garden produce.