Hi friends!
Today I am sharing my first project with you as an affiliate for . I chose this adorable frog which goes perfectly with my summer. I have so many frogs and toads in my garden and I love it when I find them. For summer, I love bright, bold, and sometimes neon colors.
The kits are pretty easy to put together and personalize how you would like. I love these laser cut pieces because the end result always looks clean and crisp. This particular one has many pieces as each other shown is a different piece. It's fun to piece it altogether.
I pull out all the pieces and start to choose colors. I know there will be pink. I pick out a handful of colors that I enjoy for summer.
I know I won't use them all but it's a starting point. Originally I thought I would do the flowers in different colors but I ended up using this dark purple-ish color that I really like.
I knew it would go really nice with a green frog.
These are the colors I chose. The black for the eyes was colored with an alcohol marker. I did paint each piece with white gesso (you can use white paint) before I added color. I don't always do that but when I am using light colors or I really want the colors to stand out the best they can, I find that a primer is best on the wood.
As you can see, I just use what I have. I have a mix of finishes and brands. I am big on using things I have and making them work. Really you cannot tell there are different finishes. The "Top Notch" brand is a Joann's brand. I do love the colors they carry but I feel like I have to use about 3 coats to get a good finish with them and that does annoy me.
After I painted all the pieces, it was time to glue.
I prefer Titebond for all my wood gluing, it never has failed me.
I don't have any wood clamps in my studio and I'm too lazy to go down the garage to grab some so I use my paperweight to hold the pieces while the glue sets. I collect fun paperweights and use them all the time in my studio.
Once they are all glue in, I let it dry overnight. I attach a string loop to hang with some hot glue. For this piece, I didn't want to add any additional ribbon or greenery which is popular. I love this design so much that I didn't want to add anything to it.
~Paula
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