Lime Green Terra Cotta Bug

 

Instructions:

For best results, please read all instructions before beginning project. Refer to photo for color and design placement.

1. Glue two 1" pots together at the rim.
2. Glue two yellow sticks together in an 'X' about 1/3 of the way up. Secure with clothespin until glue is dry.
3. Paint the bottom of each pot Medium Lime. Let dry.
4. Paint Medium Apricot dots on rim. Let dry.
5. Paint Medium Lavender rectangles at different angles on Medium Lime and add Medium Red dots to the center of each.
6. Add Medium Turquoise dots to the center of each Medium Apricot dot with two Medium Turquoise dots between each dot.
7. Paint bead with Medium Turquoise. Using Black, add a face.
8. Paint wide Medium Lime stripes on wings with Medium Lavender dots between. Add a narrow stripe of Medium Turquoise to the center of each Medium Lime stripe.
9. For a protective finish, apply Satin Varnish to all pieces. Let dry.
10. Glue wings to pot rim and secure with painter’s tape until dry.
11. Fold a piece of 24" floral wire in half to make a "needle". Cut a 1 yard length of jute, fold in half and loop over wire at the fold of the wire. Thread wire through holes in pots and through bead; pull jute trough and knot at bottom pot and top of head.