Crafting a Cute Carrot Sign for Easter
Crafting a simple carrot sign for Easter using burlap and some faux greenery.
Ingredients
- Cedar planks
- Elmer’s craft glue
- Paintbrush
- DecoArt Chalky Finish in Whisper
- Acrylic Paint in orange we used DecoArt Chalky Finish in Heritage
- Burlap cut into 2” wide strips about 3 feet long
- Scissors
- Hot Glue Gun
- 1/4” Wood beads
- Twine or wire
- Faux greenery for the top of the carrot
Instructions
- Apply a coat of school glue on top of the unfinished cedar plank. Let it dry fully.
- Next, paint the cedar plank in Whisper and leave it to dry. As it dries, the surface will appear to crackle.
- Cut burlap into wide strips about 2-3” wide or use a roll of burlap ribbon.
- Paint the burlap in orange. Leave the paint to dry.
- In the meantime, thread a piece of twine or wire about 8” long with wooden beads. Secure the ends to the top of the cedar plank.
- Cut bunches of faux greenery for the top of the carrot. Place and glue the greenery to the upper half of the cedar plank, with the stems facing down.
- Next, begin to apply the orange burlap on to the cedar plank, covering the greenery stems. Working from right to left, work the burlap in a tight curve starting wider and then narrowing towards the bottom, creating a carrot shape.
- Lastly, add a small pre tied bow in twine to the top of the sign.
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