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  • Gingerbread Man Serving Tray
    		•
    From "Carol Duvall Show"
    episode CDS-1461F


    PHOTO
    Project by Kriss Weber.

    Materials:

    11-1/2" clay saucer
    6-3/4" clay saucer
    4" clay saucer
    two 4" standard clay pots
    two 1" x 1-1/4" mini terra cotta pots
    six 1-1/2" standard clay pots
    4" azalea clay pot
    4 small wooden beads
    18- or 20-gauge craft wire
    wire cutters
    pencil
    four wooden spools (3/4" x 1")
    Folk Art acrylic paint:
    - Warm White #649
    - Raw Sienna #452
    - Licorice #938
    - Rose Pink #632
    - Napthol Crimson #435
    - Yellow Ochre #917
    - Hunter Green #406
    gloss varnish polyurethane
    Apple Butter Brown #819 antiquing medium
    Aleene's Patio & Garden Outdoor Adhesive or Liquid Nails
    flat paintbrush or foam brush
    small liner brush for detail work
    painter's caulk
    painter's masking tape
    white Polymark dimensional fabric & craft paint pen
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    Figure A
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    Figure B
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    Figure C
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    Figure D
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    Figure E
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    Figure F
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    Figure G
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    Figure H
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    Figure I
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    Figure J
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    Figure K
    Steps:

    1. You'll be assembling the table upside down. Begin by turning the 11-1/2" saucer lip side down.

    2. Glue the 4" azalea pot upside down on the center of the 11-1/2" saucer, lip side down.

    3. Glue the 4" standard pot right side up to the end of the azalea pot, end to end (figure A).

    4. Glue the other 4" standard pot upside down to the first 4" standard pot, lip to lip.

    5. Glue the 4" saucer facing up to the end of the second 4" standard pot, end to end and centered (figure B).

    6. Glue the end of the 6-3/4" saucer facing up to the lip of the 4" saucer, centered (figure C).

    7. To assemble the arms: String a small bead to one end of a wire about 7 inches long. Secure the bead. String on a 1-1/2" clay pot, lip first, through the drainage hole so the bead is concealed inside (figure D).

    8. Next string on a wooden spool and another 1-1/2" pot in the same manner so the pot conceals the spool (figure E).

    9. Add one more spool and 1-1/2" pot the same way. String on another small wooden bead to secure the arm pieces (figure F). Repeat to make a second arm.

    10. Attach the arms to the tray on either side of the head by the lip of the end pot. Glue and tape in place, using the painter's tape to secure the pieces until the glue sets.

    11. Glue the sides of the last pots along either side of the face and tape to hold in place until glue sets.

    12. Cover the exposed bead ends with the two mini terra cotta pots. Hide the bead inside the pot and glue the sides to each side of the body (figure G).

    13. Use painter's caulk to fill in any gaps around the arms and where they meet the body and head. Allow glue and caulk to dry completely.

    14. To paint the gingerbread man: Basecoat the 11-1/2" saucer tray and the bottom 6-3/4" saucer in warm white paint.

    15. Basecoat everything else raw sienna (figure H).

    16. Add a napthol crimson stripe to the middle of the 6-3/4" saucer around the circumference.

    17. Make the candy swirls on the top tray by locating the center by eye. Use a lunch plate or another 6-3/4" saucer to
    create even swirls (figure I).

    18. Using a pencil, trace a curve from the center to the end and overlap the edge of the saucer. Continue around the center evenly spacing the curves.

    19. Paint every other stripe napthol crimson.

    20. Paint oval shaped eyes in warm white. Add large licorice pupils and outline the eyes in licorice. Add a warm white highlight to the eyes.

    21. Use rose pink to paint a circle for the nose and outline it in licorice Add a warm white highlight.

    22. Paint a wiggly smile in licorice.

    23. Add buttons in assorted colors. Outline buttons and paint crossed threads in licorice (figure J).

    24. Using the white dimensional fabric paint pen, add wavy frosting lines around the small saucer at base, the "waist", the "neck", and the top of the head. Add wavy lines to "cuff" of arms. Refer to photo for placement.

    25. Paint on antiquing medium and wipe off the desired amount (figure K).

    26. Seal the entire project with high gloss polyurethane.

    Tips: Use a doily or napkin on the tray when serving unwrapped cookies or cakes.


    RESOURCES :
    acrylic paint
    Plaid Enterprises Inc.
    Website: www.plaidonline.com

    Aleene's Patio and Garden Outdoor Adhesive
    Duncan Enterprises
    Website: www.duncancrafts.com

    wooden craft pieces & mini pots
    Darice Inc.
    Website: www.darice.com

    Polymark dimensional paint - Duncan
    Duncan Enterprises
    Website: www.duncancrafts.com

    Flower Pot Zoo
    by Kriss Weber
    Terra-Cotta Treasures
    Website: www.terra-cottatreasures.com


    GUESTS :
    Kriss Weber
    Designer and owner of Terra-Cotta Treasures
    Website: www.terra-cottatreasures.com

  • ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  		• Gingerbread Man Serving Tray
  		• Kirigami Tree
  		• Shoebox: Desk Calendar