Better Homes & Gardens – Holiday Crafts 2019

Instructions

DISTRESSING ENHANCES

the rough face

OF FENCE WOOD. SAND TO

EMPHASIZE THE GRAIN.

Angelic Host

shown on page 73

MATERIALS

24-inch piece of 1×4 fence wood
Jigsaw
Medium-grit sandpaper
Paint: white
Foam paintbrush
Wood glue
Staple gun with heavy-duty staples
D-ring hanger
Two-ply jute

Enlarge the patterns in Pattern Pack onto
white paper; cut out. Trace patterns onto
fence wood. Cut out the shapes using
a jigsaw.
Sand cut edges of each wood piece.
Wipe off sanding dust. Paint the wings and
body white; let dry. Sand wood pieces to
distress; wipe off sanding dust.
Referring to the photo, below, position
the wings on back of angel body so straight
edge of wings is even with neckline. Using
wood glue, adhere wings to body. Staple
together pieces through the back.
Attach a D-ring hanger to the center
back of wings. Tie jute in a bow around
angel’s neck.

Everlasting Joy

shown on page 75

MATERIALS

 1×6 board cut into two 24-inch lengths

 1×4 board cut into one 24-inch length

 Biscuit joiner and biscuits

 1×1 board cut into two 24-inch lengths

and two 15^1 ∕ 2 -inch lengths

 Nail gun and brads

 Wood stain

 Paintbrush

 Stencil plastic

 Fine-tip permanent marking pen: black

 Crafts knife

 Stencil adhesive

 Stencil brush

 Acrylic paint: white

 7-inch artificial holiday wreath

 Staple gun and staples

ASSEMBLE THE SIGN

Referring to the photo, above, lay the

1×6 boards on either side of the 1×4

board. Using a biscuit joiner and biscuits,

join the boards along the side edges to

make the sign. Frame the sign with the

1×1-inch boards. Use brads to attach the

two 24-inch boards to long edges of the

sign. Attach the two 15^1 ∕ 2 -inch boards to

short edges.

Brush wood stain onto the sign and

frame. Wipe off stain with a clean rag.

Let dry.

MAKE THE STENCIL

Enlarge patterns in Pattern Pack onto

white paper. Trace letters onto stencil

plastic using a fi ne-tip permanent

marking pen. Cut stencil plastic into a

rectangle around each shape. Cut out

letters on traced lines using a crafts knife.

PAINT THE PLYWOOD

Use stencil adhesive to attach the

stencils to the plywood, leaving about

11½ inches between the letters to

accommodate the wreath. Load a stencil

brush with white paint. Dab the brush on

a paper towel or paper plate to remove

excess paint. Lightly tap the brush in

open area of each stencil. Continue to

load brush, remove excess paint, and

apply light layers until you are satisfi ed

with the paint coverage; let dry. Carefully

remove stencils from sign.

Attach wreath between the letters

using a staple gun.