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| Instructions: |
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| Step 1. |
Mark the top center of the block and drill with the 7/8" bit about 1" deep. Decide which side you want for the back and drill hole in the center about ¾" down from the top. This hole should connect with the larger hole (like the letter L), sometimes it is necessary to go back and drill the 7/8" hole a bit deeper. Sand the block and fill any cracks. |
| Step 2. |
Apply two coats of wood sealer and resand. Apply two coats of a matching acrylic paint. |
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Make a design area the size of one side of the block and insert your design. Make sure you measure both across and up and down because sometimes there are small differences in the measurements. Repeat for the other three sides. |
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Print out the designs on paper ( I used label paper) but could use regular computer paper. Spray with several coats of Fixatif spray in a well ventilated area and let dry well. Cut designs apart. |
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Doing one side at a time I applied one coat of the mod podge and put design on for that side. I made sure to rub it down well with a brayer, and apply mod podge to the top of design. (Sometimes necessary to rub with brayer after this coat as well, as you want a very smooth design.) I brayered these while they were still wet, to get the wrinkles out. |
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When that was dry I took the exacto knife and trimmed any little areas that were over the edge before going onto the next side. |
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Repeat for each side. |
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When applying design over the ¼" hole I cut the hole carefully with an exacto knife. |
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After each side was dried, I applied several more coats over entire surface of the block. |
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When that is done you can embellish your block. I used dimensional paint and just hit the snowflakes, put sparkle glaze on the eyes, edges of hat (could also use snow paint) etc and glued on small snowflake buttons. I also glued some snowflake buttons on the top to dress it up a bit. |
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Glue metal eyelet around edge of hole in the back of the design. |
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Run electric cord thru the ¼" hole and into the 7/8" hole and bring up and wire into the socket. After the socket is wired you can glue it down into the hole. |
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You can dress up the candlestick if desired, by tying ribbon, raffia, pepper berries, etc. I also painted some small blue snowflakes on the white candle cover. |
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Taking a lampshade template, fill with design. Print out on 110# cardstock. I ran the lampshade through the laminator using a back to back technique so that the laminate is only on the front side of the design. Cut out lampshade. Using an emery board, rough up area where the shade overlaps in the back. Apply double stick tape and complete the shade. Applying the super glue (I use the kind with a brush) to the lampshade harp and then put at the inside top of shade and allow to dry. |
| Step 15. |
Clip shade over bulb and enjoy. |
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Note: the larger box light was done the same way except I used a box I found at the dollar store that had no hardware on it. I glued it together, filled any small gaps with wood filler, and let dry. I used a candle cup with ¼" hole drilled in the back glue to the top to hold the light.
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