Here Come the Grannies Christmas Edition
I’m back again, this time Christmas edition!
Supplies:
Printable file made to piece together a 3.5 ft Rita & Janet, it’s a little pixel-y but it should work ok for you!
outdoor acrylic paint $.50/color Michael’s
Paint sample $3.50/color Ace
polyurethane $12ish from Walmart
paint pens for details or just use black paint and a thin brush
Plywood (1/3 of it will be used)
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1. I found clipart of the Bluey & Bingo Grannies clipart and printed in poster size by saving as a PDF so they each measure at 3.5 ft tall and will fit side by side on a sheet of plywood!
2. Cut out the stencil, think of it like a giant adult puzzle 😅 it’s not perfect and a little pixel-y but hey, it’s free and gets the job done! Once pieced together, trace it out with a pencil and deconstruct it until you’ve traced every detail onto the plywood. Once I was confident with the drawing, I went over it with a black sharpie. I free-handed the candy cane
3. Use a jigsaw, or enlist your sweet hubby to cut out the figure for you 😅
4. Prime the wood. I primed right over the sharpie and you can still see your drawing, just don’t go too thick. I primed all sides to really seal the wood in good since it’ll be exposed to all the winter weather.
5. Paint!! I will list exact colors I used below.
6. Seal with polyurethane
7. Glue strips of wood to the back and then screw wooden yard stakes into them. You can build them/cut them yourself or Ace sells wooden yard stakes.
Janet & Rita Paint Colors
Rita aka Bluey: Navy, pale blue, bright blue, white, black, antique white, purple, green. For the salmon color on the blanket I mixed red, orange, and antique white.
Janet aka Bingo: peach, antique white, brown, white, black, grape taffy, purple, red and white. I went to ace to get the right shade of oranges for Bingo. I ordered one different color in a paint sample for only $3.50. I went with Pennies from Heaven. For the other shade of orange I mixed peach and antique white. 🧡
These are the names of the exact colors I used from Michael’s
If it seems intimidating, don’t let it! You got this. It’s a fun craft and my kids are OBSESSED with it.
