Turn a simple wood crate into a cheerful classroom organizer with painted school supplies like apples, a pencil, ruler, and crayons decorating the slats. The sides feature lined paper, offering a fun space for teachers to add their name or a special note.
A) Apply a coat of decoupage medium to one side panel of the crate.
B) Press a piece of lined paper onto the wet decoupage, making sure the lines are straight. Let dry.
C) Use a craft knife to trim off the excess paper around the edges of the crate.
D) Repeat these steps on the other side.
STEP 2:
A) Use red and green paint to make small apples with leaves on the center slats on both sides of the crate. Let dry.
STEP 3:
A) Paint a pencil on the top slat on one side of the crate. Use the light pink for the eraser, the gray for the metal band, yellow for the pencil body, the beige for the wood. Let dry. Add the pencil tip using a black marker.
STEP 4:
A) Paint a crayon with the blue paint on the bottom slat. Let dry. Use the marker to add black details.
STEP 5:
A) Paint a ruler on the bottom slat on the second side of the crate. Use the marker to add lines and numbers.
STEP 6:
A) Paint a crayon with the purple paint on the top slat. Let dry. Use the marker to add black details.
STEP 7:
A) Use the marker to write the teacher’s name or a message on the two side panels.
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