Nativity scene in wooden box

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Nativity scene in wooden box

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Instructions in 4 steps Nativity scene in a mini version. The wooden box, once put up, acts as a Christmas crib for the Holy Family.

Besides the articles listed below, you also need: white or light beige paper, paintbrush, scissors

And this is how it works:

Step 1

First paint the single elements: Paint the rim of the lid of the wooden storage case with the brick-red Chalky paint and the both inner rim surfaces with the gold metallic paint. As for the nativity figures, paint the wood peg doll with feminine shape intended for Mary, with the white all-purpose paint, the wood peg doll intended for Joseph with pistachio green paint and the small wood peg doll intended for the baby Jesus, with the gold paint. Paint the decorative wooden stars respectively in the following colours: gold, white, brick-red and pistachio green.

Step 2

Take the Clear stamps and StazOn ink pad to stamp two windows onto the white or light beige paper. To design the inside of the lid in an original way, you can cut out e.g. an old music note sheet. (A music note sheet with a Christmas song, e.g. „Silent Night“, would be the most appropriate one).

Step 3

Then cut out the windows and glue them to the inside of the box using the double-sided adhesive tape, as well as the cut-to-size music note sheet.

Step 4

Once all painted surfaces have dried, you can attach the gold-painted wood peg doll „baby Jesus“ to the white-painted wood peg doll „Mary" by means of the jute thread that comes with the wooden stars. Affix all the figures in the box with some glue and stick the painted stars on its lid.

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