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<\/a>grass and sky background for the beetle box<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Painting on monster hands<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Stenciling on some flowers and a couple skulls<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Stenciled flowers on Emma’s flutterbox<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Making a bead rattle\/snare<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Nate posing with his monster box<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>An initial coat of polycrylic applied<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sealing in the waterslide decal<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>He likes the skull<\/p><\/div>\n
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The finished products<\/h2>\n
These are definitely family-room worthy pieces that we should be able to enjoy seeing and hearing for years to come. Great work, kids!<\/p>\n
<\/a>Emma’s cajon<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Emma painted flowers on the side<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The “flutterbox”<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Nate’s cajon – el “cajon monstruo”<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Another view of Nate’s monster box<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Nate wanted a skull and bones on the side<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sean’s cajon<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Mahogany sides and top with a skull and sombrero stencil<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Annalise’s cajon<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>the beetlebox<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Annalise chose a dragonfly stencil for the side<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Another shot of the four<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>the group<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Painting and Finishing This weekend we painted and finished our cajones. Sean’s was constructed from furniture-grade mahogany veneer plywood, so this one would be finished with a natural finish. The girls wanted flowers, butterflies, and ladybugs. Nathan had his heart set on a monster. Since I’m entirely unable to draw any of these things well, … Continue reading