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Small multi-colored garden sculptures "with a surprise" can be made with your own hands from halves of hollow styrofoam balls, a sheet of plywood, a brush and paints.

The Frog Princess - Two in One! Great decoration for your garden and a treasure trove of surprises. You can plant one frog in the garden, or several. In any case, they will not leave anyone indifferent
YOU WILL NEED: styrofoam balls (1 with a diameter of 15 cm and 2 with a diameter of 4 cm; 1 with a diameter of 20 cm and 2 with a diameter of 5 cm) ● a sheet of plywood 6 mm thick ● white, golden yellow, red, light green and black acrylic paints ● green shiny paint ● waterproof thin black pencil ● white pencil with 3D effect ● mounting adhesive ● 18 yellow pebbles for crafts with a diameter of 11 mm ● 4 pieces of floral wire 3 cm in diameter with 1.4 mm ● shiny transparent varnish suitable for styrofoam ● tracing paper ● carbon paper ● simple pencil ● eraser ● jigsaw ● grinding pad ● drill ● drill with a diameter of 1.5 mm ● adhesive for styrofoam ● transparent strong adhesive ● transparent glossy varnish ● flat brush No. 24 ● hair brush No. 6 ● palette.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
1. For both frogs with photo motifs, increase to the desired size 2 crowns and 4 paws in mirror image. Increased motives to transfer to plywood, cut with a jigsaw.
The edges of all parts should be treated with a grinding pad and painted with acrylic paint of the appropriate color.
2. Open both large balls of styrofoam, as in the photo. Glue two small balls in the form of eyes on one half with mounting glue, and glue paws cut out of plywood to the other half of the ball (Fig. 1).
3. After the glue has dried, use a sharp knife to make a recess for the crown on the upper half of the ball behind the eyes. Then, paint the halves of the balls with green acrylic paint on the outside and inside. After drying the paint, if necessary, apply a second coat. Sketch the eyeballs with pencils, after which, having painted them with white and black paint, draw the pupils (Fig. 2).

4. Use a thin black pencil to draw a line of the mouth on the head. Mix a small amount of red and white acrylic paint, take a little of the mixture on a sponge and draw cheeks. Draw the mixture with one of the frogs' mouths. After the paint has dried, the frogs body should be painted with shiny green paint and a white pencil with the 3D effect, apply white dots on the cheeks.
5. On peaks of crowns and fingers of frogs, glue yellow pebbles for crafts using strong glue. Drill two holes on the bottom edge of the crown with a drill 1.5 mm in diameter, glue two pieces of wire 3 cm long each. Apply a little glue to the ends of the wire and stick the crown on the back of the head in the prepared recess (Fig. 3).

6. Expand the frogs' torso, put small surprises in the recesses.
TIP In the garden, fill the frog figures for stability with pebbles.Glue the balls together, cover the wooden parts with waterproof varnish.
Model from the magazine "Burda. My favorite hobby" 01/2014.
Photo: burdastyle.
Material prepared by: Elena Karpova.

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