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" Supplies   Scrap 1&amp;quot;- or 2&amp;quot;-thick lumber Acrylic paint (Apple Barrel White, Cobalt Blue, Bright Red and Bright Yellow) 1&amp;quot; star stencil (we used Simply Stencils by Plaid, Super Star 28473) Paintbrushes Sandpaper   Directions   1. CUT watermelon-shaped slices with curved outer edge from wood (ours are 4 1/2&amp;quot; x 18 1/2&amp;quot; and 4&amp;quot; x 4&amp;quot;). Sand edges.   2. PAINT white undercoat. Let dry. Paint blue rind on curved edge, including 1/2&amp;quot;-wide stripe brushed freehand on both sides. Let dry.   3. SKIP 3/8&amp;quot; white next to blue and paint remainder red. Let dry. Sand for weathered look.   4. TRACE star stencil at random, evenly spaced on red areas. Then hold stencil in place and paint stars yellow, using paint well blotted on the stencil brush. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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