| If you are creative and want to make
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| | with blue and bells with red.
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| something special for your little boy or
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| | Step Three:
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| girl, a cute music box would sure bring a
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| | Using stencil, adhesive, or tape, center
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| smile to their face as well as create a
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| | the border stencil between top and bottom
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| memory to last a lifetime! If you are so
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| | of one side of the trunk. Using a
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| inclined, here are the directions for a
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| | stenciling sponge brush, sponge the
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| fun "Whistle While You Work" music box
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| | stencil with green, red, and blue acrylic
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| taken from Sharon Ganske's book, "Making
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| | paint. Dip a small edge of the sponge
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| Marvelous Music Boxes."
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| | brush in green acrylic paint, stenciling
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| Materials Needed
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| | one side at a time. Blot on paper towels.
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| For the Base, Including Music Box
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| | Then, lighlty sponge one area at a time
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| Accessories:
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| | that is to be green, being careful not to
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| Wooden trunk
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| | get paint on unwanted areas. Allow to dry
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| 9" wide X 5 1/2" deep x 5" high
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| | throughly.
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| 18 note key-wind musical movement
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| | You will next carefully sponge over the
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| Turntable, 1"
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| | green areas again with enough coats to
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| Key extende, 1/2"
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| | cover them completely-do not apply the
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| 4 wooden bells, 1"
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| | paint too heavily or it will run under
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| Sandpaper
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| | the stencil. Do not remove the stencil.
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| Wood Sealer
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| | Repeat the process with red and then
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| Decorative Accessories for Music Box:
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| | blue. When dry, remove the stencil, and
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| Assortment of Lego buiding blocks
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| | sponge the three remaining sides in the
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| Yellow Lego building board, 5" x 5 1/2"
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| | same way. Allow to dry throughly. Spray
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| Border stencil, 1 1/2"-wide design
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| | trunk, lid, and bells with gloss sealer.
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| Acrylic Paint Colors:
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| | Step Four:
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| To match Lego building blocks
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| | Drill a 1/4" hole in the center front of
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| Blue
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| | trunk.
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| Green
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| | Step Five:
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| Red
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| | Using industrial strength glue, glue a
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| Yellow
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| | few Lego blocks together for a winding
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| Adhesives and Spray Sealer:
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| | knob. Glue turntable to back center for
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| Industrial strength glue
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| | Lego winding knob.
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| Stencil, Adhesive, or tape
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| | Step Six:
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| Gloss spray sealer
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| | Glue musical movement inside trunk,
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| Tools and Brushes:
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| | making sure the winding-key shaft is
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| Drill with 1/4" drill bit
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| | centered in hole. Remove the lid. Glue 5"
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| Old paintbrush
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| | x 5 1/2" yellow Lego building board to
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| Paintbrush
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| | top of the lid, making sure it is
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| Paper towels
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| | centered. Turn the trunk upside down, and
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| Stenciling
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| | glue one bell to bottom of the box at
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| Sponge brush
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| | corners for legs. Allow to dry.
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| Step by Step Assembly Instructions
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| | Step Seven:
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| Step One:
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| | Wind the turntable onto key extender.
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| Using sandpaper, sand the wooden trunk of
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| | Wind the key-extender onto the winding
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| the music box as well as the lid. Next,
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| | key-shaft. The turntable is the winding
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| use an old paintbrush to apply wood
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| | key. Using the remaining Lego building
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| sealer to the trunk and lid following the
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| | blocks, create anything you desire. Then,
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| manufacturer's directions. Allow to dry
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| | you can take the creation apart and build
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| throughly.
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| | something new as well!
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| Step Two:
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| | Making a music box for your child can be
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| Using a paintbrush, paint the sides of
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| | a lot of fun. All it takes is a
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| the trunk with yellow acrylic paint.
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| | willingness to try. Begin today and
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| Next, paint the lid and bottom of base
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| | create a memory to last a lifetime!
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