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Easy Picket Fence Shelf |
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 ~Dress by Mary Ann M.~ |
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Materials Needed:
Aleene's Tacky Glue 4 Wood Coffee Stirrers or Popsicle Sticks Scissors Sandpaper Ruler White Acrylic Paint Paintbrush 4 Fanch Toothpicks Approximate time to complete this project: 30 minutes |
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| Step#1 - Cut 4 ends off of coffee stirrers measuring 2" in length. | 
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| Step#2 - Cut a shelf from the middle section of the coffee stirrer measuring 1 3/8" long. Cut 2 brace pieces measuring 1 1/4" long. | 
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| Step#3 - Sand the two front corners of the shelf peice - so they have a rounded edge. |  |
| Step#4 - Take the 4 rounded-end wood pieces and sand the straight edge on each into a point. These will be the fence pickets on the shelf. | 
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| Step#5 - Glue one fence picket to the 2 braces. Use placement as shown in picture. | 
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| Step#6 - Glue remaing fence pickets to braces making sure they are evenly spaced. Let dry. | 
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| Step#7 - Add glue to the shelf and glue to fence pickets just above the lower brace. Make sure the rounded edges of the shelf face towards you. | 
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| Step#8 - Side view of shelf placement. | 
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| Step# 9 - Cut the fancy ends from 4 toothpicks. They should measure approximately 1/4" long. | 
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| Step# 10 - Add a dot of glue at the bottom of the toothpick and glue to the bottom of the picket fence. | 
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| Step# 11 - Front view of the picket shelf fence. So you can see placement of the knobs. Let glue dry. |  |
| Step# 12 - Paint with at least 2 coats of white acrylic paint and decorate as you like. I used a bit of red and black to add some ladybugs. |  |
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