This kit is for personal use ONLY. Please do not copy, distribute, or sell any part of this design or the instructions without my permission. Rose Arbor & Fence Kit @2024 Jacqueline Smith
Before you start your new kit, think about how you will want to decorate it. You can paint the arbor, paint the arbor and glitter it, glitter just parts of the arbor like the roof, use the kit pieces as a guide to cut out decorative paper that you can glue onto the arbor, or just leave the arbor white for a modern look. If you leave any portion of the arbor as unpainted cardboard, I suggest spraying with a matte acrylic sealer like Krylon or Modge Podge Sealer.
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Suggested Material List . . .
- Pre-cut kit has been cut from white 120 lb cover cardstock or cardboard.
- Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue. I put it in a bottle with a thin metal tip. If you are new to making kits, you may want to use Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue as this allows more time for you to reposition your pieces if you make a mistake.
- Multi-surface satin finish acrylic paints in your color choices. I find that if I use the multi-surface paint I do not need to gesso the cardboard first. Two coats are usually required.Â
- Glitter: Extra fine glitter or extra fine iridescent glitter and Spectra Glitter Sparkling Crystals (mixed 50/50) and Modge Podge. I like to apply the Modge Podge with a foam brush to one side of the greenhouse at a time, glitter, then move on to the next side. You may like your arbor glittered with only the extra fine glitter, but I like adding a slightly chunkier glitter to it too.
Kit Pieces
Constructing the Arbor
1. Fold the rose arbor along the score lines. Glue a spacer bar inside each of the top posts of the arbor.
2. Glue the 2nd top post of the arbor on the inside on top of each spacer bar. Glue the arbor side seam together
3. Glue the top lattice pieces together to make them double thick. Glue onto the top of the arbor.
Enjoy making your rose arbor!! I would love to see your finished design. Please share a photo with me by emailing me at Jackie@acottageintheforest.com.
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