Begin with a properly fired shelf cone 04 Bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove dust.
Trace on the candy cane shapes on the top.
On a palette, thicken SC-74 Hot Tamale with AC-310 Silkscreen Medium using a palette knife. Thicken to the consistency of peanut butter.
Place the shiny side of DSS-0105 Stripes, using the small size, on an angle over the candy canes, rub the thickened Hot Tamale over the screen.
Sponge off excess stripes from around the canes, brush on one coat of Hot Tamale over the red stripes to deepen the color.
Wash a thin coat of SC-97 Cant-elope around the candy canes, leave spaces for thinned SC-31 The Blues, repeat under the roof area.
Thin SC-97 Cant-elope to brush over the windows, remove from the centers of the top windows, with a damp sponge.
Thicken SG-405 Green as above in step 4. Screen the pine needles with the shiny side down, rub the thickened SG-405 Green over the pine needle to fill in around the candy canes, and under the roof.
Screen the small bulb in the windows, from DSS-0133 Merry Christmas with thickened SC-15 Tuxedo.
Brush two thinned coats of SC-27 Sour Apple to the planter box with CB-604 Soft Fan.
Brush the flowers with 2 coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale with CB-106 Script Liner dot the centers with SG-407 Yellow, outline centers with SC-15 Tuxedo. Sgaffito the petals with the clean-up tool while the petals are still wet.
Brush the leaves with two coats of SG-405 Green when the last coat is damp, use a clean-up tool to score a line in the center of the leaves.
Float SG-405 Green around the petals and leaves on the planter box with CB-106 Script Liner.
Tree trunks are SC-48 Camel Back, streak with SC-90 Elephant Ears, two coats, use CB-106 Script Liner.
Float SC-15 Tuxedo around the tree trunks, left side of the windows, with CB-109 Script Liner.
Use CB-110 Liner to brush SC-15 Tuxedo to the window frames.
Brush one coat of SC-74 Hot Tamale on the ornaments.
Outline the candy canes with SC-15 Tuxedo, use CB-110 Liner.
Brush two coats of NTBR Clear One Brushing with CB-604 Soft Fan over the entire piece.
