My first comment to him was, "You don't want to follow the rest of the pack do you?" He gave me The Look. Oh yeah, the scouts are considered a pack. Okay, poor example. Moving along.
So what did we come up with? A number two pencil. The school year might be affecting us just a bit. Dad was ordered to go shape it properly and then we got to work.
I've found that when doing something like this, the devil is all in the details.
Notice at the bottom of the yellow section. See the rounded petals there? Ever noticed how when you sharpen a pencil that you get those petals? Details definitely add realism, don't ya think? For the silver part, we used a silver sharpie paint marker and once it dried, used a black sharpie to make the lines.
The Eldest did a pretty good job painting didn't he?
Would you believe that I happened to have the correct size stencil for the number two? This is why I never throw away any crafty stuff. I use it over and over and over. Of course, this could be why we have very little space in our garage. Bins full of craft supplies take up a lot of room.
I'll be out of town tomorrow for a funeral, so I'll just go ahead now and wish you a great weekend!
