Editor's Note : Originally published in 1962, this DIY outdoor Christmas display has been a reader favorite for decades. Over the years we have received emails and emails requesting templates so that users can switch to one form or another. It came up again this year when reader James Reske sent in a screenshot he took in 1970, the year his ( now deceased) son was born . We thought you'd enjoy watching this and maybe start your own family tradition. So we've pulled it from the archives, cleaned it up, added notes about some modern tools you can use to complete the steps, and reposted it here.
With PM's new Project-a-Plan slides, you can enlarge your artwork to full size in minutes with a 35mm slide projector. Here they are presented for the first time together with new ideas for greeting those who celebrate Christmas .
This year, Santa Claus comes with a space capsule cutout, among other things, along with the traditional cut he always loves for Christmas. But as you'll see, some clips show old Santa and his reindeer in new roles, and there's also some new stuff. Project-a-Plan PM lets your slide projector act as a draftsman and frees you from the tedious process of enlarging a magazine model using the bitmap method.
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Cover everything, including the edges, with a white matte primer, which you apply gently with a paint roller. Once completely dry, apply a top coat of exterior paint. For most projects, you'll need red and black nail polish, as well as white. For Santa's pink face, mix some red and white to make him pink. A small amount of black and white gives the reindeer's antlers a gray tint, while the deer's body mixes with red and black and brightens with white. When this layer is dry, paint some areas with black as shown on the stencil. Where the decorations are outside, it is advisable to paint the background for Christmas as well. It's not with the Birth of the Magi and carvings inside.
