Thyme for a "Magic Carpet" Santa and a visit to NET

Every year I look forward to attending 

NET

While I did not attend any classes this year I always enjoy shopping at the trade show

and

meeting so many painting friends and designers!

New England Traditions is sponsored by New England Chapters Council

which is made up of the following Chapters:

Capitolers, Connecticut Society of Decorative Painters, Connecticut Yankee Painters, Pioneet Valley Decorative Painters, Sea Strokes of Maine Decorative Painters, Tole'nMe, White Mountain Decorative Painters' Guild, and Yankee Heritage Tole Chapter.

My first stop 

was 

Cynthia Erekson's 

booth

where I bought about 7 patterns, surfaces and supplies.

I just love painting her designs!

I have completed my first project 

called 

"Magic Carpet "Santa

My Pallette

DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints

Lamp Black, Deep Burgundy, Medium Flesh, Buttermilk, Camel, Avocado, Plantation Pine, Charcoal Grey, Snow White, Honey Brown, Country Red, Light Buttermilk

Dazzling Metallics

I used Dazzling Metallics Splendid Gold on this project!

Let's Paint!

No sealer prep was needed for this project thus giving them a primitive look

I lightly sanded the surfaces then did my base coat using a sponge brush.

This gives your surface a light texture feel to paint on.

I then transferred the main parts of my design 

using 

white graphite paper

Painting the facial detail and beard

Highlights were added to the hat and mittens by 

dry brushing 

on the

Dazzling Metallics Splendid Gold

  

These are fun, quick and easy ornaments to paint!

I decided to add some sparkle to Santa's beard

I 

used 

Glamour Dust Ice Crystal

I gave my finished ornaments several coats of 

Matte Sealer

Now to add embellishments!

Don't you just love Santa's sack?

My 

completed

" Magic Carpet" Santa's

It was wonderful to see 

DecoArt 

at 

NET 

this year!

Thank you DecoArt 

for 

providing the paints for me

 to complete this project as part of your

Helping Artist Program

and

I was fortunate enough to finally meet my good friend 

Deb Antonick!!!

It was Deb's first visit to New England and NET

Deb and I go back many years because of our involvement 

with 

Painting With Friends

and

 the late

Terrye French

I also got to meet this wonderful lady

Betty Bowers

It was also Betty's first thyme at NET!

I purchased several packets and surfaces from these 2 ladies !

I will be posting their wonderful projects when completed!

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

"Magic Carpet Santa"

and

my visit 

to 

NET

Remember to always paint with a happy heart

and

keep those brushes flying!!!

Happy Painting !

Lynn

Today I'm Just Hanging With My GHOUL Friends

Fall in New England 

is

ALWAYS 

spectacular!!


It's thyme to change
 SEASONS
and
do a little seasonal decorating
inside and out

and

maybe even sneak in a bike ride!!

Step into 

the 

STUDIO

and

I'll show you what I have been painting!

I've 

been 

Hanging With My GHOUL Friends!

My Pallette

DecoArt Americana Acrylics

Lamp Black, Burnt Orange and White

Let's Paint

I cut my shapes from 1/4 " wood

I did 

not

  PREP 

my pieces 

as

 I wanted them to have a primitive look

I use

  graphite paper 

to transfer face details then paint

I use 

a 

Lowell Cornell Fine Line Writing Pen

to

 add the blanket stitch detail

Depending 

on the 

finished "look 

you want

you can varnish these

 with

DecoArt Glamour Dust Paint

I have used

ICE CRYSTAL

to give them a 

SPARKLE

finish

Or

for a more primitive look

you can stain them with any of the

DecoArt Gel Stains

then spray lightly 

with

DecoArt Sealer/Finisher

After they have dried well drill holes as indicated in the pattern

and

attach your twine

Tear coordinating strips of fabric into strips

and 

tie to cover your twine

You can make your GARLAND any length you want! 

OR

You can even drill holes in the tops 

and 

add rusty wire to  hang the ornies 

on 

your

HALLOWEEN tree

DecoArt 

provided me with the paints

 to 

complete this design and project

as 

part of their

Helping Artist Program

and

You can read my 

Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed 

Hanging With My Ghoul Friends PTP#12

You can purchase the pattern for this project on my blog

HERE

Happy Painting !
Lynn

Thyme for a HARVEST SCARECROW

I don't know where 

the 

SUMMER

went!

It 

is

SEPTEMBER 

already!

Step inside my 

STUDIO

I have even started to paint 

for

FALL!

Today I want to show you a project 

called

HARVEST SCARECROW

The design 

is 

by

Kim Hogue

who

 is often referred to 

as

The Queen of Detail!

Kim did not disappoint with this pattern packet.....look at ALL those pages!!!

My Pallette

DecoArt Americana Acrylics

Antique White, Autumn Red, Avocado, Avocado Dip, Black Green, Camel, Expresso, Lamp Black, Saffron Yellow, Sand, Soft Black, Spiced Pumpkin, Traditional Burnt Sienna, Traditional Raw Sienna

Let's Paint!

I used a roller brush to apply the basecoat 

to the 

masonite surface.

This gives 

an 

eggshell texture.

It makes base coating so much easier! 

Wonderful

tip 

Kim!

Kim 

uses so many tricks in her patterns

 to 

create texture and interest.

The

sanding stick 

is

 one of them !

Distressing 

eliminates having to add a lot

 of 

shading, highlights 

and 

detail.

As I worked

 on the

  pants and jacket 

I could not believe

 how much they looked

 like 

WOOL

Another wonderful technique that Kim uses 

is 

scumbling

which is done with 

a

dry brush

The texture of the jacket 

was 

achieved 

by

 scumbling

Adding the blanket stitch to jacket

Painting the buttons

 and

 vines in the pocket

Starting work 

on the 

hat , face and hair

The lines in the hat 

were done 

with 

sanding sticks

Painting

 the 

band on the hat

I painted 

the

  bird.

The star on hat 

is a 

rusty tin star

embellishment!

Now I'm working on painting

 the 

hair

Hair 
is
done!

Don't you just LOVE his sweet face?

I used
Deco Art One Step Crackle
to
age the fence piece

The small pumpkin
was a
 rusty tin embellisment
 that I painted

Painting 

the 

pumpkin 

and 

sunflower pole

I bought 

the 

embellishment kit

that goes to this project

Here I am working on
 the
harvest sign
and
sunflower petals

The sunflower petals are cut from wool

After assembling 

the 

sunflower

I attached it to my surface

The bow around the scarecrows neck

 is 

several strands of burlap that you paint

then 

glue on

The 

center

of the 

sunflower is wool

I painted with some accent lines

The patch

on

 the pants

 is 

cut from 

burlap and painted

A pin is then attached!

Fence

 and 

harvest sign

I used

Deco Art DecouPage

to 

adhere the burlap 

to the 

background masonite panel

I then trimmed the excess edges

I sanded the shadow box frame lightly

 before 

coating it 

with

DecoArt Multi Purpose Sealer

I use a spong brush to apply this

I used a sponge roller to apply 2 good coats of 

paint to the frame

with

Avocado

I used painters tape 

to tape off 

the 

inner edge

of 

the frame

I painted 

that

Lamp Black

I used 

my 

Lowell Cornell Fine Line Writing Pen

to 

paint the

  blanket stitch 

on 

the 

frame

I added some moss behind the fence

This was a fun project to paint!

DecoArt 

provided 

me with the paints

 and

 products 

to complete this project

 as part of 

their

Blogger Outreach Program

and

Helping Artist Program

You can view my 

DecoArt Profile 

HERE

I hope that you have enjoyed watching me paint

HARVEST SCARECROW

HAPPY PAINTING!

Lynn