It is THYME to show you Santa's MAGIC key

Have you ever wondered what would happen

if

SANTA

could not fit down the chimney

or 

worse what if you didn't have a chimney 

for 

SANTA 

 to slide down?

Well....

You would of course have to leave a

 KEY

for 

SANTA

to get in!

Let's head into the STUDIO and paint one!

My pallette for this project

DecoArt Americana

Antique White, Dark Chocolate, Fleshtone, Dark Flesh, Red Iron Oxide,  Avacado, Lamp Black, Slate Grey, Snow White, Napa Red, Burnt Orange, Light Avacado, Antique Gold, Honey Brown, Light Cinnamon

Additional Supplies

Americana Multi Purpose Sealer, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ice Crystal, 

Americana Dura Clear Matte Varnish

I used a 

Pam Grady

design to complete this project

The surface and pattern can be found

at

Bear With Us, Inc

I first sanded, then sealed my surface with Americana Multi Purpose Sealer

I then base coated with Lamp Black

I then used 

WHITE graphite paper 

to

 transfer the line drawing to my surface

These are good size wood surfaces measuring about 8 1/2" long

There is a lot of detail in this ornament!

Rather than just "scumbling" the FUR on the coat 

I painted it to LOOK like fur

Adding the vine , berries and other details

I used 

DecoArt Glamour Dust Ice Crystal

to 

add some sparkle to the fur

I used a WHITE chalk pencil
to
write
SANTA'S MAGIC KEY
on the back
I used a small wood snowflake to "dot" the I in the word
MAGIC
I varnished my piece
with
Americana Dura Clear Matte Varnish

I attached a rusty key
and
tied it with homespun

DecoArt provided me with the paints to complete this project as part of their
Helping Artist
and
Blogger Outreach Programs
Thank you DecoArt for the opportunity to work with your products!

You can view my
Deco Art Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

SANTA'S MAGIC KEY

Happy Painting!
Lynn



"Each day is a new canvas to paint upon.
Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness,
and
at the end of the day you don't look at it
and
wish you had painted something different."
 ~Author Unknown