Tis the SEAson! Are you ready?

Yes it is the SEAson.........a very busy thyme for sure in my STUDIO!

Step inside to see what I have been working on!

OH.....don't be fooled by the "neatness" this is one of my archive pictures that I'm using!

I wouldn't dare post a picture 

of the 

"organized creative mess" 

my 

STUDIO 

is in 

at the moment!

Even with the help of my 

ELF HINKLEY

I am still feeling a bit behind!

HINKLEY 

has

 been packing boxes

of

  Christmas MAGIC

as fast 

as 

I can get all my projects painted!

Today 

I wanted to show you my latest project !

I decided to paint something for me!

Tis the SEAson

is a design 

by

Cynthia Erekson

This packet included 2 designs!

My Palette

DecoArt American Acrylic

Antique Gold, Camel, Coral Shell, Driftwood, Milk Chocolate, Warm White, Arbor Green, Charcoal Grey, Dove Grey, Heritage Brick, Neutral Grey, Bleached Sand, Coral Blush, Deep Burgundy, Lamp Black, Plantation Pine

Let's Paint!

This project was painted

 on 

vintage toweling

Painting on fabric can be a bit intimidating 

but 

having the right 

tools, brushes and paint 

really makes it quite easy

 and 

fun!

I used a

 Sewline Roller Ball Tracer Pen

 and 

white graphite paper 

to transfer my design 

to

 the fabric

(This tool will not rip your pattern and helps to easily transfer lines to cloth)

I also keep a TIDE to Go Pen handy 

for any accidental paint smudges 

on your fabric that 

hopefully won't happen!

I used 

Scharff Moon  and Stain It 

series brushes

along with

Silver Brush LTD. 

Ultra Mini , Designer Rounds and Lettering Brush

The Santa's are undercoated 

using

thinned paint 

with the 

Stain It brush

Using thinned paint 

on the cotton cloth 

allows it

 to 

remain

 soft and pliable

Painting coat and other details

Painting face and beard

Finished!

I heat set the paint with a hot iron and pressing cloth prior to sewing

Now to stitch my pillow!

Pillow #1 is done!

Starting the second pillow

These designs painted up really quick!

Second pillow is done!

While I was working on the pillows I also needed a quick hostess gift!

I had a small wood sled in my "stash"

I base coated it 

and 

painted one of the Santa designs on it

DecoArt 

provided me with the products 

to 

complete these projects

as part of

 their

Helping Artist

and 

Blogger Outreach Programs

Thank you DecoArt!

You can find my Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed 

watching me paint

Tis The SEAson!

Happy Painting!

Lynn