I painted several pieces
before
Christmas that I intended to use as gifts
so
I didn't post them!
Sewing Circle Santa
is
one of them!
Design
by
Cynthia Erekson
My Palette
Antique Gold, Avocado, Bleached Sand, Brandy Wine, Camel, Country Red, Dark Chocolate, Dusty Rose, Lamp Black, Milk Chocolate, Red Iron Oxide, Snow White
Venetian Gold
Let's Paint!
I base coated my ornaments using a sponge brush.
Heavily load the flat side of your brush.
Begin in the center of your ornament
and
repeatedly "press and lift" the brush
up and down
to create
a
bubbly textured surface
The outside edge of the ornaments
are
wood grained
using a
glazing medium and paint
I applied the
glaze mixture I made
around the outer edges of my ornament
using
a sponge brush
I used the same press and lift method to apply to the outer edge
I then used
a
wood coffee stirrer
to
achieve the wood grain look
I quickly and repeatedly
pressed the stick
and
lifted
moving around the circle
I then let that
dry completely
before beginning to paint my ornaments!
I then transferred the main elements
of my design
using
graphite paper
Initial
base coat
of
Santa
These ornaments measure 5 1/2" wide by 6 1/2" tall
I worked on 4 of these at once
I worked on 4 of these at once!
The wood graining is different on all of them!
In addition to using a coffee stirrer on some
I used a wood grain tool for the others
I loved the results on all of them!
I applied several coats
of
to the
front and backs
of my
completed ornaments
I attached a grungy tag with rusty wire to the ornament
I also attached a little basket complete with a pin cushion and pins!
DecoArt provided me with the paints to complete this project
as part of their Helping Artist and Blogger programs!
Thank you DecoArt!
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I hope you have enjoyed seeing me paint
Sewing Circle Santa!
Happy Painting !
Lynn
Amazing you are so talented, I would love to spend a day just watching you paint
ReplyDeleteLove the santa
Hugs
Brenda
Thank you Brenda! I would love for you to spend the day with me!
DeleteVery cool!...if only you could crackle... sigh
ReplyDeleteSIGH!
DeleteI love mine!! Thank you again for it! :0)
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Terry!
DeleteLove your Sewing Circle Santa's! You paint beautifully....
ReplyDeleteThank you Jackie!
DeleteYou may contact Cynthia Erekson at 978-234-8222 to order. Or you may also email her : qasandi@verizon.net
Deletejust wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan!
DeleteHi Lynn,
ReplyDeleteI love this Santa! Where can we find the pattern? I so enjoy your blog. Thank you for sharing!
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