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

It is thyme to send a post card to the North Pole

Today 

I want to show you a design 

by

Kim Hogue 

that I have painted

It is called

POST CARD TO THE NORTH POLE

You can find the pattern 

to

 this design 

in 

the book

TOLE FAIRIES 

Let's step inside 

my

STUDIO

and

 I will show you how I painted this project

My Pallette

DecoArt Americana Acrylics

Camel , Honey Brown, Sand, Antique Gold, Buttermilk, Lamp Black, Heritage Brick, Espresso, Graphite, Avacado Dip, Titanium White, Burnt Orange, Black Plum, Marigold, Slate Grey, Plantation Pine, Light Avacado, Paynes Grey

Speciality Products

Americana Multi Purpose Sealer, DecoArt Acrylic Matte Spray Varnish, Decopage Medium, DecoArt Snow-Tex, Flora Craft Diamond Dust, graphite paper, sanding sticks, sponge roller brush, sea sponge

Let's Paint!!!!

Before painting it is very important to prepare your surface properly

so you the end result is perfect!

I first sanded then sealed my pieces using 

Americana Multi Purpose Sealer

I initially used a spong roller to roll on the following values

Honey Brown, Camel and Sand

This gave my surface 

a 

"tea dyed" look

I then used

 a 

SEA SPONGE

and

additional values

 to add 

texture

 to 

my surface

After my surface was completely dry

 I used graphite paper 

to 

transfer the main pattern lines

( I keep a small travel blow dryer on my paint table for drying paint quickly)

Base coating the main elements of the design

Kim Hogue's projects are always full of wonderful

 techniques

 and 

details!

In this project you do a lot of "scumbling" to create shaded areas

Working on the pine tree

 and 

details on the snowman

A closer look!

The flag "banner" 

is 

actually cardstock 

that you paint!

When the paint was dry

 I painted over the cardstock banners

 with

Matte Decou-Page

I then glued the banners to my surface

Painting the postmark and stamp

Close up 

of the 

POSTMARK

The "embellishment kit"

 contains 

a tiny star that you paint 

for 

the tree and glue on

I used 

DecoArt  Glittering Snow-Tex 

for the snow

I also added 

DIAMOND DUST

to make the snow 

SPARKLE

Painting the stocking ornament

Who knew that you could KNIT with your paint brush!

Finished stocking ornament

My completed project!

DecoArt provided me with the paints 

to 

complete this project as part

 of the

Helping Artist Program

and 

Blogger Outreach Program

Thank you DecoArt for all your wonderful products to create with

You can view my 

DecoArt Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

POST CARD TO THE NORTH POLE

HAPPY PAINTING!

Lynn