Thyme to show you a Woodside Santa

Today

 I wanted to show you some

WOODSIDE SANTA'S

that I painted

Design 

is by

Cynthia Erekson

I was hosting a special luncheon for 3 dear friends 

I gave them as gifts

I put them in simple brown bags, 

attached a 

Christmas Tree 

cut out name tag

and 

tied a pretty bow 

I hung the bags on each of my guests chairs

My Pallette

Deco Art Americana Acrylics

Antique White, Asphaltum, Bleached Sand, Buttermilk, Dusty Rose, Gingerbread, Lamp Black, Light Buttermilk, Light Cinnamon, Sable Brown, Sand, Snow White, Warm White

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics

Emperor's Gold, Worn Penny

DecoArt Glamour Dust  Glitter Paint

Ice Crystal

SURFACE PREPARATION

I used 

heavy canvas 

for

 this project

I used a

  sponge brush 

to apply gesso to my canvas

Deco Art Acrylic Gesso

When dry , sand lightly and dust with a damp paper towel

We are now ready to PAINT!

I began by base coating my canvas with a few good coats of Antique White

I then transferred the main element of the design onto my canvas with graphite paper

Painting the face, eyes and beard.

I did all my shading using Scharff white bristle , moon filberts and dome brushes

I worked on several of these Santa's at one time!

Once the faces were completed I added the remaining pattern details

I used  

Dazzling Metalics 

Emperors Gold and Worn Penny

 to accent 

the 

acorns, star, pear, crow and leaves on the vines

I used my stylus and Light Buttermilk to make various size dots to create the fur on the coat and hat

Once my dots  on the "fur" were completely dry I painted over them 

with 

Glamour Dust Ice Crystal

What a pretty sparkle it adds!

Now to assemble the Santa's!

I used 

Arlene's Thick Designer Tacky Glue 

because

 it sets up QUICK 

with 

less slippage

You can also use some 

bullfrog clips and rubber bands 

to

 help hold your Santa together

 until 

the glue sets

I varnished my Santa's with a few good coats 

of 

DecoArt Dura Clear Matte Varnish

When dry the Santa is stuffed with cotton stuffing and a wood base added

I glued some 

WHITE boa fur 

around the top of Santa's hat

 and 

added a 

large rusty bell

This was a fun project to do!

The pattern for this project appeared 

in the 

December 2010 Issue of Quick and Easy Painting

DecoArt 

provided me with the paints to complete this project.

Thank you as always for all your wonderful products to creat with!

You can see my DecoArt Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint my 

Woodside Santa's!

Happy Painting !

Lynn

Thyme to show you some Stick Horse Ornaments

Today

 I wanted to show you 

some

STICK HORSE ORNAMENTS

that 

I

 painted

Design 

is by

Betty Bowers

This is the thyme of year that 

my 

STUDIO

becomes very busy!

WHY?

Because

 it's

Thyme 

to

MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN

for

CHRISTMAS

My

 Elf HINKLEY 

has

arrived 

to help me in the 

STUDIO

By the way he considers himself a BIG BRUSH!

Let's Paint!

My Pallette

DecoArt Americana Multi Surface Satin

Turquoise Waters, Sky Blue, Night Sky, Vanilla Shake, Muted Gold, Brown Sugar, Coffee Bean, 

Black Tie, Dark Scarlet, Paprika

Americana Deco Chalky Finish Paint

Carbon

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics

Splendid Gold, Shimmering Silver

DecoArt Dazzling Metallics Elegant Finish Writer

Silver Argent

DecoArt Glamour Dust Glitter Paint

Ice Crystal

I began by base coating both sides

using 

Carbon chalky finish paint 

This was my 

first thyme

using the

  multi surface satin paints

They are 

WONDERFUL 

to work with!

Main design is transferred

I am now painting the brindle

The brindle is painted with Black Tie

I added the dots on the brindle 

with

my 

Dazzling Metallic Writer

I completed most of the snow man by using a dry brush technique

The satin finish paints were perfect for this!

Snowman and eyes are done!

Once my snow man faces were dry I painted over them with

my 

Glamour Dust Ice Crystal

to 

make them

sparkle

I painted

 the

stick and ball 

with 

Black Tie and Shimmering Silver

I cut burlap squares to make the mane

I stitched the squares together then fringed them

I used my glue gun to attach the mane and stick

I also attached a clothespin to the back for hanging

These ornaments are BIG!

When finished they are 12" tall!

Close up of the face

This was such a fun project to work on!!

DecoArt 

provided me with the products to complete this project 

as part of their

 Helping Artist Program

Thank you DecoArt!!

You can view my 

BLOGGER PROFILE

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint 

my 

STICK HORSE ORNAMENTS

Happy Painting!

Lynn

" Life is just like painting. Draw the lines with HOPE. Erase the errors with TOLERANCE. Load the brush with PATIENCE and color it with LOVE"