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ACRYLIC
Painter’s Checklist
SuRFACE
2" x 2" (5.1 x 5.1cm) tin mini pockets (2), 2" (5.1cm) wooden alpine snowflakes (2), and 11⁄4" (5.7cm) wooden alpine snow- flakes (4)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
Antique Maroon Antique Mauve
Burnt Orange
Cadmium Red
Deep Midnight Blue Golden Straw
Hauser Light Green Jack- O’-Lantern Orange Lamp Black
Lemonade
Milk Chocolate Oyster Beige Plantation Pine Raw Sienna
Snow White Tuscan Red Williamsburg Blue
DECOART AMERICANA NEONS Fiery Red
BRuSHES
LOEW-CORNELL
LOEW-CORNELL COMFORT Series 3050 no. 18/0 script liner Series 3450 no. 6 chisel
LA CORNEILLE GOLDEN TAKLON Series 7300 nos. 1 & 2 shaders Series 7350C no. 1 liner
Series 7500C no. 6 filbert
SuPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 159)
1" bar pin, optional
1" magnet strip, optional
12" length of 1⁄4"–wide satin ribbon, optional DecoArt Americana DuraClear Gloss Varnish DecoArt Glamour Dust (Crystal).
DecoArt Paint Adhesion Medium Glue gun
SOuRCES
■ Tin pockets (item no. 11-RT8114)
are available from Cupboard Distributing, 1463 South US Hwy. 68, Urbana, OH 43078; www.cdwood.com.
■ The 11⁄4" snowflakes (item no. 207-0055) and 2" snowflakes (item no. 207-0047) are avail- able from Viking Woodcrafts Inc., 1317 8th St. SE, Waseca, MN 56093; 1-800-328-0116; www.vikingwoodcrafts.com.
126 The Decorative Painter • ISSUE NO. 3, 2014
Ifirst saw these little tin pockets at a convention and visualized how versatile they could be. They can be hung as an ornament, worn as a pin, or used as a refrigera-
tor magnet. Change the painted designs and fill with tiny flowers, hearts for Valentine’s Day, tulips and bunnies for spring, ghosts and leaves for fall, and so many more de- signs with some imagination. I chose to paint these in a winter theme and have each of them as a “pocket full of fun.” I know you’ll have as much fun as I did painting both of my creations!
PREPARATION
Sand the surface of the tins with fine-grit sandpaper to roughen the shiny finish. Apply a coat of DecoArt Paint Adhe- sion Medium to both tins and let dry. Basecoat the Holly and Berries tin with Oyster Beige and the Snowman tin with Deep Midnight Blue.
LET’S PAINT
HOLLY AND BERRIES TIN
After the initial basecoat, continue layers of Oyster Beige until full coverage is achieved. Allow to dry; transfer the design.
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