SLED

I can’t believe that it has been this long since I added a post. I have been busy painting and getting ready to do Christmas fairs. Here is one sled that I did for Craft From My Heart. This is a sled designed by me. You might think painting houses can be hard. I find it very easy to make my houses by using a program that makes different shapes? These houses were made with one of my scrapbook programs in which I took shapes of squares and triangles to shape all of the houses here and place them where I wanted them. Do your windows and doors the same way. Then print them out and trace onto you piece. If you find it hard to draw lines into your windows try using a ruler and your paint brush like a pencil. Check out what else I have been working on at Craft From My Heart http://www.craftfrommyheart.com/whatsnew.html

FALL TOTE

Are you off to the fairs or apple picking. This is not only a tote bag but a wonderful conversation piece. Fabric painting is easy and very enjoyable. You can use fabric paint on just about every piece of fabric. When I paint totes or tee shirts I slip in a piece of cardboard covered and taped with wax paper. Here you will see that I painted the fence first and then added the scarecrow and the pumpkins. Just think what you could do with a snowman.

HAND PAINTED TOTE BAG

This time I am working with fabric paint on canvas tote bags I have posted before how much you can do with fabric. This tote is painted with dimensional and metallic paints that are all for fabrics.
First shape your gourds then fill in with two colors. Here I used gold with touches of brown this way you will make the lines in the gourd. The orange gourd was done in a metallic orange and touches of yellow and brown. You can see the light one is done in brown and cream. Make your leaves with metallic greens. Glitter was added on the orange gourd and leaves while the paint was still wet. Always add your dimensional paint last.

HALLOWEEN VASE WITH CAT

Halloween is a perfect time to paint fun items. A glass vase is wonderful to paint fun pictures on and display candles, candy or flowers in. This vase is painted with a moon with a scary cat on top of a fence. Simply draw a circle and fill in with to colors here I used yellow and a touch of orange. The cat is best shape with a thin brushed and the filled in with black. To make the cats hairs stand up hold your brush up on its end and push outwards. Stop in at Craft From My Heart for more Halloween items.http://www.craftfrommyheart.com/halloween.html

HALLOWEEN WREATH WITH WITCH

Halloween is one of the most creative times of the year. You can turn a wreath into something cute or spooky. I did have fun putting this one together.Taking a piece of wood and turning it into a witch’s house is so much fun? First I painted the house brown. I make the shingles by using two colors white and brown. To shape you shingles make a u with your paint brush starting at the bottom and layer up. Paint the window in orange and black (windows do not show up in this picture but they are that color) than add your skeletons. Shape your windows by added black lines. Don’t worry about having them to straight after all it is a haunted house. A purple sign that reads spooky is glued across the house. I than painted the witches face green added a tooth pick for her nose and painted it black. Adding floral bittersweet, bats, pumpkins cob webs and a purple bow finished this 14” wreath off http://www.craftfrommyheart.com/whatsnew.html

GRAPEVINE BASKET

I look forward to picking apples and pumpkins in the fall. Which helped me created this display in a grapevine basket. A combination of mum’s cattails and fall leaves fill up this basket. Apples are added to a galvanize tub then attached to the grapevine basket along with a pumpkin bow. The basket has a handle and can be easily hung. I also added the scarecrow and painted picket fence that reads “Harvest Time”. The secret in making a basket very appealing is to over stuff it with floral and delightful pieces in which will inspire a conversation. Paint tip: If you’re not good with a brush for lettering use a pencil dipped in paint to trace over your letter.
Measurements: 17”H x17”W
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OWL

I enjoy painting pails for different times of the year. This owl is design by me and can be purchased at Craft From My Heart http://www.craftfrommyheart.com He was interested to do. I wanted the feathers to look real on the owl. What I did was outline my owl with my paint brush. I chose brown and touches of white. Than painted his body with a mix of brown but still shaping his features and wings with just brown. After the paint dried using two paint colors and working up from the bottom I added the feathers the head was done last. His eyes are painted with white; yellow is added to the center along with black. With a brownish black paint I shaped his eyelids to make his eyes stand out. The leaves on the branches are detail with a gold dimensional paint.