Meet the Clauses
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- Last Updated: Monday, 09 April 2012 17:44
Garden Gnome lovers will not be able to resist this holiday version of an old cultural icon.
Products Used
Bisque
Bisque
- MB-1120 - The Gnome Brothers - Jake
- MB-1212 - Gnome Hilda
- SC-5 - Tiger Tail
- SC-8 - Just Froggy
- SC-15 - Tuxedo SC-16 - Cotton Tail
- SC-27 - Sour Apple
- SC-36 - Irish Luck
- SC-39 - Army Surplus
- SC-46 - Rawhide
- SC-58 - 501 Blues
- SC-74 - Hot Tamale
- SG-302 - Snowfall
- BT-910 - Synthetic Sponges
- CB-110 - #10/0 Liner
- CB-404 - #4 Pointed Round
- CB-604 - #4 Soft Fan
Additional Materials
- Paper Towels
- Jewelry Toggle Clasps
Project Info
- Designer: Marcy Freed
- Skill Level: Advanced
- Time: 3 hours
- Download Project (pdf)
Instructions
Santa:
- Apply 3 coats of SC-46 Rawhide to Santa's face and hands.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale to Santa's hat, coat and pants AND the tiny belt loop to the right of Santa's belt buckle.
- Apply 2 coats of SC-15 Tuxedo to Santa's belt and boots save the buckle and the belt loop which is now red.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-5 Tiger Tail to the buckle of the belt.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-39 Army Surplus to Santa's satchel.
- Apply 2 coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail to Santa's beard and mustache.
- Apply 2 coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale to Santa's lips.
- Using a round brush add a dot of SC-58 501 Blues to the center of Santa's eyes to create irises.
- Using a liner brush and SC-15 Tuxedo, give the eyes some definition by outlining portions of them inside the eye. MAKE SURE to dilute the glaze with some water or it will be too thick to get a good, thin, subtle line.
- Using the tip of the liner brush, place a dot of SC-16 Cotton Tail in the center of each eye.
- Using the liner brush, dilute SC-58 501 Blues with a bit of water and blot it on a paper towel. Place the brush in the creases of the beard to add texture. Repeat this step until the majority of the creases are filled.
- Using a round brush, dilute SC-74 Hot Tamale and blot it on a paper towel. Then, brush on a bit a color to Santa's cheeks.
- Apply SG-302 Snowfall to the rim of the hat, along the front button line of the jacket, the cuffs of the sleeves and the base of the jacket and the pants.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06.
- Once fired, glue together two round jewelry findings (the round ends of two toggle clasps) to make a pair of spectacles. Then, glue them to Santa's nose.
Mrs. Claus:
- Apply 3 coats of SC-46 Rawhide to Mrs. Claus' face and hands.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-27 Sour Apple to the hat, the blouse cuffs and the skirt.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale to the blouse.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-5 Tiger Tail to the basket.
- Using a No. 2 pencil, draw what will be peppermint candies on the hat by making circles and shapes that look more elongated as if you were looking at the side edge of a peppermint candy.
- Using a No. 2 pencil, draw a scalloped waist apron over the skirt. Don't forget to draw a tie in the back. Draw two ties extending back from the apron and a bow tied in the back.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail on the apron, apron strings and bow as well as to Mrs. Claus' hair and the peppermint candies on her hat.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail to her eyes. Rather than following the eye imprinted in the bisque, double the size of the eye upward.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail to the square of the blouse just beneath her chin.
- Using SC-58 501 Blues and a round brush, make a circle in the center of the eye. The center of the circle will fall about where the imprint is found.
- Using a liner brush and SC-15 Tuxedo, outline the eyes and add eyelashes to the top lid. Place a small dot in the center of each eye.
- Using SC-15 Tuxedo and a liner brush, add tiny dots with the tip of the brush along the side and bottom of the apron following the scalloped curves.
- Apply 2 coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale to the red portions of the peppermint candies.
- Trace or draw holly onto the apron.
- Trace or draw a small Christmas tree inside the square of the blouse just beneath Mrs. Claus' chin.
- Trace or draw holly on the side of the basket.
- Using a liner brush add 1 coat of SC-8 Just Froggy to the tree. Place a dot of SC-5 Tiger Tail on top of the tree where a star would sit.
- Apply 1 coat of SC-8 Just Froggy to each of the holly leaves on the apron.
- Apply 3 coats of SC-36 Irish Luck to the holly leaves on the basket.
- Apply dots of SC-74 Hot Tamale with the tip of a small round brush over the holly berries.
- Add alternating dots of SC-74 Hot Tamale and SC-8 Just Froggy to the top of the basket handle and the top rim of the basket.
- Use a synthetic sponge and SC-74 Hot Tamale to add red trim to the bottom edge of the skirt. Simply dab the sponge in SC-74 Hot Tamale and press it along the edge of the skirt.
- Using a liner brush, apply one coat of SC-74 Hot Tamale to Mrs. Claus' mouth and a dot on the end of each finger as nail polish.
- Dilute SC-74 Hot Tamale with water, mix with a round brush and dab the brush onto a paper towel. Then, add some "blush" to Mrs. Claus' cheeks.
- Using SA-003 White, outline the scallops of the apron, add a collar to the blouse and place dots around the square with the tree in it on the blouse. Also, outline the bow that ties the apron together on her back.
- Using a s script liner and SC-15 Tuxedo write "Santa's Snacks" on the side of the basket.
- Stilt and fired to cone 06.
- Once fired, glue together two round jewelry findings (the round ends of two toggle clasps) to make a pair of spectacles. Then, glue them to Mrs. Claus' nose.