Sunflower Cake Cover

Here is another cake cover I painted with chickens and sunflowers painted with Jo Sonja paints. The background is painted poppy orange with a knob wouldn't come off, so I use quick wood and molded leaves around it and a sunflower on top. I loved adding the dimension  with the quick wood. If you haven't tried it, it is real easy to use. I varnished it with Jo Sonja satin varnish, leaving the inside original so it is safe to use. Another recycled project completed.

Sugar and Spice Cake Cover

This is a Rosemary West design that I painted on a metal cake cover. After cleaning, priming, and base coating, I painted the cake cover with Jo Sonja paints and varnish. I took the handle off and added a gingerbread boy on a wooden disk to look like a cookie. This cake cover was very heavy, so I made sure the handle was very strong and secure. Wouldn't this make a wonderful Christmas gift?

Chicken Cake Cover

 

I wanted to show you a metal cake cover that I painted last year. I painted it with Jo Sonja acrylic paints with a black background and a green, orange, and yellow band on top. I changed the knob to a porcelain with the same colors that are on the cake cover. When I finished I used Jo Sonja water based polyurethane. I found on the internet pictures of real roosters, then sketched them, and painted them. I stenciled chicken wire here and there to complete the design.

Wine Canvas Picture

This is a canvas picture that I painted a while back. The background is two toned with a menu, wine labels, and matchbook cover glued to the canvas. The grapes are painted with Deco Art purple acrylic paint with a branch and several leaves. It would look great framed or unframed.

Canvas Bag

I found this Liz Claiborne canvas bag for a dollar at a thrift store in Jacksonville, Florida. I painted a Shara Reiner pattern on the front using Deco Art so soft fabric paints. I have several canvas totes, but this one is sturdy and the right size to carry my color pencil project and Prismacolor pencils. 
Usually, I don't look for bags while thrifting, but I needed one for the Decorative Artist of Jacksonville workshop April  13th. Marge Talbert will be teaching painting on a handbag or wallet using Martha Stewart satin acrylic paints. She has a black handbag that she painted with flowers on it. It is beautiful.

White antique lamp

Here is the treasure that I found when antiquing last week with Patty Howell and Cindy Williams. After Cindy passed the lamp, I leaped for it,  because I have never seen one like it. I can't wait to paint it. Good thing Patty was driving that day, Cindy said she would have left me on the curb (a little jealous-I think).

After moving from Texas to Florida last May, I have had so much fun antiquing, thrifting, and junking with these fellow Decorative Artist of Jacksonville. The DAJ chapter is very informative, educational, and growing with new members. We have programs taught by local artists and seminars by national teachers.
Check out our website www.dajpaints.org and join us at our next meeting April 12, 2013.
Happy Painting!

Green with Envy

Cindy, Patty, and I went antiquing in Jacksonville on Monday. We ate at Amy's Cafe and the food was delicious. Cindy and I ordered the spinach quiche and Patty ordered the spinach smoothie. Do you see Patty's look on the left? She was thinking, "Green what?".  The picture on the right, shows how good the smoothie really was. You couldn't taste the spinach at all just the berries and banana.
Even her shirt matches her drink.
We had a really good time and found some treasures along the way.
Watch out going antiquing with friends, sometimes they might find something you want and snap it right out from under you.

Folk Art Coffee Pot

I bought this metal coffee pot several years ago at Unique Woods in Arlington, Texas, but painted it last week. The pattern was inspired by a Rosemary West line drawing that I painted and varnished

with Jo Sonja paints. Aren't the colors bright and cheerful?  If you are looking for a pot like this one, you might try Della Wetterman's website. Happy Painting!

Toaster

Georgann's Craft Closet

This is a 1952 metal toaster that I found at an estate sale in the trash. After asking if I could have the toaster, I took it apart, cut the cord off, and put it in the dishwasher. I spray painted it with Rust-oleum automotive grey primer, then with Rust-oleum black texture spray paint, and finally black acrylic paint. I tole painted using Jo Sonja tube acrylic paints with a Rosemary West pattern on all four sides and  finished with Jo Sonja varnish. It is a real conversation piece since I use it as a napkin holder. Just think what you can do with a old piece from the trash.

Apron

I would like to thank Patty Howell for making me this darling apron from her husband jeans and monogrammed my name on it. I had fun painting the brushes and pencils in the pockets with lace at the top and adding antique buttons down the middle.