Dea's Crafty Creations-Gardening Angel-FREE PATTERN

Free Pattern for you

Compliments of
ŠDeanne Burton
Dea's Crafty Creations
http://dcrafts.com

Gardening Angel
"Gardening Angel,
Hear my prayer,
Watch over my garden with
Loving care."

Click on the picture to see a larger view. Don't forget to print it off and then come back!

Let's get started! You will need...
Wooden pieces- click here for patterns
Sandpaper
Graphic paper
Paintbrushes
Stylus
Paints: Delta Ceramcoat-
~Blueberry
~Dolphin Grey
~Dusty Mauve
~Bouquet Pink
~Custard
~Old Parchment
~Barn Red
~AC Flesh
~Charcoal
~White
Black Permanent Pen-Micron Pigma OR Sharpie Ultra Fine Pen
Wire- about 18-20 inches
Pliers
Old Toothbrush- for splattering
Krylon Matte Finish Spray
3 small Cup Hooks
Spanish moss
Matching Fabric or Ribbon for bow
Glue gun and glue stick
Thin Jute
Stapler
Hammer (optional)
Drill

Here we go!
*any words in RED, see below for definitions of terms.
1. Cut out wood and sand.
2. Trace only necessary lines on the wood.
3. Base coat the sign OLD PARCHMENT, let dry and then splatter with BARN RED.
4. Base coat angel's face and hands AC FLESH.
5. Base coat one flower BOUQUET PINK and the other DOLPHIN GREY. Paint centers OLD PARCHMENT.
6. When dry, stipple the pink flower on the outside edge with DUSTY MAUVE and the blue flower with BLUEBERRY.
7. With your stylus, dot around the centers of the flowers.
8. Paint the ladybug body BARN RED and the head CHARCOAL. When dry, do a wash of stripes on the body using CHARCOAL. Dot where the lines meet with WHITE.
9. Stipple cheeks on the angel's face with on of the reds, depending on if you want her cheeks dark or light. Some people actually use REAL blush, instead of paint! What would Mary What's-her-name think of that!
10. Paint lettering on sign with CHARCOAL and then dot the letters using your stylus.
11. Add eyes on angel. I add a "wee" white dot in the eyes.
12. Place "stitch" marks around the sign and add a "squiggly line-dot" pattern around the flowers and the angels hands and face. *see the picture for details.
*I ALWAYS paint the back of my paintings. It gives it a "finished" look and I actually feel better knowing it's painted. How many of you have picked up something and, first thing, turn it over? Well, that's why I paint the backside of all my paintings!
13. Finish it with matte finish spray.

You're almost done! A few more steps...
14. Make a halo using about 4 inches of wire. Drill small hole in top center of angel's head and glue the halo in place. Add spanish moss for her hair and add a bow.
15. Drill two small holes at the top of the ladybug's head and cut 2 pieces of wire (1-1 1/2 inches) and stick into the holes. Make a twist in the top of each wire.
16. Measure the sign and decide where the 3 small cup hooks will go. I usually drill a tiny "start" hole to make the job a little easier. You can use screw eyes instead, if you wish. The reason I used hooks was in case the gardener might want to hang some flowers or herbs from the hooks to dry.
17. Drill holes in the top corners of the sign and cut a piece of wire about 12-13 inches. Poke wires through the holes and leave about 1 1/2 inches to twirl around the tip of your pliers to keep the wire in place.
18. Cut three equal pieces of jute (about 5-6 inches long) and staple them to the back of the flowers and ladybug. Hang them from hooks.

It's ready to display!

Definitions of WORDS in RED

BASE COAT- to apply the base color to the wood. Some projects will require the whole project to be base coated. Some will need only parts to be base coated.

FINISH- coating your project with a protective varnish. Matte spray gives a better finish than a glossy spray.

SPLATTER-Using an old toothbrush with hard bristles, dip into paint and then flick with your thumb over the required area to be splattered. If you want larger specks, add a little water with the paint. Always test the size of specks on an old piece of wood or a piece of paper first. Be careful, also, because these specks really fly and they can end up on things that you didn't want splattered!

STIPPLE-done with a dry brush. Dip brush into paint and pounce on a dry paper towel until there is hardly any paint left on the brush. Then pounce the brush on the project.

TRACE-Put graphite paper between the wood and the cutout pattern pieces and draw around lines that are necessary only for the base coating. Once base coating is done and paint is dry, then trace any other lines you will need to add the details.

WASH- To make a wash, use 3 parts paint to 1 part water. Use a flat brush and make vertical lines across your project. Then paint the horizontal lines.