TS-056a Heart Stoppers

 

CD-820 Heart Box with Wings
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Pencil in letters onto the heart.
3. Using a CB-604 apply 1 coat of thinned (for a wash) SC-31 The Blues over the wings. Remove excess for an antiqued look. Brush the thinned SC-31 The Blues over the some of the letters, and brush the thinned SC-5 Tiger Tail over the base and the remainder of the letters.
4. Use CB-200 detail liner to draw in letters using the different colors for the letters: SC-39 Army Surplus, SC-31 The Blues, SC-15 Tuxedo and SC-74 Hot Tamale.
5. Outline the boxed letters with SC-15 Tuxedo using the CB-110 liner.
6. Using CB-406 pointed round, apply your choice of clear glaze to the wings, base and the boxes around the letters
7. Always condition your brush when using AC-302 Wax Resist. To condition CB-406 pointed round: a. Load brush with water.b. Put brush into AC-525 Brush Cleaner and work the brush cleaner through the hairs of the brush. Do not take the cleaner out of the brush, just wipe the excess off with a paper towel. c.Apply AC-302 Wax Resist to the boxed letters. d. When completed, wipe the excess product out of the brush with paper towel, re-dip into the Brush cleaner then wash the brush with water.
8. Using the CB-604 soft fan and the CB-406 pointed round, apply three coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale to the entire heart box. The wax will repel the red. Remove any large beads of SC-74 Hot Tamale that remains on the letters.
9. Using CB-604 soft fan, apply your choice of clear glaze to the inside of the box.
10. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.

CD-821 Heart Bank
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Sponge on three coats of SC-70 Pink-A-Dot in the center area of the heart, SC-16 Cotton Tail to one side and SC-13 Grapel to the other.
3. Always condition your brush when using AC-302 Wax Resist. To condition RB-108 shader: a. Load brush with water.b. Put RB-108 shader into AC-525 Brush Cleaner and work the brush cleaner through the hairs of the brush. Do not take the cleaner out of the brush, just wipe the excess off with a paper towel.c. Using RB-108, apply the wax resist in circles across the heart, keeping the circles tightly beside each other. d. When completed, wipe the excess product out of the brush with paper towel, re-dip into the brush cleaner then wash the brush with water. Allow to dry.
4. using the CB-604 soft fan, apply three coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale to the heart. The wax will resist most of the red, but if large beads of color are on top of the wax resist areas, remove with a wet brush.
5. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.

CD-822 Corset Wall Hook
CD-823 Corset Box

1. For the lamp, while in greenware, attach lid to corset bottom by scoring and slipping both pieces together. Put hole in center of top for threaded rod, cut open bottom, and drill hole for cord in back. Fire to shelf cone 04.
2. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
3. Apply three coats of S-2170 Bright Red using the CB-604 soft fan to all pieces.
4. Using the CB-110 liner, apply one coat of SC-15 Tuxedo for all trim and lace trim on the hook. Apply one coat of SC-15 Tuxedo to the knob using CB-404 pointed round.
5. For the lamp, attach the AC-222 Plastic Tip and Medium Writer Tip to the SC-15 Tuxedo bottle and make a continuous wavy line resembling puzzle pieces over the middle section of the corset. Refer to sample.
6. For the corset box and hook, using CB-110 and SC-15 Tuxedo paint small open flowers and leaves with circles as fillers to give a faux lace look on the center sections of both pieces.
7. Using the CB-604 soft fan, apply your choice of clear glaze to the inside of the box only.
8. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.
9. Rhinestones by the yard were glued to the front ribbing and narrow black lace was hot glued to the box top.

CD-824 Cute Bunny Basket
Note: To use basket handle, drill holes in sides of basket.
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Using CB-604 soft fan, apply one coat of SC-16 Cotton Tail to the hat.
3. Always condition your brush when using AC-303 Liquid Mask. To condition your brush: a. Load brush with water.b. Put brush into AC-525 Brush Cleaner and work the brush cleaner through the hairs of the brush. Do not take the cleaner out of the brush, just wipe the excess off with a paper towel.c. Use AC-303 Liquid Mask to make small dots (approximately 3/8”) all over the hat. d. When completed, wipe the excess product out of the brush with paper towel, re-dip into the brush cleaner then wash the brush with water.
4. Using CB-604 soft fan, brush two coats of thinned SC-1 Pink-A-Boo over hat. While still wet, stroke in slightly thinned SC-17 Cheeky Pinky. Brush back all drips.
5. Remove Liquid Mask before paint dries.
6. Using CB-406 pointed round, apply two thinned coats of SC-45 My Blue Heaven to the hatband. Then stroke crease marks in with thinned SC-28 Blue Isle.
7. Using a CB-604 soft fan, apply two coats of C-101 Blu-White Clear to hat and inside of bunny basket.
8. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.
9. Using AB-834 base coat brush, apply 1 coat of thinned SS-135 White to the bunny face and ears. Brush thinned SS-108 Light Gray over the white to antique.
10. Using AB-708 round, drybrush and stipple two coats of SS-135 White over the Light Gray.
11. Using BG-WV1/0 flat wave, apply 1 coat of thinned SS-32 Razzberri to the ears. Using the same brush, apply thinned SS-104 Royal Plum into the shadow areas, under hat, eyes around muzzle and nose. Thin SS-314 Teal and brush in the shadow areas also, overlapping some of the Royal Plum. Use the Teal to float around ears and to brush in the shadow areas of the ears. Streak some very thin Royal Plum on the cheeks, again using the wave brush.
12. Apply thinned SS-151 Rich Rose to the nose and for the outline of the mouth using the CB-110 liner. Streak inside of the ears with SS-32 Razzberri.
13. It may be necessary to stipple white back over to highlight ears, muzzle and between eyes. This will give it more depth and soften the floated colors.
14. Using CB-200 detail liner, paint whiskers in with SS-138 Flat Black mixed with a little SS-314 Teal. Eyes are first painted with SS-135 White. Then iris is painted with thinned SS-314 Teal and pupil with SS-138 Flat Black, use CB-200 detail.
15. Attach handle to holes in sides of basket.

CD-826 Flip Flop Wall Hooks
CD-827 Large Flip Flop Wall Hooks
CD-819 Hooks

1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Pencil on designs using AC-230 Clay Carbon.
3. Make the large dots on small sandals with BG-FNT/6 Fountain brush, use SC-73 Candy Apple Red for one shoe and SC-50 Orange Ya Happy for the other, applying two coats. To make the dot, just load brush with color, press, twist and lift.
4. To make the stripe on the strap, use BG-WT1/2 Whales tail for the large sandal and BG-WT1/4 Whales Tail for the small sandals. Load brush with SC-8 Just Froggy, press and pull half the stripe, begin at the other end with a press and pull stroke. This will create the notched edge at both ends.
5. Use BG-FNT/6 fountain to make the petals for the large flowers on the large sandal. The petals will need two coats of SC-73 Candy Apple Red, with two coats of SC-23 Jack O’Lantern for the accents.
6. Thin SC-70 Pink-A-Dot, SC-5 Tiger Tail, SC-7 Leapin’ Lizard to a wash, use CB-604 soft fan to float these colors onto the background and the straps of the flip-flops.
7. Make perforated lines on all sandals as shown with SC-8 Just Froggy using CB-110 liner.
8. Using CB-604 soft fan, apply three coats of SC-23 Jack O’Lantern to the sides of the large and one of the small sandals. Apply three coats of SC-74 Candy Apple Red to the remaining small sandal.
9. Outline dots, and accent perforated lines and stripes with SC-15 Tuxedo using CB-110 liner.
10. Using a brushing or dipping technique, apply your choice of clear glaze to piece.
11. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.

CD-827 Large Flip Flop
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Pencil on flower and leaf design.
3. Mix 1:1 of SC-16 Cotton Tail and slip in AC-222 Plastic bottle and attach plastic and Medium Writer Tip. Trace around flowers, and leaves. Allow to dry.
4. Using CB-404 pointed round, apply two coats of SC-6 Sunkissed on flower petals. For the third coat load brush with SC-6 Sunkissed and tip with SC-5 Tiger Tail to darken edges of petals.
5. For centers of flowers, use CB-404 pointed round and brush on two coats of SC-11 Blue Yonder. Darken one side of the center with SC-31 The Blues.
6. For the leaves, apply two coats of SP-227 Speckled Sour Apple. For the third coat, sideload CB-404 pointed round with SC-8 Just Froggy and darken bottom edge of leaves. Using CB-110 liner, line veins and stem with SC-8 Just Froggy.
7. Use BGWA1/2 angle wave to brush SP-227 Speckled Sour Apple around flowers and leaves, as a background. Use the same brush to apply SC-12 Moody Blue over the Speckled Sour Apple. The Moody Blue will need to be thinned slightly.
8. Use BG-WT1/2 Whales Tail with SC-8 Just Froggy to brush stroke tall grass on the side of the flip-flop. Skip a space with the strokes so you can fill in with a stroke of SP-227 Speckled Sour Apple, keep a little SC-8 Just Froggy in the brush for variation. To create these brushstrokes just press and pull.
9. Use BG-WT1/2 Whales Tail to make small butterflies on the strap. Use SC-8 Just Froggy slightly thinned, press brush and lift, then turn brush to repeat on the other side for the lower wings. Repeat to fill in straps. Use CB-110 liner and SC-15 Tuxedo to stroke in body and antenna.
10. Using a brushing or dipping technique, apply your choice of clear glaze to piece.
11. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.

CD-828 Purse Bank
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Apply two coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail to the purse and strap using CB-604 soft fan.
3. Always condition your brush when using AC-303 Liquid Mask. To condition CB-220 detail liner: a. Load brush with water. b. Put CB-220 detail liner into AC-525 Brush Cleaner and work the brush cleaner through the hairs of the brush. Do not take the cleaner out of the brush, just wipe the excess off with a paper towel. c. Apply small dots of AC-303 Liquid Mask to the purse inside and out. d. When completed, wipe the excess product out of the brush with paper towel, re-dip into the Brush cleaner then wash the brush with water.
4. Add water to a CB-604 soft fan brush to slightly thin SC-45 My Blue Heaven and apply two coats to the outside of the purse. Do not allow glaze to dry between coats. Then add thinned SC-10 Teal Next Time in a few brushstrokes to the wet SC-45 My Blue Heaven.
5. Remove Liquid Mask before glaze dries.
6. Using CB-604 soft fan, brush open section of purse with two thinned coats of SC-1 Pink-A-Boo; remove liquid mask before paint dries.
7. Pencil in initial. Using CB-110 liner, apply thinned SC-10 Teal Next Time to the letter.
8. Using a brushing or dipping technique, apply your choice of clear glaze to piece.
9. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.
10. Apply OV-2 White Gold with CB-220 detail liner to the opening and hardware of purse. Clean brush with OV-6 Essence.
11. Properly fire to shelf cone 018.

CD-829 Purse Box
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Using the CB-604 soft fan, apply one thinned coat of SC-14 Java Bean over the body of the purse. This gives the flowers and the leaves a distressed look.
3. Draw on flowers and leaves using a pencil and AC-230 Clay Carbon.
4. Apply three coats of SC-42 Butter Me Up over the flowers using CB-406 pointed round. Apply three coats of SC-26 Green Thumb over the leaves with the same brush.
5. Using the CB-404 pointed round, apply two coats of SC-5 Tiger Tail to the centers of flowers.
6. Scatter dots of SC-74 Hot Tamale between the flowers and the leaves using CB-404 pointed round. Apply two coats on each dot.
7. Thin SC-5 Tiger Tail and brush two coats over zipper, handles and trim at bottom using CB-604 soft fan.
8. Use CB-404 pointed round to brush on three coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale over trim around zipper.
9. Always condition your brush when using AC-302 Wax Resist. To condition CB-404 pointed round: a. Load brush with water. b. Put CB-404 pointed round into AC-525 Brush Cleaner and work the brush cleaner through the hairs of the brush. Do not take the cleaner out of the brush, just wipe the excess off with a paper towel. c. Apply the AC-302 Wax Resist to the flowers, leaves and red dots. This will make it easier to brush on the dark background color.
d. When completed, wipe the excess product out of the brush with paper towel, re-dip into the Brush cleaner then wash the brush with water.
10. Use either CB-404 or CB-406 pointed round to brush on 2-3 coats of slightly thinned SC-34 Down To Earth on background around flowers and leaves.
11. The wax will repel most of the brown, some of the beaded brown is desirable, but remove any large beads of paint, as they will remain after firing. Be careful painting around areas that are not resisted with wax.
12. Using a brushing or dipping technique, apply your choice of clear glaze to piece.
13. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.
14. Apply OV-1 bright gold to the purse hardware using CB-200 Detail liner. Clean brush with OV-6 Essence.
15. Properly fire to shelf cone 018.

CD-830 Shirt Picture Frame
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Pencil in design. Using CB-220 detail liner, apply two coats of SC-6 Sunkissed with SC-24 Dandelion for the flower centers on the Hawaiian lei.
3. For the large orange flowers, use BG-WF/10 Filbert with a press and lift stroke toward the center. Apply two coats of SC-50 Orange ya Happy with SC-24 Dandelion for the centers.
4. Thin SC-11 Blue Yonder like water and apply to the shirt using the CB-604 soft fan, avoiding the already painted flowers.
5. Using CB-110 liner, outline and dot around centers with SC-15 Tuxedo.
6. Using a brushing or dipping technique, apply your choice of clear glaze to piece.
7. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.
8. Glue the Photo Holder, #PHL3, available at Lamp Specialties, to back for the picture.

CD-832 Girl Mirror Frame
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Using the CB-312 flat shader, apply 1 coat of thinned SS-254 Golden Ochre to the hair.
3. Brush SS-25 Mississippi Mud, thinned like water, over hair to antique using the same brush.
4. Using AB-708 round to drybrush hair, apply first coat with SS-254 Golden Ochre, then lighten with 2 coats of SS-223 Light Yellow Orange. Create hightlights with SS-2 Lemon Meringue.
5. For the collar and headband, thin SS-32 Razzberri and apply with CB-312 flat shader.
6. Add a little SS-135 White to the Razzberri and using AB-705 round, stipple collar and headband.
7. Load BG-FNT/4 fountain brush, half with SS-135 White and half with SS-104 Royal Plum. Press lightly and twist then lift to form dots on collar. Try brushstroke first on paper.
8. Gloss seal headband with AC-501 Gloss Sealer.
9. Use white glue to glue in the 7” round mirror. Mirror is available at Lamp Specialties, Part #OMR7.

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