Snow Folks and Tree Topper

Designer: Elizabeth Carey

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Instructions

  1. Pour CD029 Snow Folks and Tree Topper mold ¼” thick. Refer to casting instructions.
  2. Once it is firm enough to handle, use the sponge to smooth down casting lines.
  3. Fire to cone 04.
  4. Using the Script Liner with SC-26 Green Thumb, apply 1 coat to the large tree. Apply a second coat and shade with SC-8 Just Froggy. Using the Soft Fan with SC-27 Sour Apple, lightly brush over the ends of the branches.
  5. Using the Script Liner with SC-27 Sour Apple, apply 1 coat to the small tree. Apply a second coat and shade with SC-26 Green Thumb. Using the Soft Fan with SC-93 Honeydew List, lightly brush over the ends of the branches.
  6. Using the Script Liner with SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 2 coats to the faces. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  7. Using the Detail Liner with SC-11 Blue Yonder, apply 1 coat to the irises of their eyes.
  8. Using the Detail Liner with SC-23 Jack O’ Lantern, apply 2 coats to the noses. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  9. Squeeze around 1 TSP of SC-2 Melon-Choly onto the palette. Take the sponge and dip it into the glaze. Blot off excess glaze onto the palette. Sponge the cheeks.
  10. Using the Detail Liner and Script Liner with SC-1 Pink-A-Boo, SC-16 Cotton Tail, SC-33 Fruit of the Vine, SC-55 Yella Bout It, SC-74 Hot Tamale and SC-85 Orkid, apply 2 coats to the corresponding sections on the side with 2 snow folks. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  11. Using the Detail Liner and Script Liner with SC-11 Blue Yonder, SC-12 Moody Blue, SC-45 My Blue Heaven and SC-76 Cara-Bein Blue apply 2 coats to the corresponding sections of the side with 3 snow folks. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  12. Using the Detail Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo, outline the details on the snow folks.
  13. Dip into NT-CLR Clear Dipping.
  14. Pour around ½ oz of SG-302 Snowfall into one AC-220 Detailer Tip and 1oz Bottle. Cut the tip off of the bottle. Squeeze the snowfall on the edges of the branches to look like snow.
  15. Fire to cone 06.

Supplies

Form

  • CD029 Snow Folks and Tree Topper

Colors

  • NT-CLR Clear Dipping
  • SC-1 Pink-A-Boo
  • SC-2 Melon-Choly
  • SC-8 Just Froggy
  • SC-11 Blue Yonder
  • SC-12 Moody Blue
  • SC-15 Tuxedo
  • SC-16 Cotton Tail
  • SC-23 Jack O’ Lantern
  • SC-26 Green Thumb
  • SC-27 Sour Apple
  • SC-33 Fruit of the Vine
  • SC-45 My Blue Heaven
  • SC-55 Yella Bout It
  • SC-74 Hot Tamale
  • SC-76 Cara-Bein Blue
  • SC-85 Orkid
  • SC-93 Honeydew List
  • SG-302 Snowfall

Decorating Accessories

  • AC-220 Detailer Tips and 1oz Bottles
  • RB-106 #6 Script Liner
  • RB-110 10/0 Detail Liner

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Sponge
  • Water
  • Palette
  • Scissors

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