Pa.
Mt. Laurel
Decorative
Painters
Pa.
Mt. Laurel
Decorative
Painters
The
Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel chapter, an affiliated member of the National
Society of Tole and Decorative Painters headquarters in Wichita, Kansas,
began in 1984 with 15 members. They are now over 70 members strong,
meeting once a month. The group welcomes painters of all levels and follow
the guidelines as outlined by the National Society If you are interested
in learning more about our group or becoming a member please contact any
of the officers that are listed at the bottom of this page or send an email
below.There is a membership fee of $20.00 per year and you must also
belong to the National Society of Decorative Painters.
New
this Year: If you paint two of your own surfaces for the annual
luncheon your membership of $20.00 is paid for the upcoming year.
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The National Society of Tole & Decorative Painters, Inc. was organized in 1972. It is now known as The Society of Decorative Painters. They now have currently worldwide over 27,000 members in 315 local chapters. To join this group a membership fee of $40.00 must be paid by December 1st, 2008. Dues postmarked after Dec. 1, 2008 require an additional $5.00 postage and handling fee. This does not apply to Brand-New Members or those who were not a member in 2006-2007. With your membership you will receive a year subscription to their magazine "The Decorative Painter"
PHOTO ALBUM
Photos from Sharon Hamilton Seminar
Jim setting up the screen |
Deb, Penny & Lisa |
Linda working hard |
Deb & Movias working on their Santa |
Bonnie Bell working on her tulips |
Bonnie Bell as usual doing more than one project |
Shanron touching up the face of Santa |
Jeanne and Sherry working on their Santa |
Linda painting the trees on her Santa plate |
Mary and Sharon |
Mary painting on stool |
Sue helping Movias paint trees |
Sharon talking to group about Tradition Paints |
Sharon helping Penny with her tulips |
"Smile Your On Candid Camera" Sherry taking a rest |
Sue & ? (sorry forgot your name) |
Terri finally gets time to paint after handing out paint |
2008 CHAPTER MEETINGS
Wed. Oct. 8th--6:45pm--Fran Aungst will teach, Project is a tin tree ornament. Tin tree may be purchased from Fran.
Sat. Oct. 18th 10:00am--Annual Luncheon--Grandma's Attic. Click below to see pictures of some of the raffle items.
Wed. Nov. 12th--6:45pm---Marie Gardner, Project will be Mt. Laurel Name tag. Wood for this project can be purchased from Marie for $3.00
Wed. Dec.10th--6:45pm---Annual Christmas Party
2009 Meetings
Sat. 9 am. --Jan. Bonnie Hilfiger, will teach the companion to Freezin Frank that she taught last year. Picture below.This project can be painted on the back side of Freezin Frank or the surface of your choice.
This is "Harvest Hank"
ALL SEMINARS ARE HELD AT THE
HUGHEVILLE FIRE HALL AND START AT 9 AM UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 5 PM
SEMINARS
2009
THESE CLASSES ARE OFFERED BY
SOME OF OUR MEMBERS
IF INTERESTED IN ANY PLEASE
CONTACT THEM.
| Sherry Mapes---Home Studio Classes on Wed.
& Thurs night 6-8 pm and Thurs. morning 10-12
Cozette Stoltzfus-- Cozette teaches acrylics
from her home studio in Slate Run, just seconds from the general
Marie Gardner CDA has ongoing classes at Ben Franklin. Call Marie 437-3028 Sue Hock--Teaches acrylic classes in
Bloomsburg on Tues. & Thursday evenings For upcoming class information
Penny Barto--Penny is a Certified Onestroke
teacher and will be teaching classes at Trinity Lutheran
Marti Lee- Marti teaches at A.C.Moore in Muncy
usually the first Sat. of the month. Contact store for information
Lina Ferrara- Lina presents classes at her
studio on Tuesday and Wednesday. Contact Lina at
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Links to Painting Sites
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THE SOCIETY OF DECORATIVE PAINTERS |
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| President: Faith Hunter 570-925-2687
gfhunter@epix.net |
First VP: Marie Gardner 570-437-3028 | 2nd VP: Paula Zener 570-748-4872
pzener@LHUP.edu |
| Treasurer:Mary Lucas 570-748-6586
mwlucas@cub.kcnet.org |
Secretary: Deb Jones 570-753-3512
jonestcdk@comcast.net |
Cor.Secy: Penny Barto 570-584-4691
Cell No. 244-1920 rbarto3527@aol.com |
| Luncheon:Sue Hock 570-784-7973
suzhock@ptd.net |
Newsletter: Sue Hock 570 784-7973
suzhock@ptd.net |
Seminar: Terri Bryan 570-368-3136
terbryan@cs.com |
| Webmaster: Peg Masden 570 962-2143
pmasden@cub.kcnet.org |
WELCOME TO OUR SISTER CHAPTER
The Pine Creek Decorative Artists was formed
in Oct. 2001 with 5 in attendance and three years later they have
a membership of over 30 members.
Many of the members of the Pine Creek
Decorative Artists are also members of the Pa. Mt. Laurel Decorative Painters.
Meetings are held at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural
Center unless otherwise noted or advised on the fourth Wednesday of the
month with the exception of Nov. when the meeting will be moved to
the 3rd .Wed. because of Thanksgiving. Some of the upcoming
Programs are as follows
2008
PINE CREEK DECORATIVE ARTIST PROJECTS FOR 2008
All meetings will be held on the 4th Wed. of the month except for
Nov. 2008 which will be held
on the 3rd. Wed. of the month because of Thanksgiving.
Meeting time will be from 5:30 pm till 8pm
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| Oct.22 | Open House | ||
| Nov. 19th--5:30--Wed | Deb Towes Ornament | Lisa Fidler | Gmeiner |
| Dec. | No Meeting | ||
| Jan. 28, 2009 | Christmas Party |
We request that you come to the seminars 1 hour before starting time so that you can get settled and we can all start promptly.
Any Questions on seminars please
contact Helen Rice
570-376-5271 or gdrhkr@ptd.net
2009 Seminars
April 4-5th--Seminar with Cozette Stoltzfus---Art of Watercolor
Oct. 24-25th---Seminar with Beth Wagner--Rose Theory
click below for Beth's web site and check out her roses.
THE CURRENT OFFICERS FOR PINE CREEK DECORATIVE ARTIST ARE AS FOLLOWS:
| Pres.: Cozette Stoltzfus: 570-753-3821 jstoltz@cub.kcnet.org | VicePresident-Program: Linda Southard:570-376-3052
lindasou@ptd.net |
| 2ndVice Pres:-Membership-Lori Hamblin 570-376-4751
lhamblin@ptd.net |
Secretary:Mary Lou Wertz :570-724-6421
mlwertz@ptd.net |
| Treas: Helen Rice: 570-376-5271
gdrhkr@ptd.net |
Seminar Chairman: Helen Rice
570-376-5271 gdrhkr@ptd.net |
TIPS AND HINTS
To
eliminate any paint splattering after shaking up a bottle of acrylic paint,
tap the bottom of the bottle on the table before you open
the lid.
A new way to use DecoArt
Easy Float is to mix equal parts of water and Easy Float together and add
a drop or two of this mixture to
your puddle of paint on
your palette. The strokes almost paint themselves and the paint just
glides on the surface.
When you find something in a magazine to paint and the patterns are stapled in the center and you have to remove them to access the pattern. How do you reattach them? Here are a couple of ideas to help. 1. Staple a plastic bag with a closure on the inside of the cover and slip the pattern into the bag. That way the pattern is always with the book. 2. Another solution is to use elastic cord.Cut a piece of cording the appropriate length and tie the two ends together in the middle of the book/magazine and then slide the insert underneath.No more staples or lost patterns.
How to resize a pattern
To reduce,divide the size it is
by the size you want it to be. For example, if
the pattern is 10 inches, and you
want it to be six inches, divide 10 by 6 and
you get .60 or 60%. Reproduce at
60% of the original. To enlarge, divide the
size you want it to be by the size
it is. If you want your 10" original to be
14" you divide 14 by 10 and get
1.40. Enlarge at 140%.
One very important HINT, if
you are working with Extender and your paint
doesn't want to move, DO NOT ADD
EXTRA EXTENDER. Learn from my mistake,
it is like driving a car on BLACK
ICE. (B.J.& P.M.)
If you place one copper penny
in each of the four corners of
a wet palette it will keep mold
from forming and eliminate odors.(A.T.)
