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 OF SEMINAR
Bobbie and Mary |
Karen and Bobbie |
Kris and Terri |
Bobbi & Linda |
Paula--our "Water Bucket Filler Upper" |
Lunch Time--Terri |
Lisa |
Movia showing off her Llama shirt |
RECIPES
The following recipe was made
by Bonnie Bell for the recent seminar and she made it
again for the meeting in April.
YUM!
BONNIE'S EASTER CARROT CAKE BARS
3 EGGS
1 1/4 CUP VEG. OIL (I USED OLIVE OIL)
(beat above for 2 min.)
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt
(mix above and add by 1/3rds with wet ingredients
below)
Drain 12oz. can of cooked carrots and mash (may use
baby food instead)
3 1/2 oz applesauce
3 1/2 oz. baby food appricots (optional)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Bake 350o for 20-25 minutes in a greased or baking
sprayed 15x10x1 inch pan. Can also be
made in a 13x11 regular pan for thicker bars.
FROSTING
1 package of room tep. cream cheese
1/2 cup real butter
1 tsp. vanilla
3 3/4 cup confectioners sugar.
Mix above and frost cooled cake.
ENJOY
2009 CHAPTER MEETINGS
Wed. May 14th--6:45pm--Part two
of the project with Sue Hock. Part one was painted at the April meeting.
Picture of project below. This is an insert for a wreath.
Wed. June 17th---6:45pm---We will painting ornaments for
the Christmas tree that will be auctioned off at the Luncheon in Oct. Several
members will be teaching different ornaments or you may
paint ornaments of your own choice. If you were not at the last meeting
to sign up for the different groups just bring the basic painting supplies
and there will be something
for you to do.
Wed.. July 16th--6:00pm--Christmas In
July--Christmas in July will be held at Indian Park in Montoursville on
Wed. July 15th. at 6:00pm Please bring a dish to share. There
will be a gift and ornament
exchange if you wish to participate.
DIRECTIONS: On I-180 take the Montoursville exit next to Wal-Mart.
At the stop sign turn right toward Wal-Mart. Travel 7/10 of a mile
to the entrance
of Indian Park. When you turn into the park you will see the restrooms.
Go over the speed bump and you will see the Pravilion. You
are there.
(These directions are if you are coming from Williamsport) You might
have to adjust depending on which directions you are coming from but if
you find Wal-Mart
you should have no problem. If you have any questions contact any
of the officers.
Wed. Aug.19th---6:45pm---Luncheon Ticket Distribution
Wed. Sept.9th---6:45pm---Penny Bartoo will
teach a project ---Painting on keys. Pictures below. Keep a
look out for old skeleton keys or you can order
them from CD Wood--- SKELETON
KEYS
Santa Key |
Gingerbread Key |
Snowman Key |
Wed. Oct. 14th---6:45pm---Lisa Fidler will teach --Project will be a Church scene painted on a surface of your choice. Pictures below are painted as ornaments.
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Wed. Nov. 11th---6:45pm---TBA
Wed. Dec. 9th---6:45pm---Christmas Party
| THE ENCHANTED FORREST LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD ON SAT. OCT. 31ST AT THE
GENETTI IN WILLIAMSPORT AT 10AM.
To see pictures of the large raffle tickets painted pieces to be chanced off, click the link below |
BUS TRIP TO PEORIA IN 2009
The following information is for the SDP 37th Annual
Conference & Expo being held on June 16-20-2009
For the 2009 convention, Penns Woods Painters is looking to charter
a
bus for the trip from here, Mechanicsburg/Harrisburg, PA to Peoria,
IL.
It is anticipated that this trip will be 12 - 15 hours, base on meal
stops, and will be done in 1 day.
I don't know if you all have explored the logistics of a bus trip to
Peoria, but PWP is interested in learning if you and your members would
be interested in joining them in chartering this bus. The PWP
target
date for deciding to contract for this bus is December 15.
The bus that PWP is looking to charter is a 47 passenger bus.
At this point PWP is hopeful that 20-25
of their members will commit to attending this convention and traveling
via this bus.
With 40 people on the bus the cost would be approximately $240.00 per
person
If you or any of your members would be interested, please contact Jackie
Nowak, President, PWP at jlnowak@aol.com by December 15. Jackie's
telephone number is 717-766-6079.
Let's see if we can help each other get to Peoria.
ALL SEMINARS ARE HELD AT THE
HUGHEVILLE FIRE HALL AND START AT 9 AM UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 5 PM
SEMINARS
2009
On Sept. 26th and 27th we will
have a seminar with Marie Gardner.
Check back for more information
on this seminars. Pictures of the project to be painted
were voted on at theApril and
May meeting. Picture of the project chosen below.
KEEP A WATCH OUT FOR THESE
UPCOMING SEMINARS
On March 13th-14th, 2010 we will have a seminar with Mary Owen, this is pen and ink.
On Sept 18th & 19th,
2010 we will have a seminar with Tina Norris who teaches many
mediums including colored pencil
techniques.
AND
ONCE AGAIN
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER SEMINAR
WITH
MAUREEN MCNAUGHTON
This will be in 2011
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
and watercolors from her home studio in Slate Run, just seconds from
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
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@verizon.net |
| 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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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.)
