TAIrving Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 My searches have all failed to find the desired post. I think it was earlier this year but maybe last year. The post showed a special type of paint/coating on a dwarf’s beard that really made it stand out. Any help much appreciated, thanks in advance. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 I use DecoArt® Snow Writer Paint. I get at Michaels Really fun stuff. I find it better to paint white under it. John B, WayneMahler, Jim McDonald and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 That looks like what I was looking for. Thanks Don. WayneMahler and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Do you have a pattern for the gnome? My wife is quite taken with it. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, TAIrving said: Do you have a pattern for the gnome? My wife is quite taken with it. Attached is the PDF with instructions that I did for someone on another forum. If you have any questions please let me know. New spring gnome.pdf OCtoolguy and oldhudson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Thank you Don. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Thanks Don OCtoolguy and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Programming note: If anyone has downloaded the PDF, it was created with Inkscape 1.2 using multipage option. It opens just fine in Acrobat but if you want to modify I have found that when I open it I get a grey desktop. I found that if you open new document and then import the PDF it gives you a clean SVG to modify. (you can delete blank page and the instructions with the page option- the bottom of the left tool bar) barb.j.enders, OCtoolguy and John B 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john nelson Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Another way to reproduce this project would be to just make a paper copy of the photo (full size) and glue it to the wood and cut out. Quick and no painting...no mess. Cute project. What is DecoArt® Snow Writer Paint? JAN John B, danny and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 hour ago, john nelson said: What is DecoArt® Snow Writer Paint? JAN I get it at Michaels for about $4.00 CDN Amazon is way more money OCtoolguy and John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john nelson Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Just what do you use it for?????? Texture????? Just HOW do you use it? When and why would you want to have snow??? I never heard of it ?????? ( I have lived a very sheltered life....Lol). jAN OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 5 hours ago, john nelson said: Just what do you use it for?????? Texture????? Just HOW do you use it? When and why would you want to have snow??? I never heard of it ?????? ( I have lived a very sheltered life....Lol). jAN John, yes it is used to add texture usually to painted projects that you want “snow” on, at least that was its original intent when put out. Decorative painters like Tole Painters, or like Sheila Landry’s painted projects have been using it for years. But as Don has shown, it can be used to add a white texture to any white item like here on the gnome’s beard which decorative painters have also done so it’s not limited to using for just “snow”. It has been around for many years so perhaps you have been living a sheltered life. 🫢 John B, john nelson and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 3 hours ago, meflick said: John, yes it is used to add texture usually to painted projects that you want “snow” on, at least that was its original intent when put out. Decorative painters like Tole Painters, or like Sheila Landry’s painted projects have been using it for years. But as Don has shown, it can be used to add a white texture to any white item like here on the gnome’s beard which decorative painters have also done so it’s not limited to using for just “snow”. It has been around for many years so perhaps you have been living a sheltered life. 🫢 Must be something to do with John's I had never heard of it either, But.............................. then again it could be because we don't have snow OCtoolguy, meflick and john nelson 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 hour ago, John B said: Must be something to do with John's I had never heard of it either, But.............................. then again it could be because we don't have snow Wait, what about "The Man From Snowy River"? You must have snow somewhere near a river. john nelson and John B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 hour ago, OCtoolguy said: Wait, what about "The Man From Snowy River"? You must have snow somewhere near a river. That's the other-siders mate, Those that live in that largely unexplored region, East of the WA border. Jim McDonald, danny, OCtoolguy and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 9 hours ago, John B said: That's the other-siders mate, Those that live in that largely unexplored region, East of the WA border. Sounds like the U.S. 300 years ago. Who knows what's over there. Maybe time to check it out. John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 1:29 PM, john nelson said: I never heard of it ?????? Snow is a form of precipitation that falls in the winter time. We had way too much of it this year. meflick, danny, OCtoolguy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 Given our present heat wave I could do with a little snowy weather for a day or two. John B, OCtoolguy, danny and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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