In our new Santa ornament series we're bringing some of our favorite Santas from Jo Sonja's 50 year treasury of whimsical design. The Folk Art Santa series, and there will be many other designs, both historical and new, added as we go along. Also look for other new series coming soon!
Another wonderful outlet for our creative journey, each ornament is done out of mdf and laser cut with intricate detail. The patterns are etched on the surface for ease of painting. If you prefer to not use the etching, it can be painted over with Gesso or Texture paste and then the pattern can be applied - as you prefer.
The busy night is over, Mr. and Mrs. Claus dance with joy, another job well done. First published in the book "Grandma Paints an Old Fashioned Christmas" in 1985 - it is now available as pattern packet JP3056 - Christmas Day in the Morning. If you have that packet already then you have the instruction for painting this design and can just purchase the blank. If you need the instruction for this Santa then there is an option listed below that is available for that as well.
Unpainted ornament:
Mr. Claus is approximately 6 1/4" tall by 3 1/4" wide.
Mediums:
Painting medium of choice
Retarder Medium
Clear Glaze Medium
Texture Paste (optional)
Paints:
Jo Sonja’s Artist’s Colors
Burgundy
Napthol Crimson
Amethyst
Prussian Blue
Sapphire
Aqua
Norwegian Orange
Raw Sienna
Yellow Oxide
Carbon Black
Brown Earth
Warm White