Holiday Gnomes

Designer: Elizabeth Carey

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Instructions

 

  1. Pour CD041 Waving Gnome, CD042 Hands Up Gnome and CD043 Hands on Hips Gnome molds ¼” thick. Refer to casting instructions.
  2. Once they are firm enough to handle, use the sponge to smooth down any casting lines.
  3. Fire to cone 04.
  4. Squeeze around 2 TBS of SC-15 Tuxedo onto the palette. Thin with around 1/2 TSP of water. Using the Soft Fan, brush 1 coat over each piece.
  5. Using a damp sponge, wipe most of the glaze off, leaving it only in the crevices.

Waving Gnome

  1. Using the Script Liner with SC-27 Sour Apple, apply 2 coats to the coat. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  2. Using the Script Liner with SC-74 Hot Tamale, apply 2 coats to the mittens. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  3. Using the Script Liner with SC-48 Camel Back, apple 2 coats to the beard and mustache. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  4. Using the Script Liner with SC-34 Down To Earth, apply 2 coats to the nose. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  5. Using the Soft Fan with SP-216 Speckled Cotton Tail, apply 2 coats to the hat. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  6. Draw a heart on the hat with a pencil.
  7. Using the Script Liner with SC-74 Hot Tamale, apply 2 coats to the heart. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  8. Using the Script Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo, apply 2 coats to the bottom of the hat and feet. Allow glaze to dry between coats. Use the Detail Liner to outline the details and add stitches around the heart.
  9. Dip into NT-CLR Clear One Dipping.
  10. Fire to cone 06.

Hands Up Gnome

  1. Using the Script Liner with SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 2 coats to the coat. Allow glaze to dry between coats. Apply 1 coat to the hat.
  2. Using the Script Liner with SC-46 Rawhide, apply 2 coats to the nose. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  3. Using the Script Liner with SC-83 Tip Taupe, apply 2 coats to the beard. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  4. Using the Script Liner with SC-27 Sour Apple, apply 2 coats to the mittens. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  5. Take MC-001 6mm Low Track Masking Tape and apply it in circles going around the hat to make stripes. Make sure it is firmly pressed down.
  6. Using the Soft Fan with SP-274 Speckled Hot Tamale, apply 2 coats to the hat. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  7. Remove the tape before the glaze is bone dry.
  8. Using the Script Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo, apply 2 coats to the bottom of the hat and feet. Allow glaze to dry between coats. Use the Detail Liner to outline the details.
  9. Dip into NT-CLR Clear One Dipping.
  10. Fire to cone 06.

Hands on Hips Gnome

  1. Using the Script Liner with SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 2 coats to the mittens. Allow glaze to dry between coats. Apply 1 coat to the hat.
  2. Using the Script Liner with SC-42 Butter Me Up, apply 2 coats to the beard. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  3. Using the Script Liner with SC-25 Crackerjack Brown, apply 2 coats to the nose. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  4. Using the Script Liner with SC-74 Hot Tamale, apply 2 coats to the coat. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  5. Take the hole punch and punch out 25-50 holes from the paper. Take the “dots” and dip each one in water and place on the hat. Using the Soft Fan with SC-16 Cotton tail, apply 1 coat over the dots.
  6. Using the Soft Fan with SP-227 Speckled Sour Apple, apply 2 coats to the hat. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  7. Remove the “dots” before the glaze is bone dry.
  8. Using the Script Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo, apply 2 coats to the bottom of the hat and feet. Allow glaze to dry between coats. Use the Detail Liner to outline the details.
  9. Dip into NT-CLR Clear One Dipping.
  10. Fire to cone 06.

Supplies

Form

  • CD041 Waving Gnome
  • CD042 Hands Up Gnome
  • CD043 Hands on Hips Gnome

Colors

  • SC-15 Tuxedo
  • SC-16 Cotton Tail
  • SC-25 Crackerjack Brown
  • SC-26 Green Thumb
  • SC-27 Sour Apple
  • SC-34 Down to Earth
  • SC-42 Butter Me Up
  • SC-46 Rawhide
  • SC-48 Camel Back
  • SC-74 Hot Tamale
  • SC-83 Tip Taupe
  • SP-216 Speckled Cotton Tail
  • SP-227 Speckled Sour Apple
  • SP-274 Speckled Hot Tamale
  • NT-CLR Clear One Dipping

Decorating Accessories

  • MC-001 6mm Low Track Masking Tape
  • RB-144 #4 Soft Fan
  • RB-106 #6 Script Liner
  • RB-110 10/0 Detail Liner

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Sponge
  • Water
  • Casting instructions
  • Palette
  • Pencil
  • Hole punch
  • Paper
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