Cat Climbing Jolly Tree

Designer: Laura Fraedrich

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Instructions

  1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
  2. Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 2 coats of FN-010 Tree Green to the outside of the Jolly Tree.
  3. Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round brush, apply one thick coat of FN-054 Pistachio to the flat parts of the front of the tree, using individual strokes to give the appearance of branches. Load the brush and push down with it onto the tree so that the glaze is thicker on the sides and thinner in the middle of the stroke. They should look streaky. Don’t apply these to the curly parts of the tree. See pattern for more details. Let dry completely.
  4. Using a pencil and the clay carbon paper, trace the pattern onto the front of the tree.
  5. Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round brush, apply two coats of SC-23 Jack O’ Lantern to the cat except for his belly and his eyes.
  6. Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round brush, apply two coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail to the cat’s belly and his eyes.
  7. Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round brush, apply two coats of SC-74 Hot Tamale to make random small circles on the front of the tree for ornaments. Repeat with SC-97 Cantelope, SC-11 Blue Yonder, and SC-76 Cara-Bein Blue.
  8. Fill the AC-219 Designer Bottle with Writer Tip with SC-15 Tuxedo. Outline the cat and the ornaments, and draw in his facial features.
  9. Fill the AC-219 Designer Bottle with Writer Tip with SC-16 Cotton Tail. Add highlights to the ornaments and add small dots all over the front of the tree.
  10. Fill the AC-219 Designer Bottle with Writer Tip with SC-75 Orange-A-Peel and draw in the stripes on the cat according to the photo.
  11. Using the CB-110 Mini Liner Brush, fill in the cat’s nose and ear with SC-95 Pinkie Swear.
  12. Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 2 coats of CR-931 Appletini to the rest of the tree around the flat area of the front where the design is painted.
  13. Stilt and fire to cone 06.

Supplies

Form

  • MB-1462 Jolly Christmas Tree

Colors

  • FN-010 Tree Green
  • FN-054 Pistachio
  • SC-15 Tuxedo,
  • SC-97 Cantelope
  • SC-23 Jack o’ Lantern
  • SC-75 Orange-A-Peel
  • SC-74 Hot Tamale
  • SC-95 Pinkie Swear
  • SC-11 Blue Yonder
  • SC-76 Cara-Bein Blue
  • SC-16 Cotton Tail
  • CR-931 Appletini

Decorating Accessories

  • CB-604 #4 Soft Fan Brush,
  • CB-404 #4 Pointed Round
  • CB-110 Mini Liner Brush
  • AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper
  • AC-219 Designer Bottle with Writer Tip (3)

Miscellaneous Accessories

 

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