WINIFRED AND BRAM

By Diane M. Kellogg, Oil Creek Originals

This fun and easy gourd design has a Steam punk feel. Winifred is the pumpkin witch with a twist, while her buddy, Bram even gives Igor a run for his money. Paint them and add embellishments for more of a Steam punk look or leave as is. While these two are painted on Chinese bottle gourds, they can be adapted to most gourd shapes. They can also be adapted to wooden pieces assembled from various parts.

SUPPLIES

SURFACE

• Winifred - 8” Chinese Bottle Gourd (Check online — Etsy® search gourds...etc.) • Bram - 6 1/2” Chinese Bottle Gourd

MISCELLANEOUS EMBELLISHMENTS & SUPPLIES:

• Darice® Small Paper Mache Witch - 7 X 6

Inches Item 3102-675 • Darice® Black Felt Top Hat - 3.125 X 3 X 1.625

Inches Item # 12761 • Castings for decoupage and scrapbooking. (Larger gears, lock, etc.) Mitform.Com • Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Key Adornments #

TH93321 • Jump Rings #TH92726 TimHoltz.Com • Bead Landing ® - Gears #181451, Keys #213187 Michaels.Com • Spare Parts - Watches #922096 HobbyLobbv.

Com • Proflora® Moss Collection -Spanish Moss #Natural HB4 Walmart.Com • Floral Garden Reindeer Moss #14246-1909

Dollar Tree Stores • Twigs for arms, approximate size 6” and 8” • Drill • Drill bits (to drill holes for twig arms) • E6000® Industrial Strength Adhesive • Craft Sponge • DecoArt® Andy Skinner Mixed Media

‘Incognito’ Gears Stencil #ANDY03 • Transfer Paper • Stylus

Artist’s Tip -

For a fun Halloween, place these fun characters on either side of a 'candy cauldron’!

BRUSHES: Royal & Langnickel®

• Majestic Series 4250 -6,12,14 Round (For base coating) • Mini Majestic Series 4200 -Monogram 30/0,

Spotter 20/0, Angular Shader 4 (For line work and shading) • Zen 1/2” Angular Shader Z73A (For shading)

PAINTS: DecoArt® Americana® Acrylics

• Burnt Orange DA016 • Burnt Umber DA064 • Georgia ClayDA017 • Graphite DA161 • Heritage Brick DA129 • Jack O’ Lantern Orange DA229 • Lamp Black DA067 • Marigold DA194 • Milk Chocolate DA174 • Mustard Seed DA264 • Neutral Grey DA95 • Raw UmberDA130 • Sable Brown DA061 • Soft Black DA155 • Warm White DA239 • Yellow Ochre DA008 • Dazzling Metallics Rich Expresso DA245 • DecoArt® Matte Spray

PREPARATION

Clean the gourds. (There are tutorials online, just search cleaning gourds for painting.) You may drill holes for arms before painting. I drilled after, to ensure placement was correct. Base the larger gourd with Burnt Orange. The shading is Heritage Brick. Base the smaller gourd with Georgia Clay. The shading is Heritage Brick. Adjust the pattern to fit your gourd, extend lines and enlarge or reduce to fit your gourd, as needed.

Transfer the pattern with the transfer paper and stylus.

DIRECTIONS FOR BOTH:

Their eyes are based with Warm White, Milk Chocolate and Lamp Black. Shade the brown section with Raw Umber. The eyelashes are Lamp Black. The round left eye on the assistant is done with Burnt Umber. Paint a gear around it with Rich Espresso Metallic. The dots in the eyes are Warm White. Their noses and mouths are based with Mustard Seed, shaded with Jack O’ Lantern Orange and the highlight is Yellow Ochre.

WINIFRED THE WITCH:

Her scarf is based, alternating with Marigold and Georgia Clay. The fringe on the scarf is Marigold. Her hat and apron are based with) Soft Black. Graphite is then sponged on to give a leather-like appearance. They are shaded with Lamp Black. The buttons on the pocket are Slate Grey with Lamp Black dots. Stitch lines are done in Lamp Black. The gears are stenciled with Rich Espresso Metallic. Spray with matte spray. Glue Spanish moss between the hat and head for hair. Add reindeer moss to front brim of hat. Place gears and the castings on top of the moss, glue down. Glue gears in assorted sizes over top of the area where you have painted the gears. Insert the wood twigs into the drilled armholes.

BRAM THE ASSISTANT:

His pants are done in alternating stripes of Soft Black and Neutral Grey. The shading under the vest is Soft Black. His vest is based with Milk Chocolate, sponged with Soft Black for a leatherlook Then, it is shaded with Soft Black. The line work and stitches are Lamp Black. The pocket tops are Soft Black, shaded with Lamp Black and the highlight is Sable Brown. His belt is based with Burnt Umber, it is shaded with Soft Black. The

buckle is Rich Espresso Metallic. The buttons on the pocket are Slate Grey with Lamp Black dots. His hat is based with Burnt Umber, it is shaded with Soft Black. Stitch lines are Lamp Black. Spray with matte spray. Embellishments, if desired, Glue small gear over his left eye. Take the felt hat and scrunch it up in your hands to give it a worn look. Glue gears and the casting onto the front brim. Glue the hat to the head. Glue Watch to the pocket top. Insert the wood twigs into the drilled armholes. Loop heart locket on the left ‘twig’ hand. String a batch of the keys onto a large jump ring, drape over other ‘twig’ hand. Be sure to check out www.oilcreekoriginals.com where you can find more of Diane’s delightful steam punk designs including the steam punk snowmen, Jules & Verne! Smiles! Have fun painting!

Enlarge or reduce the size to the surface of your choice.

Line drawing????

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