Miss Helga Herbs
copyright ©
Monica Wilson
No one loves herbs like Helga!
Copyright © Monica Wilson 1999
May be used for fun and profit and teaching in class. No mass or commercial
reproduction without consent from Monica Wilson.
Accent Country Color Paints:
Adobe Wash - Bottom of dress, wings, legs, stripes on cheeks.
Light Flesh - Face
Black Green - Dress
Barn Red - Heart, cheeks, mouth.
Soft Black - Eyes, linework.
Tumbleweed - Checkerboard on bottom section of dress.
Fingerberry Red - Stripes on legs.
Supplies:
| Checkerboard stencil 10" grapevine wreath One 'N Only - brown fanci fiber hair 19 gauge wire 3" grapevine basket (hat) Small flowers Spanish moss Sponge Brush |
#1 Liner brush Drill Glue Hot glue gun ½" pine for body, heart ¼"pine for wings Two 9" - ¾ dowel rods for legs |
Instructions:
- Cut and trace pattern on to wood.
- Basecoat all parts
Light Flesh - face
Black green - dress
Adobe Wash - bottom of dress, legs and wings
Barn Red - heart - Stripe legs with Fingerberry Red. checkerboard the bottom of dress with Tumbleweed.
- Letter and dot letters with end of a 1" sponge brush using Adobe Wash.
- Dry brush cheeks Barn Red. Dot eyes Soft Black.
- Stripe cheeks Adobe Wash using a #1 liner.
- Drill holes. Attach legs with 19 gauge wire.
- Nail on heart/
- Sand off all edges.
- Antique with Apple Butter Brown.
- Glue on hair.
- Wood glue on wings and drill holes in wings for hanging.
- Staple on basket to head and glue on moss and flowers.
- Tear apart a 10" grapevine wreath and staple it around Helga.
This line drawing needs to be enlarged to fit an 8½" by 14" paper.
