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The Yellow Rose Chapter Decorative Painting Cruise

Save the date – September 9, 2012 - Decorative Painting Cruise
The Yellow Rose Chapter, Dallas, TX is in the planning stages for hosting a 7 day painting cruise on the Star Princess, Princess Cruise Line departing from Seattle, Washington on September 9th, 2012. Ports of call: Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway, Alaska and Victoria, British Columbia. More information to come – watch our website: www.yellowrosechapter.com for updates on cruise and classes.
Email – Rory Morgan, Cruise Committee Chair, or mail to address: 20 A Rhea Mills Cr, Prosper, TX 75078.
PS – the Seattle Painting Convention starts on SEPTEMBER 19th, 2012 – what a great way to add on some more painting and shopping time.

Hamburger Soup

In a large skillet, brown
1lb ground beef
1c onion, chopped

Place in crock pot and add:
1c potatoes cubed
1c carrots sliced
½ pkg broccoli cabbage slaw
1-2lb can diced tomatoes
1 qt water

Add:
1 bay leaf
¼ tsp basil
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp thyme
1 tbsp salt

When veggies begin to soften:
Sprinkle ¼c rice

Orange Brownies

1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
4 eggs
2 tsp. pure orange extract
1 tsp. grated orange zest

Glaze

1 c. confectioners' sugar
2 Tbsp. orange juice
1 tsp. grated orange zest

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease a 13 x 9 x 2 pan and set aside. In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. Add butter, eggs, orange extract and orange zest and beat with a handheld electric mixer until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until light golden brown and set. Remove from oven and pierce top of entire cake with a fork.

Glaze: Combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring until smooth. Pour glaze over cake while still warm. Cool cake and cut into squares.

Courtesy of Paula Dean, 2003 Television Food Network, Recipe given to her by Robin Wilson, Altamonte Springs FL.

Sparkling Berry Mold

2 cups boiling reduced calorie cranberry juice cocktail
1 pkg. (8-serving size) JELL-O Cherry Flavor Sugar Free Gelatin
1-1/2 cups cold club soda or seltzer
1/4 cup creme de cassis (optional) I omitted this
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 cup blueberries
1 cup raspberries
1 cup sliced strawberries

Directions:
STIR boiling juice into gelatin in large bowl 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold club soda, liqueur and lemon juice. Refrigerate about 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression).

TOSS berries gently. Stir in 2 cups of the berries. Spoon into 6-cup mold or bowl sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

UNMOLD. Garnish with remaining 1 cup berries.

It's a Barn Quilt

On a recent trip to Iowa I saw an amazing Quilt! It is 20 feet by 20 feet and it's painted on plywood. Here are a couple of pictures. They are painted while the plywood is on the ground, not hanging on the barn. If you are having any trouble visualizing the size it's approximately the size of a 2 car garage!

Ruby Koch - Quilt Entry

Spring AZ Quilters Guild March 2011 Show
3rd Place - Theme - Spring Walk & Talk

The fabric was all hand painted with textile colors. The roadrunners and cactus were hand appliqued to the background. There was "thread painting" on the roadrunners and cactus. The cactus blooms were done with free motion embroidery and it was machine quilted.

Almond Danish

Agatha Turner

1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 tablespoons water

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup water
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup flour
3 eggs

sliced almonds
1-1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons soft butter
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
a drop water to mix

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub together 1 cup flour and 1/2 cup butter. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons water. Press pastry together. Divide in half. On ungreased cookie sheett, pat out into 2 strips, 12" x 3" and 3" apart.
Place 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water in pan. Heat to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon almond extract. Pour all at once (stirring all the time) into bowl containing 1 cup flour. Beat quickly to stop lumping. When smooth add eggs (one at a time), beating after each until smooth.
Divide batter in half and spread over pastry strips. Bake about 50 minutes until top is crisp and golden. Cool. Frost with glaze (below).
For Glaze: Combine confectioner's sugar, 2 tablespons soft butter, and 1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract with just enough water to make a smooth glaze. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.

Best PAINT Glaze Mix

Agatha Turner

6 Tablespoons Water base Varnish
6 Tablespoons Jo Sonja All Purpose Sealer
10 Tablespoons Water
1/2 teaspoon Mild Detergent
......... Mix Well ........

This amount will fit in 1 pint jar.
I use J. W. Right- Step Clear Varnish... Matte.
When using glaze, brush on very thin, with no puddles.
This recipe will not thicken, or yellow.

Packing Help for "Seminars - Conference - Classes"

We have a couple of Packing Lists for you to download. Full Color List or Black and White List! They are in a pdf format for you to print as checklists. The lists are available in an Excel format. Click to request from the webmaster. This can give you an opportunity to customize for your own use. There will be some of each type at the May meeting. They WILL NOT solve all your problems of forgetting things. If you have any suggestions to make the checklists more user friendly please send an email.
Thanks,
Webmaster

Discontinued Americana Colors - Color Mixes

Following is a list of Discontinued Americana colors and our current color mixes, with ratio's, to create those colors.
DISCONTINUED IN 2006
DA176 OLDE GOLD - - - CAD YELLOW DAO10 + ANTIQUE GREEN DA147 - 2:1 ( 2 parts Cad Yellow + 1 parts Ant. Green )
DA183 - DEEP SHADOW - - - OXBLOOD DA139 + GOLDEN STRAW DA168 - 4:1
DA182 DELANE'S CHEEK COLOR - - - COUNTRY RED DAO18 + YELLOW OCHRE DA08 - 2:1
DA109 - TAUPE - - - DOVE GREY DAO69 + DRIFTWOOD DA171 - 2:2
DA103 - CORAL ROSE - - - CAD. RED DAO15 + TAFFY CREAM DA05 - 2:1
DA217 - PEACH SHERBET - - - FLESHTONE DA078 + BURNT ORANGE DA016 - 10:1
DA224 - CERULEAN BLUE - - - ULTRA MARINE BLUE DA225 + BLUE GREEN DA142 - 1:1 + A TOUCH OF WHITE
DISCONTINUED IN 2010
DA105 - BLUE GREY/MIST - - - NEUTRAL GREY DAO95 + DOVE GREY DAO69 + ANTIQUE TEAL DA158 - 8:3:1
DA181 - DELANE'S DARK FLESH - - -GINGERBREAD DA216 + ROOKWOOD RED DAO97 - 2:1
DAO49 – DARK PINE - - - DEEP TEAL DA116 + HOLLY GREEN DAO48 – 2:1
DAO37 – BLUEBERRY - - -WEDGEWOOD DAO38 + NAVY BLUE DAO35 – 2:1
DAO90 - WARM NEUTRAL – --PINK CHIFFON DA192 + MINK TAN DAO92 – 1:1
DA115 – BLUE HAZE— - ANTIQUE TEAL DA158 + WILLIAMSBURG BLUE DAO40 –2:1
DA116 – DEEP TEAL -- - ANTIQUE TEAL DA158 + MISTLETOE DAO53 – 2:1
DA136—BASE FLESH –- HIGH-LITE FLESH DAO24 + SHADING FLESH DA137 + YELLOW OCHRE DAO8 – 6:3:1
DA188 – FRENCH MOCHA –- SHADING FLESH DA137 + BURNT SIENNA DAO63 – 1:1
DA189 – SUMMER LILAC --- SOFT LILAC DA237 + VIOLET HAZE DA197 + ORCHID DAO33 + WISTERIA DA211 – 1:1:1:1
DA216 – SOFT PEACH --- TITANIUM WHITE DAO1 + PEACHES & CREAM DAO23 + CAMEL DA191 –6:1:1
DA110 – BLUSH FLESH --- DUSTY ROSE DAO25 + PEACHES & CREAM DAO23 -- 5:1

PrismaColor Pencil Info

PrismaColor Pencil Storage Question-Sanford Consumer Affairs
The company's artist says to tell you to keep those colored pencils in a controlled environment, room temp if possible. Anything above 90 degree's is not recommended, but they will survive if you have to go over 90 degrees for traveling in your car. This is VERY important in Arizona.

Colored Chalkboard Paint

Material:

3 teaspoons acrylic paint [color of choice]
1-1/2 teaspoons glazing medium [water based]
1/2 teaspoon powder tile grout [Not Sanded]

How to:
The single most frequently asked question is where can I buy colored chalk board paint? Unfortunately, this product was discontinued a few years back and I have not been able to find another... so with a little effort, I managed to put together a recipe that works! Now you can make your own chalk board paint in any color you choose and don't have to settle for the standard black and green.

Mix together all of the ingredients listed above, blend really well and that's it. You now have chalkboard paint! You should only mix as much as you will need for your project. It doesn't keep well, but can be stored in an air tight container for a few hours. After a longer period of time, the paint will begin to thicken a little and become a bit brittle.

Helpful Hints:
Apply your paint with a regular paint brush and allow each coat of paint to dry completely, before applying the next. After each coat of paint, gently sand the paint with a 400 grit or higher grit sandpaper and wipe away any dust. This will help keep your painted surface nice and smooth.

You also need to condition your chalkboard, once you have finished painting. Be sure your paint is completely dry. Place a piece of chalk on the side and rub over the entire chalkboard surface, covering the entire area with chalk. Using a felt cloth, wipe off the chalk you just applied. With a slightly damp cloth, wipe the chalkboard clean.
Now your chalkboard is ready!

Multimedia Art Board

While in Las Vegas, I took a class with Tina Norris. She is a colored pencil/watercolor pencil instructor. We used a new product called Multimedia Art Board. It comes in black or white and various sizes. We were first given a small piece of the art board. It just snapped when you applied pressure to fold it. The teacher took the art board and placed it in hot water and let it soak. After a few minutes we all got a piece of damp art board for class. We used watercolor pencils for our project and the surface was soft. It was a wonderful surface to use, I was really amazed. By the time we were done drawing our pieces, the surface was almost dry. I have never used watercolor pencils before and I don't know how water is normally applied, but this was very easy to use.

I suggest everyone check out the web site at www.multimediaartboard.com. I can bring a sample of the art board and my project to the next meeting if anyone is interested.

Susan Phillips