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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:18 am 
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good morning to all...

and i (almost) hate to say it...from a "warm and sunny north florida"...(we had the air conditioning on last night)...

the next "flattie" project is shown below...a "caroling family"...note that i have overlapped the figures slightly from the painting pattern...this will make the cutting out easier and stronger...i will add "layers" of details to each figure...probably hat brims, coat collars and the songbooks with hands...i'll post a few pictures of these parts later...oh, yes...there will be lots of colors...

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Wonderful addition, Howard, to the growing village folk flatties!!!


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good morning to all...

here's the "caroling family flattie" cut out and mounted on the base...the base will be shaped at each end after the glue dries...

i've added the layering to the figures...but only went with the hat brims and the songbooks with hands on each one...

primer, paint and glass glitter on the base are next...

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You know Howard--instead of paint--you might want to get a set of really fine tip markers.....


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Howard, Im loving all of your flatties!! Cant wait to see them finished and all together!!


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greetings to all...

"deck the halls with boughs of holly"...

my very best regards...howard...


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Simply marvelous!


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Howard the carolers are beautiful!! I can only imagine the time these take and the steadiness of the hand to paint these beautiful pieces.


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Howard the carolers are beautiful!! I can only imagine the time these take and the steadiness of the hand to paint these beautiful pieces.

here is the most important painting tool...can't work with out mine...there are many brands available...this particular one is by General...highest power they made...viewing distance from work is less than 12"...started wearing them when i made musical instruments...i'm used to working in fractions of millimeters...howard...


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And to think I have been using those mag glasses all this time, thanks Howard I know what I will be shopping for this weekend!!


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