Fish Fingers - Karen Gist

Hi everyone,

Welcome to a new week here on the blog!

A little bit of trivia for you......

What have we been buying for the last 60 

years to feed our families????

You'll never guess.....

Fish Fingers

Yes, it is 60 years since Birdseye started

selling us Fish Fingers!

(Thank you for that Dawn)

I'd never have known that.....so to honour 

our amazing fishermen who go out into the

seas everyday in all weathers, we are having 

a wet week here on the blog!

Today we have Karen Gist with her 

Tando Creative Boat Hanging - 

1.  Cover all the pieces with a light coat of

 Gesso. When dry paint the main part of the 

boat and the fish Turquoise.  Paint the flag 

and circles red and the boat planks and

 the whale in Burnt Sienna mixed with 

a little white to lighten it a little.

2.  Over stamp the boards and the whale using

 Stazon Spiced Chai and a wood effect 

background stamp.  On the fish, dab red

 through the Tando Sequin Waste Mask.  

When dry add doodling to the circles.  

Dab White paint randomly & gently through

 the Tim Holtz Bubble mask on the planks,

 the whale & the flag.

3. Glue the elements to the main section of the

 boat.  Add tiny buttons as shown then thread 

up with string.

Karen says she was so engrossed in her

work that she forgot to take more photos!

I think we will forgive her.

If you fancy making one, this is what 

you'll need -

Tando Creative Boat Hanging

Tando Creative Sequin Waste Mask

Time Holtz Layered Stencil - Bubble 

DecoArt Mixed Media Fluid Acrylics -

 Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Cobalt Turquoise

Tiny Buttons

Bakers Twine

Stazon Ink - Spiced Chai

Ok, that's me done for today,

I'll be back tomorrow.

Jane x