Santa Cookie Tray - Craft

Who couldn’t use an extra tray or two to serve up all the yummy cookies that everyone loves to bake or receive during the holidays?  If you are feeling crafty and love to paint, here is cute little tray I found online at http://www.saralpaper.com/santa_tray.html  Designed by Dianne Buscema-Gerogianis

Required Materials: White Saral Wax-Free Transfer Paper Wood Tray from Michaels Delta Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint in these colors: Antique Gold Light Foliage Green Apple Green Medium Foliage Green Black Nectar Coral Bright Red Pumpkin Buttercream Santa's Flesh Candy Bar Brown Spice Brown Cape Cod Blue Tomatoe Spice Dark Foliage Green Golden Brown Loew-Cornell Comfort Handle Brushes #1 Liner (series 3350) #8 Flat Shader (series 3300) #4 Flat Shader (series 3300) #2 Round (series 3020) Delta Ceramcoat All-Purpose Sealer Delta Ceramcoat Matte Varnish Stylus Old toothbrush Sponge brush Brown paper bag Small 1/4" check stencil Small stencil sponge

Instructions:
Step 1: Surface Preparation
Apply sealer to entire tray using sponge brush and let dry. Basecoat tray with "Cape Cod Blue" paint. Use old toothbrush and "White" paint to "splatter" tray. Let paint dry completely.

Step 2: Transfer Santa Pattern to Tray
Download the Santa Pattern by clicking here using Adobe Acrobat Reader (if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here to get it for free!). Using "White" Saral Wax-Free Transfer Paper, transfer the pattern you've downloaded onto the tray.

Step 3: Paint the Pattern using this color guide:
Santa's Head:
Skin Santa's Flesh
Eyebrows, Moustache & Beard Buttercream shaded with Golden Brown
Nose & Mouth Nectar Coral
Cheeks Nectar Coral dot with White
Eyes Black
Santa's Body:
Jacket Tomatoe Spice with stenciled checks and shading with Candy Bar Brown and highlights with Pumpkin
Jacket Trim Buttercream shaded with
Golden Brown
Belt Black with buckle in Antique Gold
Hat Tomatoe Spice shaded with Candy Bar Brown and highlights with Pumpkin
Pompom Buttercream shaded with
Candy Bar Brown
Pants Tomatoe Spice highlights with Pumpkin and shaded with Candy Bar Brown.
Mittens Medium Foliage Green highlights with Apple Green and stripes with Bright Red
Boots Spice Brown shaded with Candy Bar Brown highlights with Golden Brown
Boot Soles Black

Holly:
Leaves Dark Foliage Green
Leaf veins Medium Foliage Green
Berries Bright Red

Tree:
Needles Dark Foliage Green highlights with Light Foliage Green
Trunk Spice Brown
Peppermint Candies White with Bright Red stripes
Garland Bright Red
Gift Box 1 White with Bright Red ribbon, bow and dots
Gift Box 2 Bright Red with Medium Foliage Green dots
Gift Box 3 Medium Foliage Green with Bright Red and White stripes
(Note: When finished painting gift boxes, outline each with Black)

Background Snowflakes:
Flakes White

Step 4: Finishing
When painted tray is completely dry, apply two coats of varnish with sponge brush, allowing each coat to dry completely before applying the next coat. When dry, lightly "sand" tray using brown paper bag.

Enjoy Your Santa Cookie Tray!