{"id":33423,"date":"2020-10-02T09:48:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T09:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=33423"},"modified":"2021-07-15T09:54:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T09:54:24","slug":"decorative-painting-things-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-things-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Things for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-mmd-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Things for Christmas is a Decorative Painting project to cheer up your Christmas\" class=\"wp-image-33400 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Things for Christmas<\/strong> is a Decorative Painting design that might seem difficult, but that\u2019s actually a lot of fun to do! It could be a little longer compared to others, but I am sure you will be very happy in the end!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main surface is a kind of tree and has a front panel that can be changed according to the season. And I have to say&#8230; this is something that I personally love!<br>There are other designs for the same surface: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-things-for-spring\" target=\"_blank\">Things for Spring<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-things-for-fall\">Things for Fall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-things-for-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Things for Summer!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this design, you can practice the basics of Decorative Painting, for instance: shading and highlights, floats and drybrush, the liner brush.<br>In addition, there are also other interesting techniques: distressing with a brush and a fun technique to paint the edges of the ornaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Things for Christmas<\/strong> is actually a Decorative Painting design containing 2 projects, because there are instructions for both front panel and ornaments.<br>However, also the single pattern packet is available, one only for the ornaments and one only for the front panel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you like ornaments, you may be interested also in the Folky designs: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-folky-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fall,<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-folky-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Winter,<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-folky-spring\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spring<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-folky-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer.<\/a><br>If you like the idea of having one surface that you can \u201cdress\u201d according to the season, you may like also <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-i-love-you-in-every-season\/\" target=\"_blank\">I love you in every season,<\/a> or also the \u201cSeasonal Notes\u201d designs: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-seasonal-notes-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fall,<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-seasonal-notes-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Winter,<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-seasonal-notes-spring\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spring<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/project\/decorative-painting-deasonal-notes-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like to learn something about Decorative Painting? Check out some tutorials on my <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDrmdpar4G4x_mSKlP3V8Yg\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong> channel: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EpGyD7ItyWc\" target=\"_blank\">how to float colors<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5Gkqfa3Uz2E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to drybrush,<\/a> that are the basics of Decorative Painting techniques, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xO9yZ2Hj0H0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to prepare the surface<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y4JibwaXmfM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to use the liner brush.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, do you also want to paint your own project <strong>Things for Christmas<\/strong>??? You can find the packet with complete step by step instructions and linedrawings at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/en\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SHOP<\/a>&nbsp;section!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-panel_mmd-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"33404\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-panel_mmd-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/things-for-christmas-panel_mmd\/\" class=\"wp-image-33404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-panel_mmd-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-panel_mmd-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-ornaments-mmd-1016x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"33402\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-ornaments-mmd-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/things-for-christmas-ornaments-mmd\/\" class=\"wp-image-33402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-ornaments-mmd-980x987.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.marikamorettidesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Things-for-Christmas-ornaments-mmd-480x484.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1016px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things for Christmas is a Decorative Painting design that might seem difficult, but that\u2019s actually a lot of fun to do! 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