Classes moved to Wednesdays for the rest of the year

Update your calendars!  I altered my previous post.  I've moved the last four classes of 2014 from Thursdays to Wednesdays.  Reserve your spot now!  I only have one seat available for this Wednesday's class!

New Classes Scheduled!

I'm sad I missed having Halloween projects; I have some awesome ones I want to share that will have to wait until next year.  I am, however, excited to announce new classes on Thursday nights starting November 13th through to Christmas!  The classes will be at my house in Cranberry TWP, and all paint and surfaces are provided unless otherwise specified.  All of the projects would make wonderful Christmas gifts!  Classes are 7:00 - 9:00 pm, but plan on staying until 9:30 to allow time for clean-up.

Wildflower Vase
Thursday, November 13, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $25
Vase and enamel paints provided

This gorgeous, large vase is surprisingly easy and of course fun to paint.  I only have four of these, so reserve your spot early!

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Chrysanthemum Chalk Board
Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $25
11 x 17 canvas, chalkboard paint, and acrylic paint provided

Learn how to paint these amazing chrysanthemums!  There's a new trick to them I learned at convention last summer.  The background is black chalkboard paint.  This would make a wonderful gift for that someone special!

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Santa Canvas
Wednesday, December 3, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $25
12 x 24 canvas and acrylic paint provided

I learned to paint this adorable Santa canvas during convention last summer.  I will take you step by baby step.  What a cute decoration for your walls!

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Welcome Sign
Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $25
Surface and paints provided.  Complete Dewberry worksheet packet included.

This is one of the remaining Crafty Wave kits I have in stock.  I only have four, so reserve your place quickly!  Hang this by your front door or give as a customized Christmas gift.  There is an alternate pattern you can paint on the back at home.

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Holiday Wine Glasses
Wednesday, December 17, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $20
Bring your own glasses (or any preferred surface, even cards)
Enamel Paints included

Let's have our own Christmas Party!  I will teach these sweet, sweet little guys, the owls, gingerbread man, and reindeer.  I will be demonstrating painting them on glasses, but you can bring whatever surface you prefer, be it tile coasters or card stock.

Call me at 724-772-9712 or e-mail me at danellesdesigns@hotmail.com to schedule a class.

SPECIAL OFFER:  Take all five classes for $100.  You save $20!
Sorry, no refunds.  If unable to attend, you will still receive any worksheets and surfaces provided.  Must be purchased by end of class on November 13th.

Schedule your personal face painting appointment today!

Fall is in the air, days are getting shorter, and Halloween is just around the bend.  Schedule a face painting appointment at my house to get your face painted to match your costume (or to be your costume!)  All your friends will be wowed and jealous!  The average full-face design costs $10 for a custom design.  Give me a call today!  724-772-9712

New classes to be announced soon!

My class schedule had to be shelved over the summer and for a while this fall while my family adjusted to a new school year.  Add in some health issues, and I hope you understand the lack of class offerings!  I have all kinds of projects to share with you and hope to get a calendar filled soon, so stay tuned!  Here are samples for some of the classes I'd love to hold:

Country Road Canvas Class THIS Saturday

This is one class you will not want to miss!

Date:    May 17, 2014
Time:   1:00 - 5:30 pm
Place:   Danelle's house (205 St. Leonards Lane, Cranberry TWP, PA  16066
Cost:   $35

Don't miss the chance to paint this original canvas painting!  Space is limited.  Call or e-mail today to reserve your spot.

Supply List:

16" x 20" Canvas (Canvases are available for purchase for $5 during class.)

Double Loader

Water basin

Painting sponge

Folk Art Acrylic Brushes

Table Easel

Styrofoam plates

Paint will be provided

Class tomorrow night at my house! - Welcome Sign

Only four seats left!  Call (724-772-9713) or e-mail (danellesdesigns@hotmail.com) to sign up today!

Cost:  $30
Location:  Danelle's House (205 St. Leonards Lane, Cranberry TWP, PA  16066)
Time:  6:30 - 9:00
Paint and surfaces provided.

Supply List:
Folk Art Acrylic brushes
Painting sponge
Double Loader
Water Caddy
Paper Towels
Styrofoam Plates
(loaner equipment is available free of charge during class)

I am teaching at Cranberry Municipal Center!

I am excited to share with you that I am now offering two painting courses through Cranberry TWP; one starts in May and the other in August.  Registration is now available online.  If you are in the online catalog, they are under Adult --> Classroom.  I think this link will work:

https://secure.twp.cranberry.pa.us/econnect/Activities/ActivitiesAdvSearch.asp

Here are the details:

One Stroke Painting: Skill Building - 28300 Add Ages: 16 Yrs. and over  Fees: - Program Fee $99.00 - Resident Discount Fee $94.00  Description: This course introduces you to the world of One Stroke Painting, a style of acrylic painting created by world renowned artist Donna Dewberry. The focus of the course is on technique and building your painting skills. We will start at the beginning and take you step by step through the painting process. The lessons are targeted for beginners, but this is a great opportunity for painters with experience to 'get back to basics' and refine their own technique. No prior painting experience is necessary!  Spots Available: 18  Registration Date:  Apr-21-2014 8:30AM

To register for this course click on the Add button to add to your cart.

Last Updated: Apr-28-2014 9:23AM

Meets:
Tuesday	May-13-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Tuesday	May-20-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Tuesday	May-27-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Tuesday	Jun-03-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Tuesday	Jun-10-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center

One Stroke Painting: Wildflowers to Roses - 28301 Add Ages: 16 Yrs. and over  Fees: - Program Fee $99.00 - Resident Discount Fee $94.00  Description: This course introduces you to the world of One Stroke Painting, created by world renowned artist Donna Dewberry. During each lesson you will complete a small acrylic painting. We start slowly with the simpler strokes for wildflowers and work our way up to more complicated roses. Each lesson will build upon the last. We will start at the beginning and take you step by step through the painting process. No prior painting experience is necessary! You will be amazed by what you create using this 'made for the masses' technique!  Spots Available: 18  Registration Date:  Apr-21-2014 8:30AM

To register for this course click on the Add button to add to your cart.

Last Updated: Apr-28-2014 9:25AM

Meets:
Wednesday	Aug-27-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Wednesday	Sep-03-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Wednesday	Sep-10-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Wednesday	Sep-17-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center
Wednesday	Sep-24-2014	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Activity Room 4 - Cranberry Township Community Center

Don't miss out on this fun class!

Sunset Canvas Class
THIS Saturday
Danelle's house (205 St. Leonards Lane, Cranberry TWP, PA 16066)
1:00 - 5:30 pm
Cost: $35

Supplies to bring:

• 16 x 20 Canvas
• Table easel
• Painting sponge
• Folk Art Acrylic brushes
• Water basin

Reserve your spot by calling (724-772-9712) or e-mailing (danellesdesigns@hotmail.com)

Spring Class Schedule now available!

I have my dates locked in and am looking forward to several months of great classes!  Check them out here:
http://danellesdesigns.blogspot.com/p/2014-classes.html

I wrote a book! Now let's paint!

During these cold winter months I accomplished something I've wanted to do for nearly ten years; I wrote a book!  It is a science fiction middle-grade read entitled ZIGON (a subtitle is in the works).  Typing 'THE END' yesterday felt incredible!

If I got to write my own book cover, the summary would go something like this:

John, a 14 year old boy, lives a hard yet sheltered life on a Pennsylvania farm.

Diana, the child prodigy of her race, is frozen in stone for hundreds of years.

Their paths cross on a routine class field trip and their lives irrevocably change.  Can she return to her race and save her homeland from extinction?  Can he find the time and strength to help her while hiding the truth from his austere parents?  They must use every resource they have available to them to uncover centuries’ old secrets as lives hang in the balance.  Portals, amulets, power crystals, an ancient city, and the ability to influence the world around you down to the tiniest particle are some of the magical things John must embrace to help Diana, but as Diana would tell you, “It’s science, not magic!”

Travel with John and Diana and a diverse cast of characters through an adventure of discovery, loss, and rebirth as friendships are forged and old debts are revisited in this tale where “mind over matter” has a whole new meaning.

ZIGON came in at 412 pages and over 137,000 words.

The idea for the book started around ten years ago when my oldest son was five years old and asked for an original bedtime story.  I came up with the concept that is now the book's prologue.  Since then, creating the back story and science mythos has consumed my mind many a night when I was supposed to be sleeping.

I have begun the arduous task of finding an agent to help me get the book published.  

The news you are likely more interested in is that I will FINALLY be publishing my class schedule by next week at the latest.  I spent the weekend at my mom's and started two canvas class samples.  They come from Donna Dewberry's worksheet packets 'Funky Rooster' and 'Sunsets'.  I have a pretty funny story to tell about the Sunsets project, which I will save for later.

Let's all pray that this is the last day of single digit wind chills!  

Here is a teaser of some of my kjt classes that will be on my class schedule:

January Update

Hi everyone!  I've delayed releasing my class schedule mainly due to the weather.  For one thing the kids have been home with all the school delays and snow days, and the other is I don't want to go out in below ten degree temperatures and won't ask you to either.  I will update it soon; I have several of the project samples painted and photographed.

In the meantime, I've finally cracked into the box of SoSoft paint that Donna demonstrated at her workshop in September and been having a blast with them!  I'm learning as I go and I can't wait to wear my "new wardrobe" out and about!  Since I can't get away to paint easily with the kids around, I set up a shirt on a board, grabbed an IdentiPen, and took it with me around the house.  Of course I did it the hard way and just started drawing instead of using the wonderful PenDeZigns Donna has, but I had a lot of fun with it and found ways to cover up my mistakes.  I'm definitely going to incorporate the PenDeZigns into my class schedule!  My middle son asked for his own shirt and together we painted a lego person on an old T-shirt for him.  It turned out so nice, we should have put it on a nicer shirt.  I was thrilled as it was the first time he showed an interest in painting!