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Shades of the Mississippi River Decorative ArtistsMay 2011

President- Sharon Fah Secretary- Cheryl Sullivan

Vice-President- Christine Lynn Treasurer- Sue

May Presidents LetterHello painters! Wow! May came up in a hurry didn't it? Now if we only could find Spring!! I certainly hope that gloomy

April brings us some beautiful May flowers!We have had a couple of busy painting months with the auction and then the Bobbie Takashima seminar.

Again, the auction was a successful event and many thanks to everyone for all of the hard work. The auction committee

led by Nancy Hungate did a great job. Our membership donated wonderful paintings for auction and also everyonepitched in and worked hard the day of the event.I think everyone that attended the Bobbie Takashima seminar really enjoyed it and came away feeling that they hadlearned lots.

A big thank you to Chris Lynn for presenting our April program. Many of us went home with a newly painted flowerpotready for spring flowers(that is when spring gets here!).Speaking of programs, we welcome any ideas or suggestions and also volunteers!

Don't forget our paint days that are coming up at Deere Wiman. The next is Saturday, May 7.Some of us will be attending SDP convention in Wichita in a couple of weeks. Sue Stone and I will be going to theChapters Conference and hope to come home inspired! Let us know if you have any requests from the trade show.

Look forward to seeing you at our meeting on the 12th.Sharon Fah

April MinutesThe meeting was called to order by President Sharon Fah. Amotion was made by Nancy Hungate to accept the minutes as

presented with a second from Kim Wheat.

The following reports were given:

Treasurer-Sue Stone- savings: $278.83; checking: $8197.19

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Sunshine-Sylvia Mihm-none

Newsletter-Diana Marshall- none

Historian- none

Library-Joan Zastrow- Sue Murphy donated several paintingbooks. Rental $1.00.

Memory Boxes-Jean Meer-none

Publicity-Sharon Fah- none

Seminar-Linda Hatfield- Sue Stone gave report. The Bobbie

Takashima seminar was well received. The next seminar is in October with Mary Wiseman.

Christmas Party- Sue Stone- Our party will be Thursday, December 8th at the Steeplegate in Davenport.

Ways and Means-Auction-Nancy Hungate-Post auction report given. Everyone was asked to fill out a survey to help thenext auction committee with their planning.

Show & Tell-Doris Williams and Jeanne Elliott shared projects they painted.

New Business- Sue Stone shared an idea she found in a magazine that showed flowerpots made into a birdbath. Sue alsomentioned that PaintWorks and Decorative Painter are the only magazines still publishing for painters.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was presented by Laura Reich, with a second by Jeanne Elliott.

Treats were provided by Pat Hickman and Kim Wheat.Delicious.

Program: Painting a flowerpot to look like a pair of jeans, with rose buds and leaves. Chris Lynn provided the supplies anddirected the class. Respectfully..Cheryl Sullivan

SHOW AND TELL

May Technique Time will begin at 6:30. Bring the ornament you received as a favor at the Christmas Party.Sue Stone will have a program using glass paint. We encourage all of you to bring your 3 ring binders. Bring your

normal painting supplies. Come ready to paint!!

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AUCTION: Some follow up information from the auction:- The new facility worked out very nice- Could have used more help for the set up- 125 cups for punch and coffee was not enough; suggest 175 next time- Suggest 4 spotters for the next auction to assist the auctioneer; one for each quadrant of the room.- Ticket sales (120 @ $12.00) = $1,440.00- Raffle tickets = $456.00- Total auctioned items = $4,241.50- Total expenses = $2,055.17- Income after expenses = $4,082.00If you have not filled out a survey; please do so and get it to Nancy. Thank you Nancy and the auction

committee for a great job running the Auction.

NEWSLETTER NOTE: Product ideas from the most recent Paint Works magazine.- Project is terracotta pots. Basecoat and texture: Apply sealer to the pots, let dry. Basecoat each pot withthree coats of green tea (paint color not a beverage :-) allowing each coat to dry thoroughly before applying

the next. Combine a tablespoon of texture glass with a half teaspoon green tea and mix well. This shouldcreate a very thick paint mixture that retains whatever shape you manipulate it into. Use the stencil brush tostipple the entire outside of each pot with the mixture. The texture should be subtle and rather fine, like thetexture of an orange peel. Let dry-- Silk Scarf PaintersDy-na Flow is a high-quality fabric paint that has the look and flow of a silk dye. Thecolor penetrates the fabric fibers (not coating them). Leaving the fabric soft and flexible. Colors can beapplied to cotton, silk, crepe, wood and more. To set the colors into the fabric, simply apply heat using aniron. Dy-na-flow was created for artists who love the look of silk dyes, but do not want the hassle of steam-

setting the colors. Its the perfect medium for fabric artists of all ages. You can apply this paint withairbrush, sponge or spray bottle. Clear or colored-resist lines are applied to the cloth prior to painting if youwish to keep colors separated within the design . You can also add embellishment lines after the design ispainted.- Rebecca Baer Clearly Elegant Stenciling Gel: This stencil gel is acid-free, water-based, and flexible. Itdries to a crystal-clear gloss finish and works hand-in-hand with Rebeccas stencils. It can be applied towood, metal, paper, plastic, glass, and fabric, and can be antiqued if desired. You can also use this gel as aphoto transfer medium, or you can create a variety of dimensional effects by adding paint, ink, glitter, microbeads, or powdered pigment to it. It also works well as an adhesive for applying glitter to an area.

RECIPE Provided by Mikell Duncan. She made these for the Bobbi SeminarPeanut Butter Pretzel Bites (Dipped in Chocolate!)

1 cup creamy peanut butter

2 tsp butter, room temperature

2/3 cup powdered sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Pretzels

2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

In a small bowl, beat the peanut butter and butter together until smooth and creamy. Beat in the powdered sugar, light b rown

sugar, and vanilla extract until well mixed you may need to add more to get the filling thick and stiff enough to hold its shape.

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Roll teaspoons of the peanut butter mixture between your palms to form balls. Sandwich between two pretzels and put on a plate o

cookie sheet. Freeze the pretzel sandwiches for half an hour.

Melt the chocolate chips, using the microwave (30 second intervals) or a double boiler. Dip half of each pretzel sandwich in

chocolate. Return the tray to the freezer and chill until the chocolate sets. Store the Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites in the refrigerator

until serving time.

Important DatesMay 12 7:00 Thursday SMRDA Meeting Bettendorf Community Center

May 16-21 Mon-Sat Convention Wichita, Kansas

June 9 7:00 Thursday SMRDA Meeting Bettendorf Community Center

June 12 9:003:00 Sunday Paint Date Deere Wiman Carriage Building

July 14 7:00 Thursday SMRDA Meeting Bettendorf Community Center

August 8-13 Mon-Sat HOOT Columbus, OH

August 11 7:00 Thursday SMRDA Meeting Bettendorf Community Center

August 20 9:003:00 Saturday Paint Date Deere Wiman Carriage Building

September 8 7:00 Thursday SMRDA Meeting Bettendorf Community Center

September 17 9:003:00 Saturday Paint Date Deere Wiman Carriage Building

October 7 & 8 Fri-Sat Mary Wiseman Seminar

October 13 7:00 Thursday SMRDA Meeting Bettendorf Community Center

October 22 9:003:00 Saturday Paint Date Deere Wiman Carriage Building

November 10 7:00 Thursday SMRDA Meeting Bettendorf Community Center

December 8 SMRDA Christmas PartyBirthdaysBarb Selhost Apr 1 Sylvia Mihm Jun 17

Carol Laws May 1 Jeanne Elliott Jun 19

Diana Marshall May 13 Cheryl sullivan Jun 19

Sue Murphy May 27 Laura Reich Jun 21

Treats April Pat Hickman and Kim WheatMay Barb Selhost

June Sylvia Mihm and Doris Williams

July

August

September

October Jamie Logan and Jean Meer

November

SMRDA BUDGET 2011/2012 PROJECTED INCOME ACTUAL INCOME

Balance Forward 3,200 3,200

Auction 5,000 4,082

Membership (32 members) 300 320

Seminars 1,000

TOTAL 9,500SMRDA BUDGET 2011/2012 EXPENSE TOTAL 9,500

Rent 200 Christmas Party 500

Programs 800 Sunshine 100

SDP Expenses 300 Advertising 100

Newsletters 200 Seminar 2,000/1,000Community Service 300 Ways and Means 1,500/1,700

Jamboree 500 Misc & Fees 100

Membership 100 Memorial Fund 100

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