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How to paint designs of flowers and fruit on tinware. Step-by-step instructions by country-tin painter, Dorothy Hutchings.
AMERICANA Sep-Oct 1977 (v.5#4) pg. 26

How to paint old or new tinware with decorative flower designs.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Aug 1982 (v.60#8) pg. 52, 56

Old country painted tin. How to prepare "found" tinware and paint it with the basic strokes used in country painting.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #70 Aug 1979 (v.6#10) pg. 28

Painted decorations for antiques. Includes surface preparation and painting instructions, plus patterns for a partridge and a floral design.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #73 Feb 1980 (v.7#1) pg. 31

Pattern for tole painting a partridge nestled in a blueberry patch. Paint it on a wooden keg or some other object.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #88 Aug 1982 (v.8#4) pg. 30

A look at painted toleware and instructions on how to prepare tinware for painting. Pattern for a rooster included.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Oct 1974 (v.5#1) pg. 58

A look at tole painting with instructions and patterns for several projects.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Apr 1976 (v.6#6) pg. 61

A look at the tole painting done by Jennie Dietrich and instructions for painting tinware. Includes color suggestions, a chart of basic strokes and border patterns.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Apr 1977 (v.8#3) pg. 72

How to paint reusable tins using spatter, sponge and stenciling techniques.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Mar 1978 (v.9#2) pg. 44

How to tole paint a folk art grater box.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Nov 1979 (v.10#9) pg. 69

Folk art florals to stitch or paint. (1) Crocheted afghan and pillow set. (2) Tole-painted lantern.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Oct 1981 (v.12#8) pg. 66

Tole-painted tin canister, a project to paint in less than an hour.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Jul-Aug 1992 (v.19#4) pg. 32, 37

Traditional tole painting. Motif of fruits (pear, apple, strawberries, blueberries) and leaves is painted on a purchased tin pitcher, along with a comma-stroke border.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK May-Jun 1993 (v.20#3) pg. 46, 37

Wooden box is painted with brush-stroke flowers and tulips to mimic traditional tole. Full-sized pattern furnished.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Mar-Apr 1995 (v.22#2) pg. 30, 33

Tips on tin. Advice on restoring, preparing and painting both old and new tin surfaces.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK May-Jun 1995 (v.22#3) pg. 8

Traditional tole design of a strokework floral pattern is painted on a tin pitcher. Full-sized pattern included.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Jul-Aug 1995 (v.22#4) pg. 57, 33

Folk art welcome. Rural landscape painted with acrylics on a tin bed warmer. A greeting, "Dear old friends arrive in state; Our welcome extends early and late. Welcome." is painted in a band around the circular farmstead scene.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Mar-Apr 1996 (v.23#2) pg. 30, 33

How to paint a rusted look on aluminum.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Nov-Dec 1997 (v.24#6) pg. 10

Flea market fix-ups. How to prepare wooden and metal flea market finds for decorative painting.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Mar-Apr 1998 (v.25#2) pg. 12

Victorian Charm. A delicate scroll-and-flower design to paint in oils on a tin pitcher.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Aug 1999 (v.26#4) pg. 45, 41

A guide to early American country ornamental painting. Includes instructions for painting a flower pattern on a metal tray. Project is for a beginner.
EARLY AMERICAN LIFE Aug 1986 (v.17#4) pg. 49

How to paint tinware. Covers preparing the tinware and painting techniques. Includes an early Maine design for a tin box.
HANDY ANDY Jan 1978 (v.2#4) pg. 44

How to paint tinware. Includes patterns for a plate, a teapot and a coffee pot.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Fall 1979 (v.24#3) pg. 86, 178

Patterns and instructions for painting tinware with floral folk-art motifs. Instructions previously appeared in Fall 1979 issue of McCalls magazine.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Sep 1988 (v.33#6) pg. 60, 76

Applying metallic paints to give everyday objects the look of antique metal.
SUNSET Apr 1994 (v.192#4) pg. 120

Decorative painting with acrylics in the canal-boat style. Lavish banded floral motif is painted on a watering can. Beginner or intermediate painting level.
TOLE WORLD #104 May-Jun 1990 (v.14#3) pg. 6

Floral motifs to paint with acrylics on purchased tinware lamp base, candleholder and lampshade. Beginning to intermediate painting level.
TOLE WORLD #106 Sep-Oct 1990 (v.14#5) pg. 30

Tips on how to prepare a canvas-covered surface for tole painting.
TOLE WORLD #111 Jul-Aug 1991 (v.15#4) pg. 25

Blossoming document box. Black tin box is painted with a traditional flowers and berries tole folk art motif. Includes tips for painting on tin.
TOLE WORLD #124 Sep-Oct 1993 (v.17#5) pg. 28

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